diff --git a/examples/hydro/input.h2o b/examples/hydro/input.h2o
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..71ba6b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/hydro/input.h2o
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+module main
+using std.io.read
+main body
+    push string "prompt > "
+    push funcp std.io.read prompt
+    call
+    push funcp std.io.print println
+    call
diff --git a/src/hydro/frontend/parser.rs b/src/hydro/frontend/parser.rs
index 640b420..826c512 100644
--- a/src/hydro/frontend/parser.rs
+++ b/src/hydro/frontend/parser.rs
@@ -527,8 +527,7 @@ impl Parser {
         _ => Err("Unexpected value for boolean type".to_string()),
       },
       "string" => {
-        let bytes = value_lexeme.clone().into_bytes().iter().skip(1).take(value_lexeme.len() - 2).map(|x| Value::Unsigned8(*x)).collect::<Vec<Value>>();
-        Ok(Value::Array(Array::create(Type::Unsigned8, Box::new(Value::Unsigned64((value_lexeme.len() - 2) as u64)), bytes)))
+        Ok(Value::string(value_lexeme[1..(value_lexeme.len()-1)].to_string()))
       }
       "u8" => match value_lexeme.parse::<u8>() {
         Ok(value) => Ok(Value::Unsigned8(value)),
diff --git a/src/hydro/intrinsic/intrinsicmanager.rs b/src/hydro/intrinsic/intrinsicmanager.rs
index 56bfb28..b405230 100644
--- a/src/hydro/intrinsic/intrinsicmanager.rs
+++ b/src/hydro/intrinsic/intrinsicmanager.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ use crate::hydro::executioncontext::ExecutionContext;
 use crate::hydro::value::Value;
 use lazy_static::lazy_static;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::error::Error;
+use std::io;
+use std::io::Write;
 
 // TODO This way kinda sucks a lot and the name implies it would handle code output for non-vm intrinsic functions
 
@@ -22,6 +25,8 @@ impl IntrinsicManager {
 
     manager.add_map("print", print);
     manager.add_map("println", println);
+    manager.add_map("flush", flush);
+    manager.add_map("readline", readline);
 
     manager
   }
@@ -31,7 +36,11 @@ impl IntrinsicManager {
   }
 
   pub fn call(&self, intrinsic_name: String, execution_context: &ExecutionContext, arguments: Vec<Value>) -> Result<Vec<Value>, Exception> {
-    self.mapping[&intrinsic_name](execution_context, arguments)
+    if self.mapping.contains_key(&intrinsic_name) {
+      self.mapping[&intrinsic_name](execution_context, arguments)
+    } else {
+      Err(Exception::new(execution_context.clone(), format!("Intrinsic '{}' is undefined :(", intrinsic_name).as_str()))
+    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -52,3 +61,26 @@ fn println(context: &ExecutionContext, args: Vec<Value>) -> Result<Vec<Value>, E
     Ok(Vec::new())
   }
 }
+
+fn flush(context: &ExecutionContext, args: Vec<Value>) -> Result<Vec<Value>, Exception> {
+  if args.len() != 0 {
+    Err(Exception::new(context.clone(), format!("Expected 0 arguments for readline but got {}", args.len()).as_str()))
+  } else {
+    match io::stdout().flush() {
+      Ok(()) => Ok(Vec::new()),
+      Err(io_error) => Err(Exception::new(context.clone(), io_error.to_string().as_str()))
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+fn readline(context: &ExecutionContext, args: Vec<Value>) -> Result<Vec<Value>, Exception> {
+  if args.len() != 0 {
+    Err(Exception::new(context.clone(), format!("Expected 0 arguments for readline but got {}", args.len()).as_str()))
+  } else {
+    let mut input = String::new();
+    match io::stdin().read_line(&mut input) {
+      Ok(_) => Ok(vec![Value::string(input)]),
+      Err(io_error) => Err(Exception::new(context.clone(), io_error.to_string().as_str()))
+    }
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/src/hydro/value.rs b/src/hydro/value.rs
index 11fc2df..6b20c72 100644
--- a/src/hydro/value.rs
+++ b/src/hydro/value.rs
@@ -141,6 +141,11 @@ pub enum Value {
 }
 
 impl Value {
+  pub fn string(value: String) -> Value {
+    let bytes = value.clone().into_bytes().iter().map(|x| Value::Unsigned8(*x)).collect::<Vec<Value>>();
+    Value::Array(Array::create(Type::Unsigned8, Box::new(Value::Unsigned64(value.len() as u64)), bytes))
+  }
+
   pub fn type_of(&self) -> Type {
     match self {
       Value::Boolean(_) => Type::Boolean,
diff --git a/standard_libraries/hydro/std/io/print.h2o b/standard_libraries/hydro/std/io/print.h2o
index 685d1ac..f1c9df7 100644
--- a/standard_libraries/hydro/std/io/print.h2o
+++ b/standard_libraries/hydro/std/io/print.h2o
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ intrinsic print any body
 intrinsic println any body
     target vm "println"
 
+intrinsic flush body
+    target vm "flush"
+
 module main
 using std.io.print
 main body
diff --git a/standard_libraries/hydro/std/io/read.h2o b/standard_libraries/hydro/std/io/read.h2o
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..130213a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/standard_libraries/hydro/std/io/read.h2o
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+module std.io.read
+using std.io.print
+intrinsic readchar body
+    target vm "readchar"
+
+intrinsic readline body
+    target vm "readline"
+
+function prompt string body
+    push funcp std.io.print print
+    call
+    push funcp std.io.print flush
+    call
+    push funcp this readline
+    call
+    return
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