diff --git a/komrade/backend/operators.py b/komrade/backend/operators.py
index 80afdef..d309029 100644
--- a/komrade/backend/operators.py
+++ b/komrade/backend/operators.py
@@ -151,8 +151,9 @@ class Operator(Keymaker):
 
     def route_msg(self,msg_obj):
         # decrypt
-        if msg_obj.is_encrypted:
-            msg_obj.decrypt()
+        self.log('got msg_obj!',msg_obj)
+        # if msg_obj.is_encrypted:
+            # msg_obj.decrypt()
         # are there instructions for us?
         if msg_obj.route:
             # get result from routing
@@ -163,19 +164,26 @@ class Operator(Keymaker):
         elif msg_obj.has_embedded_msg:
             embedded_msg = msg_obj.msg
             embedded_recipient = embedded_msg.to_whom
+
             # whew, then we can make someone else take the phone
             self.log(f'passing msg onto {embedded_recipient} ...')
-            
             response = embedded_recipient.route_msg(embedded_msg)
+            
             # from komrade.backend.messages import Message
             # if response and type(response)==Message:
                 # response = response.msg_d
+            
             self.log(f'passed msg onto {embedded_recipient}, got this response: {response} ...')
+        
         # otherwise what are we doing?
         else: 
             response = msg_obj
+        
+        # turn msg back around?
+        resp_msg_obj = 
+        
         # ???
-        return response
+        # return response
     
 
 
diff --git a/komrade/backend/the_operator.py b/komrade/backend/the_operator.py
index ff939f5..700acd7 100644
--- a/komrade/backend/the_operator.py
+++ b/komrade/backend/the_operator.py
@@ -88,34 +88,6 @@ class TheOperator(Operator):
         return encr_data_b
 
 
-    # def route(self, msg_obj):
-    #     if not msg_obj.route:
-    #         # nothign explicitly requested yet?
-    #         # can we pass the msg on?
-    #         if msg_obj.has_embedded_msg:
-
-    #         self.route(msg_obj, route=msg_obj)
-        
-    #     # self.log('my messages:',msg_obj.messages)
-
-        
-
-    #     if not route: raise KomradeException('no route!')
-        
-    #     # what we working with?
-    #     self.log(f'route() got incoming msg data = {data} and route = {route}')
-        
-    #     ## hard code the acceptable routes
-    #     if route == 'forge_new_keys':
-    #         return self.forge_new_keys(data)
-    #     elif route == 'does_username_exist':
-    #         return self.does_username_exist(data)
-        
-    #     # otherwise, hang up and try again
-    #     return OPERATOR_INTERCEPT_MESSAGE
-
-
-
 
 
     ### ROUTES
diff --git a/komrade/utils.py b/komrade/utils.py
index 310303a..2cf592e 100644
--- a/komrade/utils.py
+++ b/komrade/utils.py
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ def dict_format(d, tab=0):
         else:
             v = repr(v)
 
-        s.append('%s%r: %s (%s),\n' % ('  '*tab, k, v, type(v).__name__))
+        # s.append('%s%r: %s (%s),\n' % ('  '*tab, k, v, type(v).__name__))
+        s.append('%s%r: %s,\n' % ('  '*tab, k, v)
     s.append('%s}' % ('  '*tab))
     return ''.join(s)