diff --git a/examples/cluster/Cargo.toml b/examples/cluster/Cargo.toml
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+[package]
+name = "cluster"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+publish = false
+
+[dependencies]
+turmoil = { path = "../.." }
+tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3", features = ["env-filter"] }
+tracing = "0.1"
+tokio = "1"
+rand = "0.8"
+getrandom = "0.3"
diff --git a/examples/cluster/src/lib.rs b/examples/cluster/src/lib.rs
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+++ b/examples/cluster/src/lib.rs
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+use std::{
+    cell::{RefCell, RefMut},
+    collections::VecDeque,
+    error::Error,
+    future::Future,
+    rc::Rc,
+    time::Duration,
+};
+
+use rand::{rngs::SmallRng, seq::SliceRandom, Rng, SeedableRng};
+use tokio::{
+    io::{AsyncReadExt, AsyncWriteExt},
+    task::JoinSet,
+};
+use turmoil::{
+    net::{TcpListener, TcpStream},
+    Sim,
+};
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct Cluster {
+    shared: Rc<RefCell<State>>,
+    rng: Rc<RefCell<SmallRng>>,
+}
+
+pub struct State {
+    machines: Vec<Machine>,
+    events: VecDeque<Event>,
+}
+
+pub enum Event {
+    Crash(String),
+    Spawn,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct Machine {
+    pub name: String,
+    pub failed: bool,
+}
+
+impl Cluster {
+    pub fn new(servers: usize, seed: Option<u64>) -> Self {
+        let machines = (0..servers)
+            .map(|i| format!("server_{}", i))
+            .map(|name| Machine {
+                name,
+                failed: false,
+            })
+            .collect();
+
+        let seed = seed.unwrap_or_else(|| getrandom::u64().unwrap());
+
+        tracing::info!("starting turmoil sim with seed: {}", seed);
+
+        let rng = Rc::new(RefCell::new(SmallRng::seed_from_u64(seed)));
+
+        let state = State {
+            machines,
+            events: VecDeque::new(),
+        };
+
+        Cluster {
+            shared: Rc::new(RefCell::new(state)),
+            rng,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn setup(&self, sim: &mut Sim<'_>) {
+        let me = self.shared.borrow();
+
+        for machine in me.machines.iter() {
+            let machine = machine.clone();
+            let name = machine.name.clone();
+            sim.host(name.as_str(), move || async move {
+                if let Err(e) = server("0.0.0.0:8080".into()).await {
+                    tracing::error!("server error: {:?}", e);
+                }
+
+                Ok(())
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_machines(&self) -> Vec<Machine> {
+        self.shared.borrow().machines.clone()
+    }
+
+    pub fn crash(&self, machine: String) {
+        self.shared
+            .borrow_mut()
+            .events
+            .push_back(Event::Crash(machine));
+    }
+
+    pub fn rng(&self) -> RefMut<'_, SmallRng> {
+        self.rng.borrow_mut()
+    }
+
+    pub fn run(&mut self, sim: &mut Sim<'_>) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
+        loop {
+            for event in self.shared.borrow_mut().events.drain(..) {
+                match event {
+                    Event::Crash(machine) => sim.crash(machine),
+                    Event::Spawn => todo!(),
+                }
+            }
+
+            if sim.step()? {
+                return Ok(());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn echo_client_cycle(
+    cluster: Cluster,
+    clients: usize,
+    duration: Duration,
+) -> impl Future<Output = Result<(), Box<dyn Error>>> {
+    async move {
+        let mut join = JoinSet::new();
+
+        for _client in 0..clients {
+            let cluster = cluster.clone();
+
+            join.spawn_local(async move {
+                let mut client = Client::new(cluster);
+
+                while turmoil::elapsed() < duration {
+                    if let Err(e) = client.request().await {
+                        client.reset();
+                        tracing::debug!("request error: {:?}", e)
+                    }
+                }
+            });
+        }
+
+        let _ = join.join_all().await;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn machine_attrition(
+    cluster: Cluster,
+    duration: Duration,
+    machines_to_kill: usize,
+    machines_to_leave: usize,
+) -> impl Future<Output = Result<(), Box<dyn Error>>> {
+    async move {
+        tracing::info!("starting attrition workload");
+        let mut killed_machines = 0;
+
+        let mean_delay = duration / machines_to_kill as u32;
+
+        loop {
+            if turmoil::elapsed() > duration {
+                break;
+            }
+
+            // let mut jitter = (Duration::from_secs(0)..mean_delay).gen_range(&mut rng);
+            tokio::time::sleep(mean_delay).await;
+
+            let machines = cluster.get_machines();
+
+            let alive_machines = machines.iter().filter(|m| !m.failed).collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
+            if killed_machines < machines_to_kill && alive_machines.len() > machines_to_leave {
+                // Kill random machine
+                let machine_to_kill = alive_machines.choose(&mut *cluster.rng()).unwrap();
+
+                tracing::info!("assassinating: {}", machine_to_kill.name);
+
+                cluster.crash(machine_to_kill.name.clone());
+                killed_machines += 1;
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+async fn server(addr: String) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
+    // Next up we create a TCP listener which will listen for incoming
+    // connections. This TCP listener is bound to the address we determined
+    // above and must be associated with an event loop.
