--- a/rspec/lib/spec/runner/formatter/profile_formatter.rb
+++ b/rspec/lib/spec/runner/formatter/profile_formatter.rb
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ module Spec
           end
           @output.flush
         end
+        
+        def method_missing(sym, *args)
+          # ignore
+        end
       end
     end
   end

--- a/rspec/lib/spec/runner/formatter/progress_bar_formatter.rb
+++ b/rspec/lib/spec/runner/formatter/progress_bar_formatter.rb
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ module Spec
           @output.puts
           @output.flush
         end
+        
+        def method_missing(sym, *args)
+          # ignore
+        end
       end
     end
   end

--- a/rspec/lib/spec/story/runner.rb
+++ b/rspec/lib/spec/story/runner.rb
@@ -10,16 +10,17 @@ module Spec
     module Runner
       class << self
         def run_options # :nodoc:
-          @run_options ||= ::Spec::Runner::OptionParser.parse(ARGV, $stderr, $stdout)
+          rspec_options
+          # @run_options ||= ::Spec::Runner::OptionParser.parse(ARGV, $stderr, $stdout)
         end
         
         def story_runner # :nodoc:
           unless @story_runner
-            @story_runner = StoryRunner.new(scenario_runner, world_creator)
+            @story_runner = create_story_runner
             run_options.story_formatters.each do |formatter|
               register_listener(formatter)
             end
-            Runner.register_exit_hook
+            self.register_exit_hook
           end
           @story_runner
         end
@@ -32,6 +33,10 @@ module Spec
           @world_creator ||= World
         end
         
+        def create_story_runner
+          StoryRunner.new(scenario_runner, world_creator)
+        end
+        
         # Use this to register a customer output formatter.
         def register_listener(listener)
           story_runner.add_listener(listener) # run_started, story_started, story_ended, #run_ended
@@ -40,10 +45,10 @@ module Spec
         end
         
         def register_exit_hook # :nodoc:
+          puts caller(0)[1]
           at_exit do
             exit Runner.story_runner.run_stories unless $!
           end
-          
         end
         
         def dry_run

--- a/rspec/lib/spec/story/runner/plain_text_story_runner.rb
+++ b/rspec/lib/spec/story/runner/plain_text_story_runner.rb
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ module Spec
           @story_file = path
         end
         
-        def run
+        def run(story_runner=Spec::Story::Runner.story_runner)
           raise "You must set a path to the file with the story. See the RDoc." if @story_file.nil?
-          mediator = Spec::Story::Runner::StoryMediator.new(steps, Spec::Story::Runner.story_runner, @options)
+          mediator = Spec::Story::Runner::StoryMediator.new(steps, story_runner, @options)
           parser = Spec::Story::Runner::StoryParser.new(mediator)
 
           story_text = File.read(@story_file)          

--- a/rspec/lib/spec/version.rb
+++ b/rspec/lib/spec/version.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ module Spec
       TINY   = 3
       RELEASE_CANDIDATE = nil
 
-      BUILD_TIME_UTC = 20080325021625
+      BUILD_TIME_UTC = 20080328014754
 
       STRING = [MAJOR, MINOR, TINY].join('.')
       TAG = "REL_#{[MAJOR, MINOR, TINY, RELEASE_CANDIDATE].compact.join('_')}".upcase.gsub(/\.|-/, '_')

--- a/rspec/spec/spec/story/runner/plain_text_story_runner_spec.rb
+++ b/rspec/spec/spec/story/runner/plain_text_story_runner_spec.rb
@@ -22,28 +22,29 @@ module Spec
         
         it "should parse a story file" do
           runner = PlainTextStoryRunner.new("path")
-          
           during {
-            runner.run
+            runner.run(mock('runner'))
           }.expect {
             @parser.should_receive(:parse).with(["this", "and that"])
           }
         end
         
         it "should build up a mediator with its own steps and the singleton story_runner" do
+          @story_runner = mock('story runner', :null_object => true)
+
           runner = PlainTextStoryRunner.new("path")
-          Spec::Story::Runner.should_receive(:story_runner).and_return(story_runner = mock("story runner"))
-          Spec::Story::Runner::StoryMediator.should_receive(:new).with(runner.steps, story_runner, {}).
-            and_return(mediator = stub("mediator", :run_stories => nil))
-          runner.run
+          
+          Spec::Story::Runner::StoryMediator.should_receive(:new).with(
+            runner.steps, @story_runner, {}
+          ).and_return(mediator = stub("mediator", :run_stories => nil))
+          runner.run(@story_runner)
         end
         
         it "should build up a parser with the mediator" do
           runner = PlainTextStoryRunner.new("path")
-          Spec::Story::Runner.should_receive(:story_runner).and_return(story_runner = mock("story runner"))
           Spec::Story::Runner::StoryMediator.should_receive(:new).and_return(mediator = stub("mediator", :run_stories => nil))
           Spec::Story::Runner::StoryParser.should_receive(:new).with(mediator).and_return(@parser)
-          runner.run
+          runner.run(stub("story_runner"))
         end
         
