diff --git a/latte/src/main/java/gg/beemo/latte/broker/rabbitmq/RabbitConnection.kt b/latte/src/main/java/gg/beemo/latte/broker/rabbitmq/RabbitConnection.kt
index 3eb88b3..f97f832 100644
--- a/latte/src/main/java/gg/beemo/latte/broker/rabbitmq/RabbitConnection.kt
+++ b/latte/src/main/java/gg/beemo/latte/broker/rabbitmq/RabbitConnection.kt
@@ -1,18 +1,22 @@
 package gg.beemo.latte.broker.rabbitmq
 
-import com.rabbitmq.client.Address
-import com.rabbitmq.client.Channel
-import com.rabbitmq.client.Connection
-import com.rabbitmq.client.ConnectionFactory
+import com.rabbitmq.client.*
 import gg.beemo.latte.broker.BrokerConnection
 import gg.beemo.latte.broker.BrokerMessageHeaders
 import gg.beemo.latte.broker.MessageId
 import gg.beemo.latte.logging.Log
-import java.util.Collections
+import kotlinx.coroutines.sync.Mutex
+import kotlinx.coroutines.sync.withLock
+import java.util.*
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean
 
-// TODO Implementation considerations:
-//  - Channels are not thread-safe (for sending); need to create a coroutine-wrapper around them
-//  - "Consuming in one thread and publishing in another thread on a shared channel can be safe."
+
+private class ChannelData(
+    val channel: Channel,
+    val sendMutex: Mutex = Mutex(),
+    var isConsuming: AtomicBoolean = AtomicBoolean(false),
+    var consumerTag: String? = null,
+)
 
 class RabbitConnection(
     rabbitHosts: Array<String>,
@@ -26,7 +30,7 @@ class RabbitConnection(
     private val log by Log
 
     private var connection: Connection? = null
-    private val channels = Collections.synchronizedMap(HashMap<String, Channel>())
+    private val channels = Collections.synchronizedMap(HashMap<String, ChannelData>())
 
     override suspend fun start() {
         connection = ConnectionFactory().apply {
@@ -34,8 +38,8 @@ class RabbitConnection(
                 // TODO This will trust every cert, even self-signed ones
                 useSslProtocol()
             }
+            useNio()
         }.newConnection(rabbitAddresses, instanceId)
-        // TODO Create exchange
     }
 
     override suspend fun abstractSend(
@@ -44,7 +48,25 @@ class RabbitConnection(
         value: String,
         headers: BrokerMessageHeaders
     ): MessageId {
-        TODO()
+        if (shouldDispatchExternallyAfterShortCircuit(topic, key, value, headers)) {
+
+            val channelData = getOrCreateChannel(topic)
+            // RabbitMQ's channels are not thread-safe for sending. Consuming and sending
+            // through the same channel at the same time is fine though.
+            channelData.sendMutex.withLock {
+                val properties = AMQP.BasicProperties.Builder().apply {
+                    headers(headers.headers) // lol
+                    // TODO Investigate other properties
+                }.build()
+                // TODO Later, we can set mandatory=true here and set up a dead letter exchange.
+                //  This would be especially useful for raid bans, so that they don't get lost.
+                //  Though iirc they should be queued, no? Investigate queueing behavior, again.
+                channelData.channel.basicPublish(topic, key, properties, value.toByteArray())
+            }
+
+        }
+
+        return headers.messageId
     }
 
     override fun destroy() {
@@ -55,16 +77,57 @@ class RabbitConnection(
     }
 
     override fun createTopic(topic: String) {
-        val channel = channels.computeIfAbsent(topic) {
-            val connection = checkNotNull(connection) { "Connection not open" }
-            connection.createChannel()
+        val channelData = getOrCreateChannel(topic)
+        if (channelData.isConsuming.getAndSet(true)) {
+            return
+        }
+        val consumer = object : DefaultConsumer(channelData.channel) {
+
+            override fun handleDelivery(
+                consumerTag: String,
+                envelope: Envelope,
+                properties: AMQP.BasicProperties,
+                body: ByteArray
+            ) {
+                val key = envelope.routingKey ?: ""
+                val value = String(body)
+                val headers = BrokerMessageHeaders(properties.headers.mapValues { it.value.toString() })
+                dispatchIncomingMessage(topic, key, value, headers)
+                channel.basicAck(envelope.deliveryTag, false)
+            }
+
+            override fun handleShutdownSignal(consumerTag: String, sig: ShutdownSignalException) {
+                if (sig.isInitiatedByApplication) {
+                    return
+                }
+                log.error("RabbitMQ consumer for topic $topic has shut down unexpectedly", sig)
+                // TODO Automatic Reconnect?
+            }
         }
-        // TODO Consume
+        channelData.consumerTag = channelData.channel.basicConsume(createQueueName(topic), false, consumer)
     }
 
     override fun removeTopic(topic: String) {
         val channel = channels.remove(topic)
-        channel?.close()
+        channel?.channel?.queueDelete(createQueueName(topic))
+        channel?.channel?.close()
     }
 
+    private fun getOrCreateChannel(topic: String): ChannelData {
+        return channels.computeIfAbsent(topic) {
+            val connection = checkNotNull(connection) { "Connection not open" }
+            val channel = connection.createChannel().apply {
+                val exchangeName = topic
+                val queueName = createQueueName(topic)
+                val routingKey = "#"
+                exchangeDeclare(exchangeName, BuiltinExchangeType.TOPIC, true)
+                queueDeclare(queueName, true, false, false, null)
+                queueBind(queueName, exchangeName, routingKey)
+            }
+            ChannelData(channel)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun createQueueName(topic: String) = "$serviceName.$instanceId.$topic"
+
 }