diff --git a/core/src/id.rs b/core/src/id.rs
index 4f8aa86..77bccf6 100644
--- a/core/src/id.rs
+++ b/core/src/id.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ impl<'v> Value<'v> {
     pub fn to_trace_id(&self) -> Option<TraceId> {
         self.downcast_ref::<TraceId>()
             .copied()
-            .or_else(|| self.parse())
+            .or_else(|| TraceId::try_from_hex(self).ok())
     }
 }
 
@@ -101,6 +101,12 @@ impl TraceId {
             NonZeroU128::new(u128::from_be_bytes(dst)).ok_or_else(|| ParseIdError {})?,
         ))
     }
+
+    pub fn try_from_hex(hex: impl fmt::Display) -> Result<Self, ParseIdError> {
+        let mut buf = Buffer::<32>::new();
+
+        Self::try_from_hex_slice(buf.buffer(hex)?)
+    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
@@ -136,7 +142,7 @@ impl<'v> Value<'v> {
     pub fn to_span_id(&self) -> Option<SpanId> {
         self.downcast_ref::<SpanId>()
             .copied()
-            .or_else(|| self.parse())
+            .or_else(|| SpanId::try_from_hex(self).ok())
     }
 }
 
@@ -195,6 +201,12 @@ impl SpanId {
             NonZeroU64::new(u64::from_be_bytes(dst)).ok_or_else(|| ParseIdError {})?,
         ))
     }
+
+    pub fn try_from_hex(hex: impl fmt::Display) -> Result<Self, ParseIdError> {
+        let mut buf = Buffer::<16>::new();
+
+        Self::try_from_hex_slice(buf.buffer(hex)?)
+    }
 }
 
 /*
@@ -245,6 +257,46 @@ const SHL4_TABLE: &[u8; 256] = &{
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct ParseIdError {}
 
+struct Buffer<const N: usize> {
+    hex: [u8; N],
+    idx: usize,
+}
+
+impl<const N: usize> Buffer<N> {
+    fn new() -> Self {
+        Buffer {
+            hex: [0; N],
+            idx: 0,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn buffer(&mut self, hex: impl fmt::Display) -> Result<&[u8], ParseIdError> {
+        use fmt::Write as _;
+
+        self.idx = 0;
+
+        write!(self, "{}", hex).map_err(|_| ParseIdError {})?;
+
+        Ok(&self.hex[..self.idx])
+    }
+}
+
+impl<const N: usize> fmt::Write for Buffer<N> {
+    fn write_str(&mut self, s: &str) -> fmt::Result {
+        let s = s.as_bytes();
+        let next_idx = self.idx + s.len();
+
+        if next_idx <= self.hex.len() {
+            self.hex[self.idx..next_idx].copy_from_slice(s);
+            self.idx = next_idx;
+
+            Ok(())
+        } else {
+            Err(fmt::Error)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 pub trait IdGen {
     fn new_trace_id(&self) -> Option<TraceId>;
     fn new_span_id(&self) -> Option<SpanId>;
diff --git a/targets/term/Cargo.toml b/targets/term/Cargo.toml
index 6388658..12767d3 100644
--- a/targets/term/Cargo.toml
+++ b/targets/term/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,5 +13,9 @@ version = "2"
 [dependencies.sval_fmt]
 version = "2"
 
+[dependencies.time]
+version = "0.3"
+features = ["local-offset"]
+
 [dependencies.termcolor]
 version = "1"
diff --git a/targets/term/src/lib.rs b/targets/term/src/lib.rs
index a269764..12fdc99 100644
--- a/targets/term/src/lib.rs
+++ b/targets/term/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-use core::{fmt, time::Duration};
+#![feature(proc_macro_hygiene, stmt_expr_attributes)]
+
+use core::{fmt, str, time::Duration};
 use std::{borrow::Cow, cell::RefCell, cmp, collections::HashMap, io::Write, mem, sync::Mutex};
 
 use emit::{metrics::MetricKind, well_known::WellKnown, Event, Props, Timestamp};
@@ -176,34 +178,124 @@ impl emit::emitter::Emitter for Stdout {
     }
 }
 
