diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 9fcf9bd..85df66e 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ miette-derive = { version = "=0.12.0", path = "miette-derive" }
 once_cell = "1.8.0"
 owo-colors = "2.0.0"
 atty = "0.2.14"
+ci_info = "0.14.2"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 thiserror = "1.0.26"
diff --git a/src/printer/mod.rs b/src/printer/mod.rs
index f3b5fbd..38694ca 100644
--- a/src/printer/mod.rs
+++ b/src/printer/mod.rs
@@ -4,15 +4,18 @@ but largely meant to be an example.
 */
 use std::fmt;
 
+use atty::Stream;
 use once_cell::sync::OnceCell;
 
 use crate::protocol::{Diagnostic, DiagnosticReportPrinter, Severity};
 use crate::MietteError;
 
 pub use default_printer::*;
+pub use narratable_printer::*;
 pub use theme::*;
 
 mod default_printer;
+mod narratable_printer;
 mod theme;
 
 static REPORTER: OnceCell<Box<dyn DiagnosticReportPrinter + Send + Sync + 'static>> =
@@ -31,12 +34,24 @@ pub fn set_reporter(
 /// Used by [DiagnosticReport] to fetch the reporter that will be used to
 /// print stuff out.
 pub fn get_reporter() -> &'static (dyn DiagnosticReportPrinter + Send + Sync + 'static) {
-    &**REPORTER.get_or_init(|| {
+    &**REPORTER.get_or_init(get_default_printer)
+}
+
+fn get_default_printer() -> Box<dyn DiagnosticReportPrinter + Send + Sync + 'static> {
+    let fancy = if let Ok(string) = std::env::var("NO_COLOR") {
+        string == "0"
+    } else if let Ok(string) = std::env::var("CLICOLOR") {
+        string != "0" || string == "1"
+    } else {
+        atty::is(Stream::Stdout) && atty::is(Stream::Stderr) && !ci_info::is_ci()
+    };
+    if fancy {
         Box::new(DefaultReportPrinter {
-            // TODO: color support detection here?
             theme: MietteTheme::default(),
         })
-    })
+    } else {
+        Box::new(NarratableReportPrinter)
+    }
 }
 
