diff --git a/src/cbaselib.c b/src/cbaselib.c
index b763892..0f0f09c 100644
--- a/src/cbaselib.c
+++ b/src/cbaselib.c
@@ -4,18 +4,6 @@
 #include "cobj.h"
 #include "cmem.h"
 
-void cosmoB_loadLibrary(CState *state) {
-    // print
-    cosmoV_pushString(state, "print");
-    cosmoV_pushCFunction(state, cosmoB_print);
-
-    // assert (for unit testing)
-    cosmoV_pushString(state, "assert");
-    cosmoV_pushCFunction(state, cosmoB_assert);
-
-    cosmoV_register(state, 2);
-}
-
 int cosmoB_print(CState *state, int nargs, CValue *args) {
     for (int i = 0; i < nargs; i++) {
         CObjString *str = cosmoV_toString(state, args[i]);
@@ -33,7 +21,7 @@ int cosmoB_assert(CState *state, int nargs, CValue *args) {
     }
 
     if (!IS_BOOLEAN(args[0])) {
-        cosmoV_error(state, "assert() expected <boolean>, got %s!", cosmoV_typeStr(args[0]));
+        cosmoV_error(state, "assert() expected (<boolean>), got (%s!)", cosmoV_typeStr(args[0]));
         return 0;
     }
 
@@ -44,6 +32,51 @@ int cosmoB_assert(CState *state, int nargs, CValue *args) {
     return 0;
 }
 
+// ================================================================ [STRING.*] ================================================================
+
+// string.sub
+int cosmoB_sSub(CState *state, int nargs, CValue *args) {
+    if (nargs == 2) {
+        if (!IS_STRING(args[0]) || !IS_NUMBER(args[1])) {
+            cosmoV_error(state, "string.sub() expected (<string>, <number>), got (%s, %s)!", cosmoV_typeStr(args[0]), cosmoV_typeStr(args[1]));
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+        CObjString *str = cosmoV_readString(args[0]);
+        cosmo_Number indx = cosmoV_readNumber(args[1]);
+
+        // make sure we stay within memory
+        if (indx < 0 || indx >= str->length) {
+            cosmoV_error(state, "string.sub() Expected index to be 0-%d, got %d!", str->length, indx);
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+        cosmoV_pushLString(state, str->str + ((int)indx), str->length - ((int)indx));
+    } else if (nargs == 3) {
+        if (!IS_STRING(args[0]) || !IS_NUMBER(args[1]) || !IS_NUMBER(args[2])) {
+            cosmoV_error(state, "string.sub() expected (<string>, <number>, <number>), got (%s, %s, %s)!", cosmoV_typeStr(args[0]), cosmoV_typeStr(args[1]), cosmoV_typeStr(args[2]));
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+        CObjString *str = cosmoV_readString(args[0]);
+        cosmo_Number indx = cosmoV_readNumber(args[1]);
+        cosmo_Number length = cosmoV_readNumber(args[2]);
+
+        // make sure we stay within memory
+        if (indx + length < 0 || indx + length >= str->length || indx < 0 || indx >= str->length) {
+            cosmoV_error(state, "string.sub() Expected subbed string goes out of bounds, max length is %d!", str->length);
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+        cosmoV_pushLString(state, str->str + ((int)indx), ((int)length));
+    } else {
+        cosmoV_error(state, "Expected 2 or 3 parameters, got %d!", nargs);
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    return 1;
+}
+
 int cosmoB_dsetProto(CState *state, int nargs, CValue *args) {
     if (nargs == 2) {
         CObjObject *obj = cosmoV_readObject(args[0]); // object to set proto too
@@ -67,6 +100,29 @@ int cosmoB_dgetProto(CState *state, int nargs, CValue *args) {
     return 1; // 1 result
 }
 
+void cosmoB_loadLibrary(CState *state) {
+    // print
+    cosmoV_pushString(state, "print");
+    cosmoV_pushCFunction(state, cosmoB_print);
+
+    // assert (for unit testing)
+    cosmoV_pushString(state, "assert");
+    cosmoV_pushCFunction(state, cosmoB_assert);
+
+    // string.
+    cosmoV_pushString(state, "string");
+
+    // sub
+    cosmoV_pushString(state, "sub");
+    cosmoV_pushCFunction(state, cosmoB_sSub);
+    
+    cosmoV_makeDictionary(state, 1);
+    // string.
+
+    // register these all to the global table
+    cosmoV_register(state, 3);
+}
+
 void cosmoB_loadDebug(CState *state) {
     // make __getter object for debug proto
     cosmoV_pushString(state, "__getter");
diff --git a/src/cbaselib.h b/src/cbaselib.h
index 2b92971..9f6acb4 100644
--- a/src/cbaselib.h
+++ b/src/cbaselib.h
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 #include "cstate.h"
 
-
 COSMO_API void cosmoB_loadLibrary(CState *state);
 COSMO_API void cosmoB_loadDebug(CState *state);
 COSMO_API int cosmoB_print(CState *state, int nargs, CValue *args);
diff --git a/src/cparse.c b/src/cparse.c
index 6c3b144..512797a 100644
--- a/src/cparse.c
+++ b/src/cparse.c
@@ -371,7 +371,6 @@ static void alignStack(CParseState *pstate, int alignment) {
         writePop(pstate, pstate->compiler->pushedValues - alignment);
     } else if (pstate->compiler->pushedValues < alignment) {
         error(pstate, "Missing expression!");
-        printf("%d < %d\n", pstate->compiler->pushedValues, alignment);
     }
 
     pstate->compiler->pushedValues = alignment;
diff --git a/src/cvm.c b/src/cvm.c
index 9f7d49b..3fad491 100644
--- a/src/cvm.c
+++ b/src/cvm.c
@@ -673,9 +673,9 @@ int cosmoV_execute(CState *state) {
 
                             // call closure/cfunction
                             if (IS_CFUNCTION(val)) {
-                                callCFunction(state, cosmoV_readCFunction(val), args, nres, 0);
+                                callCFunction(state, cosmoV_readCFunction(val), args, nres, -1);
                             } else if (IS_CLOSURE(val)) {
-                                call(state, cosmoV_readClosure(val), args, nres, 0);
+                                call(state, cosmoV_readClosure(val), args, nres, -1);
                             } else {
                                 cosmoV_error(state, "Cannot call non-function value %s!", cosmoV_typeStr(val));
                                 return -1;