diff --git a/commands/fk.js b/commands/fk.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c76345f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/commands/fk.js
@@ -0,0 +1,217 @@
+import { SlashCommandBuilder } from "discord.js";
+import { ADDUP_ID, PICKING_ID } from "../config.json";
+import fs from "fs";
+import path from "path";
+
+const fkPath = path.join(__dirname, "..", "fk.json");
+
+const storeFk = async (idArr) => {
+  // store fk history to avoid repeats
+  if (!idArr || typeof idArr !== "object")
+    return console.error("Cannot store fk history");
+
+  if (!fs.existsSync(fkPath)) {
+    fs.writeFileSync(fkPath, "[]");
+  }
+  let fkHistory = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(fkPath));
+
+  // add to history
+  fkHistory.push(idArr);
+  if (fkHistory.length > 10) fkHistory.shift();
+  try {
+    fs.writeFileSync(fkPath, JSON.stringify(fkHistory));
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error(error);
+  }
+  return;
+};
+
+const getPastFk = async () => {
+  // get 3 most recent sets of fks to avoid repeats
+  if (!fs.existsSync(fkPath)) {
+    fs.writeFileSync(fkPath, "[]");
+  }
+  let fkHistory = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(fkPath));
+  let recentFk = fkHistory.slice(-3);
+
+  if (!recentFk || typeof recentFk !== "object")
+    console.error("Invalid fk history");
+  if (recentFk.length === 0) return [[], [], []];
+  return recentFk;
+};
+
+const data = new SlashCommandBuilder()
+  .setName("fk")
+  .setDescription(
+    "Moves added players to picking and randomly sits players out"
+  )
+  .addUserOption((option) =>
+    option
+      .setName("exception1")
+      .setDescription("Player to protect from sitting out, intended for medic")
+  )
+  .addUserOption((option) =>
+    option
+      .setName("exception2")
+      .setDescription("Player to protect from sitting out, intended for medic")
+  );
+
+const execute = async (interaction) => {
+  // pull users in addup into picking, then randomly select other users in picking to be sat out until there are 18 in picking
+  await interaction.reply("Randomly choosing fatkids from picking...");
+
+  // get voice channels
+  const addup = interaction.guild.channels.cache.find(
+    (channel) => channel.name === "add-up" || channel.id === ADDUP_ID
+  );
+  const picking = interaction.guild.channels.cache.find(
+    (channel) => channel.name === "picking" || channel.id === PICKING_ID
+  );
+
+  // get members in voice channel
+  const addupPlayers = [];
+  const pickingPlayers = [];
+  addup.members.forEach((member) => addupPlayers.push(member));
+  picking.members.forEach((member) => pickingPlayers.push(member));
+
+  if (pickingPlayers.length < addupPlayers.length) {
+    // move all addup into empty picking
+    addup.members.forEach((member) => {
+      member.voice.setChannel(picking);
+    });
+    return await interaction.followUp(
+      "Found too few players in picking to fatkid, moved all addup players to picking instead"
+    );
+  }
+
+  const targetPlayerCount = 18;
+  if (pickingPlayers.length + addupPlayers.length < targetPlayerCount) {
+    return await interaction.followUp(
+      `Can't find enough total players, expected ${targetPlayerCount} (found ${
+        pickingPlayers.length + addupPlayers.length
+      })`
+    );
+  }
+
+  // set up past fk protection
+  let fatkids = [],
+    recentFkSets = [],
+    protectedFk = [],
+    protectedDict = {},
+    fkAttempts = 0;
+  try {
+    recentFkSets = await getPastFk();
+    protectedFk = recentFkSets.flat();
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error(error);
+    await interaction.followUp(
+      "Failed to get history, fk protection may not be applied"
+    );
+  }
+
+  // get exceptions
+  let exceptions = [];
+  for (const option of ["exception1", "exception2"]) {
+    const exception = interaction.options.getUser(option);
+    if (exception) exceptions.push(exception);
+  }
+  if (addupPlayers.length > targetPlayerCount - exceptions.length) {
+    exceptions = [];
+    return await interaction.followUp(
