diff --git a/src/js/automaton.js b/src/js/automaton.js
index 4d935c4..38265d4 100644
--- a/src/js/automaton.js
+++ b/src/js/automaton.js
@@ -92,10 +92,10 @@ function Automaton(async, dom, messaging, screen, session, ui) {
 	}
 
 	function newGame() {
-		var message = { tag: 'Initialize' };
+		var character = {};
 		var set = function(key) {
 			return function(value) {
-				message[key] = value;
+				character[key] = value;
 				return async.wrap(value);
 			};
 		};
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ function Automaton(async, dom, messaging, screen, session, ui) {
 				askGender,
 				set('gender')
 			),
-			async.apply(messaging.send, message),
-			async.apply(screen.clear, 'text'),
+			async.apply(session.set, {character: character}),
+			async.apply(screen.clear, 'text')
 		);
 	}