diff --git a/src/color.rs b/src/color.rs
index 5a3a0b5..d2cadd1 100644
--- a/src/color.rs
+++ b/src/color.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-use termion::color::{ Fg, Rgb, Reset };
+use termion::color::{ Bg, Fg, Rgb, Reset };
 
 pub type Color = Fg<Rgb>;
 pub type Colors = Vec<Fg<Rgb>>;
@@ -8,10 +8,19 @@ pub static BLACK: Color = Fg(Rgb(0x00, 0x00, 0x00));
 pub static WHITE: Color = Fg(Rgb(0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF));
 
 pub static RESET: Fg<Reset> = Fg(Reset);
+pub static RESET_BG: Bg<Reset> = Bg(Reset);
 
+///	produces a termion foreground color from the provided integer
 pub fn rgb(hex: u32) -> Color {
 	let [_, r, g, b] = hex.to_be_bytes();
 	
 	Fg(Rgb(r, g, b))
 }
 
+///	produces a termion background color from the provided integer
+pub fn bg(hex: u32) -> Bg<Rgb> {
+	let [_, r, g, b] = hex.to_be_bytes();
+
+	Bg(Rgb(r, g, b))
+}
+
diff --git a/src/complex.rs b/src/complex.rs
index 9a8cfc2..961a959 100644
--- a/src/complex.rs
+++ b/src/complex.rs
@@ -5,11 +5,32 @@ use crate::draw;
 use crate::flag;
 use crate::variant;
 
-pub fn progress() {
-	let philadelphia = variant::philadelphia();
-	let trans = flag::transgender();
+///	vertically stacking eighths
+pub static V_EIGHTH: [char; 7] = ['▁', '▂', '▃', '▄', '▅', '▆', '▇'];
+///	horizontally stacking eighths
+pub static H_EIGHTH: [char; 7] = ['▏', '▎', '▍', '▌', '▋', '▊', '▉'];
 
-	
+///	shading by intensity
+pub static SHADING: [char; 3] = ['░', '▒', '▓'];
+
+///	2/3 slope slant
+pub static SLANT_23: [char; 2] = ['🭒', '🭏'];
+
+pub fn progress() -> Colors {
+	let red		= bg(0xE50000);
+	let orange	= bg(0xFF8D00);
+	let yellow	= bg(0xFFEE00);
+	let green	= bg(0x028121);
+	let blue	= bg(0x004CFF);
+	let purple	= bg(0x770088);
+
+	//	we need these colors in both fg & bg; just hold the integers for now
+	let black:	u16 = 0;
+	let brown:	u16 = 0x784F17;
+	let pink:	u16 = 0xEAACB8;
+	let white:	u16 = 0xFFFFFF;
+
+	exit(0);
 }
 
 //	everything below this point is in alphabetical order
@@ -36,18 +57,35 @@ pub fn demisexual() {
 	//	BLACK triangle cutin
 }
 
+pub fn disability() {
+	let gray	= bg(0x575757);
+
+	let green	= rgb(0x3AAD7D);
+	let blue	= rgb(0x79BFE0);
+	let white	= rgb(0xE8E8E8);
+	let yellow	= rgb(0xEDDB76);
+	let red		= rgb(0xCD7281);
+
+	let stripe = [red, yellow, white, blue, green];
+
+	// 2/3 slant stripes with gray background
+}
+
 pub fn intersex() -> Colors {
-	let yellow	= rgb(0xFFDA00);
+	let yellow	= bg(0xFFDA00);
 	let purple	= rgb(0x7A00AC);
 
-	let stripe = draw::BLOCK.repeat(9);
-	let part = draw::BLOCK.repeat(4);
+	let block = " ";
+	let stripe = block.repeat(9);
+	let part = block.repeat(4);
 
-	println!(
-		"{yellow}{stripe}\n{part}{purple}{}O{}{yellow}{part}\n{stripe}{RESET}",
-		yellow.0.bg_string(),
-		RESET.0.bg_str()
-	);
+	let lines = vec![
+		format!("{yellow}{stripe}"),
+		format!("{part}{purple}O{part}"),
+		format!("{stripe}")
+	];
+
+	draw::lines(lines, false);
 	exit(0);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/draw.rs b/src/draw.rs
index 5f24472..a160a21 100644
--- a/src/draw.rs
+++ b/src/draw.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use termion::{
 	raw::IntoRawMode
 };
 
-use crate::color::{ RESET, Colors };
+use crate::color::{ RESET, RESET_BG, Colors };
 
 pub static BLOCK: &str = "█";
 pub static UHALF: &str = "▀";
@@ -61,3 +61,29 @@ pub fn small(colors: Colors) {
 	stdout.flush().ok();
 }
 
+pub fn lines(lines: Vec<String>, hold: bool) {
+	let mut stdout = io::stdout().into_raw_mode().unwrap();
+
+	let count = lines.len() as u16;
+	for _ in 0..count { write!(stdout, "\n").ok(); }
+	write!(stdout, "{}", cursor::Up(count)).ok();
+
+	if hold { write!(stdout, "{}{}", cursor::Hide, clear::All).ok(); }
+
+	let down = cursor::Down(1);
+	for line in lines {
+		let left = cursor::Left(line.len() as u16);
+		write!(stdout, "{line}{left}{down}").ok();
+	}
+
+	write!(stdout, "{RESET}{RESET_BG}").ok();
+	stdout.flush().ok();
+	if hold {
+		let stdin = io::stdin();
+		for _ in stdin.keys() { break; }
+		write!(stdout, "{}", clear::All).ok();
+	}
+	write!(stdout, "{}", cursor::Show).ok();
+	stdout.flush().ok();
+}
+
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index d9de377..7167852 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -77,10 +77,13 @@ fn main() {
 			=>	flag::bisexual(),
 
 //		Some("demiromantic")
-//			=>	flag::demiromantic(),
+//			=>	complex::demiromantic(),
 
 //		Some("demisexual")
-//			=>	flag::demisexual(),
+//			=>	complex::demisexual(),
+
+//		Some("disability")
+//			=>	complex::disability();
 
 		Some("genderfluid")
 			=>	flag::genderfluid(),
@@ -148,6 +151,7 @@ fn list_text() {
 	println!("   bi, bisexual           bisexual pride flag");
 //	println!("   demiromantic           demiromantic pride flag");
 //	println!("   demisexual             demisexual pride flag");
+//	println!("   disability             disability pride flag");
 	println!("   gay, pride             six-color rainbow flag");
 	println!("   genderfluid            genderfluid pride flag");
 	println!("   genderqueer            genderqueer pride flag");