diff --git a/assets/main.scene b/assets/main.scene
index 5028ab9..96c8273 100644
--- a/assets/main.scene
+++ b/assets/main.scene
@@ -3,44 +3,45 @@
 
   (object "playfield"
    (transform (tx -160) (ty 320))
-   (sprite hud grid)
-   (sprite hud field)
+   (sprites hud grid field)
    (object blocks
-    (sprite blocks L (pos 0 0))
-    (sprite blocks L (pos 32 0))
-    (sprite blocks L (pos 64 0))
-    (sprite blocks L (pos 64 -32))))
+    (sprites blocks
+     (L 0 0)
+     (L 32 0)
+     (L 64 0)
+     (L 64 -32))))
 
   (object "hold"
    (transform (tx -272) (ty -272))
-   (sprite hud hold))
+   (sprites hud hold))
 
   (object "next"
    (transform (tx 272) (ty -272))
-   (sprite hud next))
+   (sprites hud next))
 
   (object "left_labels"
    (transform (tx -172) (ty 320))
-   (sprite hud pps (pos -12 -148))
-   (sprite hud kpp (pos -12 -116))
+   (sprites hud
+    (pps -12 -148)
+    (kpp -12 -116)
+    (num 0 -73)
+    (time 0 -25))
 
-   (sprite hud num (pos 0 -73))
    (object "pcnt"
-    (label mono-sm "0")
     (transform (ty -50) (sx 24) (sy 24)
      ; TODO: text align right
-     (tx -14)))
+     (tx -14))
+    (label mono-sm "0"))
 
-   (sprite hud time (pos 0 -25))
    (object "time"
-    (label mono-sm "0:00.00")
     (transform (ty -2) (sx 24) (sy 24)
      ; TODO: text align right
-     (tx -100))))
+     (tx -100))
+    (label mono-sm "0:00.00")))
 
   (object "right_labels"
    (transform (tx 272) (ty 320))
-   (sprite hud lines_rem (pos 0 -20))
+   (sprites hud (lines_rem 0 -20))
    (object "goal"
     (label roman-md "40")
     (transform (ty -56) (sx 80) (sy 80)
diff --git a/src/n2/n2.ml b/src/n2/n2.ml
index caf5604..eb8f9db 100644
--- a/src/n2/n2.ml
+++ b/src/n2/n2.ml
@@ -191,7 +191,6 @@ module Scene = struct
   and obj = {
     name : string option;
     transform : Transform_graph.node;
-    sprites : Sprite_graph.node list;
   }
 
   let get t name = try Hashtbl.find t.objs name
@@ -212,25 +211,23 @@ module Scene = struct
     | sexp ->
       of_sexp_error "bad argument to transform" sexp
 
-  let parse_sprite_arg ~(pos : vec2) = function
-    | Sexp.List [Atom "pos"; x; y] ->
-      Vec2.set pos
-        ~x:(float_of_sexp x)
-        ~y:(float_of_sexp y)
-    (* | Sexp.List [Atom "tint"; rgb] -> *)
-    (*   Color.set_rgb24 tint *)
-    (*     (Sexplib.Conv.int_of_sexp rgb) *)
-    | sexp ->
-      of_sexp_error "bad argument to sprite" sexp
-
-  let parse_sprite ~sg ~tf = function
-    | Sexp.List (Atom "sprite" :: Atom map :: Atom sprite :: args) ->
+  let parse_sprite_arg ~sg ~tf ~map = function
+    | Sexp.List [Atom sprite; x; y] ->
+      let sprite = Sprite_graph.get_sprite sg map sprite in
+      let pos = vec2 (float_of_sexp x) (float_of_sexp y) in
+      Sprite_graph.add_sprite sg ~tf ~pos ~sprite |> ignore
+    | Sexp.List [Atom sprite] | Atom sprite ->
       let sprite = Sprite_graph.get_sprite sg map sprite in
       let pos = vec2 0.0 0.0 in
-      List.iter (parse_sprite_arg ~pos) args;
-      Sprite_graph.add_sprite sg ~tf ~pos ~sprite
+      Sprite_graph.add_sprite sg ~tf ~pos ~sprite |> ignore
     | sexp ->
-      of_sexp_error "invalid sprite" sexp
+      of_sexp_error "bad sprite argument" sexp
+
+  let parse_sprites ~sg ~tf = function
+    | Sexp.List (Atom "sprites" :: Atom map :: args) ->
+      List.iter (parse_sprite_arg ~sg ~tf ~map) args;
+    | sexp ->
+      of_sexp_error "invalid sprites" sexp
 
   let parse_label_arg ~(fg : color) = function
     | Sexp.List [Atom "fg"; rgb] ->
@@ -243,7 +240,7 @@ module Scene = struct
       let font = Sprite_graph.get_font sg font in
       let fg = rgb24 0xffffff in
       List.iter (parse_label_arg ~fg) args;
-      Sprite_graph.add_label sg ~tf ~font ~text ~fg
+      Sprite_graph.add_label sg ~tf ~font ~text ~fg |> ignore
     | sexp ->
       of_sexp_error "invalid label" sexp
 
@@ -255,7 +252,7 @@ module Scene = struct
         | Some parent -> parent.transform
       in
       let transform = Transform_graph.add tg ptgn in
-      let obj = { name = None; transform; sprites = [] } in
+      let obj = { name = None; transform } in
       let obj = parse_obj_args t obj args ~tg ~sg in
       Option.iter
         (fun name -> Hashtbl.replace t.objs name obj)
@@ -265,7 +262,7 @@ module Scene = struct
       of_sexp_error "invalid object" sexp
 
   and parse_obj_args t obj ~tg ~sg = function
-    | [] -> { obj with sprites = List.rev obj.sprites }
+    | [] -> obj
     | arg :: args ->
       match arg with
       | Atom name ->
@@ -279,16 +276,14 @@ module Scene = struct
         trace (fun m -> m "parse_obj_args: tf=%a" Mat2A.pp tf);
         parse_obj_args t obj args ~tg ~sg
 
-      | Sexp.List (Atom "sprite" :: _) ->
+      | Sexp.List (Atom "sprites" :: _) ->
         let tf = Transform_graph.world obj.transform in
-        let spr = parse_sprite arg ~sg ~tf in
-        let obj = { obj with sprites = spr :: obj.sprites } in
+        parse_sprites arg ~sg ~tf;
         parse_obj_args t obj args ~tg ~sg
 
       | Sexp.List (Atom "label" :: _) ->
         let tf = Transform_graph.world obj.transform in
-        let lab = parse_label arg ~sg ~tf in
-        let obj = { obj with sprites = lab :: obj.sprites } in
+        parse_label arg ~sg ~tf;
         parse_obj_args t obj args ~tg ~sg
 
       | Sexp.List (Atom "object" :: _) ->