diff --git a/zenno/src/lib/CharaPick.svelte b/zenno/src/lib/CharaPick.svelte
index bcc330d..7956be0 100644
--- a/zenno/src/lib/CharaPick.svelte
+++ b/zenno/src/lib/CharaPick.svelte
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 	import type { Character } from '$lib/data/character';
 	import type { Snippet } from 'svelte';
 	import type { ClassValue } from 'svelte/elements';
-	import { stringsearch } from './stringsearch';
+	import Pick from './Pick.svelte';
 
 	interface Props {
 		id: string;
@@ -15,139 +15,9 @@
 
 	let { id, characters, value = $bindable(), class: className, option, required = false }: Props = $props();
 
-	let popover: HTMLElement | undefined = $state();
-	let optionsContainer: HTMLElement | undefined = $state();
-	const expanded = $derived(!popover?.hidden);
-
-	let search = $state('');
-
 	const charas = $derived(characters ?? []);
-	const searchedCharas = $derived(stringsearch(search, charas, ({ name }) => name) || charas);
 
-	$effect(() => {
-		if (required && value == null && charas.length > 0) {
-			value = charas[0];
-		}
-	});
-
-	function setByElem(o: HTMLElement) {
-		const j = parseInt(o.dataset.charaId ?? '');
-		value = charas.find((c) => c.chara_id === j) ?? value;
-		o.focus();
-	}
-
-	function onkeydown(evt: KeyboardEvent) {
-		switch (evt.key) {
-			case 'ArrowDown': {
-				const opts = [...optionsContainer!.children] as HTMLElement[];
-				const i = opts.findIndex((n) => parseInt(n.dataset.charaId ?? '') === value?.chara_id);
-				const o = i != null && i >= 0 ? opts[Math.min(i + 1, opts.length - 1)] : opts[0];
-				setByElem(o);
-				break;
-			}
-			case 'ArrowUp': {
-				const opts = [...optionsContainer!.children] as HTMLElement[];
-				const i = opts.findIndex((n) => parseInt(n.dataset.charaId ?? '') === value?.chara_id);
-				const o = i != null && i > 0 ? opts[i - 1] : opts[0];
-				setByElem(o);
-				break;
-			}
-			case 'Home': {
-				search = '';
-				setByElem(optionsContainer!.children[0] as HTMLElement);
-				break;
-			}
-			case 'End': {
-				search = '';
-				setByElem(optionsContainer!.children[optionsContainer!.childElementCount - 1] as HTMLElement);
-				break;
-			}
-			case ' ':
-				popover!.showPopover();
-				break;
-			case 'Escape':
-				// TODO(zeph): restore chara that was selected when the popup opened?
-				// for now just hide
-				popover!.hidePopover();
-				break;
-			case 'Enter':
-				popover!.togglePopover();
-				break;
-			default:
-				return;
-		}
-		evt.preventDefault();
-	}
+	const key = (v: Character) => ({id: v.chara_id, name: v.name});
 </script>
 