+fn trace_id_color(trace_id: &emit::TraceId) -> u8 {
+    let mut hash = 0;
+
+    for b in trace_id.to_u128().to_le_bytes() {
+        hash ^= b;
+    }
+
+    hash
+}
+
+fn span_id_color(span_id: &emit::SpanId) -> u8 {
+    let mut hash = 0;
+
+    for b in span_id.to_u64().to_le_bytes() {
+        hash ^= b;
+    }
+
+    hash
+}
+
+fn level_color(level: &emit::Level) -> Option<u8> {
+    match level {
+        emit::Level::Debug => Some(244),
+        emit::Level::Info => None,
+        emit::Level::Warn => Some(202),
+        emit::Level::Error => Some(124),
+    }
+}
+
+fn hex_slice<'a>(hex: &'a [u8]) -> impl fmt::Display + 'a {
+    struct HexSlice<'a>(&'a [u8]);
+
+    impl<'a> fmt::Display for HexSlice<'a> {
+        fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+            f.write_str(str::from_utf8(&self.0[..4]).unwrap())
+        }
+    }
+
+    HexSlice(hex)
+}
+
+struct LocalTime {
+    h: u8,
+    m: u8,
+    s: u8,
+    ms: u16,
+}
+
+fn local_ts(ts: &emit::Timestamp) -> Option<LocalTime> {
+    let local = time::OffsetDateTime::from_unix_timestamp_nanos(
+        ts.as_unix_time().as_nanos().try_into().ok()?,
+    )
+    .ok()?;
+    let local = local.checked_to_offset(time::UtcOffset::local_offset_at(local).ok()?)?;
+
+    let (h, m, s, ms) = local.time().as_hms_milli();
+
+    Some(LocalTime { h, m, s, ms })
+}
+
 fn print_event(out: &BufferWriter, buf: &mut Buffer, evt: &emit::Event<impl emit::Props>) {
-    let mut header_empty = true;
+    if let Some(span_id) = evt.props().span_id() {
+        if let Some(trace_id) = evt.props().trace_id() {
+            let trace_id_color = trace_id_color(&trace_id);
+
+            write_fg(buf, "▒", Color::Ansi256(trace_id_color));
+            write_plain(buf, " ");
+            write_plain(buf, hex_slice(&trace_id.to_hex()));
+            write_plain(buf, " ");
+        } else {
+            write_plain(buf, "░      ");
+        }
 
-    if !evt.extent().is_empty() {
-        let _ = write!(buf, "[");
-        let _ = write!(buf, "{:.0}", evt.extent());
+        let span_id_color = span_id_color(&span_id);
 
-        header_empty = false;
+        write_fg(buf, "▓", Color::Ansi256(span_id_color));
+        write_plain(buf, " ");
+        write_plain(buf, hex_slice(&span_id.to_hex()));
+        write_plain(buf, " ");
     }
 
     if let Some(level) = evt.props().lvl() {
-        if !header_empty {
-            let _ = write!(buf, " {}", level);
+        if let Some(level_color) = level_color(&level) {
+            write_fg(buf, level, Color::Ansi256(level_color));
+            write_plain(buf, " ");
         } else {
-            let _ = write!(buf, "[{}", level);
+            write_plain(buf, format_args!("{} ", level));
         }
-
-        header_empty = false;
     }
 
-    if !header_empty {
-        let _ = write!(buf, "]: ");
+    if let Some(end) = evt.extent().to_point() {
+        if let Some(local) = local_ts(&evt.extent().to_point().unwrap()) {
+            write_plain(
+                buf,
+                format_args!(
+                    "{:>02}:{:>02}:{:>02}.{:>03}",
+                    local.h, local.m, local.s, local.ms
+                ),
+            );
+        } else {
+            write_plain(buf, format_args!("{:.0}", end));
+        }
+
+        write_plain(buf, " ");
     }
 
