diff --git a/agent.cc b/agent.cc
index 9ccc232..ac00c03 100644
--- a/agent.cc
+++ b/agent.cc
@@ -83,17 +83,7 @@ agent::on_senses_update(void)
 	if (!conn)
 		return;
 
-	char around[8] = {
-		tile->tile_in_dir(0, -1).symbol(),
-		tile->tile_in_dir(1, -1).symbol(),
-		tile->tile_in_dir(1, 0).symbol(),
-		tile->tile_in_dir(1, 1).symbol(),
-		tile->tile_in_dir(0, 1).symbol(),
-		tile->tile_in_dir(-1, 1).symbol(),
-		tile->tile_in_dir(-1, 0).symbol(),
-		tile->tile_in_dir(-1, -1).symbol(),
-	};
-	conn->senses(tick_id, dead, energy, around);
+	conn->senses(tick_id, *this);
 }
 
 agent::~agent()
diff --git a/connection.cc b/connection.cc
index 1a79c48..bd81b0d 100644
--- a/connection.cc
+++ b/connection.cc
@@ -11,10 +11,27 @@
 #include "connection.h"
 
 void
-connection::senses(int tick_id, bool dead, int energy, char around[4])
+connection::senses(int tick_id, class agent &a)
 {
 	char buf[1024];
-	snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "tick %d\r\n%senergy %d\r\naround %.8s\r\n\r\n", tick_id, dead ? "DEAD\r\n" : "", energy, around);
+	snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf),
+		"tick %d\r\n"
+		"%s"
+		"energy %d\r\n"
+		"around %c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c\r\n"
+		"\r\n",
+		tick_id,
+		a.dead ? "DEAD\r\n" : "",
+		a.energy,
+		a.tile->tile_in_dir(0, -1).symbol(),
+		a.tile->tile_in_dir(1, -1).symbol(),
+		a.tile->tile_in_dir(1, 0).symbol(),
+		a.tile->tile_in_dir(1, 1).symbol(),
+		a.tile->tile_in_dir(0, 1).symbol(),
+		a.tile->tile_in_dir(-1, 1).symbol(),
+		a.tile->tile_in_dir(-1, 0).symbol(),
+		a.tile->tile_in_dir(-1, -1).symbol()
+	);
 
 	pthread_mutex_lock(&buf_lock);
 	out_buf.append(buf);
diff --git a/connection.h b/connection.h
index 218c43e..ab7541d 100644
--- a/connection.h
+++ b/connection.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public:
 		close(fd);
 	}
 
-	void senses(int tick_id, bool dead, int energy, char around[8]);
+	void senses(int tick_id, class agent &);
 	void actions(class agent *);
 
 	void cancel(void);