-<div class={className} style={`anchor-name: --anchor-${id}`}>
-	<span
-		{id}
-		class="block h-9 content-center bg-mist-300 hover:cursor-pointer dark:bg-mist-900"
-		role="combobox"
-		aria-expanded={expanded}
-		aria-controls="charaOptions"
-		aria-haspopup="listbox"
-		onclick={() => popover?.togglePopover()}
-		{onkeydown}
-		tabindex="0">{value?.name ?? ''}</span
-	>
-	<div
-		class="skill-tip absolute top-2 flex-col px-2 shadow-lg open:flex"
-		style={`position-anchor: --anchor-${id}; position-area: bottom;`}
-		id="charaOptions"
-		role="listbox"
-		popover
-		bind:this={popover}
-	>
-		<input
-			class="my-2 min-h-8 rounded-md border pointer-coarse:min-h-12"
-			placeholder=" Search"
-			role="searchbox"
-			bind:value={search}
-		/>
-		<div class="max-h-72 overflow-y-scroll" bind:this={optionsContainer}>
-			{#if !required}
-				<div
-					class="h-8 w-full text-lg hover:cursor-pointer hover:bg-mist-300 hover:dark:bg-mist-900"
-					role="option"
-					aria-selected={value == undefined}
-					tabindex="0"
-					data-chara-id=""
-					onmousedown={() => {
-						value = undefined;
-						search = '';
-						popover!.hidePopover();
-					}}
-					onfocus={() => (value = undefined)}
-					{onkeydown}
-				>
-					<span class="text-sm italic">Reset</span>
-				</div>
-			{/if}
-			{#each searchedCharas as c (c.chara_id)}
-				<div
-					class="h-8 w-full text-lg hover:cursor-pointer hover:bg-mist-300 hover:dark:bg-mist-900"
-					role="option"
-					aria-selected={value?.chara_id === c.chara_id}
-					tabindex="0"
-					data-chara-id={c.chara_id}
-					onmousedown={() => {
-						value = c;
-						popover!.hidePopover();
-					}}
-					onfocus={() => (value = c)}
-					{onkeydown}
-				>
-					{#if option != null}
-						{@render option(c)}
-					{:else}
-						<span>{c.name}</span>
-					{/if}
-				</div>
-			{:else}
-				<div class="w-full h-8 text-lg italic">No matches.</div>
-			{/each}
-		</div>
-	</div>
-</div>
+<Pick {id} items={charas} {key} bind:value {option} class={className} {required} />
diff --git a/zenno/src/lib/Pick.svelte b/zenno/src/lib/Pick.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee023be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zenno/src/lib/Pick.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+<script lang="ts" generics="T">
+	import type { Snippet } from 'svelte';
+	import type { ClassValue } from 'svelte/elements';
+	import { stringsearch } from './stringsearch';
+
+    interface Props {
+        id: string;
+        items: T[];
+        key: (t: T) => {id: number, name: string};
+        value: T | undefined;
+        option?: Snippet<[T]>;
+        class?: ClassValue | null;
+        required?: boolean;
+    }
+
+    let {id, items, key, value = $bindable(), option, class: className, required = false}: Props = $props();
+
+	let popover: HTMLElement | undefined = $state();
+	let optionsContainer: HTMLElement | undefined = $state();
+	const expanded = $derived(!popover?.hidden);
+
+	let search = $state('');
+
+    const its = $derived(items ?? []);
+    const searched = $derived(stringsearch(search, its, (v) => key(v).name) || its);
+
+    $effect(() => {
+        if (required && value == null && its.length > 0) {
+            value = its[0];
+        }
+    });
+
+	function setByElem(o: HTMLElement) {
+		const j = parseInt(o.dataset.pickId ?? '');
+		value = its.find((c) => key(c).id === j) ?? value;
+		o.focus();
+	}
+
+	function onkeydown(evt: KeyboardEvent) {
+		switch (evt.key) {
+			case 'ArrowDown': {
+				const opts = [...optionsContainer!.children] as HTMLElement[];
+				const i = opts.findIndex((n) => value != null && parseInt(n.dataset.pickId ?? '') === key(value).id);
+				const o = i >= 0 ? opts[Math.min(i + 1, opts.length - 1)] : opts[0];
+				setByElem(o);
+				break;
+			}
+			case 'ArrowUp': {
+				const opts = [...optionsContainer!.children] as HTMLElement[];
+				const i = opts.findIndex((n) => value != null && parseInt(n.dataset.pickId ?? '') === key(value).id);
+				const o = i > 0 ? opts[i - 1] : opts[0];
+				setByElem(o);
+				break;
+			}
+			case 'Home': {
+				search = '';
+				setByElem(optionsContainer!.children[0] as HTMLElement);
+				break;
+			}
+			case 'End': {
+				search = '';
+				setByElem(optionsContainer!.children[optionsContainer!.childElementCount - 1] as HTMLElement);
+				break;
+			}
+			case ' ':
+				popover!.showPopover();
+				break;
+			case 'Escape':
+				// TODO(zeph): restore chara that was selected when the popup opened?
+				// for now just hide
+				popover!.hidePopover();
+				break;
+			case 'Enter':
+				popover!.togglePopover();
+				break;
+			default:
+				return;
+		}
+		evt.preventDefault();
+	}
+</script>
+
+<div class={className} style={`anchor-name: --anchor-${id}`}>
+	<span
+		{id}
+		class="block h-9 content-center bg-mist-300 hover:cursor-pointer dark:bg-mist-900"
+		role="combobox"
+		aria-expanded={expanded}
+		aria-controls="charaOptions"
+		aria-haspopup="listbox"
+		onclick={() => popover?.togglePopover()}
+		{onkeydown}
+		tabindex="0">{value != null ? key(value).name : ''}</span
+	>
+	<div
+		class="skill-tip absolute top-2 flex-col px-2 shadow-lg open:flex"
+		style={`position-anchor: --anchor-${id}; position-area: bottom;`}
+		id="charaOptions"
+		role="listbox"
+		popover
+		bind:this={popover}
+	>
+		<input
+			class="my-2 min-h-8 rounded-md border pointer-coarse:min-h-12"
+			placeholder=" Search"
+			role="searchbox"
+			bind:value={search}
+		/>
+		<div class="max-h-72 overflow-y-scroll" bind:this={optionsContainer}>
+			{#if !required}
+				<div
+					class="h-8 w-full text-lg hover:cursor-pointer hover:bg-mist-300 hover:dark:bg-mist-900"
+					role="option"
+					aria-selected={value == undefined}
+					tabindex="0"
+					data-pick-id=""
+					onmousedown={() => {
+						value = undefined;
+						search = '';
+						popover!.hidePopover();
+					}}
+					onfocus={() => (value = undefined)}
+					{onkeydown}
+				>
+					<span class="text-sm italic">Reset</span>
+				</div>
+			{/if}
+			{#each searched as c (key(c).id)}
+                {@const v = value != null ? key(value).id : 0}
+                {@const k = key(c)}
+				<div
+					class="h-8 w-full text-lg hover:cursor-pointer hover:bg-mist-300 hover:dark:bg-mist-900"
+					role="option"
+					aria-selected={v === k.id}
+					tabindex="0"
+					data-pick-id={k.id}
+					onmousedown={() => {
+						value = c;
+						popover!.hidePopover();
+					}}
+					onfocus={() => (value = c)}
+					{onkeydown}
+				>
+					{#if option != null}
+						{@render option(c)}
+					{:else}
+						<span>{k.name}</span>
+					{/if}
+				</div>
+			{:else}
+				<div class="w-full h-8 text-lg italic">No matches.</div>
+			{/each}
+		</div>
+	</div>
+</div>