diff --git a/delta-connection.c b/delta-connection.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..605b1fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/delta-connection.c
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#include <connection.h>
+
+#include "delta-connection.h"
+
+void delta_connection_new(PurpleConnection *pc)
+{
+	DeltaConnectionData *conn;
+
+	g_assert(purple_connection_get_protocol_data(pc) == NULL);
+
+	conn = g_new0(DeltaConnectionData, 1);
+	conn->pc = pc;
+
+	purple_connection_set_protocol_data(pc, conn);
+}
+
+
+void delta_connection_free(PurpleConnection *pc)
+{
+	DeltaConnectionData *conn = purple_connection_get_protocol_data(pc);
+
+	g_assert(conn != NULL);
+
+	purple_connection_set_protocol_data(pc, NULL);
+
+	// TODO: free resources as they are added to DeltaConnectionData
+
+	conn->pc = NULL;
+
+	g_free(conn);
+}
diff --git a/delta-connection.h b/delta-connection.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b5f2d5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/delta-connection.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#ifndef DELTA_CONNECTION_H
+#define DELTA_CONNECTION_H
+
+#include <glib.h>
+
+struct _PurpleConnection;
+
+typedef struct _DeltaConnectionData {
+	struct _PurpleConnection *pc;
+} DeltaConnectionData;
+
+void delta_connection_new(struct _PurpleConnection *pc);
+void delta_connection_free(struct _PurpleConnection *pc);
+
+#endif
+
diff --git a/libdelta.c b/libdelta.c
index 2d8ac05..fff4ef7 100644
--- a/libdelta.c
+++ b/libdelta.c
@@ -6,12 +6,15 @@
 
 // All from libpurple
 #include <accountopt.h>
+#include <connection.h>
 #include <debug.h>
 #include <notify.h>
 #include <plugin.h>
 #include <prpl.h>
 #include <version.h>
 
+#include "delta-connection.h"
+
 #define UNUSED(x) (void)(x)
 
 static void
@@ -20,16 +23,38 @@ debug(const char *str)
 	purple_debug_info(PLUGIN_ID, str);
 }
 
-static void
-delta_login()
+static GList *
+delta_status_types(PurpleAccount *acct)
 {
+	UNUSED(acct);
 
+	GList *types = NULL;
+
+	types = g_list_append(types, purple_status_type_new(PURPLE_STATUS_OFFLINE, "Offline", NULL, TRUE));
+	types = g_list_append(types, purple_status_type_new(PURPLE_STATUS_AVAILABLE, "Online", NULL, TRUE));
+
+	return types;
 }
 
 static void
-delta_close()
+delta_login(PurpleAccount *acct)
 {
+	PurpleConnection *pc = purple_account_get_connection(acct);
 
+	delta_connection_new(pc);
+
+	purple_connection_set_state(pc, PURPLE_CONNECTING);
+	// TODO: attempt to connect!
+
+	pc->flags |= PURPLE_CONNECTION_HTML;
+}
+
+static void
+delta_close(PurpleConnection *pc)
+{
+	// TODO: actually disconnect!
+	purple_connection_set_state(pc, PURPLE_DISCONNECTED);
+	delta_connection_free(pc);
 }
 
 // Below the fold is libpurple plumbing. No, I don't understand it either
@@ -119,7 +144,7 @@ static PurplePluginProtocolInfo extra_info =
     NULL,                                  /* list_emblem */
     NULL,                                  /* status_text */
     NULL,                                  /* tooltip_text */
-    NULL,               /* status_types */
+    delta_status_types,                    /* status_types */
     NULL,                                  /* blist_node_menu */
     NULL,                  /* chat_info */
     NULL,         /* chat_info_defaults */