diff --git a/scritcher/executer.py b/scritcher/executer.py
index a0b2ba4..2b3a8a1 100644
--- a/scritcher/executer.py
+++ b/scritcher/executer.py
@@ -1,19 +1,64 @@
-import sys
+import os
 import shlex
+import tempfile
+import shutil
+
+from pathlib import Path
+from PIL import Image
+
 from .utils import load_file_path
 from .error import InterpreterError
+from .image import GlitchImage
 
 
 class Interpreter:
     """Interpreter for scritcher instructions/statements."""
     def __init__(self):
-        self.loaded_path = None
+        self.orig_path = None
+        self.img = None
 
     def _cmd_noop(self):
         pass
 
     def _cmd_load(self, loadpath: str):
-        path = load_file_path(loadpath)
+        source_path = load_file_path(loadpath)
+        self.orig_path = source_path
+
+        # create a temporary file to hold bmp data
+        handle, bmp_path = tempfile.mkstemp('.bmp')
+        os.close(handle)
+
+        self.img = GlitchImage(source_path, Path(bmp_path))
+        self.img.load()
+
+    def _cmd_quicksave(self):
+        suffix = self.img.original.suffix
+        name = self.img.original.name.replace(suffix, '')
+        parent_folder = self.orig_path.parents[0]
+
+        # we need to search all files that match the pattern NAME_g*
+        # then we save on the one _g suffix above it.
+
+        # e.g if the original path is "miya.png", we want to search for
+        # files named "miya_g1.raw", "miya_g2.raw", and then we want to write
+        # on "miya_g3.raw".
+        index = 0
+        for glitched_out in parent_folder.glob(f'{name}_g*'):
+            try:
+                idx = int(glitched_out.name.strip(name + '_g')[0])
+
+                # glob() doesnt seem to show a stable order. anyways, we can
+                # just only update our index when its the maximum found
+                if idx > index:
+                    index = idx
+            except (IndexError, ValueError):
+                continue
+
+        # create our next glitched path
+        out_path = shutil.copyfile(
+            self.img.path, parent_folder / f'{name}_g{index + 1}.raw')
+        print('saved to', out_path)
+
 
     def run(self, line: str):
         """Run a single line."""
@@ -22,7 +67,7 @@ class Interpreter:
         args = shlex.split(line)
         command = args[0]
 
-        if command != 'load' and self.loaded_path is None:
+        if command != 'load' and self.img is None:
             print('warn: no file loaded.')
 
         try:
diff --git a/scritcher/image.py b/scritcher/image.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a16764
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scritcher/image.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import logging
+from PIL import Image
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+class GlitchImage:
+    """A wrapper class around PIL.Image"""
+    def __init__(self, orig_path, target_path):
+        self.original = orig_path
+        self.path = target_path
+
+    def load(self):
+        """Load the given image, convert it to BMP, and write it on the
+        given target path."""
+        log.info('opening %r into %r', self.original, self.path)
+        img = Image.open(self.original)
+        img.save(self.path, 'BMP')
diff --git a/scritcher/main.py b/scritcher/main.py
index 33a082a..572c068 100644
--- a/scritcher/main.py
+++ b/scritcher/main.py
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 import sys
+import logging
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from .executer import Interpreter
 from .error import InterpreterError
 
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
+
 def main():
     try:
         scri_path = Path(sys.argv[1]).resolve()
diff --git a/scritcher/utils.py b/scritcher/utils.py
index 64554bb..fe5d775 100644
--- a/scritcher/utils.py
+++ b/scritcher/utils.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path
+
 from .error import InterpreterError
 
 def load_file_path(arg: str) -> Path: