diff --git a/src/app/components/food-pantry/food-pantry.component.html b/src/app/components/food-pantry/food-pantry.component.html
index dd1f932..3a9c836 100644
--- a/src/app/components/food-pantry/food-pantry.component.html
+++ b/src/app/components/food-pantry/food-pantry.component.html
@@ -1 +1,12 @@
-<p>food-pantry works!</p>
+<div class="h-full w-full absolute bg-red-300">
+  <div class="py-4 container mx-auto">
+    <div class="flex flex-row justify-between">
+      <p>food-pantry works!</p>
+      <ff-button (click)="onClose.emit(true)">X</ff-button>
+    </div>
+    <ff-grid
+      [gridItems]="foods()"
+      (onSelect)="onFoodChosen.emit($event)"
+    ></ff-grid>
+  </div>
+</div>
diff --git a/src/app/components/food-pantry/food-pantry.component.ts b/src/app/components/food-pantry/food-pantry.component.ts
index 470ae00..16a611e 100644
--- a/src/app/components/food-pantry/food-pantry.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/food-pantry/food-pantry.component.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,19 @@
-import { Component } from '@angular/core';
+import { Component, inject, output, OutputEmitterRef, Signal } from '@angular/core';
+import { ButtonComponent } from "../ui-elements/button/button.component";
+import { Food } from '../../types/food';
+import { FoodStore } from '../../api/food.store';
+import { GridComponent } from "../grid/grid.component";
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ff-food-pantry',
-  imports: [],
+  imports: [ButtonComponent, GridComponent],
   templateUrl: './food-pantry.component.html',
 })
 export class FoodPantryComponent {
+  public readonly onClose: OutputEmitterRef<true> = output<true>();
+  public readonly onFoodChosen: OutputEmitterRef<Food> = output<Food>();
 
+  private readonly foodStore: FoodStore = inject(FoodStore);
+
+  protected readonly foods: Signal<Food[]> = this.foodStore.foods;
 }
diff --git a/src/app/components/grid/grid.component.html b/src/app/components/grid/grid.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7105d86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/components/grid/grid.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<div class="w-full flex flex-row flex-wrap gap-3">
+  @for (item of gridItems(); track $index) {
+    <div
+      (click)="onSelect.emit(item)"
+      class="rounded-lg bg-primary-400 cursor-pointer"
+      [ngStyle]="{
+        width: size() + 'rem',
+        height: size() + 'rem',
+      }"
+    ></div>
+  }
+</div>
diff --git a/src/app/components/grid/grid.component.spec.ts b/src/app/components/grid/grid.component.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd0f4a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/components/grid/grid.component.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import { ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+
+import { GridComponent } from './grid.component';
+
+describe('GridComponent', () => {
+  let component: GridComponent<any>;
+  let fixture: ComponentFixture<GridComponent<any>>;
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    await TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      imports: [GridComponent]
+    })
+      .compileComponents();
+
+    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(GridComponent);
+    component = fixture.componentInstance;
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+  });
+
+  it('should create', () => {
+    expect(component).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/app/components/grid/grid.component.ts b/src/app/components/grid/grid.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..68f0f17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/components/grid/grid.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import { NgStyle } from '@angular/common';
+import { Component, input, InputSignal, output, OutputEmitterRef } from '@angular/core';
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ff-grid',
+  imports: [NgStyle],
+  templateUrl: './grid.component.html',
+})
+export class GridComponent<T> {
+  public readonly gridItems: InputSignal<T[]> = input.required();
+  public readonly size: InputSignal<number> = input<number>(5);
+
+  public readonly onSelect: OutputEmitterRef<T> = output<T>();
+}
diff --git a/src/app/components/inventory/inventory.component.html b/src/app/components/inventory/inventory.component.html
index c3268ea..6e21612 100644
--- a/src/app/components/inventory/inventory.component.html
+++ b/src/app/components/inventory/inventory.component.html
@@ -1 +1,8 @@
-<p>inventory works!</p>
+<div class="h-full w-full absolute bg-blue-300">
+  <div class="py-4 container mx-auto">
+    <div class="flex flex-row justify-between">
+      <p>inventory works!</p>
+      <ff-button (click)="onClose.emit()">X</ff-button>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</div>
diff --git a/src/app/components/inventory/inventory.component.ts b/src/app/components/inventory/inventory.component.ts
index f92d304..6a44e1a 100644
--- a/src/app/components/inventory/inventory.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/inventory/inventory.component.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
-import { Component } from '@angular/core';
+import { Component, output, OutputEmitterRef } from '@angular/core';
+import { ButtonComponent } from "../ui-elements/button/button.component";
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ff-inventory',
-  imports: [],
+  imports: [ButtonComponent],
   templateUrl: './inventory.component.html',
 })
 export class InventoryComponent {
+  public readonly onClose: OutputEmitterRef<void> = output<void>();
+  public readonly onItemChosen: OutputEmitterRef<any> = output<any>();
 
