diff --git a/libstarlight/source/starlight/Application.cpp b/libstarlight/source/starlight/Application.cpp
index e3758cc..c979da1 100644
--- a/libstarlight/source/starlight/Application.cpp
+++ b/libstarlight/source/starlight/Application.cpp
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ void Application::_mainLoop() {
             forms.sort(Form::OrderedCompare);
             
             // reconstruct ui container heirarchy
-            bool otouch, otop;
+            bool otouch = false, otop = false;
             formTouchScreen->RemoveAll();
             formTopScreen->RemoveAll();
             
diff --git a/libstarlight/source/starlight/ui/Form.cpp b/libstarlight/source/starlight/ui/Form.cpp
index de82983..ec100c4 100644
--- a/libstarlight/source/starlight/ui/Form.cpp
+++ b/libstarlight/source/starlight/ui/Form.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ using starlight::ui::Form;
  // STATIC MEMBERS //
 ////////////////////
 
+unsigned int Form::nextShowCounter = 0;
+
 bool Form::OrderedCompare(std::shared_ptr<Form>& f1, std::shared_ptr<Form>& f2) { // acts as < operator
     if (!f1->IsVisible()) return true;
     if (f1->priority < f2->priority) return true;
@@ -41,6 +43,13 @@ bool Form::OrderedCompare(std::shared_ptr<Form>& f1, std::shared_ptr<Form>& f2)
  // INSTANCE MEMBERS //
 //////////////////////
 
+Form::Form(bool useDefaults) {
+    if (useDefaults) {
+        touchScreen = std::make_shared<UIContainer>(VRect(0, 0, 320, 240));
+        topScreen = std::make_shared<UIContainer>(VRect(0, 0, 400, 240));
+    }
+}
+
 void Form::Open() {
     auto app = Application::Current();
     if (app == nullptr) return;
diff --git a/libstarlight/source/starlight/ui/Form.h b/libstarlight/source/starlight/ui/Form.h
index 46be1db..e7a3cd6 100644
--- a/libstarlight/source/starlight/ui/Form.h
+++ b/libstarlight/source/starlight/ui/Form.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ namespace starlight {
             
             open                = 1 << 30
         };
-        typedef std::underlying_type<FormFlags>::type FormFlags_t;
+        //typedef std::underlying_type<FormFlags>::type FormFlags_t;
         
         class Form;
         template<class F>
@@ -52,19 +52,20 @@ namespace starlight {
              // INSTANCE MEMBERS //
             //////////////////////
         private:
-            unsigned int showCounter;
+            unsigned int showCounter = 0;
             
         protected:
             //
             
         public:
-            int priority;
-            unsigned int flags;
+            int priority = 0;
+            unsigned int flags = 0;
             
             std::shared_ptr<UIContainer> touchScreen = nullptr;
             std::shared_ptr<UIContainer> topScreen = nullptr;
             
             Form() { }
+            Form(bool useDefaults);
             virtual ~Form() { }
             
             void Open();
diff --git a/testbed/source/Core.cpp b/testbed/source/Core.cpp
index bad9fa5..7a51614 100644
--- a/testbed/source/Core.cpp
+++ b/testbed/source/Core.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,15 @@ void Core::Init() {
                 label->SetFont("default.12");
                 btn.SetText("Clicked again!\nBunch of lines!\nNow testing scrollarea fling with some extra size!\n\n\nPotato.\nCalamari sandwich on rye with a side of octagonal pimento; a jar of butter?");
                 btn.rect.size.y = 573;
+                
+                auto form = std::make_shared<sl::ui::Form>(true);
+                auto label = std::make_shared<sl::ui::Label>(VRect(0,0,320,0));
+                label->autoSizeV = true;
+                label->SetText("This is a form, coming in and nuking the non-form UI elements. Whoops.");
+                form->topScreen->Add(label);
+                form->Open();
+                form->Show();
+                if (!form->GetFlag(sl::ui::FormFlags::open)) btn.SetText("fuck.");
             };
         };
     };