   relativeTime: process.env.HUBOT_TELL_RELATIVE_TIME?
 
 module.exports = (robot) ->
-  localstorage = {}
-
   commands = ['tell'].concat(config.aliases)
   commands = commands.join('|')
 
   REGEX = ///(#{commands})\s+([\w,.-]+):?\s+(.*)///i
 
   robot.respond REGEX, (msg) ->
+    localstorage = JSON.parse(robot.brain.get 'hubot-tell') or {}
+
     verb = msg.match[1]
     recipients = msg.match[2].split(',').filter((x) -> x?.length)
     message = msg.match[3]
+
     room = msg.message.user.room
     tellmessage = [msg.message.user.name, new Date(), message]
     if not localstorage[room]?

      else
        localstorage[room][recipient] = [tellmessage]
    msg.send("Ok, I'll #{verb} #{recipients.join(', ')} '#{message}'.")
    return

  # When a user enters, check if someone left them a message
  robot.enter (msg) ->
    if config.relativeTime
      timeago = require('timeago')
    username = msg.message.user.name

              timestr = "at #{message[1].toLocaleString()}"
            tellmessage += "#{message[0]} said #{timestr}: #{message[2]}\r\n"
          delete localstorage[room][recipient]
          robot.brain.set 'hubot-tell', JSON.stringify(localstorage)
          robot.brain.save()
          msg.send(tellmessage)
    return