 }
diff --git a/src/app/components/ui-elements/button/button.component.html b/src/app/components/ui-elements/button/button.component.html
index be75a5c..ebe3667 100644
--- a/src/app/components/ui-elements/button/button.component.html
+++ b/src/app/components/ui-elements/button/button.component.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <button
   type="button"
-  class="rounded-lg bg-primary-500 hover:bg-primary-700 cursor-pointer text-white px-4 py-2"
+  class="rounded-lg bg-primary-500 hover:bg-primary-700 cursor-pointer text-white px-4 py-2 flex flex-row items-center justify-center"
 >
   <ng-content></ng-content>
 </button>
diff --git a/src/app/logic/chibi-behaviour/brain.ts b/src/app/logic/chibi-behaviour/brain.ts
index 483c9be..41b6bcd 100644
--- a/src/app/logic/chibi-behaviour/brain.ts
+++ b/src/app/logic/chibi-behaviour/brain.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
+import { Chibi } from "../../types/chibi/chibi";
 import { EChibiInteraction } from "../../types/chibi/chibi-interaction";
-import { EChibiStateName } from "../../types/chibi/chibi-state-name";
+import { Food } from "../../types/food";
 
 export interface IBrain {
 
     //function for time passegs + autonomous state changes
+    exist(chibi: Chibi): void;
 
-    resolveInteraction(state: EChibiStateName, interaction: EChibiInteraction): EChibiStateName
+    resolveInteraction(chibi: Chibi, interaction: EChibiInteraction, item?: Food): void
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app/logic/chibi-behaviour/brains/aperio.brain.ts b/src/app/logic/chibi-behaviour/brains/aperio.brain.ts
index a540582..51ec016 100644
--- a/src/app/logic/chibi-behaviour/brains/aperio.brain.ts
+++ b/src/app/logic/chibi-behaviour/brains/aperio.brain.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,29 @@
+import { Chibi } from "../../../types/chibi/chibi";
 import { EChibiInteraction } from "../../../types/chibi/chibi-interaction";
 import { EChibiStateName } from "../../../types/chibi/chibi-state-name";
+import { Food } from "../../../types/food";
 import { IBrain } from "../brain";
 
 export class Aperio implements IBrain {
-    resolveInteraction(state: EChibiStateName, interaction: EChibiInteraction): EChibiStateName {
-        switch (state) {
-            case EChibiStateName.Sleeping: return this.resolveSleepingInteraction(interaction);
-            default: return EChibiStateName.Sleeping;
+
+    private hasBeenAwakeFor: number = 0;
+
+    exist(chibi: Chibi): void {
+        console.log('Brain is braining');
+        if (!EChibiStateName.Sleeping) {
+            this.hasBeenAwakeFor++;
+            if (this.hasBeenAwakeFor > 60) {
+                chibi.state = EChibiStateName.Sleeping;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    resolveInteraction(chibi: Chibi, interaction: EChibiInteraction, item?: Food): void {
+        switch (chibi.state) {
+            case EChibiStateName.Sleeping: chibi.state = this.resolveSleepingInteraction(interaction); break;
+            case EChibiStateName.Awake: chibi.state = this.resolveAwakeInteraction(interaction, item); break;
+            default:
+                chibi.state = EChibiStateName.Sleeping; break;
         }
     }
 
