diff --git a/src-client/Client/Communication.hs b/src-client/Client/Communication.hs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4de9710
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src-client/Client/Communication.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+module Client.Communication where
+
+import Network.Socket
+
+import System.IO
+
+connectSocket
+  :: FilePath
+  -> IO Handle
+connectSocket path = do
+  sock <- socket AF_UNIX Stream defaultProtocol
+  setSocketOption sock KeepAlive 1
+  connect sock (SockAddrUnix path)
+  handle <- socketToHandle sock ReadWriteMode
+  hSetBuffering handle (BlockBuffering Nothing)
+  pure handle
diff --git a/src-client/Client/Types.hs b/src-client/Client/Types.hs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3fa9792
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src-client/Client/Types.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+module Client.Types where
+
+import Options.Applicative as O
+
+newtype Options = Options
+  { optSockLoc :: FilePath
+  }
+
+options :: O.Parser Options
+options = Options
+  <$> argument str
+    ( metavar "FILEPATH"
+    <> help "Location of the server's socket"
+    )
diff --git a/src-client/Main.hs b/src-client/Main.hs
index 65ae4a0..09a815c 100644
--- a/src-client/Main.hs
+++ b/src-client/Main.hs
@@ -1,4 +1,30 @@
 module Main where
 
+import Control.Concurrent (threadDelay)
+
+import Options.Applicative
+
+import System.IO
+
+-- internal imports
+
+import Client.Communication
+import Client.Types
+
 main :: IO ()
-main = putStrLn "Hello, Haskell!"
+main = do
+  putStrLn "Hello, Arena!"
+  (Options socketLocation) <- execParser opts
+  putStrLn $ "connecting to Socket " <> socketLocation
+  handle <- connectSocket socketLocation
+  hPutStrLn handle "meow!"
+  hFlush handle
+  threadDelay $ 5 * 10 ^ 6
+  hPutStrLn handle "Goodbye!"
+  hFlush handle
+  where
+    opts = info (options <**> helper)
+      ( fullDesc
+        <> progDesc "Run the \"wizard-wipeout\" Server."
+        <> header "wizard-wipeout - Last Mage standing"
+        )
diff --git a/src-server/Server/Communication.hs b/src-server/Server/Communication.hs
index 4fb20e9..af143f4 100644
--- a/src-server/Server/Communication.hs
+++ b/src-server/Server/Communication.hs
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import System.Posix.Signals
 
 import Server.Types
 import Server.Util
-import Data.Maybe (isNothing)
 
 -- | Function which determines whether the given filePath is a supported socket path and
 --   subsequently creates a socket in said location.
@@ -107,6 +106,6 @@ processMessages = do
     listenTo clientSocket = do
       connectionHandle <- socketToHandle clientSocket ReadMode
       hSetBuffering connectionHandle LineBuffering
-      message <- hGetContents' connectionHandle
+      message <- hGetContents connectionHandle
       putStr message
       hClose connectionHandle
diff --git a/wizard-wipeout.cabal b/wizard-wipeout.cabal
index 54324fb..c87f8d3 100644
--- a/wizard-wipeout.cabal
+++ b/wizard-wipeout.cabal
@@ -30,12 +30,14 @@ library
 executable wizard-wipeout-client
     import:           warnings
     main-is:          Main.hs
-    -- other-modules:
+    other-modules:    Client.Communication
+                      Client.Types
     -- other-extensions:
     build-depends:    base ^>=4.17.2.1
                     , monad-loops
                     , mtl
                     , network
+                    , optparse-applicative
                     , vty
                     , wizard-wipeout
     hs-source-dirs:   src-client