diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index e0da38b..e2532bf 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -271,6 +271,8 @@ dependencies = [
  "germ",
  "native_db",
  "native_model",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_derive",
  "thiserror",
  "tokio",
  "url",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index b26e771..9cc6605 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ fluffer = "4"
 germ = "0.4"
 native_db = "0.5"
 native_model = "0.4"
+serde = "1.0.197"
+serde_derive = "1.0.197"
 thiserror = "1.0.58"
 tokio = {version = "1.37", features = [ "full" ] }
 url = "2.5.0"
diff --git a/src/comments.rs b/src/comments.rs
index 17e1a38..6987477 100644
--- a/src/comments.rs
+++ b/src/comments.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::error::GementionError;
-use crate::models::mentions::{C2SMentionRequest, Mention};
-use crate::models::web::MentionResponse;
+use crate::models::mentions::Mention;
+use crate::models::web::{C2SMentionRequest, MentionResponse};
 use crate::validation::{AsyncValidation, Validation};
 use fluffer::Client;
 
diff --git a/src/db.rs b/src/db.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 7f31888..fbb9806 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 use fluffer::AppErr;
 
-mod comments;
-mod error;
-mod models;
-mod validation;
-mod routes;
-mod verification;
+pub(crate) mod comments;
+pub(crate) mod error;
+pub(crate) mod models;
+pub(crate) mod validation;
+pub(crate) mod routes;
+pub(crate) mod verification;
+pub(crate) mod db;
 
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() -> Result<(), AppErr> {
diff --git a/src/models/mentions.rs b/src/models/mentions.rs
index 00161f7..d37f92d 100644
--- a/src/models/mentions.rs
+++ b/src/models/mentions.rs
@@ -1,103 +1,11 @@
-use async_trait::async_trait;
-use fluffer::{Client, GemBytes};
 use std::fmt::Display;
 use url::Url;
 
 use crate::error::GementionError;
+use crate::models::web::C2SMentionRequest;
 
 use super::verification::VerificationStatus;
 
