diff --git a/src/core/io.zig b/src/core/io.zig
index 5102493..5490c0f 100644
--- a/src/core/io.zig
+++ b/src/core/io.zig
@@ -4,9 +4,66 @@ const stack = @import("./stack.zig");
 const testing = @import("./testing.zig");
 
 ///
+/// Dynamic memory allocation interface.
 ///
-///
-pub const Allocator = @import("std").mem.Allocator;
+pub const Allocator = union (enum) {
+    bound: struct {
+        alloc: fn (usize) ?[*]u8,
+        dealloc: fn ([*]u8) void,
+    },
+
+    arena: struct {
+        buffer: []u8,
+        cursor: usize = 0,
+    },
+
+    ///
+    /// [MakeError.OutOfMemory] is used to indicate there is not enough memory available for a given
+    /// operation.
+    ///
+    pub const MakeError = error {
+        OutOfMemory,
+    };
+
+    ///
+    /// Frees `allocation` using `allocator`.
+    ///
+    pub fn free(allocator: *Allocator, allocation: anytype) void {
+        switch (@typeInfo(@TypeOf(allocation))) {
+            .Pointer => |pointer| if (pointer.size == .Slice)
+                @compileError("`allocation` cannot be a slice"),
+
+            else => @compileError("`allocation` must be a pointer"),
+        }
+
+        if (@typeInfo(@TypeOf(allocation)) != .Pointer)
+            @compileError("`allocation` must be a pointer");
+
+        // TODO: Implement arena de-allocation.
+        switch (allocator.*) {
+            .bound => |bound| bound.dealloc(@ptrCast([*]u8, allocation)),
+            .arena => {},
+        }
+    }
+
+    ///
+    /// Attempts to allocate `size` number of `Element`s using `allocator`.
+    ///
+    /// Returns the allocation or a [MakeError] if it failed.
+    ///
+    pub fn make(allocator: *Allocator, comptime Element: type, size: usize) MakeError![*]Element {
+        switch (allocator.*) {
+            .bound => |bound| return @ptrCast([*]Element, @alignCast(@alignOf(Element),
+                bound.alloc(@sizeOf(Element) * size) orelse return error.OutOfMemory)),
+
+            .arena => |*stack| {
+                defer stack.cursor += size;
+
+                return @ptrCast([*]Element, @alignCast(@alignOf(Element), stack.buffer.ptr));
+            },
+        }
+    }
+};
 
 ///
 /// Closure that captures a reference to readable resources like block devices, memory buffers,
diff --git a/src/core/stack.zig b/src/core/stack.zig
index 6caa0fb..98c5c4b 100755
--- a/src/core/stack.zig
+++ b/src/core/stack.zig
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ test "Fixed stack of string literals" {
 ///
 /// Potential errors that may occur while trying to push one or more elements into a stack.
 ///
-pub const PushError = io.Allocator.Error;
+pub const PushError = io.Allocator.MakeError;
 
 ///
 /// Returns an [io.Writer] wrapping `fixed_stack`.
diff --git a/src/core/table.zig b/src/core/table.zig
index ddf60b7..c8c0755 100644
--- a/src/core/table.zig
+++ b/src/core/table.zig
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const io = @import("./io.zig");
+const testing = @import("./testing.zig");
 
 ///
 /// Returns a hash-backed table type of `Value`s indexed by `Key` and using `key_context` as the key
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ pub fn Hashed(comptime Key: type, comptime Value: type,
     const Allocator = io.Allocator;
 
     return struct {
-        allocator: Allocator,
+        allocator: *Allocator,
         load_limit: f32,
         buckets: []Bucket,
         filled: usize,
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ pub fn Hashed(comptime Key: type, comptime Value: type,
         /// Deinitializes `self`, preventing any further use.
         ///
         pub fn deinit(self: *Self) void {
-            self.allocator.free(self.buckets);
+            self.allocator.free(self.buckets.ptr);
 
             self.buckets = &.{};
         }
@@ -44,13 +45,13 @@ pub fn Hashed(comptime Key: type, comptime Value: type,
         ///
         /// Initializes a [Self] using `allocator` as the memory allocation strategy.
         ///
-        /// Returns a new [Self] value or an [io.Allocator.Error] if initializing failed.
+        /// Returns a new [Self] value or an [io.Allocator.MakeError] if initializing failed.
         ///
-        pub fn init(allocator: Allocator) Allocator.Error!Self {
+        pub fn init(allocator: *Allocator) Allocator.MakeError!Self {
             const initial_capacity = 4;
 
             return Self{
-                .buckets = try allocator.alloc(Bucket, initial_capacity),
+                .buckets = (try allocator.make(Bucket, initial_capacity))[0 .. initial_capacity],
                 .filled = 0,
                 .allocator = allocator,
                 .load_limit = 0.75,
@@ -98,9 +99,11 @@ pub fn Hashed(comptime Key: type, comptime Value: type,
             if (self.loadFactor() >= self.load_limit) {
                 const old_buckets = self.buckets;
 
-                defer self.allocator.free(old_buckets);
+                defer self.allocator.free(old_buckets.ptr);
 
-                self.buckets = try self.allocator.alloc(Bucket, old_buckets.len * 2);
+                const bucket_count = old_buckets.len * 2;
+
+                self.buckets = (try self.allocator.make(Bucket, bucket_count))[0 .. bucket_count];
 
                 for (old_buckets) |bucket, index| self.buckets[index] = bucket;
             }
@@ -160,7 +163,7 @@ pub fn Hashed(comptime Key: type, comptime Value: type,
 /// [InsertError.KeyExists] occurs when an insertion was attempted on a table with a matching key
 /// already present.
 ///
-pub const InsertError = io.Allocator.Error || error {
+pub const InsertError = io.Allocator.MakeError || error {
     KeyExists,
 };
 
@@ -193,16 +196,16 @@ pub const string_literal_context = KeyContext([]const u8){
 };
 
 test "Hash table manipulation with string literal context" {
-    const testing = @import("std").testing;
-
-    var table = try Hashed([]const u8, u32, string_literal_context).init(testing.allocator);
+    var buffer = [_]u8{0} ** 1024;
+    var allocator = io.Allocator{.arena = .{.buffer = &buffer}};
+    var table = try Hashed([]const u8, u32, string_literal_context).init(&allocator);
 
     defer table.deinit();
 
     const foo = @as(u32, 69);
 
-    try testing.expectEqual(table.remove("foo"), null);
+    try testing.expect(table.remove("foo") == null);
     try table.insert("foo", foo);
-    try testing.expectEqual(table.remove("foo"), foo);
-    try testing.expectEqual(table.remove("foo"), null);
+    try testing.expect(table.remove("foo").? == foo);
+    try testing.expect(table.remove("foo") == null);
 }
diff --git a/src/ona/sys.zig b/src/ona/sys.zig
index 38422fe..d3f33a0 100644
--- a/src/ona/sys.zig
+++ b/src/ona/sys.zig
@@ -428,6 +428,19 @@ pub const RunError = error {
     InitFailure,
 };
 
+///
+/// Returns a [core.io.Allocator] bound to the underlying system allocator.
+///
+pub fn allocator() core.io.Allocator {
+    // TODO: Add leak detection.
+    return .{
+        .bound = .{
+            .alloc = ext.SDL_alloc,
+            .dealloc = ext.SDL_free,
+        },
+    };
+}
+
 ///
 /// Runs a graphical application referenced by `run` with `error` as its error set.
 ///