diff --git a/src/arena.cpp b/src/arena.cpp
index 5dc31b8..01cd5c7 100644
--- a/src/arena.cpp
+++ b/src/arena.cpp
@@ -133,14 +133,14 @@ Result<PodObject*> Arena::gc_pair(PodPair* obj) {
 
   nobj->header.tag = Tag::Pair;
 
-  PodObject* first = obj->first.get(obj);
-  PodObject* rest = obj->rest.get(obj);
+  PodObject* first = obj->first.get();
+  PodObject* rest = obj->rest.get();
 
   first = TRY(gc_pod(first));
   rest = TRY(gc_pod(rest));
 
-  nobj->first = OffPtr<PodObject>(nobj, first);
-  nobj->rest = OffPtr<PodObject>(nobj, rest);
+  nobj->first = first;
+  nobj->rest = rest;
 
   return nobj;
 }
@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@ Result<PodObject*> Arena::gc_array(PodArray* obj) {
   nobj->header.tag = Tag::Array;
   nobj->size = obj->size;
   for (uint64_t i = 0; i < obj->size; i++) {
-    PodObject* val = obj->data[i].get(obj);
-    nobj->data[i] = OffPtr<PodObject>(nobj, TRY(gc_pod(val)));
+    PodObject* val = obj->data[i].get();
+    nobj->data[i] = TRY(gc_pod(val));
   }
   return nobj;
 }
@@ -169,8 +169,8 @@ Result<PodObject*> Arena::gc_dict(PodDict* obj) {
   nobj->header.tag = Tag::Dict;
   nobj->size = obj->size;
   for (uint64_t i = 0; i < obj->size * 2; i++) {
-    PodObject* val = obj->data[i].get(obj);
-    nobj->data[i] = OffPtr<PodObject>(nobj, TRY(gc_pod(val)));
+    PodObject* val = obj->data[i].get();
+    nobj->data[i] = TRY(gc_pod(val));
   }
   return nobj;
   // return ErrorCode::NotImplemented;
diff --git a/src/common.cpp b/src/common.cpp
index 5ca0a53..46346c2 100644
--- a/src/common.cpp
+++ b/src/common.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 Syntax::Syntax(String filename, String modulename, Value expression) {}
 
 Result<Value> Syntax::get_value(Arena& arena) {
-  return Value::create(arena, _value->expression.get(&*_value));
+  return Value::create(arena, _value->expression.get());
 }
 
 Result<Value> Value::create(Arena& arena, PodObject* obj) {
@@ -122,18 +122,18 @@ Result<Value> Bool::copy(Arena& arena) const {
 Result<Pair> Pair::create(Arena& arena, Value& first, Value& rest) {
   auto pod = TRY(arena.alloc<PodPair>());
   pod->header.tag = Tag::Pair;
-  pod->first = OffPtr<PodObject>(pod, first.pod());
-  pod->rest = OffPtr<PodObject>(pod, rest.pod());
+  pod->first = first.pod();
+  pod->rest = rest.pod();
 
   return Pair(TRY(MkGcRoot(pod, arena)));
 }
 
 Result<Value> Pair::first(Arena& arena) {
-  auto val = _value->first.get(pod());
+  auto val = _value->first.get();
   return Value::create(arena, val);
 }
 Result<Value> Pair::rest(Arena& arena) {
-  auto val = _value->rest.get(pod());
+  auto val = _value->rest.get();
   return Value::create(arena, val);
 }
 
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ Result<void> debug_print(Arena& arena, Value& val) {
 
 Result<Value> Array::get(Arena& arena, uint64_t idx) {
   if (idx >= _value->size) return ErrorCode::IndexOutOfRange;
-  auto val = _value->data[idx].get(pod());
+  auto val = _value->data[idx].get();
   return Value::create(arena, val);
 }
 
