diff --git a/luprex/core/cpp/driver-mingw.cpp b/luprex/core/cpp/driver-mingw.cpp
index 64ab144b..88fe23ec 100644
--- a/luprex/core/cpp/driver-mingw.cpp
+++ b/luprex/core/cpp/driver-mingw.cpp
@@ -347,6 +347,7 @@ public:
             handle_new_outgoing_sockets();
             handle_console_output();
             handle_console_input();
+            handle_console_output();
             int mstimeout = short_sleep_ ? 0 : 100;
             handle_socket_input_output(mstimeout);
             handle_clock();
diff --git a/luprex/core/cpp/gui.cpp b/luprex/core/cpp/gui.cpp
index 79e713ec..796e5ed9 100644
--- a/luprex/core/cpp/gui.cpp
+++ b/luprex/core/cpp/gui.cpp
@@ -36,12 +36,22 @@ bool Gui::has_action(const std::string &action) const {
 }
 
 std::string Gui::get_action(int index) {
-    if ((index < 0) || (index >= elts_.size())) {
+    if ((index < 0) || (index >= int(elts_.size()))) {
         return "";
     }
     return elts_[index].action();
 }
 
+std::string Gui::menu_debug_string() const {
+    std::ostringstream oss;
+    int index = 0;
+    for (const GuiElt &elt : elts()) {
+        oss << index << " " << elt.label() << std::endl;
+        index += 1;
+    }
+    return oss.str();
+}
+
 LuaDefine(gui_menu_item, "c") {
     Gui *gui = Gui::fetch_global_pointer(L);
     LuaArg laction, llabel;
diff --git a/luprex/core/cpp/gui.hpp b/luprex/core/cpp/gui.hpp
index a45e8aef..f4018d1c 100644
--- a/luprex/core/cpp/gui.hpp
+++ b/luprex/core/cpp/gui.hpp
@@ -30,13 +30,17 @@ class Gui {
 public:
     using EltVec = std::vector<GuiElt>;
 private:
+    int64_t place_;
     EltVec elts_;
 public:
+    Gui() { place_ = 0; }
+    int64_t place() { return place_; }
     const EltVec &elts() const { return elts_; }
-    void clear() { elts_.clear(); }
+    void clear(int64_t p) { place_ = p; elts_.clear(); }
     bool has_action(const std::string &action) const;
     void menu_item(const std::string &action, const std::string &label);
     std::string get_action(int index);
+    std::string menu_debug_string() const;
 
     // Put a pointer to a gui into the lua registry.
     //
diff --git a/luprex/core/cpp/lpxclient.cpp b/luprex/core/cpp/lpxclient.cpp
index 63821a8a..6682e7bb 100644
--- a/luprex/core/cpp/lpxclient.cpp
+++ b/luprex/core/cpp/lpxclient.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ public:
     LuaConsole console_;
     PrintChanneler print_channeler_;
     Gui gui_;
-    int64_t gui_place_;
 
 public:
     void set_initial_state() {
@@ -104,22 +103,14 @@ public:
     }
 
     void do_view_command(const StringVec &cmd) {
-        for (int64_t id : world_->get_near(actor_id_, 100, true)) {
-            const Tangible *tan = world_->tangible_get(id);
-            const AnimStep &aqback = tan->anim_queue_.back();
-            stdostream() << id << ": " << aqback.graphic() << " " << aqback.plane() << " " << aqback.xyz().debug_string() << std::endl;
-        }
+        stdostream() << world_->tangibles_near_debug_string(actor_id_, 100);
     }
 
     void do_menu_command(const StringVec &cmd) {
         world_to_asynchronous();
-        gui_place_ = util::strtoint(cmd[1], actor_id_);
-        world_->update_gui(actor_id_, gui_place_, &gui_);
-        int index = 0;
-        for (const GuiElt &elt : gui_.elts()) {
-            stdostream() << index << " " << elt.label() << std::endl;
-            index += 1;
-        }
+        int64_t place = util::strtoint(cmd[1], actor_id_);
+        world_->update_gui(actor_id_, place, &gui_);
+        stdostream() << gui_.menu_debug_string();
     }
 
     void do_choose_command(const StringVec &cmd) {
@@ -129,7 +120,7 @@ public:
             return;
         }
         stdostream() << "Invoking plan: " << action << std::endl;
-        Invocation inv(Invocation::KIND_PLAN, actor_id_, gui_place_, action);
+        Invocation inv(Invocation::KIND_PLAN, actor_id_, gui_.place(), action);
         send_invocation(inv);
     }
 
diff --git a/luprex/core/cpp/textgame.cpp b/luprex/core/cpp/textgame.cpp
index 67649b75..515ce06b 100644
--- a/luprex/core/cpp/textgame.cpp
+++ b/luprex/core/cpp/textgame.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ private:
     LuaConsole console_;
     PrintChanneler print_channeler_;
     Gui gui_;
-    int64_t gui_place_;
     int64_t actor_id_;
     
     void do_lua_command(const StringVec &words) {
@@ -38,21 +37,13 @@ private:
     }
 