+      "Could not apply exceptions as too many players in addup were found"
+    );
+  }
+
+  // select excess players to be sat out
+  while (pickingPlayers.length + addupPlayers.length > targetPlayerCount) {
+    if (pickingPlayers.length === 0) {
+      return await interaction.followUp(
+        "Error: ran out of players in picking to fatkid"
+      );
+    }
+    // remove earliest fk sets as attempts become unreasonably high
+    if (fkAttempts === 100 || fkAttempts === 250 || fkAttempts === 500) {
+      console.log(`Shifting fk history ${fkAttempts}`);
+      recentFkSets.shift();
+      protectedFk = recentFkSets.flat();
+    }
+    fkAttempts++;
+    const idx = Math.floor(Math.random() * pickingPlayers.length);
+    let fk = pickingPlayers[idx];
+    if (exceptions.includes(fk)) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (protectedFk.includes(fk.id)) {
+      if (!protectedDict[fk.id]) protectedDict[fk.id] = 0; // todo: once this works change it to hold the member object so that we don't have to fetch it later
+      protectedDict[fk.id]++;
+    } else {
+      pickingPlayers.splice(idx, 1);
+      fatkids.push(fk);
+    }
+  }
+  if (Object.keys(protectedDict).length > 0) {
+    console.log(`Protected fks: ${JSON.stringify(protectedDict)}`);
+  }
+
+  let errCount = 0;
+
+  // move players from addup to picking
+  for (const newPlayer of addupPlayers) {
+    try {
+      await newPlayer.voice.setChannel(picking);
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error(error);
+      errCount++;
+    }
+  }
+
+  let fkIds = [];
+
+  // move players from picking to fatkid
+  for (const fk of fatkids) {
+    try {
+      fkIds.push(fk.id);
+      await fk.voice.setChannel(addup);
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error(error);
+      errCount++;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // store fatkid history
+  try {
+    storeFk(fkIds);
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error(error);
+  }
+
+  // build response
+  let fkStr = `Sat out ${fatkids.length} players${
+    fatkids.length > 0 ? ": " : ""
+  }`;
+  for (const fk of fatkids) {
+    fkStr += `${fk.displayName}, `;
+  }
+  fkStr = fkStr.slice(0, -2);
+  if (Object.keys(protectedDict).length > 0) {
+    fkStr += "Players that were protected at least once: ";
+    for (const fkId in protectedDict) {
+      await interaction.guild.members
+        .fetch(fkId)
+        .then((member) => {
+          if (member) {
+            fkStr += `${member.displayName}, `;
+          }
+        })
+        .catch(console.error);
+    }
+    fkStr = fkStr.slice(0, -2);
+  }
+  if (fkAttempts > 100)
+    fkStr += `\n(fk protection sets ignored: ${3 - recentFkSets.length}/3)`;
+  if (errCount > 0) fkStr += `\n(error moving ${errCount} members)`;
+
+  interaction.followUp(fkStr);
+};
+
+export { data, execute };
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 341807b..30f95d7 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ client.on("error", (error) => {
 });
 
 client.on("interactionCreate", async (interaction) => {
-  const command = interaction.commandName;
+  let command = interaction.commandName;
   if (!interaction.isChatInputCommand()) return;
 
   if (
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ client.on("interactionCreate", async (interaction) => {
     );
   }
 
-  if (command === "fk" || command === "fatkid") {
+  /*if (command === "fk" || command === "fatkid") {
     // pull users in addup into picking, then randomly select other users in picking to be sat out until there are 18 in picking
     await interaction.reply("Randomly choosing fatkids from picking...");
 
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ client.on("interactionCreate", async (interaction) => {
           : ""
       }`
     );
-  }
+  }*/
 
   /*if (command === "testfk") {
     // debug fk
@@ -831,6 +831,8 @@ client.on("interactionCreate", async (interaction) => {
       .catch(console.error);
   }
 
+  if (command === "fatkid") command = "fk";
+
   const fileCommand = client.fileCommands.get(command);
   if (!fileCommand) return;