diff --git a/plugins/maple_plugin.py b/plugins/maple_plugin.py
index 4948f18..91cc4f0 100644
--- a/plugins/maple_plugin.py
+++ b/plugins/maple_plugin.py
@@ -364,10 +364,10 @@ class Plugin:
         config.set('decoder','seed',f'{datetime.now().microsecond}')
         try:
             if not type(self.bot.history.bounce)==bool:
-                print('<received bounce message>')
                 USER=self.bot.history.bounce['user']
                 MESSAGE=self.bot.history.bounce['message']
                 TARGET=self.bot.history.bounce['target']
+                print(f"<<< mapleai: processing {TARGET} {USER} message: {MESSAGE}")
                 self.maple_io.append({'user':USER,'message':MESSAGE,'target':TARGET})
                 self.bot.history.bounce=False
         except:
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ class Plugin:
         self.bot.history.push_maple_messages(maple_message)
         ################################################################################### REPROCESSOR EOF
         print(f'maple > {maple_message}')
-        self.bot.privmsg(TARGET,f'{USER}: {maple_message}')
+        self.bot.privmsg(TARGET,f'\x02\x0302{USER:}\x0F\x02\x0304 ▶ \x0F{maple_message.lower()}')
         return self.exit_strategy
     #######################################################################################
     def main(self):
diff --git a/plugins/openai_plugin.py b/plugins/openai_plugin.py
index 42d8eee..16486f5 100644
--- a/plugins/openai_plugin.py
+++ b/plugins/openai_plugin.py
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ class Plugin:
         if not term[-1] == ".": term+="."
         openai.api_key = OPENAPI_KEY
         ######################################################################################
+        print(f"<<< openai: processing {target} {USER} message: {term}")
+        ######################################################################################
         MESSAGE_OK=True
         TRAP_OK=True
         LOOP_COUNT_LIMIT=1
@@ -166,10 +168,10 @@ class Plugin:
                     else:
                         self.bot.privmsg(target, f"{COLOR}{_.strip()}\x0F")
                 MESSAGE_OK=False
-                print('i am finished')
+                print('<<< openai finished >>>')
             ###################################################################################
             if LOOP_COUNT > LOOP_COUNT_LIMIT:
-                print(f"bouncing {target} {USER} message to offline ai: {term}")
+                print(f"<<< openai failed: bouncing to mapleai >>>")
                 self.bot.history.bounce={'user':USER,'message':term,'target':target}
                 #MESSAGE=f"{GREY}<<< {DRED}i got nothing to say {GREY}>>>"
                 #self.bot.privmsg(target, f"{USER}: {MESSAGE}")