diff --git a/ablescript/src/ast.rs b/ablescript/src/ast.rs
index 5b49b8a6..edf276c5 100644
--- a/ablescript/src/ast.rs
+++ b/ablescript/src/ast.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 //! just plain subroutines and they do not return any value,
 //! so their calls are statements.
 
-use crate::variables::Value;
+use crate::{base_55::char2num, variables::Value};
 use std::{fmt::Debug, hash::Hash};
 
 type Span = std::ops::Range<usize>;
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ pub enum Expr {
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Clone, Hash)]
 pub enum Literal {
+    Char(char),
     Int(isize),
     Str(String),
 }
@@ -172,6 +173,7 @@ pub enum Literal {
 impl From<Literal> for Value {
     fn from(lit: Literal) -> Self {
         match lit {
+            Literal::Char(c) => Self::Int(char2num(c)),
             Literal::Int(i) => Self::Int(i),
             Literal::Str(s) => Self::Str(s),
         }
diff --git a/ablescript/src/interpret.rs b/ablescript/src/interpret.rs
index 684abe65..8134a3e2 100644
--- a/ablescript/src/interpret.rs
+++ b/ablescript/src/interpret.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 
 use crate::{
     ast::{Assignable, AssignableKind, Expr, Spanned, Stmt},
-    base_55,
     consts::ablescript_consts,
     error::{Error, ErrorKind},
     variables::{Functio, Value, ValueRef, Variable},
@@ -516,14 +515,7 @@ impl ExecEnv {
     /// Get the value of a variable. Throw an error if the variable is
     /// inaccessible or banned.
     fn get_var(&self, name: &Spanned<String>) -> Result<Value, Error> {
-        // One-letter names are reserved as base55 numbers.
-        let mut chars = name.item.chars();
-        if let (Some(first), None) = (chars.next(), chars.next()) {
-            return Ok(Value::Int(base_55::char2num(first)));
-        }
-
-        // Otherwise, search for the name in the stack from top to
-        // bottom.
+        // Search for the name in the stack from top to bottom.
         match self
             .stack
             .iter()
diff --git a/ablescript/src/lexer.rs b/ablescript/src/lexer.rs
index 7754ebbc..3da3842d 100644
--- a/ablescript/src/lexer.rs
+++ b/ablescript/src/lexer.rs
@@ -116,8 +116,12 @@ pub enum Token {
     #[regex(r"-?[0-9]+", get_value)]
     Integer(isize),
 
+    // A character (to be base-55 converted)
+    #[regex(r"\p{XID_Start}", get_value)]
+    Char(char),
+
     /// An identifier
-    #[regex(r"\p{XID_Start}[\p{XID_Continue}]*", get_ident)]
+    #[regex(r"\p{XID_Start}[\p{XID_Continue}]+", get_ident)]
     Identifier(String),
 
     #[regex(r"owo .*")]
diff --git a/ablescript/src/parser.rs b/ablescript/src/parser.rs
index 6f2c5f99..977fd73a 100644
--- a/ablescript/src/parser.rs
+++ b/ablescript/src/parser.rs
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ impl<'source> Parser<'source> {
             Token::Identifier(_)
             | Token::String(_)
             | Token::Integer(_)
+            | Token::Char(_)
             | Token::Aint
             | Token::LeftBracket
             | Token::LeftParen => Ok(Spanned::new(
@@ -183,6 +184,10 @@ impl<'source> Parser<'source> {
                 })),
                 start..self.lexer.span().end,
             )),
+            Token::Char(c) => Ok(Spanned::new(
+                Expr::Literal(Literal::Char(c)),
+                start..self.lexer.span().end,
+            )),
 
             Token::LeftBracket => match buf.take() {
                 Some(buf) => Ok(Spanned::new(
@@ -416,12 +421,10 @@ impl<'source> Parser<'source> {
     /// Consists of condition and block, there is no else
     fn if_flow(&mut self) -> Result<Stmt, Error> {
         self.require(Token::LeftParen)?;
-
-        let cond = self.expr_flow(Token::RightParen)?;
-
-        let body = self.get_block()?;
-
-        Ok(Stmt::If { cond, body })
+        Ok(Stmt::If {
+            cond: self.expr_flow(Token::RightParen)?,
+            body: self.get_block()?,
+        })
     }
 
     /// Parse functio flow
@@ -429,7 +432,6 @@ impl<'source> Parser<'source> {
     /// functio $ident (a, b, c) { ... }
     fn functio_flow(&mut self) -> Result<Stmt, Error> {
         let ident = self.get_ident()?;
-
         self.require(Token::LeftParen)?;
 
         let mut params = vec![];
@@ -606,7 +608,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn simple_math() {
-        let code = "1 * (a + 3) / 666 print;";
+        let code = "1 * (num + 3) / 666 print;";
         let expected = &[Spanned {
             item: Stmt::Print(Spanned {
                 item: Expr::BinOp {
@@ -619,7 +621,7 @@ mod tests {
                             rhs: Box::new(Spanned {
                                 item: Expr::BinOp {
                                     lhs: Box::new(Spanned {
-                                        item: Expr::Variable("a".to_owned()),
+                                        item: Expr::Variable("num".to_owned()),
                                         span: 5..6,
                                     }),
                                     rhs: Box::new(Spanned {
@@ -651,11 +653,11 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn variable_declaration() {
-        let code = "dim a 42;";
+        let code = "dim var 42;";
         let expected = &[Spanned {
             item: Stmt::Dim {
                 ident: Spanned {
-                    item: "a".to_owned(),
+                    item: "var".to_owned(),
                     span: 4..5,
                 },
                 init: Some(Spanned {
@@ -672,13 +674,13 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn if_flow() {
-        let code = "if (a = always) { /*Buy Able products!*/ print; }";
+        let code = "if (var = always) { /*Buy Able products!*/ print; }";
         let expected = &[Spanned {
             item: Stmt::If {
                 cond: Spanned {
                     item: Expr::BinOp {
                         lhs: Box::new(Spanned {
-                            item: Expr::Variable("a".to_owned()),
+                            item: Expr::Variable("var".to_owned()),
                             span: 4..5,
                         }),
                         rhs: Box::new(Spanned {