diff --git a/common/markdown_parser/parser.test.ts b/common/markdown_parser/parser.test.ts
index 0c11be0b..6e79ddfa 100644
--- a/common/markdown_parser/parser.test.ts
+++ b/common/markdown_parser/parser.test.ts
@@ -160,7 +160,8 @@ Deno.test("Test directive parser", () => {
 });
 
 Deno.test("Test lua directive parser", () => {
-  const simpleExample = `Simple \${{a=}}`;
+  const simpleExample = `Simple \${query_coll("page limit 3", template[==[
+    * Hello there {name}]==])}`;
   console.log(JSON.stringify(parseMarkdown(simpleExample), null, 2));
 });
 
diff --git a/common/space_lua/eval.ts b/common/space_lua/eval.ts
index 11a3363f..970bee18 100644
--- a/common/space_lua/eval.ts
+++ b/common/space_lua/eval.ts
@@ -312,63 +312,70 @@ function evalPrefixExpression(
         );
       }
 
-      // Special handling for f(...) - propagate varargs
-      if (
-        e.args.length === 1 && e.args[0].type === "Variable" &&
-        e.args[0].name === "..."
-      ) {
-        const varargs = env.get("...");
-        const resolveVarargs = async () => {
-          const resolvedVarargs = await Promise.resolve(varargs);
-          if (resolvedVarargs instanceof LuaTable) {
-            const args = [];
-            for (let i = 1; i <= resolvedVarargs.length; i++) {
-              const val = await Promise.resolve(resolvedVarargs.get(i));
-              args.push(val);
+      const handleFunctionCall = (prefixValue: LuaValue) => {
+        // Special handling for f(...) - propagate varargs
+        if (
+          e.args.length === 1 && e.args[0].type === "Variable" &&
+          e.args[0].name === "..."
+        ) {
+          const varargs = env.get("...");
+          const resolveVarargs = async () => {
+            const resolvedVarargs = await Promise.resolve(varargs);
+            if (resolvedVarargs instanceof LuaTable) {
+              const args = [];
+              for (let i = 1; i <= resolvedVarargs.length; i++) {
+                const val = await Promise.resolve(resolvedVarargs.get(i));
+                args.push(val);
+              }
+              return args;
             }
-            return args;
-          }
-          return [];
-        };
+            return [];
+          };
 
