diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ca26996..8b89896 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ add_library(lib${PROJECT_NAME} SHARED
         src/vm/stack.cc
         src/vm/stack.hh
         src/vm/vm_exceptions.hh
+        src/vm/vm.cc
+        src/vm/vm.hh
 )
 
 target_compile_options(lib${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE ${warnings})
diff --git a/src/vm/code.cc b/src/vm/code.cc
index 83fe958..450963c 100644
--- a/src/vm/code.cc
+++ b/src/vm/code.cc
@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@
 
 namespace tyche {
 
-void Code::import_bytecode(ByteArray incoming)
+FunctionId Code::import_bytecode(ByteArray incoming)
 {
     Bytecode bc(std::move(incoming));
     // TODO - adjust function calls, constants
 
     bytecode_ = std::move(bc);
+
+    return 0;  // TODO
 }
 
 std::string Code::disassemble() const
diff --git a/src/vm/code.hh b/src/vm/code.hh
index 1a86df2..2925be3 100644
--- a/src/vm/code.hh
+++ b/src/vm/code.hh
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 #ifndef TYCHE_CODE_HH
 #define TYCHE_CODE_HH
 
+#include "value.hh"
 #include "../bytecode/bytecode.hh"
 
 namespace tyche {
 
 class Code {
 public:
-    void import_bytecode(ByteArray incoming);
+    FunctionId import_bytecode(ByteArray incoming);
 
     [[nodiscard]] std::string disassemble() const;
 
diff --git a/src/vm/value.cc b/src/vm/value.cc
index 4d3bc49..b051120 100644
--- a/src/vm/value.cc
+++ b/src/vm/value.cc
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Type Value::type() const
         [](int32_t)            { return Type::Integer; },
         [](float)              { return Type::Float; },
         [](std::string const&) { return Type::String; },
+        [](Function const&)    { return Type::Function; },
     }, value_);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/vm/value.hh b/src/vm/value.hh
index 8039233..4b7ef4a 100644
--- a/src/vm/value.hh
+++ b/src/vm/value.hh
@@ -6,12 +6,17 @@
 
 namespace tyche {
 
+using FunctionId = uint32_t;
+
 enum class Type : uint8_t
 {
     Nil = 0, Integer, Float, String, Array, Table, Function, NativePointer,
 };
 
+
 class Value {
+    struct Function { FunctionId f_id; };
+
 public:
     Value() : value_(std::monostate()) {}
 
@@ -19,15 +24,17 @@ public:
     static Value CreateInteger(int32_t v) { return Value(v); }
     static Value CreateFloat(float f) { return Value(f); }
     static Value CreateString(std::string const& str) { return Value(str); }
+    static Value CreateFunctionId(FunctionId f_id) { return Value(Function { f_id }); }
 
     [[nodiscard]] Type type() const;
 
-    [[nodiscard]] int32_t     as_integer() const { return std::get<int32_t>(value_); }
-    [[nodiscard]] float       as_float() const   { return std::get<float>(value_); }
-    [[nodiscard]] std::string as_string() const  { return std::get<std::string>(value_); }
+    [[nodiscard]] int32_t     as_integer() const     { return std::get<int32_t>(value_); }
+    [[nodiscard]] float       as_float() const       { return std::get<float>(value_); }
+    [[nodiscard]] std::string as_string() const      { return std::get<std::string>(value_); }
+    [[nodiscard]] FunctionId  as_function_id() const { return std::get<Function>(value_).f_id; }
 
 private:
-    using Internal = std::variant<std::monostate, int32_t, float, std::string>;
+    using Internal = std::variant<std::monostate, int32_t, float, std::string, Function>;
     Internal value_;
 
     explicit Value(Internal const& internal) : value_(internal) {}
diff --git a/src/vm/vm.cc b/src/vm/vm.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac5fe27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/vm/vm.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#include "vm.hh"
+
+namespace tyche {
+
+void VM::load_bytecode(ByteArray const& ba)
+{
+    FunctionId f_id = code_.import_bytecode(ba);
+    stack_.push(Value::CreateFunctionId(f_id));
+}
+
+void VM::call(size_t n_params)
+{
+    // TODO
+}
+
+} // tyche
diff --git a/src/vm/vm.hh b/src/vm/vm.hh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5bfe52d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/vm/vm.hh
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#ifndef TYCHE_VM_HH
+#define TYCHE_VM_HH
+
+#include "code.hh"
+#include "stack.hh"
+
+namespace tyche {
+
+class VM {
+public:
+    void load_bytecode(ByteArray const& ba);
+
+    void call(size_t n_params);
+
+private:
+    struct Location { uint32_t function_id; uint32_t pc; };
+
+    Stack stack_;
+    Code code_;
+    std::stack<Location> loc_;
+};
+
+} // tyche
+
+#endif //TYCHE_VM_HH