diff --git a/examples/5_recovery/bob.c b/examples/5_recovery/bob.c
index 91371cff82113e6c58d3dd225be6ae6960ca768c..0de10465504bc3fc136cb1ee3411d508a2b4df8d 100644
--- a/examples/5_recovery/bob.c
+++ b/examples/5_recovery/bob.c
@@ -2,64 +2,59 @@
 #include "../../reowolf.h"
 #include "../utility.c"
 
-int main() { // BOB!
+int main() {
 
-	char * pdl = buffer_pdl("eg_protocols.pdl");
 	Connector* c = connector_new();
-
 	printf("configuring...\n");
-	check("config ", connector_configure(c, pdl, "recovery_bob"));
+	char * pdl = buffer_pdl("eg_protocols.pdl");
+	check("config ", connector_configure(c, pdl, "sync_two"));
 	check("bind 0 ", connector_bind_active(c, 0, "127.0.0.1:7000"));
-	check("bind 1 ", connector_bind_native(c, 1));
+	check("bind 1 ", connector_bind_active(c, 1, "127.0.0.1:7001"));
+	check("bind 2 ", connector_bind_native(c, 2));
+	check("bind 3 ", connector_bind_native(c, 3));
 
 	printf("connecting...\n");
 	check("connect", connector_connect(c, 5000));
 
-	int msg_len;
 	const unsigned char * msg;
-
-	int i;
-	char msg_buf[1];
-	int code;
-	char answer;
+	const char * nth[2] = {"first", "second"};
+	int i, code, msg_len;
+	char yn[2];
 	
-	for (i = 0; true; i++) {
+	while(true) {
 		printf("\nround %d...\n", i);
-		printf("Should I receive a message? (y/n): ");
-		scanf(" %c", &answer);
-		if (answer == 'y') {
-			printf("OK! Let's receive a message!\n");
-			connector_get(c, 0);
-		} else if (answer == 'n') {
-			printf("OK! Let's NOT receive a message!\n");
-		} else {
-			printf("Expected (y/n) input!");
+		printf("Which of the two messages should we receive? (y/n)(y/n) (eg: yy): ");
+		scanf(" %c%c", &yn[0], &yn[1]);
+		for (i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
+			if (yn[i] != 'y' && yn[i] != 'n') {
+				printf("Expected (y/n) input!");
+				continue;
+			}
+		}
+		printf("Receiving messages [%c, %c]\n", yn[0], yn[1]);
+		if (yn[0] == 'y') check("get first  ", connector_get(c, 0));
+		if (yn[1] == 'y') check("get second ", connector_get(c, 1));
+			
+		code = connector_sync(c, 1000);
+		if (code == 0) printf("sync succeeded!\n");
+		else if (code == -1) {
+			printf("sync failed; state recovered!\n");
 			continue;
+		} else {
+			printf("Unrecoverable error! code %d\n", code);
+			connector_dump_log(c);
 		}
 		
-		code = connector_sync(c, 1000);
-			
-		// lets see how it went
-		if (code == 0) {
-			printf("Success!\n");
-			if (answer == 'y') {
-				check("read ", connector_gotten(c, 0, &msg, &msg_len));
-				printf("Got message: `%.*s`\n", msg_len, msg);
+		for (i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
+			if (yn[i] == 'y') {
+				check("read ", connector_gotten(c, i, &msg, &msg_len));
+				printf("Got %s msg `%.*s`\n", nth[i], msg_len, msg);
 			}
-		} else if (code == -1) {
-			printf("!!! UH OH! The round rolled back! Let's try again\n");
-		} else {
-			printf(
-				"Something went wrong!\n",
-				code, connector_error_peek()
-			);
-			break;
 		}
 	}
-	
-	printf("destroying...\n");
+
+	printf("cleaning up\n");
 	connector_destroy(c);
-	printf("exiting...\n");
 	free(pdl);
 	return 0;
 }
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