diff --git a/capnp/async.h b/capnp/async.h
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+++ b/capnp/async.h
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+#ifndef __PYX_HAVE__capnp__async
+#define __PYX_HAVE__capnp__async
+
+
+#ifndef __PYX_HAVE_API__capnp__async
+
+#ifndef __PYX_EXTERN_C
+  #ifdef __cplusplus
+    #define __PYX_EXTERN_C extern "C"
+  #else
+    #define __PYX_EXTERN_C extern
+  #endif
+#endif
+
+__PYX_EXTERN_C DL_IMPORT(PyObject) *wrap_kj_exception( ::kj::Exception &);
+
+#endif /* !__PYX_HAVE_API__capnp__async */
+
+#if PY_MAJOR_VERSION < 3
+PyMODINIT_FUNC initasync(void);
+#else
+PyMODINIT_FUNC PyInit_async(void);
+#endif
+
+#endif /* !__PYX_HAVE__capnp__async */
diff --git a/capnp/async.pyx b/capnp/async.pyx
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+++ b/capnp/async.pyx
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+# capnp.pyx
+# distutils: language = c++
+# distutils: extra_compile_args = --std=c++11 -fpermissive
+# distutils: libraries = kj
+# cython: c_string_type = str
+# cython: c_string_encoding = default
+# cython: embedsignature = True
+
+cimport cython
+cimport async_cpp as async
+from cpython.ref cimport PyObject, Py_INCREF, Py_DECREF
+from cython.operator cimport dereference as deref
+
+cdef extern from "<utility>" namespace "std":
+    async.PyPromise movePromise"std::move"(async.PyPromise)
+
+# This is a really weird function. By making it public, we'll be able to call it from asyncHelper.h
+cdef public object wrap_kj_exception(async.Exception & exception):
+    return None # TODO
+
+cdef class EventLoop:
+    cdef async.SimpleEventLoop thisptr
+
+    cpdef evalLater(self, func):
+        Py_INCREF(func)
+        return Promise()._init(async.evalLater(self.thisptr, <PyObject *>func))
+
+    cdef wait(self, async.PyPromise * promise):
+        return self.thisptr.wait(movePromise(deref(promise)))
+
+    cdef there(self, async.PyPromise * promise, object func, object error_func):
+        Py_INCREF(func)
+        Py_INCREF(error_func)
+        return Promise()._init(async.there(self.thisptr, deref(promise), <PyObject *>func, <PyObject *>error_func))
+
+
+cdef EventLoop c_event_loop = EventLoop()
+event_loop = c_event_loop
+
+cdef class Promise:
+    cdef async.PyPromise * thisptr
+    cdef _init(self, async.PyPromise other):
+        self.thisptr = new async.PyPromise(movePromise(other))
+        return self
+
+    def __dealloc__(self):
+        del self.thisptr
+
+    def wait(self):
+        return c_event_loop.wait(self.thisptr)
+
+    def then(self, func, error_func=None):
+        return c_event_loop.there(self.thisptr, func, error_func)
+
diff --git a/capnp/asyncHelper.h b/capnp/asyncHelper.h
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+++ b/capnp/asyncHelper.h
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+#include "kj/async.h"
+#include "Python.h"
+#include <iostream>
+extern "C" {
+   PyObject * wrap_kj_exception(kj::Exception &);
+}
+
+PyObject * wrapPyFunc(PyObject * func, PyObject * arg) {
+    PyObject * result = PyObject_CallFunctionObjArgs(func, arg, NULL);
+    Py_DECREF(func);
+    Py_DECREF(arg);
+    return result;
+}
+
+::kj::Promise<PyObject *> evalLater(kj::EventLoop & loop, PyObject * func) {
+  return loop.evalLater([func]() { return wrapPyFunc(func, NULL); } );
+}
+
+::kj::Promise<PyObject *> there(kj::EventLoop & loop, kj::Promise<PyObject *> & promise, PyObject * func, PyObject * error_func) {
+  if(error_func == Py_None)
+    return loop.there(kj::mv(promise), [func](PyObject * arg) { return wrapPyFunc(func, arg); } );
+  else
+    return loop.there(kj::mv(promise), [func](PyObject * arg) { return wrapPyFunc(func, arg); } 
+                                     , [error_func](kj::Exception arg) { return wrapPyFunc(error_func, wrap_kj_exception(arg)); } );
+}
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diff --git a/capnp/async_cpp.pxd b/capnp/async_cpp.pxd
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+++ b/capnp/async_cpp.pxd
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+# schema.capnp.cpp.pyx
+# distutils: language = c++
+# distutils: extra_compile_args = --std=c++11
+
+from cpython.ref cimport PyObject
+
+cdef extern from "kj/exception.h" namespace " ::kj":
+    cdef cppclass Exception:
+        pass
+        
+cdef extern from "kj/async.h" namespace " ::kj":
+    cdef cppclass Promise[T]:
+        Promise(Promise)
+        T wait()
+
+ctypedef Promise[PyObject *] PyPromise
+
+cdef extern from "kj/async.h" namespace " ::kj":
+    cdef cppclass EventLoop:
+        EventLoop()
+        # Promise[void] yieldFrom'yield'()
+        object wait(PyPromise)
+        object there(PyPromise)
+        PyPromise evalLater(PyObject * func)
+        PyPromise there(PyPromise, PyObject * func)
+    cdef cppclass SimpleEventLoop(EventLoop):
+        pass
+
+cdef extern from "asyncHelper.h":
+    PyPromise evalLater(EventLoop &, PyObject * func)
+    PyPromise there(EventLoop & loop, PyPromise & promise, PyObject * func, PyObject * error_func) 
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