-        if (prefixValue instanceof Promise) {
-          return prefixValue.then(async (resolvedPrefix) => {
-            const args = await resolveVarargs();
-            return luaCall(resolvedPrefix, args, e.ctx, sf.withCtx(e.ctx));
-          });
-        } else {
-          return resolveVarargs().then((args) =>
-            luaCall(prefixValue, args, e.ctx, sf.withCtx(e.ctx))
+          if (prefixValue instanceof Promise) {
+            return prefixValue.then(async (resolvedPrefix) => {
+              const args = await resolveVarargs();
+              return luaCall(resolvedPrefix, args, e.ctx, sf.withCtx(e.ctx));
+            });
+          } else {
+            return resolveVarargs().then((args) =>
+              luaCall(prefixValue, args, e.ctx, sf.withCtx(e.ctx))
+            );
+          }
+        }
+
+        // Normal argument handling
+        let selfArgs: LuaValue[] = [];
+        if (e.name && !prefixValue.get) {
+          throw new LuaRuntimeError(
+            `Attempting to index a non-table: ${prefixValue}`,
+            sf.withCtx(e.prefix.ctx),
+          );
+        } else if (e.name) {
+          selfArgs = [prefixValue];
+          prefixValue = prefixValue.get(e.name);
+        }
+        if (!prefixValue.call) {
+          throw new LuaRuntimeError(
+            `Attempting to call ${prefixValue} as a function`,
+            sf.withCtx(e.prefix.ctx),
           );
         }
-      }
-
-      // Normal argument handling
-      let selfArgs: LuaValue[] = [];
-      if (e.name && !prefixValue.get) {
-        throw new LuaRuntimeError(
-          `Attempting to index a non-table: ${prefixValue}`,
-          sf.withCtx(e.prefix.ctx),
-        );
-      } else if (e.name) {
-        selfArgs = [prefixValue];
-        prefixValue = prefixValue.get(e.name);
-      }
-      if (!prefixValue.call) {
-        throw new LuaRuntimeError(
-          `Attempting to call ${prefixValue} as a function`,
-          sf.withCtx(e.prefix.ctx),
-        );
-      }
-      const args = evalPromiseValues(
-        e.args.map((arg) => evalExpression(arg, env, sf)),
-      );
-      if (args instanceof Promise) {
-        return args.then((args) =>
-          luaCall(prefixValue, [...selfArgs, ...args], e.ctx, sf)
+        const args = evalPromiseValues(
+          e.args.map((arg) => evalExpression(arg, env, sf)),
         );
+        if (args instanceof Promise) {
+          return args.then((args) =>
+            luaCall(prefixValue, [...selfArgs, ...args], e.ctx, sf)
+          );
+        } else {
+          return luaCall(prefixValue, [...selfArgs, ...args], e.ctx, sf);
+        }
+      };
+      if (prefixValue instanceof Promise) {
+        return prefixValue.then(handleFunctionCall);
       } else {
-        return luaCall(prefixValue, [...selfArgs, ...args], e.ctx, sf);
+        return handleFunctionCall(prefixValue);
       }
     }
     default:
diff --git a/common/space_lua/stdlib.ts b/common/space_lua/stdlib.ts
index 29a54d5b..cebfffb8 100644
--- a/common/space_lua/stdlib.ts
+++ b/common/space_lua/stdlib.ts
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@ import {
   LuaBuiltinFunction,
   luaCall,
   LuaEnv,
+  luaGet,
   LuaMultiRes,
   LuaRuntimeError,
-  type LuaTable,
+  LuaTable,
   luaToString,
   luaTypeOf,
   type LuaValue,
@@ -15,8 +16,8 @@ import { tableApi } from "$common/space_lua/stdlib/table.ts";
 import { osApi } from "$common/space_lua/stdlib/os.ts";
 import { jsApi } from "$common/space_lua/stdlib/js.ts";
 
-const printFunction = new LuaBuiltinFunction((_sf, ...args) => {
-  console.log("[Lua]", ...args.map(luaToString));
+const printFunction = new LuaBuiltinFunction(async (_sf, ...args) => {
+  console.log("[Lua]", ...(await Promise.all(args.map(luaToString))));
 });
 
 const assertFunction = new LuaBuiltinFunction(
@@ -27,35 +28,35 @@ const assertFunction = new LuaBuiltinFunction(
   },
 );
 
-const ipairsFunction = new LuaBuiltinFunction((_sf, ar: LuaTable) => {
+const ipairsFunction = new LuaBuiltinFunction((sf, ar: LuaTable) => {
   let i = 1;
-  return () => {
+  return async () => {
     if (i > ar.length) {
       return;
     }
-    const result = new LuaMultiRes([i, ar.get(i)]);
+    const result = new LuaMultiRes([i, await luaGet(ar, i, sf)]);
     i++;
     return result;
   };
 });
 
-const pairsFunction = new LuaBuiltinFunction((_sf, t: LuaTable) => {
+const pairsFunction = new LuaBuiltinFunction((sf, t: LuaTable) => {
   const keys = t.keys();
   let i = 0;
-  return () => {
+  return async () => {
     if (i >= keys.length) {
       return;
     }
     const key = keys[i];
     i++;
-    return new LuaMultiRes([key, t.get(key)]);
+    return new LuaMultiRes([key, await luaGet(t, key, sf)]);
   };
 });
 
-const unpackFunction = new LuaBuiltinFunction((_sf, t: LuaTable) => {
+const unpackFunction = new LuaBuiltinFunction(async (sf, t: LuaTable) => {
   const values: LuaValue[] = [];
   for (let i = 1; i <= t.length; i++) {
-    values.push(t.get(i));
+    values.push(await luaGet(t, i, sf));
   }
   return new LuaMultiRes(values);
 });