diff --git a/scripts/advent_1a.toy b/scripts/advent_1a.toy
deleted file mode 100644
index 3ea4e40..0000000
--- a/scripts/advent_1a.toy
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-//TODO: Not yet functional
-
-//advent of code thingy
-var arr = [
-	3, 4,
-	4, 3,
-	2, 5,
-	1, 3,
-	3, 9,
-	3, 3,
-];
-
-var total = 0;
-var counter = 0;
-
-while (counter < arr.length) {
-	var difference = arr[counter] - arr[counter+1];
-
-	if (difference < 0) {
-		difference = -difference;
-	}
-
-	total += difference;
-
-	counter += 2;
-}
-
-print difference;
-
diff --git a/scripts/benchpress.toy b/scripts/benchpress.toy
deleted file mode 100644
index 619c6d8..0000000
--- a/scripts/benchpress.toy
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-//calculate the nth fibonacci number, and print it
-
-var counter: int = 0;
-
-var first: int = 1;
-var second: int = 0;
-
-//This causes integer overflow, but that's fine for now
-while (counter < 100_000) {
-	var third: int = first + second;
-	first = second;
-	second = third;
-
-	print third;
-
-	++counter;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/breakdancing.toy b/scripts/breakdancing.toy
deleted file mode 100644
index c4db44b..0000000
--- a/scripts/breakdancing.toy
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,100 +0,0 @@
-//make sure it works with multiple repititions
-
-//-------------------------
-
-//test break
-while (true) {
-	break;
-	assert false, "break failed";
-}
-
-//test continue
-var flag1: bool = true;
-while (flag1) {
-	flag1 = false;
-	continue;
-	assert false, "continue failed";
-}
-
-print "done";
-
-//-------------------------
-
-//test break
-while (true) {
-	break;
-	assert false, "break failed";
-}
-
-//test continue
-var flag2: bool = true;
-while (flag2) {
-	flag2 = false;
-	continue;
-	assert false, "continue failed";
-}
-
-print "done";
-
-//-------------------------
-
-//test break
-while (true) {
-	break;
-	assert false, "break failed";
-}
-
-//test continue
-var flag3: bool = true;
-while (flag3) {
-	flag3 = false;
-	continue;
-	assert false, "continue failed";
-}
-
-print "done";
-
-//-------------------------
-
-{
-	//test break
-	while (true) {
-		break;
-		assert false, "break failed";
-	}
-
-	//test continue
-	var flag4: bool = true;
-	while (flag4) {
-		flag4 = false;
-		continue;
-		assert false, "continue failed";
-	}
-
-	print "done";
-}
-
-//-------------------------
-
-{
-	//test break
-	while (true) {
-		{
-			break;
-		}
-		assert false, "break failed";
-	}
-
-	//test continue
-	var flag5: bool = true;
-	while (flag5) {
-		flag5 = false;
-		{
-			continue;
-		}
-		assert false, "continue failed";
-	}
-
-	print "done";
-}
-
diff --git a/scripts/fib.toy b/scripts/fib.toy
deleted file mode 100644
index 96c93f1..0000000
--- a/scripts/fib.toy
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-//TODO: Not yet functional
-
-//example of the fibonacci sequence
-fn fib(n: int) {
-	if (n < 2) return n;
-	return fib(n-1) + fib(n-2);
-}
-
-//TODO: type coercion syntax hasn't been decided on yet, but it will be needed
-for (var i = 1; i <= 10; i++) {
-	print i .. ":" .. fib(i);
-}
-
-//Note to my future self: yes, the base case in 'fib()' is 'n < 2', stop second guessing yourself!
-//Note to my past self: don't tell me what to do!
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/fizzbuzz.toy b/scripts/fizzbuzz.toy
deleted file mode 100644
index 3441d17..0000000
--- a/scripts/fizzbuzz.toy
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-//standard example, using 'while' instead of 'for', because it's not ready yet
-
-var counter: int = 0;
-
-while (++counter <= 100) {
-	var result: string = "";
-
-	if (counter % 3 == 0) {
-		result = result .. "fizz";
-	}
-
-	if (counter % 5 == 0) {
-		result = result .. "buzz";
-	}
-
-	//finally
-	if (result != "") {
-		print result;
-	}
-	else {
-		print counter;
-	}
-}
-
diff --git a/scripts/funky.toy b/scripts/funky.toy
deleted file mode 100644
index 0786824..0000000
--- a/scripts/funky.toy
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-//TODO: functions are untested
-fn makeCounter() {
-	var counter: int = 0;
-
-	fn increment() {
-		return ++counter;
-	}
-
-	return increment;
-}
-
-var tally = makeCounter();
-
-while (true) {
-	var result = tally();
-
-	if (result >= 10_000_000) {
-		break;
-	}
-}
diff --git a/scripts/leapyear.toy b/scripts/leapyear.toy
deleted file mode 100644
index 812f831..0000000
--- a/scripts/leapyear.toy
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-//TODO: Not yet functional
-
-//find the leap years
-fn isLeapYear(n: int) {
-	if (n % 400 == 0) return true;
-	if (n % 100 == 0) return false;
-	return n % 4 == 0;
-}
diff --git a/source/toy_scope.c b/source/toy_scope.c
index 900ecff..e78d01f 100644
--- a/source/toy_scope.c
+++ b/source/toy_scope.c
@@ -26,8 +26,10 @@ static void decrementRefCount(Toy_Scope* scope) {
 		if (iter->refCount == 0 && iter->data != NULL) {
 			//free the scope entries when this scope is no longer needed
 			for (unsigned int i = 0; i < iter->capacity; i++) {
-				Toy_freeString(&(iter->data[i].key));
-				Toy_freeValue(iter->data[i].value);
+				if (iter->data[i].psl > 0) {
+					Toy_freeString(&(iter->data[i].key));
+					Toy_freeValue(iter->data[i].value);
+				}
 			}
 			free(iter->data);
 		}
@@ -62,7 +64,7 @@ static Toy_ScopeEntry* lookupScopeEntryPtr(Toy_Scope* scope, Toy_String* key, un
 void probeAndInsert(Toy_Scope* scope, Toy_String* key, Toy_Value value, Toy_ValueType type, bool constant) {
 	//make the entry
 	unsigned int probe = Toy_hashString(key) % scope->capacity;
-	Toy_ScopeEntry entry = (Toy_ScopeEntry){ .key = *key, .value = value, .type = type, .constant = constant, .psl = 0 };
+	Toy_ScopeEntry entry = (Toy_ScopeEntry){ .key = *key, .value = value, .type = type, .constant = constant, .psl = 1 };
 