         it "should tell the mediator to run the stories" do
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ module Spec
           mediator = mock("mediator")
           Spec::Story::Runner::StoryMediator.should_receive(:new).and_return(mediator)
           mediator.should_receive(:run_stories)
-          runner.run
+          runner.run(mock('runner'))
         end
         
         it "should accept a block instead of a path" do
@@ -59,13 +60,13 @@ module Spec
             runner.load("path/to/story")
           end
           File.should_receive(:read).with("path/to/story").and_return("this\nand that")
-          runner.run
+          runner.run(mock('runner'))
         end
         
         it "should tell you if you try to run with no path set" do
           runner = PlainTextStoryRunner.new
           lambda {
-            runner.run
+            runner.run(mock('runner'))
           }.should raise_error(RuntimeError, "You must set a path to the file with the story. See the RDoc.")
         end
         
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ module Spec
           Spec::Story::Runner::StoryMediator.should_receive(:new).
             with(anything, anything, :foo => :bar).
             and_return(mediator = stub("mediator", :run_stories => nil))
-          runner.run
+          runner.run(mock('runner'))
         end
         
         it "should provide access to its options" do
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ module Spec
           Spec::Story::Runner::StoryMediator.should_receive(:new).
             with(anything, anything, :foo => :bar).
             and_return(mediator = stub("mediator", :run_stories => nil))
-          runner.run
+          runner.run mock('runner')
         end
         
       end

--- a/rspec/spec/spec/story/runner/story_mediator_spec.rb
+++ b/rspec/spec/spec/story/runner/story_mediator_spec.rb
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ module Spec
           @runner.scenarios.first.name.should == "scenario name"
           @runner.scenarios.first.story.should == @runner.stories.first
         end
-
+        
         it "should create a given scenario step if one matches" do
           pending("need to untangle the dark mysteries of the story runner - something needs to get stubbed here") do
             story = @mediator.create_story "title", "narrative"
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ module Spec
         it "should pass options to the stories it creates" do
           @mediator = StoryMediator.new @step_group, @runner, :foo => :bar
           @mediator.create_story "story title", "story narrative"
-
+        
           run_stories
           
           @runner.stories.first[:foo].should == :bar

--- a/rspec/spec/spec/story/runner_spec.rb
+++ b/rspec/spec/spec/story/runner_spec.rb
@@ -1,29 +1,19 @@
 require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/story_helper'
+require 'spec/runner/formatter/story/plain_text_formatter'
+require 'spec/runner/formatter/story/html_formatter'
 
 module Spec
   module Story
     describe Runner, "module" do
-      def dev_null
-        io = StringIO.new
-        def io.write(str)
-          str.to_s.size
-        end
-        return io
-      end
-      
-      before :each do
-        Kernel.stub!(:at_exit)
-        @stdout, $stdout = $stdout, dev_null
-        @argv = Array.new(ARGV)
-        @runner_module = Runner.dup
+      before(:each) do
         @world_creator = World.dup
-        @runner_module.module_eval { @run_options = @story_runner = @scenario_runner = @world_creator = nil }
+        @runner_module = Runner.dup
+        @runner_module.instance_eval {@story_runner = nil}
+        @runner_module.stub!(:register_exit_hook)
       end
       
-      after :each do
-        $stdout = @stdout
-        ARGV.replace @argv
-        @runner_module.module_eval { @run_options = @story_runner = @scenario_runner = @world_creator = nil }
+      def create_options(args=[])
+        Spec::Runner::OptionParser.parse(args, StringIO.new, StringIO.new)
       end
       
       it 'should wire up a singleton StoryRunner' do
@@ -32,75 +22,72 @@ module Spec
       
       it 'should set its options based on ARGV' do
         # given
-        ARGV << '--dry-run'
-        
+        @runner_module.should_receive(:run_options).and_return(
+          create_options(['--dry-run'])
+        )
+
         # when
         options = @runner_module.run_options
         
         # then
         options.dry_run.should be_true
       end
-
-      it 'should add a reporter to the runner classes' do
-        # given
-        story_runner = mock('story runner', :null_object => true)
-        scenario_runner = mock('scenario runner', :null_object => true)
-        world_creator = mock('world', :null_object => true)
-        
-        @runner_module::class_eval { @world_creator = world_creator }
-        @runner_module::StoryRunner.stub!(:new).and_return(story_runner)
-        @runner_module::ScenarioRunner.stub!(:new).and_return(scenario_runner)
-        
-        # expect
-        world_creator.should_receive(:add_listener).with(an_instance_of(Spec::Runner::Formatter::Story::PlainTextFormatter))
-        story_runner.should_receive(:add_listener).with(an_instance_of(Spec::Runner::Formatter::Story::PlainTextFormatter))
-        scenario_runner.should_receive(:add_listener).with(an_instance_of(Spec::Runner::Formatter::Story::PlainTextFormatter))
-        
-        # when
-        @runner_module.story_runner
-      end
       