-macro_rules! titan {
-    ($self:expr) => {
-        $self.client.titan.as_ref().unwrap()
-    };
-}
-
-fn parse_content_body(raw_body: &[u8]) -> Result<&str, GementionError> {
-    let content = std::str::from_utf8(raw_body)?;
-
-    // Drop 1st line if it is a mention type. Otherwise return whole thing.
-    let mention_type = MentionType::try_from(raw_body);
-    let content: &str = if let Ok(_) = mention_type {
-        let amt_to_chop = content.lines().next().map(|line| line.len()).unwrap();
-        &content[amt_to_chop..]
-    } else {
-        content
-    };
-
-    Ok(content.trim())
-}
-
-/// Wraps an incoming Titan request and provides handy methods for
-/// extracting the expected information for a client-to-server
-/// gemention.
-pub(crate) struct C2SMentionRequest<'a> {
-    client: &'a Client,
-    accessed_url: &'a Url,
-}
-
-impl<'a> C2SMentionRequest<'a> {
-    pub fn from_client(client: &'a Client) -> Result<C2SMentionRequest, GementionError> {
-        if let Some(_) = client.titan {
-            Ok(Self {
-                client: &client,
-                accessed_url: &client.url,
-            })
-        } else {
-            Err(GementionError::NotTitanResource)
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub fn raw_body(&self) -> &[u8] {
-        titan!(self).content.as_slice()
-    }
-
-    pub fn mime(&self) -> &str {
-        titan!(self).mime.as_ref()
-    }
-
-    pub fn token(&self) -> Option<&str> {
-        titan!(self).token.as_deref()
-    }
-
-    pub fn size(&self) -> usize {
-        titan!(self).size
-    }
-
-    pub fn certificate(&self) -> Option<String> {
-        self.client.certificate()
-    }
-
-    pub fn fingerprint(&self) -> Option<String> {
-        self.client.fingerprint()
-    }
-
-    pub fn username(&self) -> Option<String> {
-        self.client.name()
-    }
-
-    pub fn target(&self) -> Option<&str> {
-        self.client.parameter("target")
-    }
-
-    pub fn content(&self) -> Result<&str, GementionError> {
-        parse_content_body(self.raw_body())
-    }
-
-    /// The full URL that was accessed for the incoming request.
-    pub fn accessed_url(&self) -> &Url {
-        self.accessed_url
-    }
-}
-
-impl<'a> TryFrom<&'a Client> for C2SMentionRequest<'a> {
-    type Error = GementionError;
-
-    fn try_from(client: &'a Client) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
-        C2SMentionRequest::from_client(client)
-    }
-}
-
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub(crate) enum MentionType {
     Reply,
@@ -267,28 +175,3 @@ impl Display for MentionType {
         }
     }
 }
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod tests {
-    use super::*;
-
-    #[test]
-    fn parse_comment_body_with_mention_type() -> Result<(), GementionError> {
-        let body = "reply\nthis is my comment body, which is a reply.".as_bytes();
-        let expected = "this is my comment body, which is a reply.";
-        let parsed = parse_content_body(body)?;
-
-        assert_eq!(expected, parsed);
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn parse_comment_body_without_mention_type() -> Result<(), GementionError> {
-        let expected = "this is my comment body, which has no mention type.";
-        let body = expected.as_bytes();
-        let parsed = parse_content_body(body)?;
-
-        assert_eq!(expected, parsed);
-        Ok(())
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/models/web.rs b/src/models/web.rs
index 952432d..7c969de 100644
--- a/src/models/web.rs
+++ b/src/models/web.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,99 @@
 use super::{mentions::Mention, verification::VerificationStatus};
-use fluffer::{async_trait, GemBytes};
+use crate::error::GementionError;
+use url::Url;
+use crate::models::mentions::MentionType;
+use fluffer::{async_trait, Client, GemBytes};
+
+macro_rules! titan {
+    ($self:expr) => {
+        $self.client.titan.as_ref().unwrap()
+    };
+}
+
+fn parse_content_body(raw_body: &[u8]) -> Result<&str, GementionError> {
+    let content = std::str::from_utf8(raw_body)?;
+
+    // Drop 1st line if it is a mention type. Otherwise return whole thing.
+    let mention_type = MentionType::try_from(raw_body);
+    let content: &str = if let Ok(_) = mention_type {
+        let amt_to_chop = content.lines().next().map(|line| line.len()).unwrap();
+        &content[amt_to_chop..]
+    } else {
+        content
+    };
+
+    Ok(content.trim())
+}
+
+/// Wraps an incoming Titan request and provides handy methods for
+/// extracting the expected information for a client-to-server
+/// gemention.
+pub(crate) struct C2SMentionRequest<'a> {
+    client: &'a Client,
+    accessed_url: &'a Url,
+}
+
+impl<'a> C2SMentionRequest<'a> {
+    pub fn from_client(client: &'a Client) -> Result<C2SMentionRequest, GementionError> {
+        if let Some(_) = client.titan {
+            Ok(Self {
+                client: &client,
+                accessed_url: &client.url,
+            })
+        } else {
+            Err(GementionError::NotTitanResource)
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn raw_body(&self) -> &[u8] {
+        titan!(self).content.as_slice()
+    }
+
+    pub fn mime(&self) -> &str {
+        titan!(self).mime.as_ref()
+    }
+
+    pub fn token(&self) -> Option<&str> {
+        titan!(self).token.as_deref()
+    }
+
+    pub fn size(&self) -> usize {
+        titan!(self).size
+    }
+
+    pub fn certificate(&self) -> Option<String> {
+        self.client.certificate()
+    }
+
+    pub fn fingerprint(&self) -> Option<String> {
+        self.client.fingerprint()
+    }
+
+    pub fn username(&self) -> Option<String> {
+        self.client.name()
+    }
+
+    pub fn target(&self) -> Option<&str> {
+        self.client.parameter("target")
+    }
+
+    pub fn content(&self) -> Result<&str, GementionError> {
+        parse_content_body(self.raw_body())
+    }
+
+    /// The full URL that was accessed for the incoming request.
+    pub fn accessed_url(&self) -> &Url {
+        self.accessed_url
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> TryFrom<&'a Client> for C2SMentionRequest<'a> {
+    type Error = GementionError;
+
+    fn try_from(client: &'a Client) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        C2SMentionRequest::from_client(client)
+    }
+}
 
 pub(crate) enum MentionResponse {
     VerifiedMention(Mention),
@@ -82,3 +176,28 @@ impl GemBytes for MentionResponse {
         format!("{}\r\n{}", status_line, body).into_bytes()
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_comment_body_with_mention_type() -> Result<(), GementionError> {
+        let body = "reply\nthis is my comment body, which is a reply.".as_bytes();
+        let expected = "this is my comment body, which is a reply.";
+        let parsed = parse_content_body(body)?;
+
+        assert_eq!(expected, parsed);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_comment_body_without_mention_type() -> Result<(), GementionError> {
+        let expected = "this is my comment body, which has no mention type.";
+        let body = expected.as_bytes();
+        let parsed = parse_content_body(body)?;
+
+        assert_eq!(expected, parsed);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/validation/c2s.rs b/src/validation/c2s.rs
index 8abe38e..9b8f574 100644
--- a/src/validation/c2s.rs
+++ b/src/validation/c2s.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-use crate::{models::mentions::C2SMentionRequest, error::GementionError};
 use super::Validation;
+use crate::models::web::C2SMentionRequest;
 use thiserror::Error;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Error)]