diff --git a/typings.lua b/typings.lua
index 866c7fd..5e901c2 100644
--- a/typings.lua
+++ b/typings.lua
@@ -127,20 +127,6 @@ dw = 0
 --- The display height.
 dh = 0
 
---- The Uranium Template table! Mostly callback-related stuff goes here.
-uranium = {}
-
---- A callback for initialization. Called on `OnCommand`.
-uranium.init = function() end
---- A callback for updates. Called every frame. Draw stuff here!
-uranium.update = function() end
-
----@param event string
----@param ... any
----@return any
---- Call a defined callback.
-function uranium:call(event, ...) end
-
 --- Equivalent to a modfile-sandboxed `_G`, similar to Mirin's `xero`. You shouldn't need this; and if you do, *what are you doing?*
 oat = _G
 
diff --git a/uranium/actors.lua b/uranium/actors.lua
index 3450205..604b123 100644
--- a/uranium/actors.lua
+++ b/uranium/actors.lua
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ end
 
 function setShader(actor, shader)
   if not shader.__raw then
-    function uranium.init() setShader(actor, shader) end
+    uranium.on('init', function() setShader(actor, shader) end)
   else
     actor:SetShader(shader.__raw)
   end
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ end
 
 function setShaderfuck(shader)
   if not shader.__raw then
-    function uranium.init() setShaderfuck(shader) end
+    uranium.on('init', function() setShaderfuck(shader) end)
   else
     DISPLAY:ShaderFuck(shader.__raw)
   end
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ end
 oat._globalQueue = {} -- for resetting
 
 function reset(actor)
-  if not actorsInitialized then error('uranium: cannot reset an actor during initialization', 2) end
+  if not oat._actorsInitialized then error('uranium: cannot reset an actor during initialization', 2) end
   for _, q in ipairs(oat._globalQueue) do
     local queueActor = q[1]
     if queueActor == actor.__raw then
diff --git a/uranium/events.lua b/uranium/events.lua
index 8789643..ddbd2f2 100644
--- a/uranium/events.lua
+++ b/uranium/events.lua
@@ -1,18 +1,23 @@
 useProfiler = false
 profilerInfo = {}
 
-local uraniumFunc = {}
+local callbacks = {}
 
 local debugCache = {}
-function uraniumFunc:call(event, ...)
-  if self._callbacks[event] then
+
+---@param event string
+---@param ... any
+---@return any
+--- Call a defined callback.
+function uranium.call(event, ...)
+  if callbacks[event] then
     profilerInfo[event] = {}
-    for _, callback in ipairs(self._callbacks[event]) do
+    for _, callback in ipairs(callbacks[event]) do
       local start = os.clock()
       local res = callback(unpack(arg))
       local dur = os.clock() - start
 
-      if oat.useProfiler then
+      if useProfiler then
         if not debugCache[callback] then
           debugCache[callback] = debug.getinfo(callback, 'Sl') -- cached cus debug.getinfo is EXPENSIVE
         end
@@ -29,16 +34,12 @@ function uraniumFunc:call(event, ...)
   end
 end
 
-local uraniumMeta = {}
-
-function uraniumMeta:__newindex(key, value)
-  if self._callbacks[key] then
-    table.insert(self._callbacks[key], value)
-  else
-    self._callbacks[key] = {value}
+---@param event string
+---@param f function
+--- Register a callback handler.
+function uranium.on(event, f)
+  if not callbacks[event] then
+    callbacks[event] = {}
   end
-end
-
-uraniumMeta.__index = uraniumFunc
-
-uranium = setmetatable({_callbacks = {}}, uraniumMeta)
\ No newline at end of file
+  table.insert(callbacks[event], f)
+end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/uranium/main.lua b/uranium/main.lua
index 0522644..c41ec9c 100644
--- a/uranium/main.lua
+++ b/uranium/main.lua
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ dh = DISPLAY:GetDisplayHeight()
 local resetOnFrameStartCfg = false
 local resetOnFrameStartActors = {}
 
+--- The Uranium Template table! All template-related functionality is stored here.
 uranium = {}
 
 require 'uranium.events'
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ local hasExited = false
 local function exit()
   if hasExited then return end
   hasExited = true
-  uranium:call('exit')
+  uranium.call('exit')
   -- good templates clean up after themselves
   uranium = nil
   _G.oat = nil
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ local function onCommand(self)
     resetOnFrameStartActors_[k.__raw] = v
   end
   resetOnFrameStartActors = resetOnFrameStartActors_
-  uranium:call('init')
+  uranium.call('init')
 end
 
 -- runs once during ScreenReadyCommand, before the user code is loaded
@@ -141,7 +142,7 @@ local function screenReadyCommand(self)
       firstrun = false
       dt = 0
       self:GetChildren()[2]:hidden(1)
-      uranium:call('ready')
+      uranium.call('ready')
     end
 
     drawfunctionArguments = {}
@@ -165,9 +166,9 @@ local function screenReadyCommand(self)
       end
     end
 
-    uranium:call('preUpdate', dt)
-    uranium:call('update', dt)
-    uranium:call('postUpdate', dt)
+    uranium.call('preUpdate', dt)
+    uranium.call('update', dt)
+    uranium.call('postUpdate', dt)
 
     errored = false
 
@@ -189,7 +190,7 @@ if success then
 
   print('---')
 
-  actorsInitializing = true
+  oat._actorsInitializing = true
   oat._transformQueueToTree()
   --Trace(fullDump(oat._actorTree))
   oat._currentPath = oat._actorTree
@@ -199,10 +200,10 @@ if success then
   _main:addcommand('Off', exit)
   _main:addcommand('SaltyReset', exit)
   _main:addcommand('WindowFocus', function()
-    uranium:call('focus', true)
+    uranium.call('focus', true)
   end)
   _main:addcommand('WindowFocusLost', function()
-    uranium:call('focus', false)
+    uranium.call('focus', false)
   end)
   _main:queuecommand('Ready')
 else