 /// Literally what it says on the tin.
diff --git a/src/printer/narratable_printer.rs b/src/printer/narratable_printer.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b6398eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/printer/narratable_printer.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,204 @@
+use std::fmt;
+
+use crate::chain::Chain;
+use crate::protocol::{Diagnostic, DiagnosticReportPrinter, DiagnosticSnippet, Severity};
+use crate::{SourceSpan, SpanContents};
+
+/**
+Reference implementation of the [DiagnosticReportPrinter] trait. This is generally
+good enough for simple use-cases, and is the default one installed with `miette`,
+but you might want to implement your own if you want custom reporting for your
+tool or app.
+*/
+pub struct NarratableReportPrinter;
+
+impl NarratableReportPrinter {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for NarratableReportPrinter {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::new()
+    }
+}
+
+impl NarratableReportPrinter {
+    pub fn render_report(
+        &self,
+        f: &mut impl fmt::Write,
+        diagnostic: &(dyn Diagnostic),
+    ) -> fmt::Result {
+        self.render_header(f, diagnostic)?;
+        self.render_causes(f, diagnostic)?;
+
+        if let Some(snippets) = diagnostic.snippets() {
+            for snippet in snippets {
+                writeln!(f)?;
+                self.render_snippet(f, &snippet)?;
+            }
+        }
+
+        self.render_footer(f, diagnostic)?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn render_header(&self, f: &mut impl fmt::Write, diagnostic: &(dyn Diagnostic)) -> fmt::Result {
+        writeln!(f, "{}", diagnostic)?;
+        let severity = match diagnostic.severity() {
+            Some(Severity::Error) | None => "error",
+            Some(Severity::Warning) => "warning",
+            Some(Severity::Advice) => "advice",
+        };
+        writeln!(f, "    Diagnostic severity: {}", severity)?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn render_causes(&self, f: &mut impl fmt::Write, diagnostic: &(dyn Diagnostic)) -> fmt::Result {
+        if let Some(cause) = diagnostic.source() {
+            for error in Chain::new(cause) {
+                writeln!(f, "    Caused by: {}", error)?;
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn render_footer(&self, f: &mut impl fmt::Write, diagnostic: &(dyn Diagnostic)) -> fmt::Result {
+        if let Some(help) = diagnostic.help() {
+            writeln!(f, "diagnostic help: {}", help)?;
+        }
+        writeln!(f, "diagnostic error code: {}", diagnostic.code())?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn render_snippet(&self, f: &mut impl fmt::Write, snippet: &DiagnosticSnippet) -> fmt::Result {
+        let (contents, lines) = self.get_lines(snippet)?;
+
+        write!(f, "Begin snippet")?;
+        if let Some(filename) = snippet.context.label() {
+            write!(f, " for {}", filename,)?;
+        }
+        writeln!(
+            f,
+            " starting at line {}, column {}",
+            contents.line() + 1,
+            contents.column() + 1
+        )?;
+        writeln!(f)?;
+
+        // Highlights are the bits we're going to underline in our overall
+        // snippet, and we need to do some analysis first to come up with
+        // gutter size.
+        let mut highlights = snippet.highlights.clone().unwrap_or_else(Vec::new);
+        // sorting is your friend.
+        highlights.sort_unstable_by_key(|h| h.offset());
+
+        // Now it's time for the fun part--actually rendering everything!
+        for line in &lines {
+            writeln!(f, "snippet line {}: {}", line.line_number, line.text)?;
+            let relevant = highlights.iter().filter(|hl| line.span_starts(hl));
+            for hl in relevant {
+                let contents = snippet.source.read_span(hl).map_err(|_| fmt::Error)?;
+                if contents.line() + 1 == line.line_number {
+                    write!(
+                        f,
+                        "    highlight starting at line {}, column {}",
+                        contents.line() + 1,
+                        contents.column() + 1
+                    )?;
+                    if let Some(label) = hl.label() {
+                        write!(f, ": {}", label)?;
+                    }
+                    writeln!(f)?;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        writeln!(f)?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn get_lines<'a>(
+        &'a self,
+        snippet: &'a DiagnosticSnippet,
+    ) -> Result<(Box<dyn SpanContents + 'a>, Vec<Line>), fmt::Error> {
+        let context_data = snippet
+            .source
+            .read_span(&snippet.context)
+            .map_err(|_| fmt::Error)?;
+        let context = std::str::from_utf8(context_data.data()).expect("Bad utf8 detected");
+        let mut line = context_data.line();
+        let mut column = context_data.column();
+        let mut offset = snippet.context.offset();
+        let mut line_offset = offset;
+        let mut iter = context.chars().peekable();
+        let mut line_str = String::new();
+        let mut lines = Vec::new();
+        while let Some(char) = iter.next() {
+            offset += char.len_utf8();
+            match char {
+                '\r' => {
+                    if iter.next_if_eq(&'\n').is_some() {
+                        offset += 1;
+                        line += 1;
+                        column = 0;
+                    } else {
+                        line_str.push(char);
+                        column += 1;
+                    }
+                }
+                '\n' => {
+                    line += 1;
+                    column = 0;
+                }
+                _ => {
+                    line_str.push(char);