@@ -39,4 +56,11 @@ export class Aperio implements IBrain {
         }
         return EChibiStateName.Sleeping;
     }
+
+    private resolveAwakeInteraction(interaction: EChibiInteraction, item?: Food): EChibiStateName {
+        if (EChibiInteraction.Feed) {
+            return EChibiStateName.Eating;
+        }
+        return EChibiStateName.Idle;
+    }
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app/pages/home/home.component.ts b/src/app/pages/home/home.component.ts
index c0d13a5..67d13b6 100644
--- a/src/app/pages/home/home.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/pages/home/home.component.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { Component } from '@angular/core';
 import { RouterLink } from "@angular/router";
+import { TranslateableComponent } from '../../components/translateable.component';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ff-home',
diff --git a/src/app/pages/interactions/interactions.component.html b/src/app/pages/interactions/interactions.component.html
index effd089..52c6376 100644
--- a/src/app/pages/interactions/interactions.component.html
+++ b/src/app/pages/interactions/interactions.component.html
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+@let shownMenu = interactionMenuState();
 <div class="flex flex-col h-[100vh]">
   <div class="min-h-56 h-2/3 max-h-2/3">
     @if (chibi()) {
@@ -12,11 +13,26 @@
       </div>
     }
   </div>
-  <div class="h-1/3 min-h-20 bg-primary-300">
-    <ff-food-pantry></ff-food-pantry>
-    <ff-inventory></ff-inventory>
-    <ff-button (click)="interact(EChibiInteraction.WakeUp)">{{
-      lang.game.actions.wakeUp
-    }}</ff-button>
+  <div class="h-1/3 min-h-20 bg-primary-300 relative">
+    @if (shownMenu == EInteractionMenuState.Pantry) {
+      <ff-food-pantry
+        (onClose)="closeMenu()"
+        (onFoodChosen)="interact(EChibiInteraction.Feed, $event)"
+      ></ff-food-pantry>
+    }
+    @if (shownMenu == EInteractionMenuState.Inventory) {
+      <ff-inventory (onClose)="closeMenu()"></ff-inventory>
+    }
+    <div class="flex flex-row gap-5 py-4 container mx-auto">
+      <ff-button (click)="openInventory()">{{
+        lang.game.actions.giveItem
+      }}</ff-button>
+      <ff-button (click)="openFoodPantry()">{{
+        lang.game.actions.feed
+      }}</ff-button>
+      <ff-button (click)="interact(EChibiInteraction.WakeUp)">{{
+        lang.game.actions.wakeUp
+      }}</ff-button>
+    </div>
   </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/src/app/pages/interactions/interactions.component.ts b/src/app/pages/interactions/interactions.component.ts
index 332d113..e4e4621 100644
--- a/src/app/pages/interactions/interactions.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/pages/interactions/interactions.component.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Component, computed, effect, inject, input, InputSignal, Signal } from '@angular/core';
+import { Component, computed, effect, inject, input, InputSignal, signal, Signal, WritableSignal } from '@angular/core';
 import { HeaderComponent } from "../../components/ui-elements/header/header.component";
 import { ERouteKey } from '../../types/route-key';
 import { Chibi, ChibiId } from '../../types/chibi/chibi';
@@ -11,6 +11,14 @@ import { EChibiInteraction } from '../../types/chibi/chibi-interaction';
 import { IBrain } from '../../logic/chibi-behaviour/brain';
 import { BRAIN_MAP } from '../../logic/chibi-behaviour/brain-map';
 import { TranslateableComponent } from '../../components/translateable.component';
+import { Food } from '../../types/food';
+import { interval } from 'rxjs';
+
+enum EInteractionMenuState {
+  Neutral,
+  Pantry,
+  Inventory
+}
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ff-interactions',
@@ -25,23 +33,41 @@ export class InteractionsComponent extends TranslateableComponent {
   protected readonly chibi: Signal<Chibi> = computed(() => {
     return this.chibiStore.chibis().find((chibi: Chibi) => chibi.id === this.chibiId()) as Chibi;
   });
+  protected readonly interactionMenuState: WritableSignal<EInteractionMenuState> = signal(EInteractionMenuState.Neutral);
 
+  protected readonly EInteractionMenuState: typeof EInteractionMenuState = EInteractionMenuState;
   protected readonly ERouteKey: typeof ERouteKey = ERouteKey;
   protected readonly EChibiInteraction: typeof EChibiInteraction = EChibiInteraction;
 
   private brain!: IBrain;
 
   constructor() {
+    super();
     effect(() => {
       if (this.chibi()) {
         this.brain = BRAIN_MAP[this.chibi().name]!;
       }
     })
+    interval(1000).subscribe(() => {
+      this.brain.exist(this.chibi());
+    })
   }
 
-  public interact(interaction: EChibiInteraction): void {
-    console.log(`${interaction} ${this.chibi().name}`);
-    this.chibi().state = this.brain.resolveInteraction(this.chibi().state, interaction);
+  public interact(interaction: EChibiInteraction, item?: Food): void {
+    console.log(`${interaction} ${this.chibi().name} and item ${item}`);
+    this.brain.resolveInteraction(this.chibi(), interaction, item);
+  }
+
+  public openFoodPantry(): void {
+    this.interactionMenuState.set(EInteractionMenuState.Pantry);
+  }
+
+  public openInventory(): void {
+    this.interactionMenuState.set(EInteractionMenuState.Inventory);
+  }
+
+  public closeMenu(): void {
+    this.interactionMenuState.set(EInteractionMenuState.Neutral);
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/app/types/translations/english.ts b/src/app/types/translations/english.ts
index ef661a1..d3b263b 100644
--- a/src/app/types/translations/english.ts
+++ b/src/app/types/translations/english.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ export const ENG_TRANSLATIONS: Translation = {
         foodPantry: {},
         inventory: {},
         actions: {
-            wakeUp: 'Wake up!'
+            wakeUp: 'Wake up!',
+            feed: 'Feed',
+            giveItem: 'Give Item'
         }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app/types/translations/translation.ts b/src/app/types/translations/translation.ts
index cac8d97..f0379bc 100644
--- a/src/app/types/translations/translation.ts
+++ b/src/app/types/translations/translation.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ export type Translation = {
         inventory: {},
         actions: {
             wakeUp: string;
+            feed: string;
+            giveItem: string;
         }
     }
 }