 	//probe
 	while (true) {
@@ -134,8 +136,11 @@ Toy_Scope* Toy_pushScope(Toy_Bucket** bucketHandle, Toy_Scope* scope) {
 	Toy_Scope* newScope = (Toy_Scope*)Toy_partitionBucket(bucketHandle, sizeof(Toy_Scope));
 
 	newScope->next = scope;
-	newScope->data = adjustScopeEntries(NULL, TOY_SCOPE_INITIAL_CAPACITY);
 	newScope->refCount = 0;
+	newScope->data = adjustScopeEntries(NULL, TOY_SCOPE_INITIAL_CAPACITY);
+	newScope->capacity = TOY_SCOPE_INITIAL_CAPACITY;
+	newScope->count = 0;
+	newScope->maxPsl = 0;
 
 	incrementRefCount(newScope);
 
diff --git a/source/toy_scope.h b/source/toy_scope.h
index fee59c1..cf55fe0 100644
--- a/source/toy_scope.h
+++ b/source/toy_scope.h
@@ -11,18 +11,18 @@ typedef struct Toy_ScopeEntry {
 	Toy_String key;
 	Toy_Value value;
 	Toy_ValueType type;
+	unsigned int psl; //psl '0' means empty
 	bool constant;
-	unsigned int psl;
 } Toy_ScopeEntry;
 
 //holds a table-like collection of variables TODO: check bitness
 typedef struct Toy_Scope {
 	struct Toy_Scope* next;
 	unsigned int refCount;
+	Toy_ScopeEntry* data;
 	unsigned int capacity;
 	unsigned int count;
 	unsigned int maxPsl;
-	Toy_ScopeEntry* data;
 } Toy_Scope;
 
 //handle deep scopes - the scope is stored in the bucket, not the table
diff --git a/source/toy_string.c b/source/toy_string.c
index c324b37..8fdef6e 100644
--- a/source/toy_string.c
+++ b/source/toy_string.c
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ Toy_String* Toy_concatStrings(Toy_Bucket** bucketHandle, Toy_String* left, Toy_S
 }
 
 void Toy_freeString(Toy_String* str) {
+	assert(str->info.refCount > 0 && "Can't free a string with refcount 0");
 	//memory is freed when the bucket is
 	decrementRefCount(str);
 }