diff --git a/.DS_Store b/.DS_Store
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diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bcdd6d8..f5f57e7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -7,5 +7,9 @@
     <groupId>io.zipcoder</groupId>
     <artifactId>MicroLabs-OOP-AliceAndBob</artifactId>
     <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <properties>
+        <maven.compiler.source>19</maven.compiler.source>
+        <maven.compiler.target>19</maven.compiler.target>
+    </properties>
 
 </project>
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diff --git a/src/.DS_Store b/src/.DS_Store
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diff --git a/src/main/.DS_Store b/src/main/.DS_Store
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diff --git a/src/main/java/Main.java b/src/main/java/Main.java
index 617866b..15048ff 100644
--- a/src/main/java/Main.java
+++ b/src/main/java/Main.java
@@ -1,9 +1,26 @@
+import java.util.Scanner;
+
 /**
  * Created by iyasuwatts on 10/17/17.
  */
 public class Main {
 
     public static void main(String[] args ){
+        //create scanner object
+        Scanner scanner = new Scanner(System.in);
+        //create Strings for "Alice" and "Bob"
+        String name1 = "Alice";
+        String name2 = "Bob";
+        //create greeting with name input
+        System.out.println("Please state your name");
+        String input = scanner.nextLine();
+        //if input is "Alice" or "Bob"
+        if(input.equals(name1) || input.equals(name2)) {
+            System.out.println("Hello there " + input);
+        //if input is not "Alice" or "Bob"
+        } else {
+            System.out.println("WHO ARE YOU PEOPLE???");
+        }
 
     }
 }