diff --git a/bin/sixtypical b/bin/sixtypical
index b6d8b6c..7b9e550 100755
--- a/bin/sixtypical
+++ b/bin/sixtypical
@@ -64,15 +64,19 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
                     sys.exit(1)
 
         if options.compile:
+            fh = sys.stdout
             start_addr = 0xc000
             prelude = []
             if options.basic_prelude:
                 start_addr = 0x0801
                 prelude = [0x10, 0x08, 0xc9, 0x07, 0x9e, 0x32,
                            0x30, 0x36, 0x31, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00]
+
+            # we are outputting a .PRG, so we output the load address first
+            # we don't use the Emitter for this b/c not part of addr space
+            fh.write(Word(start_addr).serialize(0))
+
             emitter = Emitter(start_addr)
-            # we are outputting a .PRG, so output the load address first
-            emitter.emit_header(Word(start_addr))
             for byte in prelude:
                 emitter.emit(Byte(byte))
             compiler = Compiler(emitter)
@@ -80,7 +84,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
             if options.debug:
                 print repr(emitter.accum)
             else:
-                emitter.serialize(sys.stdout)
+                emitter.serialize(fh)
 
         if options.execute:
             context = eval_program(program)
diff --git a/eg/call.60p b/eg/call.60p
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bfa0b89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eg/call.60p
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+routine chrout
+  inputs a
+  trashes a
+  @ 65490
+
+routine print
+  trashes a, z, n
+{
+    ld a, 65
+    call chrout
+}
+
+routine main
+  trashes a, z, n
+{
+    call print
+    call print
+}
diff --git a/eg/conditional.p60 b/eg/conditional.p60
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb5711c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eg/conditional.p60
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+routine chrout
+  inputs a
+  trashes a
+  @ 65490
+
+routine main
+  trashes a, x, y, z, n, c, v
+{
+    ld a, 0
+    if z {
+        ld a, 89
+        call chrout
+    } else {
+        ld a, 78
+        call chrout
+    }
+
+    ld a, 1
+    if z {
+        ld a, 89
+        call chrout
+    } else {
+        ld a, 78
+        call chrout
+    }
+}
diff --git a/eg/conditional2.p60 b/eg/conditional2.p60
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..444de48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eg/conditional2.p60
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+routine chrout
+  inputs a
+  trashes a
+  @ 65490
+
+routine main
+  trashes a, x, y, z, n, c, v
+{
+    ld a, 0
+    if z {
+        ld a, 89
+        call chrout
+        ld a, 1
+    }
+
+    ld a, 65
+    call chrout
+
+    ld a, 1
+    if z {
+        ld a, 89
+        call chrout
+        ld a, 1
+    }
+}
diff --git a/eg/memloc.p60 b/eg/memloc.p60
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f8886ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eg/memloc.p60
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+byte foo
+
+routine chrout
+  inputs a
+  trashes a
+  @ 65490
+
+routine print
+  inputs foo
+  trashes a, z, n
+{
+    ld a, foo
+    call chrout
+}
+
+routine main
+  trashes a, y, z, n, foo
+{
+    ld y, 65
+    st y, foo
+    call print
+    inc foo
+    call print
+}
diff --git a/src/sixtypical/emitter.py b/src/sixtypical/emitter.py
index 6aef9be..66e9126 100644
--- a/src/sixtypical/emitter.py
+++ b/src/sixtypical/emitter.py
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ class Label(Emittable):
         assert self.addr is not None, "unresolved label: %s" % self.name
         return Word(self.addr).serialize(addr)
 
+    def serialize_relative_to(self, addr):
+        assert self.addr is not None, "unresolved label: %s" % self.name
+        return Byte(self.addr - (addr + 2)).serialize(addr)
+
     def __repr__(self):
         addrs = ', addr=%r' % self.addr if self.addr is not None else ''
         return "%s(%r%s)" % (self.__class__.__name__, self.name, addrs)
@@ -71,18 +75,9 @@ class Emitter(object):
 
     def emit(self, *things):
         for thing in things:
-            if isinstance(thing, int):
-                thing = Byte(thing)
             self.accum.append(thing)
             self.addr += thing.size()
 
-    def emit_header(self, *things):
-        """Does not advance the address counter"""
-        for thing in things:
-            if isinstance(thing, int):
-                thing = Byte(thing)
-            self.accum.append(thing)
-
     def serialize(self, stream):
         addr = self.start_addr
         for emittable in self.accum:
diff --git a/src/sixtypical/gen6502.py b/src/sixtypical/gen6502.py
index 47a6a8b..bfa6d19 100644
--- a/src/sixtypical/gen6502.py
+++ b/src/sixtypical/gen6502.py
@@ -59,9 +59,7 @@ class Relative(AddressingMode):
         return 1
 
     def serialize(self, addr):
-        # XXX serialize value relatively
-        return chr(0xff)
-        return self.value.serialize(addr)
+        return self.value.serialize_relative_to(addr)
 
 
 class Opcode(Emittable):
diff --git a/tests/SixtyPical Compilation.md b/tests/SixtyPical Compilation.md
index bbc343a..bdf7b4c 100644
--- a/tests/SixtyPical Compilation.md	
+++ b/tests/SixtyPical Compilation.md	
@@ -131,4 +131,16 @@ Compiling `if`.
     |         ld y, 2
     |     }
     | }
-    = 00c0
+    = 00c0a900d005a0014c0bc0a00260
+
+Compiling `if` without `else`.
+
+    | routine main
+    |   trashes a, x, y, z, n, c, v
+    | {
+    |     ld a, 0
+    |     if z {
+    |         ld y, 1
+    |     }
+    | }
+    = 00c0a900d005a0014c0bc0a00260