diff --git a/activity.go b/activity.go
index 729e303..93e2dae 100644
--- a/activity.go
+++ b/activity.go
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ func getboxes(ident string) (*Box, error) {
 }
 
 func peeppeep() {
-	user, _ := butwhatabout("")
+	user, _ := butwhatabout("htest")
 	honkers := gethonkers(user.ID)
 	for _, f := range honkers {
 		if f.Flavor != "peep" {
@@ -354,13 +354,14 @@ func peeppeep() {
 	}
 }
 
-func whosthere(xid string) []string {
+func whosthere(xid string) ([]string, string) {
 	obj, err := GetJunk(xid)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("error getting remote xonk: %s", err)
-		return nil
+		return nil, ""
 	}
-	return newphone(nil, obj)
+	convoy, _ := jsongetstring(obj, "conversation")
+	return newphone(nil, obj), convoy
 }
 
 func newphone(a []string, obj map[string]interface{}) []string {
@@ -387,7 +388,7 @@ func xonkxonk(item interface{}) *Honk {
 
 	var audience []string
 	var err error
-	var xid, rid, url, content string
+	var xid, rid, url, content, convoy string
 	var obj map[string]interface{}
 	switch what {
 	case "Announce":
@@ -424,6 +425,7 @@ func xonkxonk(item interface{}) *Honk {
 				content = "<p>summary: " + summary + content
 			}
 			rid, _ = jsongetstring(obj, "inReplyTo")
+			convoy, _ = jsongetstring(obj, "conversation")
 			if what == "honk" && rid != "" {
 				what = "tonk"
 			}
@@ -476,6 +478,7 @@ func xonkxonk(item interface{}) *Honk {
 	xonk.URL = url
 	xonk.Noise = content
 	xonk.Audience = audience
+	xonk.Convoy = convoy
 
 	return &xonk
 }
@@ -567,6 +570,9 @@ func jonkjonk(user *WhatAbout, h *Honk) (map[string]interface{}, map[string]inte
 		if h.RID != "" {
 			jo["inReplyTo"] = h.RID
 		}
+		if h.Convoy != "" {
+			jo["conversation"] = h.Convoy
+		}
 		jo["to"] = h.Audience[0]
 		if len(h.Audience) > 1 {
 			jo["cc"] = h.Audience[1:]
diff --git a/honk.go b/honk.go
index e14f07a..f983ffa 100644
--- a/honk.go
+++ b/honk.go
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ func savebonk(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if xonk.Honker == "" {
 		xonk.XID = fmt.Sprintf("https://%s/u/%s/h/%s", serverName, xonk.Username, xonk.XID)
 	}
-	convoy := ""
+	convoy := xonk.Convoy
 
 	userinfo := GetUserInfo(r)
 
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ func savebonk(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		XID:      xonk.XID,
 		Date:     dt,
 		Noise:    xonk.Noise,
-		Convoy: convoy,
+		Convoy:   convoy,
 		Donks:    xonk.Donks,
 		Audience: oneofakind(prepend(thewholeworld, xonk.Audience)),
 	}
@@ -723,7 +723,6 @@ func savehonk(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if rid != "" {
 		what = "tonk"
 	}
-	convoy := ""
 	honk := Honk{
 		UserID:   userinfo.UserID,
 		Username: userinfo.Username,
@@ -731,25 +730,31 @@ func savehonk(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		XID:      xid,
 		RID:      rid,
 		Date:     dt,
-		Convoy: convoy,
 	}
 	if noise[0] == '@' {
 		honk.Audience = append(grapevine(noise), thewholeworld)
 	} else {
 		honk.Audience = prepend(thewholeworld, grapevine(noise))
 	}
+	var convoy string
 	if rid != "" {
 		xonk := getxonk("", rid)
 		if xonk != nil {
 			honk.Audience = append(honk.Audience, xonk.Audience...)
+			convoy = xonk.Convoy
 		} else {
-			xonkaud := whosthere(rid)
+			xonkaud, c := whosthere(rid)
 			honk.Audience = append(honk.Audience, xonkaud...)
+			convoy = c
 		}
 	}
+	if convoy == "" {
+		convoy = "data:,electrichonkytonk-" + xfiltrate()
+	}
 	honk.Audience = oneofakind(honk.Audience)
 	noise = obfusbreak(noise)
 	honk.Noise = noise
+	honk.Convoy = convoy
 
 	file, filehdr, err := r.FormFile("donk")
 	if err == nil {
diff --git a/views/honk.html b/views/honk.html
index 30807ee..4b73157 100644
--- a/views/honk.html
+++ b/views/honk.html
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
 in reply to: <a href="{{ .RID }}" rel=noreferrer>{{ .RID }}</a>
 </span>
 {{ end }}
+<br>
+<span style="margin-left: 4em;" class="clip">
+convoy: {{ .Convoy }}
+</span>
 </div>
 <div class="noise">
 <p>{{ .HTML }}