@@ -188,9 +188,9 @@ Result<Array> Array::append(Arena& arena, Value& rhs) {
   pod->header.tag = Tag::Array;
   pod->size = res_size;
   for (uint64_t i = 0; i < size(); i++) {
-    pod->data[i] = OffPtr<PodObject>(pod, _value->data[i].get(_value.get()));
+    pod->data[i] = _value->data[i].get();
   }
-  pod->data[size()] = OffPtr<PodObject>(pod, rhs.pod());
+  pod->data[size()] = rhs.pod();
 
   return Array(TRY(MkGcRoot(pod, arena)));
 }
@@ -204,13 +204,13 @@ short cmp_tag(Tag lhs, Tag rhs) {
 Result<Value> Dict::get(Arena& arena, Value& key) {
   auto pos = TRY(find(arena, key));
   if (pos > size()) return ErrorCode::KeyError;
-  auto k = TRY(Value::create(arena, _value->data[pos * 2].get(_value.get())));
+  auto k = TRY(Value::create(arena, _value->data[pos * 2].get()));
 
   if (TRY(k.cmp(arena, key)) != 0) {
     return ErrorCode::KeyError;
   }
 
-  return TRY(Value::create(arena, _value->data[pos * 2 + 1].get(_value.get())));
+  return TRY(Value::create(arena, _value->data[pos * 2 + 1].get()));
 }
 
 Result<Dict> Dict::insert(Arena& arena, Value& key, Value& value) {
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ Result<Dict> Dict::insert(Arena& arena, Value& key, Value& value) {
   if (pos >= s) {
     s += 1;
   } else {
-    auto k = TRY(Value::create(arena, _value->data[pos * 2].get(_value.get())));
+    auto k = TRY(Value::create(arena, _value->data[pos * 2].get()));
     if (TRY(k.cmp(arena, key)) != 0) s += 1;
   }
 
@@ -230,19 +230,16 @@ Result<Dict> Dict::insert(Arena& arena, Value& key, Value& value) {
   auto vpod = _value.get();
   for (uint64_t i = 0, j = 0; i < s; i++, j++) {
     if (i == pos) {
-      pod->data[i * 2] = OffPtr<PodObject>(pod, key.pod());
-      pod->data[i * 2 + 1] = OffPtr<PodObject>(pod, value.pod());
+      pod->data[i * 2] = key.pod();
+      pod->data[i * 2 + 1] = value.pod();
       if (s > size() && i < s - 1) {
         i++;
-        pod->data[i * 2] =
-            OffPtr<PodObject>(pod, _value->data[j * 2].get(vpod));
-        pod->data[i * 2 + 1] =
-            OffPtr<PodObject>(pod, _value->data[j * 2 + 1].get(vpod));
+        pod->data[i * 2] = _value->data[j * 2].get();
+        pod->data[i * 2 + 1] = _value->data[j * 2 + 1].get();
       }
     } else {
-      pod->data[i * 2] = OffPtr<PodObject>(pod, _value->data[j * 2].get(vpod));
-      pod->data[i * 2 + 1] =
-          OffPtr<PodObject>(pod, _value->data[j * 2 + 1].get(vpod));
+      pod->data[i * 2] = _value->data[j * 2].get();
+      pod->data[i * 2 + 1] = _value->data[j * 2 + 1].get();
     }
   }
 
@@ -254,7 +251,7 @@ Result<uint64_t> Dict::find(Arena& arena, Value& key) {
   uint64_t right = size();
   uint64_t pos = (left + right) / 2;
   while (left < right) {
-    auto v = TRY(Value::create(arena, _value->data[pos * 2].get(_value.get())));
+    auto v = TRY(Value::create(arena, _value->data[pos * 2].get()));
     auto c = TRY(v.cmp(arena, key));
     if (c == 0) {
       return pos;
@@ -291,9 +288,8 @@ Result<short> Dict::cmp(Arena& arena, Dict& rhs) {
     short cmp = short(i == lsize) - short(j == rsize);
     if (cmp != 0) return cmp;
 
-    Value lc = TRY(Value::create(arena, _value->data[i].get(_value.get())));
-    Value rc =
-        TRY(Value::create(arena, rhs._value->data[j].get(rhs._value.get())));
+    Value lc = TRY(Value::create(arena, _value->data[i].get()));
+    Value rc = TRY(Value::create(arena, rhs._value->data[j].get()));
     cmp = TRY(lc.cmp(arena, rc));
     if (cmp != 0) return cmp;
     i++;
diff --git a/src/common.hpp b/src/common.hpp
index 07fd6e6..b255e05 100644
--- a/src/common.hpp
+++ b/src/common.hpp
@@ -150,8 +150,12 @@ class Array : public Object {
 
     auto pod = TRY(arena.alloc<PodArray>(res_size * sizeof(PodObject*)));
     pod->size = res_size;
-    memcpy(pod->data, _value->data, sizeof(PodObject*) * lhs_size);
-    memcpy(pod->data + lhs_size, rhs._value->data, sizeof(char) * rhs_size);
+    for (uint64_t i = 0; i < size(); i++) {
+      pod->data[i] = _value->data[i];
+    }
+    for (uint64_t i = size(); i < rhs.size(); i++) {
+      pod->data[i] = rhs._value->data[i];
+    }
 