     void do_view_command(const StringVec &cmd) {
-        for (int64_t id : world_->get_near(actor_id_, 100, true)) {
-            const Tangible *tan = world_->tangible_get(id);
-            const AnimStep &aqback = tan->anim_queue_.back();
-            stdostream() << id << ": " << aqback.graphic() << " " << aqback.plane() << " " << aqback.xyz().debug_string() << std::endl;
-        }
+        stdostream() << world_->tangibles_near_debug_string(actor_id_, 100);
     }
 
     void do_menu_command(const StringVec &cmd) {
-        gui_place_ = util::strtoint(cmd[1], actor_id_);
-        world_->update_gui(actor_id_, gui_place_, &gui_);
-        int index = 0;
-        for (const GuiElt &elt : gui_.elts()) {
-            stdostream() << index << " " << elt.label() << std::endl;
-            index += 1;
-        }
+        int64_t place = util::strtoint(cmd[1], actor_id_);
+        world_->update_gui(actor_id_, place, &gui_);
+        stdostream() << gui_.menu_debug_string();
     }
 
     void do_choose_command(const StringVec &cmd) {
@@ -61,7 +52,7 @@ private:
             stdostream() << "Invalid menu item #" << std::endl;
             return;
         }
-        Invocation inv(Invocation::KIND_PLAN, actor_id_, gui_place_, action);
+        Invocation inv(Invocation::KIND_PLAN, actor_id_, gui_.place(), action);
         stdostream() << "Invoking: " << inv.debug_string() << std::endl;
         world_->invoke(inv);
     }
@@ -104,7 +95,7 @@ private:
             if (p.first == actor_id_) {
                 actor_id_ = p.second;
                 stdostream() << "Login actor ID: " << actor_id_ << std::endl;
-                gui_.clear();
+                gui_.clear(0);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/luprex/core/cpp/world-core.cpp b/luprex/core/cpp/world-core.cpp
index 9378fa5e..bce3333a 100644
--- a/luprex/core/cpp/world-core.cpp
+++ b/luprex/core/cpp/world-core.cpp
@@ -237,7 +237,9 @@ util::IdVector World::get_near_unsorted(int64_t player_id, float radius, bool ex
     // Find out where's the center of the world.
     const AnimStep &aqback = player->anim_queue_.back();
     if (exclude_nowhere && (aqback.plane() == "nowhere")) {
-        return IdVector();
+        IdVector idv;
+        idv.push_back(player_id);
+        return idv;
     }
     
     return plane_map_.scan_radius(aqback.plane(), aqback.xyz().x, aqback.xyz().y, radius, player_id);
@@ -274,7 +276,7 @@ int64_t World::create_login_actor() {
 
 void World::update_gui(int64_t actor_id, int64_t place_id, Gui *gui) {
     assert(stack_is_clear());
-    gui->clear();
+    gui->clear(place_id);
     lua_State *L = state();
 
     LuaVar actor, place, ugui, func, tangibles, mt, index;
@@ -316,7 +318,7 @@ void World::update_gui(int64_t actor_id, int64_t place_id, Gui *gui) {
     close_lthread_state();
     Gui::store_global_pointer(L, nullptr);
     if (status != 0) {
-        gui->clear();
+        gui->clear(0);
         std::cerr << lua_tostring(L, -1);
         LS.result();
         return;
diff --git a/luprex/core/cpp/world-testing.cpp b/luprex/core/cpp/world-testing.cpp
index bbe6e886..25c7ca06 100644
--- a/luprex/core/cpp/world-testing.cpp
+++ b/luprex/core/cpp/world-testing.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,16 @@ std::string World::tangible_ids_debug_string() const {
     return util::id_vector_debug_string(idv);
 }
 
+std::string World::tangibles_near_debug_string(int64_t actor, int64_t distance) {
+    std::ostringstream result;
+    for (int64_t id : get_near(actor, distance, true)) {
+        const Tangible *tan = tangible_get(id);
+        const AnimStep &aqback = tan->anim_queue_.back();
+        result << id << ": " << aqback.graphic() << " " << aqback.plane() << " " << aqback.xyz().debug_string() << std::endl;
+    }
+    return result.str();
+}
+
 std::string World::tangible_pprint(int64_t id) const {
     lua_State *L = state();
     LuaVar tangibles, tan, meta;
diff --git a/luprex/core/cpp/world.hpp b/luprex/core/cpp/world.hpp
index 561c3741..e24a958e 100644
--- a/luprex/core/cpp/world.hpp
+++ b/luprex/core/cpp/world.hpp
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ public:
     // get_near
     //
     // Get a list of the tangibles that are near the player.  If 'exclude_nowhere' is
-    // true, exclude any tangibles on the nowhere plane.  The unsorted version returns
-    // the tangibles in an unpredictable order.
+    // true, exclude any tangibles on the nowhere plane (but still include the player himself).
+    // The unsorted version returns the tangibles in an unpredictable order.
     //
     IdVector get_near(int64_t player_id, float radius, bool exclude_nowhere) const;
     IdVector get_near_unsorted(int64_t player_id, float radius, bool exclude_nowhere) const;
@@ -290,6 +290,10 @@ public:
     //
     std::string tangible_ids_debug_string() const;
 
+    // Get a list of all tangibles near the target as a string.
+    //
+    std::string tangibles_near_debug_string(int64_t actor, int64_t distance);
+    
     // Shows the TID (table ID) of the tables that were numbered.
     // TIDs are in alphabetical order.  Any table without a TID
     // shows up as "unknown"