-      it 'should add a documenter to the runner classes if one is specified' do
-        # given
-        ARGV << "--format" << "html"
-        story_runner = mock('story runner', :null_object => true)
-        scenario_runner = mock('scenario runner', :null_object => true)
-        world_creator = mock('world', :null_object => true)
+      describe "initialization" do
         
-        @runner_module::class_eval { @world_creator = world_creator }
-        @runner_module::StoryRunner.stub!(:new).and_return(story_runner)
-        @runner_module::ScenarioRunner.stub!(:new).and_return(scenario_runner)
+        before(:each) do
+          # given
+          @story_runner = mock('story runner', :null_object => true)
+          @scenario_runner = mock('scenario runner', :null_object => true)
+          @world_creator = mock('world', :null_object => true)
         
-        # expect
-        world_creator.should_receive(:add_listener).with(an_instance_of(Spec::Runner::Formatter::Story::HtmlFormatter))
-        story_runner.should_receive(:add_listener).with(an_instance_of(Spec::Runner::Formatter::Story::HtmlFormatter))
-        scenario_runner.should_receive(:add_listener).with(an_instance_of(Spec::Runner::Formatter::Story::HtmlFormatter))
+          @runner_module.stub!(:world_creator).and_return(@world_creator)
+          @runner_module.stub!(:create_story_runner).and_return(@story_runner)
+          @runner_module.stub!(:scenario_runner).and_return(@scenario_runner)
+        end
+
+        it 'should add a reporter to the runner classes' do
+          @runner_module.should_receive(:run_options).and_return(
+            create_options
+          )
         
-        # when
-        @runner_module.story_runner
-      end
+          # expect
+          @world_creator.should_receive(:add_listener).with(an_instance_of(Spec::Runner::Formatter::Story::PlainTextFormatter))
+          @story_runner.should_receive(:add_listener).with(an_instance_of(Spec::Runner::Formatter::Story::PlainTextFormatter))
+          @scenario_runner.should_receive(:add_listener).with(an_instance_of(Spec::Runner::Formatter::Story::PlainTextFormatter))
+        
+          # when
+          @runner_module.story_runner
+        end
       
-      it 'should add any registered listener to the runner classes' do
-        # given
-        ARGV << "--format" << "html"
-        story_runner = mock('story runner', :null_object => true)
-        scenario_runner = mock('scenario runner', :null_object => true)
-        world_creator = mock('world', :null_object => true)
+        it 'should add a documenter to the runner classes if one is specified' do
         
-        @runner_module::class_eval { @world_creator = world_creator }
-        @runner_module::StoryRunner.stub!(:new).and_return(story_runner)
-        @runner_module::ScenarioRunner.stub!(:new).and_return(scenario_runner)
+          @runner_module.should_receive(:run_options).and_return(
+            create_options(["--format","html"])
+          )
+
+          # expect
+          @world_creator.should_receive(:add_listener).with(an_instance_of(Spec::Runner::Formatter::Story::HtmlFormatter))
+          @story_runner.should_receive(:add_listener).with(an_instance_of(Spec::Runner::Formatter::Story::HtmlFormatter))
+          @scenario_runner.should_receive(:add_listener).with(an_instance_of(Spec::Runner::Formatter::Story::HtmlFormatter))
         
-        listener = Object.new
+          # when
+          @runner_module.story_runner
+        end
+      
+        it 'should add any registered listener to the runner classes' do
+          # given
+          listener = Object.new
         
-        # expect
-        world_creator.should_receive(:add_listener).with(listener)
-        story_runner.should_receive(:add_listener).with(listener)
-        scenario_runner.should_receive(:add_listener).with(listener)
+          # expect
+          @world_creator.should_receive(:add_listener).with(listener)
+          @story_runner.should_receive(:add_listener).with(listener)
+          @scenario_runner.should_receive(:add_listener).with(listener)
         
-        # when
-        @runner_module.register_listener listener
+          # when
+          @runner_module.register_listener listener
+        end
+      end
       end
-    end
   end
 end

--- a/rspec/stories/example_groups/stories.rb
+++ b/rspec/stories/example_groups/stories.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), *%w[.. helper])
 
 with_steps_for :running_rspec do
-  Dir["#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/*"].each do |file|
-    run file if File.file?(file) && !(file =~ /\.rb$/)
-  end
+  run File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/nested_groups"
+  # Dir["#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/*"].each do |file|
+  #   run file if File.file?(file) && !(file =~ /\.rb$/)
+  # end
 end
\ No newline at end of file

--- a/rspec_on_rails/lib/spec/rails/version.rb
+++ b/rspec_on_rails/lib/spec/rails/version.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module Spec
   module Rails
     module VERSION #:nodoc:
-      BUILD_TIME_UTC = 20080325021625
+      BUILD_TIME_UTC = 20080328014754
     end
   end
 end