diff --git a/core/vertical_menu_view.js b/core/vertical_menu_view.js
index de317972..e3222693 100644
--- a/core/vertical_menu_view.js
+++ b/core/vertical_menu_view.js
@@ -156,9 +156,11 @@ VerticalMenuView.prototype.onKeyPress = function(ch, key) {
 				this.focusedItemIndex = this.items.length - 1;
 				
 				this.viewWindow = {
-					top		: this.items.length - this.maxVisibleItems,
+					//top		: this.items.length - this.maxVisibleItems,
+					top		: Math.max(this.items.length - this.maxVisibleItems, 0),
 					bottom	: this.items.length - 1
 				};
+
 			} else {
 				this.focusedItemIndex--;
 
diff --git a/mods/menu.json b/mods/menu.json
index d48fde6d..859b4ab3 100644
--- a/mods/menu.json
+++ b/mods/menu.json
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@
 			//	:TODO: may want { "prompt" : { "name" : "blah", "action" : ... }}
 			"prompt"	: "userCredentials",
 			"fallback"	: "matrix",
-			"next"		: "fullLoginSequenceLoginArt",
+			//"next"		: "fullLoginSequenceLoginArt",
+			"next" : "messageArea",
 			"action"	: "@systemMethod:login",
 
 			//	:TODO: support alt submit method for prompts
@@ -329,9 +330,26 @@
 					"VM" : {
 						"mci" :  {
 							"VM1" : {
-								"height"	: 10
+								"height"	: 10,
+								"focus"		: true,
+								"submit"	: true,
+								"argName"	: "message"
 							}
-						}
+						},
+						"submit" : {
+							"*": [
+								{
+									"value"		: { "message" : null },
+									"action"	: "@method:selectMessage"
+								}
+							]
+						},
+						"actionKeys" : [
+							{
+								"keys"		: [ "escape" ],
+								"action"	: "@menu:messageArea"
+							}
+						]
 					}
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/mods/msg_list.js b/mods/msg_list.js
index 30c34753..31f19ff2 100644
--- a/mods/msg_list.js
+++ b/mods/msg_list.js
@@ -44,6 +44,17 @@ function MessageListModule(options) {
 	MenuModule.call(this, options);
 
 	var self = this;
+
+	this.messageList = [];
+
+	this.menuMethods = {
+		selectMessage : function(formData, extraArgs) {
+			if(1 === formData.submitId) {
+				var selectedMessage = self.messageList[formData.value.message];
+				console.log(selectedMessage)
+			}
+		}
+	};
 }
 
 require('util').inherits(MessageListModule, MenuModule);
@@ -53,7 +64,7 @@ MessageListModule.prototype.mciReady = function(mciData, cb) {
 
 	var vc		= self.viewControllers.msgList = new ViewController( { client : self.client } );
 
-	async.waterfall(
+	async.series(
 		[
 			function callParentMciReady(callback) {
 				MessageListModule.super_.prototype.mciReady.call(this, mciData, callback);
@@ -68,16 +79,17 @@ MessageListModule.prototype.mciReady = function(mciData, cb) {
 			},
 			function fetchMessagesInArea(callback) {
 				messageArea.getMessageListForArea( { client : self.client }, self.client.user.properties.message_area_name, function msgs(err, msgList) {
-					callback(err, msgList);
+					self.messageList = msgList;
+					callback(err);
 				});
 			},
-			function populateList(msgList, callback) {
+			function populateList(callback) {
 				var msgListView = vc.getView(1);
 
 				//	:TODO: {name!over5}, ...over6, over7... -> "text..." for format()
 
 				var msgNum = 1;
-				msgListView.setItems(_.map(msgList, function formatMsgListEntry(mle) {
+				msgListView.setItems(_.map(self.messageList, function formatMsgListEntry(mle) {
 					return '{msgNum} - {subj}         {to}'.format( { 
 						msgNum	: msgNum++, 
 						subj	: mle.subject,