diff --git a/core.nom b/core.nom
index 8ef2a80..920a295 100644
--- a/core.nom
+++ b/core.nom
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ rule "concat %strs with glue %glue":
 macro block "return %return-value":
     concat ["do return ",%return-value as lua expr," end"]
 
+macro block "return":
+    "do return nil end"
+
 macro block "let %varname = %value":
     concat ["vars[",%varname as lua expr,"] = ",%value as lua expr]
 
diff --git a/sample_game.nom b/sample_game.nom
index e3e7561..010e610 100644
--- a/sample_game.nom
+++ b/sample_game.nom
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ lua block ".."
     |    end)
     |    compiler:def("* %relation = %value", function(_,vars)
     |        local result = {}
-    |        for k,v in pairs(relations) do
+    |        for k,v in pairs(relations[vars.relation]) do
     |            if utils.equivalent(v, vars.value) then
     |                table.insert(result, k)
     |            end
@@ -78,9 +78,12 @@ with everyone's approval:
 
     rule ["approve", "vote yes", "vote yea"]:
         let "pending" = ("pending proposal" "is" ?)
+        if (%pending == (nil)):
+            say "Nothing is currently pending!"
+            return
         mark (you) as approving %pending
-        say "Voted yes."
         if (everyone approves %pending):
+            say "The motion passes!"
             with everyone's approval %pending
             unpropose
         ..else:
@@ -90,8 +93,10 @@ with everyone's approval:
 
     rule ["reject", "vote no", "vote nay", "veto", "disapprove"]:
         let "pending" = ("pending proposal" "is" ?)
+        if (%pending == (nil)):
+            say "Nothing is currently pending!"
+            return
         mark (you) as rejecting %pending
-        say "Voted no."
         unpropose
 
     rule ["players", "everyone", "everybody", "all players"]:
@@ -184,5 +189,6 @@ propose:
 approve
 as bill: approve
 as dave: approve
-
+take a shit
+say "Done."