diff --git a/src/table.rs b/src/table.rs
index 53a731a..49e7b76 100644
--- a/src/table.rs
+++ b/src/table.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-use deimos::gc::{Allocates, Id, MaybeId, Traverse};
 use crate::vm::{Callable, MarsAllocator, RunError, Value};
-use deimos::map::{Equivalent, Hashed, Hashes, TableEntry, Map, Entry};
+use deimos::gc::{Allocates, Id, MaybeId, Traverse};
+use deimos::map::{DisplacementSet, Entry, Equivalent, Hashed, Hashes, Map, TableEntry};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 struct KeyValue {
@@ -21,12 +21,10 @@ impl Hashes for KeyValue {
 }
 
 impl TableEntry for KeyValue {
-    fn new_vacant() -> Self {
-        KeyValue {
-            index: Value::Nil,
-            value: Value::Nil,
-        }
-    }
+    const VACANT: Self = KeyValue {
+        index: Value::Nil,
+        value: Value::Nil,
+    };
     fn is_vacant(&self) -> bool {
         matches!(
             self,
@@ -64,7 +62,7 @@ impl Hashes for Value {
                 }
             }
             Value::Table(table) => table.hashed(),
-            Value::Object(object,..) => object.hashed(),
+            Value::Object(object, ..) => object.hashed(),
             #[cfg(feature = "vector3")]
             Value::Vector(vec) => {
                 let mut hasher = DefaultHasher::new();
@@ -78,12 +76,18 @@ impl Hashes for Value {
 // todo: displaced items don't ever get shuffled closer to their homes unless the table is resized
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Table {
-    table: Map<KeyValue>,
+    table: DisplacementSet<KeyValue>,
     array: Vec<Value>,
     pub meta: MaybeId<Table>,
 }
 
-impl<C> Traverse<C> for Table where C: MarsAllocator {
+impl<C> Traverse<C> for Table
+where
+    C: MarsAllocator,
+{
+    fn collect(self) {
+        todo!()
+    }
     fn traverse(id: &Id<Table>, context: &mut C) {
         for i in 0..context.freelist().get(id).table.map.len() {
             let entry = context.freelist().get(id).table.map[i].entry.clone();
@@ -122,7 +126,7 @@ impl Table {
                                 self.array[index as usize - 1] = Value::Nil
                             }
                         }
-                        self.table.rem_table(Value::Integer(index));
+                        self.table.remove(Value::Integer(index));
                     }
                     item => {
                         if (0..self.array.len() + 1).contains(&(index as usize - 1)) {
@@ -132,7 +136,7 @@ impl Table {
                                 self.array[index as usize - 1] = item;
                             }
                         } else {
-                            self.table.set_table(KeyValue {
+                            self.table.set(KeyValue {
                                 index: Value::Integer(index),
                                 value: item,
                             })
@@ -144,7 +148,7 @@ impl Table {
             Value::Nil => Err(RunError(
                 "Attempt to set new index of table with key: nil".to_string(),
             )),
-            index => Ok(self.table.set_table(KeyValue { index, value })),
+            index => Ok(self.table.set(KeyValue { index, value })),
         }
     }
     pub fn get(&mut self, index: Value) -> Result<Value, RunError> {
@@ -159,11 +163,8 @@ impl Table {
                 // todo: move this into the Map
                 Ok(self
                     .table
-                    .get_table(index)
-                    .unwrap_or(&KeyValue {
-                        index: Value::Nil,
-                        value: Value::Nil,
-                    })
+                    .get(index)
+                    .unwrap_or(&KeyValue::VACANT)
                     .value
                     .clone())
             }
@@ -174,7 +175,7 @@ impl Table {
     }
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         Table {
-            table: Map::new(),
+            table: DisplacementSet::new(),
             array: Vec::new(),
             meta: MaybeId::NULL,
         }
diff --git a/src/vm.rs b/src/vm.rs
index f52ffc2..7403b72 100644
--- a/src/vm.rs
+++ b/src/vm.rs
@@ -182,6 +182,12 @@ const SHORT_STRING_LEN: usize = 40;
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub(crate) struct CachedString(Rc<str>, pub(crate) Hashed);
 
+impl Hashes for CachedString {
+    fn hashed(&self) -> Hashed {
+        self.1
+    }
+}
+
 impl PartialEq for CachedString {
     fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
         self.1 == other.1 && self.0 == other.0
@@ -606,13 +612,11 @@ impl<S> Machine<S> {
     pub fn new_string(&mut self, string: &str) -> Result<Value, RunError> {
         // todo: why Result of RunError?
         if string.len() < SHORT_STRING_LEN {
-            let existing = self.cache.get_table(string);
-            match existing {
-                Some(ref entry) => Ok(Value::CachedString(entry.0.clone().unwrap())),
+            match self.cache.get(string) {
+                Some(ref entry) => Ok(Value::CachedString(entry.clone())),
                 None => {
                     let cached = CachedString(Rc::from(string), string.hashed());
-                    self.cache
-                        .set_table(CachedStringEntry(Some(cached.clone())));
+                    self.cache.set(cached.clone());
                     Ok(Value::CachedString(cached))
                 }
             }