-    if let Ok(_) = evt.msg().write(Writer { buf }) {
-        let _ = buf.write(b"\n");
-        let _ = out.print(&buf);
+    if let Some(len) = evt.extent().len() {
+        if !len.is_zero() {
+            write_fg(buf, len.as_millis(), NUMBER);
+            write_fg(buf, "ms", IDENT);
+            write_plain(buf, " ");
+        }
     }
+
+    let _ = evt.msg().write(Writer { buf });
+    write_plain(buf, "\n");
+
+    let _ = out.print(&buf);
 }
 
 fn print_histogram(out: &BufferWriter, buf: &mut Buffer, buckets: &[f64], min: f64, max: f64) {
@@ -235,26 +327,13 @@ fn print_sum_histograms(
         let extent =
             entry.deltas.first().unwrap().timestamp..entry.deltas.last().unwrap().timestamp;
 
-        print_event(
-            out,
-            buf,
-            &Event::new(
-                extent.clone(),
-                emit::tpl!("{metric_kind} of {metric_name}"),
-                emit::props! {
-                    metric_kind: MetricKind::Sum,
-                    metric_name: metric,
-                },
-            ),
-        );
-        buf.clear();
-
         let bucket_size = match bucketing {
             Bucketing::ByTime(size) => size.as_nanos(),
-            Bucketing::ByCount(nbuckets) => {
+            Bucketing::ByCount(nbuckets) => cmp::max(
+                1,
                 (extent.end.as_unix_time().as_nanos() - extent.start.as_unix_time().as_nanos())
-                    / (nbuckets as u128)
-            }
+                    / (nbuckets as u128),
+            ),
         };
 
         let extent_start = extent.start.as_unix_time().as_nanos();
@@ -337,6 +416,22 @@ fn print_sum_histograms(
             }
         }
 
+        print_event(
+            out,
+            buf,
+            &Event::new(
+                extent.clone(),
+                emit::tpl!("{metric_kind} of {metric_name} by {bucket_millis}ms is in the range {min}..={max}"),
+                emit::props! {
+                    metric_kind: MetricKind::Sum,
+                    metric_name: metric,
+                    min: bucket_min,
+                    max: bucket_max,
+                    bucket_millis: Duration::from_nanos(bucket_size as u64).as_millis(),
+                },
+            ),
+        );
+        buf.clear();
         print_histogram(out, buf, &buckets, bucket_min, bucket_max);
         buckets.clear();
         buf.clear();
@@ -416,10 +511,18 @@ const ATOM: Color = Color::Ansi256(168);
 const IDENT: Color = Color::Ansi256(170);
 const FIELD: Color = Color::Ansi256(174);
 
+fn write_fg(buf: &mut Buffer, v: impl fmt::Display, color: Color) {
+    let _ = buf.set_color(ColorSpec::new().set_fg(Some(color)));
+    let _ = write!(buf, "{}", v);
+    let _ = buf.reset();
+}
+
+fn write_plain(buf: &mut Buffer, v: impl fmt::Display) {
+    let _ = write!(buf, "{}", v);
+}
+
 impl<'a> Writer<'a> {
     fn write(&mut self, v: impl fmt::Display, color: Color) {
-        let _ = self.buf.set_color(ColorSpec::new().set_fg(Some(color)));
-        let _ = write!(&mut self.buf, "{}", v);
-        let _ = self.buf.reset();
+        write_fg(&mut *self.buf, v, color);
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/smoke-test/main.rs b/tests/smoke-test/main.rs
index 0a9dabc..56c0ec9 100644
--- a/tests/smoke-test/main.rs
+++ b/tests/smoke-test/main.rs
@@ -26,13 +26,20 @@ async fn main() {
 
     sample_metrics();
 
+    in_trace().await;
+
+    emitter.blocking_flush(Duration::from_secs(5));
+}
+
+#[emit::with(trace_id: emit::new_trace_id())]
+async fn in_trace() -> Result<(), io::Error> {
     for i in 0..100 {
         let _ = in_ctxt(i).await;
 
         sample_metrics();
     }
 
-    emitter.blocking_flush(Duration::from_secs(5));
+    Ok(())
 }
 
 #[emit::with(span_id: emit::new_span_id(), span_parent: emit::current_span_id(), a)]