+    let listener = TcpListener::bind(&addr).await?;
+    tracing::debug!("Listening on: {addr}");
+
+    loop {
+        // Asynchronously wait for an inbound socket.
+        let (mut socket, _) = listener.accept().await?;
+
+        tokio::spawn(async move {
+            let mut buf = vec![0; 1024];
+
+            // In a loop, read data from the socket and write the data back.
+            loop {
+                let Ok(n) = socket.read(&mut buf).await else {
+                    tracing::error!("failed to read data from socket");
+                    return;
+                };
+
+                if n == 0 {
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                let Ok(_) = socket.write_all(&buf[0..n]).await else {
+                    tracing::error!("failed to write data to socket");
+                    return;
+                };
+            }
+        });
+    }
+}
+
+struct Client {
+    cluster: Cluster,
+    conn: Option<TcpStream>,
+}
+
+impl Client {
+    fn new(cluster: Cluster) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            cluster,
+            conn: None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    async fn connect(&mut self) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
+        let mut attempt = 0;
+        let init_backoff = 50;
+
+        let machines = self.cluster.get_machines();
+
+        loop {
+            let machine = machines.choose(&mut *self.cluster.rng()).unwrap();
+
+            tracing::debug!("connecting to {}", machine.name);
+
+            let addr = format!("{}:8080", machine.name);
+
+            match tokio::time::timeout(Duration::from_secs(1), TcpStream::connect(&addr)).await {
+                Ok(Ok(stream)) => {
+                    self.conn = Some(stream);
+                    return Ok(());
+                }
+                Ok(Err(e)) => {
+                    tracing::debug!("connect error: {:?}", e);
+                }
+                Err(_) => {
+                    tracing::debug!("connect timeout");
+                }
+            };
+
+            attempt += 1;
+
+            let backoff = std::cmp::max(init_backoff * 2u64.pow(attempt), 3600);
+            let jitter = self.cluster.rng().gen_range(0..backoff);
+
+            tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(jitter)).await;
+        }
+    }
+
+    async fn request(&mut self) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
+        if self.conn.is_none() {
+            self.connect()
+                .await
+                .map_err(|e| format!("connect: {}", e))?;
+        }
+
+        let stream = self.conn.as_mut().unwrap();
+
+        let msg = b"hello world";
+        stream
+            .write_all(msg)
+            .await
+            .map_err(|e| format!("write: {}", e))?;
+
+        let mut buf = vec![0; msg.len()];
+        let _n = stream
+            .read_exact(&mut buf)
+            .await
+            .map_err(|e| format!("read: {}", e))?;
+        assert_eq!(buf, msg);
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn reset(&mut self) {
+        self.conn = None;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/examples/cluster/tests/cluster.rs b/examples/cluster/tests/cluster.rs
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+use std::time::Duration;
+
+use cluster::{echo_client_cycle, machine_attrition, Cluster};
+use tracing_subscriber::EnvFilter;
+
+#[test]
+fn retries() {
+    let _ = tracing_subscriber::fmt()
+        .with_env_filter(EnvFilter::try_from_default_env().unwrap_or(EnvFilter::from("info")))
+        .with_test_writer()
+        .try_init();
+
+    let test_duration = Duration::from_secs(10);
+
+    let mut cluster = Cluster::new(50, None);
+
+    let mut sim = turmoil::Builder::new()
+        .simulation_duration(Duration::from_secs(360))
+        .build();
+
+    cluster.setup(&mut sim);
+
+    sim.client(
+        "echo_client_cycle",
+        echo_client_cycle(cluster.clone(), 50, test_duration),
+    );
+
+    sim.client(
+        "attrition",
+        machine_attrition(cluster.clone(), test_duration, 40, 10),
+    );
+
+    cluster.run(&mut sim).unwrap();
+}