diff --git a/lib/singleton_autoloads/PlayerInfo.gd b/lib/singleton_autoloads/PlayerInfo.gd
index 83765a2..50c753f 100644
--- a/lib/singleton_autoloads/PlayerInfo.gd
+++ b/lib/singleton_autoloads/PlayerInfo.gd
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ extends Node
 var player_position: Vector2
 var player_health: int
 var player_stamina: int
+var player_inventory: InventoryManager
 
 # Called when the node enters the scene tree for the first time.
 func _ready():
diff --git a/src/Interactables/ItemPickup.gd b/src/Interactables/ItemPickup.gd
index 9c38c66..010bedc 100644
--- a/src/Interactables/ItemPickup.gd
+++ b/src/Interactables/ItemPickup.gd
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ func _ready():
 		add_child(item_sprite)
 		item_sprite.play()
 
-
+func trigger_interaction():
+	queue_free()
 
 # Called every frame. 'delta' is the elapsed time since the previous frame.
 #func _process(delta):
diff --git a/src/actors/players/playerE/PlayerE.gd b/src/actors/players/playerE/PlayerE.gd
index 370a277..cc67e85 100644
--- a/src/actors/players/playerE/PlayerE.gd
+++ b/src/actors/players/playerE/PlayerE.gd
@@ -6,13 +6,21 @@ export var player_number: int = 1
 # var a = 2
 # var b = "text"
 
+onready var player_inventory :InventoryManager = InventoryManager.new()
+
+#var mushroom :Item = preload("res://assets/items/doodad.tres")
 
 # Called when the node enters the scene tree for the first time.
 func _ready():
 	PlayerInfo.player_health = $Health_Component.health
+	PlayerInfo.player_inventory = player_inventory
 	# Set initial player position in world.
 	global_position = LevelInfo.player_start_position
 
+#	player_inventory.add_to_inventory(mushroom)
+#	player_inventory.select_primary(mushroom)
+
+
 
 
 # Called every frame. 'delta' is the elapsed time since the previous frame.
@@ -46,4 +54,8 @@ func touch_the_thing(the_thing: Interactable) -> bool:
 				transform.x.x = movement_component.LEFT
 				movement_state_machine.change_to_known_state('enter_right')
 			the_thing.trigger_interaction()
+	if the_thing is ItemPickup:
+		player_inventory.add_to_inventory(the_thing.item)
+		player_inventory.select_primary(the_thing.item)
+		the_thing.trigger_interaction()
 	return true
diff --git a/src/classes/inventory_manager.gd b/src/classes/inventory_manager.gd
index 6c263c7..f35c458 100644
--- a/src/classes/inventory_manager.gd
+++ b/src/classes/inventory_manager.gd
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 class_name InventoryManager
 extends Resource
+## Currently doing this in a weird way where the inventory items are the 
+## dictionary keys. This would make world inventory items ownable
+## by the resourse itself. At least that's what I think. We'll see.
+## I'm interested in an approach where the game world items aren't
+## duplicated. 
 
 
 # Declare member variables here. Examples:
@@ -15,6 +20,14 @@ var _items :Dictionary
 # Called when the node enters the scene tree for the first time.
 func _ready():
 	pass # Replace with function body.
+	
+func select_primary(_item :Item) -> void:
+	if _items.has(_item):
+		primary_selection = _item
+
+func select_secondary(_item :Item) -> void:
+	if _items.has(_item):
+		secondary_selection = _item
 
 func add_to_inventory(_item :Item) -> int:
 	if _items.has(_item):
diff --git a/src/ui/HUD.gd b/src/ui/HUD.gd
index 757c3bf..a31677e 100644
--- a/src/ui/HUD.gd
+++ b/src/ui/HUD.gd
@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@ onready var DialogContainerText = $PanelContainer/HSplitContainer/Label
 
 onready var DialogIndicator = $PanelContainer/Polygon2D
 
-onready var HUD = $HealthBar
+onready var health_bar = $HealthBar
+
+## Cool I can bring this in with a ctrl drag
+onready var selected_inventory_items = $"%SelectedInventoryItems"
+
 
 var current_pane 
 
@@ -39,11 +43,11 @@ func _process(delta):
 		print("UI Switch detected")
 		current_pane = UiManager.current_pane
 		DialogContainer.visible = false
-		HUD.visible = false
+		health_bar.visible = false
 		match current_pane:
 			UiManager.UI_PANES.HUD:
 				print("Enable HUD")
-				HUD.visible = true
+				health_bar.visible = true
 			UiManager.UI_PANES.DIALOG:
 				print("Enable Dialog")
 				DialogContainerPortrait.texture = UiManager.dialog_portrait
diff --git a/src/ui/HUD.tscn b/src/ui/HUD.tscn
index e261e20..fceaaf2 100644
--- a/src/ui/HUD.tscn
+++ b/src/ui/HUD.tscn
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-[gd_scene load_steps=8 format=2]
+[gd_scene load_steps=9 format=2]
 
 [ext_resource path="res://icon.png" type="Texture" id=1]
 [ext_resource path="res://assets/Fonts/QuinqueFive.tres" type="DynamicFont" id=2]
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 [ext_resource path="res://src/ui/HealthBar.gd" type="Script" id=5]
 [ext_resource path="res://assets/UI/Healthbar-Indicator.png" type="Texture" id=6]
 [ext_resource path="res://assets/UI/Staminabar-Indicator.png" type="Texture" id=7]
+[ext_resource path="res://src/ui/SelectedInventoryItems.gd" type="Script" id=8]
 
 [node name="HUD" type="CanvasLayer"]
 pause_mode = 2
@@ -96,3 +97,30 @@ margin_bottom = 40.0
 margin_left = 13.0
 margin_right = 40.0
 margin_bottom = 40.0
+
+[node name="SelectedInventoryItems" type="GridContainer" parent="."]
+unique_name_in_owner = true
+anchor_top = 1.0
+anchor_bottom = 1.0
+margin_left = 2.0
+margin_top = -18.0
+margin_right = 38.0
+columns = 2
+script = ExtResource( 8 )
+
+[node name="Panel" type="Panel" parent="SelectedInventoryItems"]
+margin_right = 16.0
+margin_bottom = 18.0
+size_flags_horizontal = 3
+size_flags_vertical = 3
+
+[node name="PrimaryItem" type="TextureRect" parent="SelectedInventoryItems/Panel"]
+
+[node name="Panel2" type="Panel" parent="SelectedInventoryItems"]
+margin_left = 20.0
+margin_right = 36.0
+margin_bottom = 18.0
+size_flags_horizontal = 3
+size_flags_vertical = 3
+
+[node name="SecondaryItem" type="TextureRect" parent="SelectedInventoryItems/Panel2"]
diff --git a/src/ui/SelectedInventoryItems.gd b/src/ui/SelectedInventoryItems.gd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..87cbdff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ui/SelectedInventoryItems.gd
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+extends GridContainer
+
+
+# Declare member variables here. Examples:
+# var a = 2
+# var b = "text"
+onready var primary_item = $Panel/PrimaryItem
+onready var secondary_item = $Panel2/SecondaryItem
+
+
+# Called when the node enters the scene tree for the first time.
+func _ready():
+	pass
+	#secondary_item.texture = PlayerInfo.player_inventory.secondary_selection.inventory_icon
+
+func _process(delta):
+	if (PlayerInfo.player_inventory.primary_selection):
+		primary_item.texture = PlayerInfo.player_inventory.primary_selection.inventory_icon
+