     return Array(TRY(MkGcRoot(pod, arena)));
   }
@@ -161,7 +165,9 @@ class Array : public Object {
     uint64_t res_size = end - start;
     auto pod = TRY(arena.alloc<PodArray>(res_size * sizeof(PodObject*)));
     pod->size = res_size;
-    memcpy(pod->data, _value->data + start, sizeof(PodObject*) * res_size);
+    for (uint64_t i = 0; i < end - start; i++) {
+      pod->data[i] = _value->data[start + i];
+    }
 
     return Array(TRY(MkGcRoot(pod, arena)));
   }
@@ -326,10 +332,15 @@ class Dict : public Object {
     uint64_t lhs_size = size();
     uint64_t res_size = lhs_size + rhs_size;
 
-    auto pod = TRY(arena.alloc<PodDict>(res_size * sizeof(PodObject*)));
+    auto pod = TRY(arena.alloc<PodDict>(2 * res_size * sizeof(PodObject*)));
     pod->size = res_size;
-    memcpy(pod->data, _value->data, sizeof(PodObject*) * lhs_size);
-    memcpy(pod->data + lhs_size, rhs._value->data, sizeof(char) * rhs_size);
+
+    for (uint64_t i = 0; i < 2 * size(); i++) {
+      pod->data[i] = _value->data[i];
+    }
+    for (uint64_t i = 2 * size(); i < 2 * rhs.size(); i++) {
+      pod->data[i] = rhs._value->data[i];
+    }
 
     return Dict(TRY(MkGcRoot(pod, arena)));
   }
diff --git a/src/pod.hpp b/src/pod.hpp
index 5ccf7ad..15e8aab 100644
--- a/src/pod.hpp
+++ b/src/pod.hpp
@@ -24,13 +24,21 @@ class OffPtr {
  public:
   OffPtr() : _offset(0) {}
   template <class R>
-  OffPtr(R* base, T* ptr)
-      : _offset((ptr == 0) ? 0 : (uint8_t*)ptr - (uint8_t*)base){};
+  OffPtr(T* ptr) : _offset((ptr == 0) ? 0 : (uint8_t*)ptr - (uint8_t*)this){};
 
-  template <class R>
-  T* get(R* base) {
+  T* get() const {
     if (_offset == 0) return 0;
-    return (T*)(((uint8_t*)base) + _offset);
+    return (T*)(((uint8_t*)this) + _offset);
+  }
+
+  OffPtr<T>& operator=(const OffPtr<T>& rhs) {
+    _offset = (uint8_t*)rhs.get() - (uint8_t*)this;
+    return *this;
+  }
+
+  OffPtr<T>& operator=(T* rhs) {
+    _offset = (uint8_t*)rhs - (uint8_t*)this;
+    return *this;
   }
 
  private:
@@ -40,9 +48,10 @@ class OffPtr {
 static_assert(sizeof(OffPtr<void>) == 8);
 
 struct PodHeader {
-  PodHeader(Tag tag) : tag(tag), forward(0) {}
+  PodHeader(Tag tag) : tag(tag), stat(0), forward(0) {}
   Tag tag;
-  int64_t forward : 56;
+  unsigned stat : 1;
+  int64_t forward : 55;
 };
 
 static_assert(sizeof(PodHeader) == 8);
diff --git a/src/writer.cpp b/src/writer.cpp
index 6ab1182..5ac6d91 100644
--- a/src/writer.cpp
+++ b/src/writer.cpp
@@ -194,11 +194,8 @@ Result<String> Writer::write_dict(Dict& val) {
 
   bool is_first = true;
   for (uint64_t i = 0; i < val.size(); i++) {
-    Value k = TRY(
-        Value::create(_arena, val._value->data[i * 2].get(val._value.get())));
-
-    Value v = TRY(Value::create(
-        _arena, val._value->data[i * 2 + 1].get(val._value.get())));
+    Value k = TRY(Value::create(_arena, val._value->data[i * 2].get()));
+    Value v = TRY(Value::create(_arena, val._value->data[i * 2 + 1].get()));
 
     if (!is_first) res = TRY(res.concat(_arena, " "));