diff --git a/animation.cpp b/animation.cpp
index e4d3eab..4f063c7 100644
--- a/animation.cpp
+++ b/animation.cpp
@@ -35,46 +35,54 @@ namespace components {
     }
   }
 
+  void Animation::lerp(sf::Vector2f& scale_out, sf::Vector2f& pos_out) {
+    float tick = twitching();
+
+    if(stationary) {
+      switch(motion) {
+        case ease::SHAKE: {
+          pos_out.x += std::lerp(min_x, max_x, tick);
+         } break;
+        case ease::BOUNCE: {
+          pos_out.y -= std::lerp(min_y, max_y, tick);
+        } break;
+        case ease::RUSH: {
+          scale_out.x = std::lerp(min_x, max_x, tick);
+          scale_out.y = std::lerp(min_y, max_y, tick);
+          pos_out.y = pos_out.y - (pos_out.y * scale_out.y - pos_out.y);
+         } break;
+        case ease::SQUEEZE: {
+          scale_out.x *= std::lerp(min_x, max_x, tick);
+
+        } break;
+        case ease::SQUASH: {
+          scale_out.y *= std::lerp(min_y, max_y, tick);
+        } break;
+        case ease::STRETCH: {
+          scale_out.x = std::lerp(min_x, max_x, tick);
+        } break;
+        case ease::GROW: {
+          scale_out.y = std::lerp(min_y, max_y, tick);
+        } break;
+        case ease::SLIDE: {
+          pos_out.x += std::lerp(pos_out.x, pos_out.x + max_x, tick);
+          pos_out.y += std::lerp(pos_out.y, pos_out.y + max_y, tick);
+        } break;
+        default:
+          dbc::sentinel("Unknown animation.motion setting.");
+      }
+    } else {
+      scale_out.x = std::lerp(scale_out.x * min_x, scale_out.x * max_x, tick);
+      scale_out.y = std::lerp(scale_out.y * min_y, scale_out.y * max_y, tick);
+    }
+  }
+
   void Animation::step(sf::Vector2f& scale_out, sf::Vector2f& pos_out, sf::IntRect& rect_out) {
     dbc::check(rect_out.size.x > 0, "step given rect_out with size.x <= 0, must be >");
     dbc::check(rect_out.size.y > 0, "step given rect_out with size.y <= 0, must be >");
 
     if(playing && current < frames) {
-      float tick = twitching();
-
-      if(stationary) {
-        switch(motion) {
-          case ease::SHAKE: {
-            pos_out.x += std::lerp(min_x, max_x, tick);
-           } break;
-          case ease::BOUNCE: {
-            pos_out.y -= std::lerp(min_y, max_y, tick);
-          } break;
-          case ease::RUSH: {
-            scale_out.x = std::lerp(min_x, max_x, tick);
-            scale_out.y = std::lerp(min_y, max_y, tick);
-            pos_out.y = pos_out.y - (pos_out.y * scale_out.y - pos_out.y);
-           } break;
-          case ease::SQUEEZE: {
-            scale_out.x *= std::lerp(min_x, max_x, tick);
-
-          } break;
-          case ease::SQUASH: {
-            scale_out.y *= std::lerp(min_y, max_y, tick);
-          } break;
-          case ease::STRETCH: {
-            scale_out.x = std::lerp(min_x, max_x, tick);
-          } break;
-          case ease::GROW: {
-            scale_out.y = std::lerp(min_y, max_y, tick);
-          } break;
-          default:
-            dbc::sentinel("Unknown animation.motion setting.");
-        }
-      } else {
-        scale_out.x = std::lerp(scale_out.x * min_x, scale_out.x * max_x, tick);
-        scale_out.y = std::lerp(scale_out.y * min_y, scale_out.y * max_y, tick);
-      }
+      lerp(scale_out, pos_out);
 
       if(!simple) {
         rect_out.position.x += current * frame_width;
@@ -91,8 +99,7 @@ namespace components {
         rect_out.position.x += current * frame_width;
       }
     } else {
-      scale_out.x = min_x;
-      scale_out.y = min_y;
+      lerp(scale_out, pos_out);
       playing = false;
       current = 0;
       subframe = 0.0f;
@@ -112,7 +119,6 @@ namespace components {
     sprite.setTextureRect(rect);
     sprite.setPosition(pos);
 
-    // BUG: make this an option: apply_scale, apply_position and ranges for x y
     if(scaled) {
       sprite.setScale(scale);
     }
@@ -127,6 +133,7 @@ namespace components {
     step(scale, pos, ignored);
     view_out.setCenter(pos);
 
+    // BUG: is this also needed in the other apply?
     if(scaled) {
       view_out.setSize({size.x * scale.x, size.y * scale.y});
     } else {
diff --git a/assets/animations.json b/assets/animations.json
index 03b980b..dbdca98 100644
--- a/assets/animations.json
+++ b/assets/animations.json
@@ -291,17 +291,17 @@
   },
   "test_zoom": {
     "_type": "Animation",
-    "easing": 6,
-    "motion": 6,
-    "ease_rate": 0.5,
-    "min_x": 0.8,
-    "min_y": 0.9,
-    "max_x": 1.1,
-    "max_y": 1.1,
+    "easing": 2,
+    "motion": 7,
+    "ease_rate": 0.05,
+    "min_x": 0,
+    "min_y": 0,
+    "max_x": 150.0,
+    "max_y": 0.0,
     "simple": true,
     "frames": 1,
     "speed": 0.01,
-    "scaled": true,
+    "scaled": false,
     "stationary": true,
     "toggled": false,
     "flipped": false,
diff --git a/boss/fight.cpp b/boss/fight.cpp
index f027859..61c2e9c 100644
--- a/boss/fight.cpp
+++ b/boss/fight.cpp
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ namespace boss {
         $ui.status(L"PLAYER TURN");
         const std::string& player_pos = run % 10 < 5 ? "player1" : "player2";
         $ui.move_actor("player", player_pos);
+        $ui.zoom(player_pos);
         $ui.$zoom_anim.play();
         int attack_id = std::any_cast<int>(data);
         boss::System::combat(attack_id);
diff --git a/boss/ui.cpp b/boss/ui.cpp
index 1e68080..27abee8 100644
--- a/boss/ui.cpp
+++ b/boss/ui.cpp
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ namespace boss {
       $view_texture.setView(zoom);
     } else if($zoom_anim.playing) {
       auto& cell = $arena.$ui.cell_for(cell_name);
-      sf::Vector2f pos{float(cell.x), float(cell.y)};
+      sf::Vector2f pos{float(cell.x/2), float(cell.y/2)};
       sf::View zoom;
       $zoom_anim.apply(zoom, pos, {BOSS_VIEW_WIDTH/2, BOSS_VIEW_HEIGHT/2});
       $view_texture.setView(zoom);
diff --git a/components.hpp b/components.hpp
index 8e407a4..32a5085 100644
--- a/components.hpp
+++ b/components.hpp
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ namespace components {
 
     bool apply(sf::Sprite& target, sf::Vector2f pos);
     bool apply(sf::View& view_out, sf::Vector2f pos, sf::Vector2f size);
+    void lerp(sf::Vector2f& scale_out, sf::Vector2f& pos_out);
 
     void play();
     float twitching();
diff --git a/easings.hpp b/easings.hpp
index 8971d81..11cb862 100644
--- a/easings.hpp
+++ b/easings.hpp
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ namespace ease {
     SQUEEZE=3,
     SQUASH=4,
     STRETCH=5,
-    GROW=6
+    GROW=6,
+    SLIDE=7
   };
 
   inline double sine(double x) {