+                    column += 1;
+                }
+            }
+            if iter.peek().is_none() {
+                line += 1;
+            }
+
+            if column == 0 || iter.peek().is_none() {
+                lines.push(Line {
+                    line_number: line,
+                    offset: line_offset,
+                    text: line_str.clone(),
+                });
+                line_str.clear();
+                line_offset = offset;
+            }
+        }
+        Ok((context_data, lines))
+    }
+}
+
+impl DiagnosticReportPrinter for NarratableReportPrinter {
+    fn debug(&self, diagnostic: &(dyn Diagnostic), f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        if f.alternate() {
+            return fmt::Debug::fmt(diagnostic, f);
+        }
+
+        self.render_report(f, diagnostic)
+    }
+}
+
+/*
+Support types
+*/
+
+struct Line {
+    line_number: usize,
+    offset: usize,
+    text: String,
+}
+
+impl Line {
+    // Does this line contain the *beginning* of this multiline span?
+    // This assumes self.span_applies() is true already.
+    fn span_starts(&self, span: &SourceSpan) -> bool {
+        span.offset() >= self.offset
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/narrated.rs b/tests/narrated.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa8c287
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/narrated.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,443 @@
+use miette::{
+    DefaultReportPrinter, Diagnostic, DiagnosticReport, MietteError, MietteTheme,
+    NarratableReportPrinter, SourceSpan,
+};
+use thiserror::Error;
+
+fn fmt_report(diag: DiagnosticReport) -> String {
+    let mut out = String::new();
+    // Mostly for dev purposes.
+    if std::env::var("STYLE").is_ok() {
+        DefaultReportPrinter::new_themed(MietteTheme::unicode())
+            .render_report(&mut out, diag.inner())
+            .unwrap();
+    } else {
+        NarratableReportPrinter
+            .render_report(&mut out, diag.inner())
+            .unwrap();
+    };
+    out
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn single_line_highlight() -> Result<(), MietteError> {
+    #[derive(Debug, Diagnostic, Error)]
+    #[error("oops!")]
+    #[diagnostic(code(oops::my::bad), help("try doing it better next time?"))]
+    struct MyBad {
+        src: String,
+        #[snippet(src, "This is the part that broke")]
+        ctx: SourceSpan,
+        #[highlight(ctx)]
+        highlight: SourceSpan,
+    }
+
+    let src = "source\n  text\n    here".to_string();
+    let len = src.len();
+    let err = MyBad {
+        src,
+        ctx: ("bad_file.rs", 0, len).into(),
+        highlight: ("this bit here", 9, 4).into(),
+    };
+    let out = fmt_report(err.into());
+    println!("{}", out);
+    let expected = r#"
+oops!
+    Diagnostic severity: error
+
+Begin snippet for bad_file.rs starting at line 1, column 1
+
+snippet line 1: source
+snippet line 2:   text
+    highlight starting at line 2, column 3: this bit here
+snippet line 3:     here
+
+diagnostic help: try doing it better next time?
+diagnostic error code: oops::my::bad
+"#
+    .trim_start()
+    .to_string();
+    assert_eq!(expected, out);
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn single_line_highlight_no_label() -> Result<(), MietteError> {
+    #[derive(Debug, Diagnostic, Error)]
+    #[error("oops!")]
+    #[diagnostic(code(oops::my::bad), help("try doing it better next time?"))]
+    struct MyBad {
+        src: String,
+        #[snippet(src, "This is the part that broke")]
+        ctx: SourceSpan,
+        #[highlight(ctx)]
+        highlight: SourceSpan,
+    }
+
+    let src = "source\n  text\n    here".to_string();
+    let len = src.len();
+    let err = MyBad {
+        src,
+        ctx: ("bad_file.rs", 0, len).into(),
+        highlight: (9, 4).into(),
+    };
+    let out = fmt_report(err.into());
+    println!("{}", out);
+    let expected = r#"
+oops!
+    Diagnostic severity: error
+
+Begin snippet for bad_file.rs starting at line 1, column 1
+
+snippet line 1: source
+snippet line 2:   text
+    highlight starting at line 2, column 3
+snippet line 3:     here
+
+diagnostic help: try doing it better next time?
+diagnostic error code: oops::my::bad
+"#
+    .trim_start()
+    .to_string();
+    assert_eq!(expected, out);
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn multiple_same_line_highlights() -> Result<(), MietteError> {
+    #[derive(Debug, Diagnostic, Error)]
+    #[error("oops!")]
+    #[diagnostic(code(oops::my::bad), help("try doing it better next time?"))]
+    struct MyBad {
+        src: String,
+        #[snippet(src, "This is the part that broke")]
+        ctx: SourceSpan,
+        #[highlight(ctx)]
+        highlight1: SourceSpan,
+        #[highlight(ctx)]
+        highlight2: SourceSpan,
+    }
+
+    let src = "source\n  text text text text text\n    here".to_string();
+    let len = src.len();
+    let err = MyBad {
+        src,
+        ctx: ("bad_file.rs", 0, len).into(),
+        highlight1: ("this bit here", 9, 4).into(),
+        highlight2: ("also this bit", 14, 4).into(),
+    };
+    let out = fmt_report(err.into());
+    println!("{}", out);
+    let expected = r#"
+oops!
+    Diagnostic severity: error
+
+Begin snippet for bad_file.rs starting at line 1, column 1
+
+snippet line 1: source
+snippet line 2:   text text text text text
+    highlight starting at line 2, column 3: this bit here
+    highlight starting at line 2, column 8: also this bit
+snippet line 3:     here
+
+diagnostic help: try doing it better next time?
+diagnostic error code: oops::my::bad
+"#
+    .trim_start()
+    .to_string();
+    assert_eq!(expected, out);
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn multiline_highlight_adjacent() -> Result<(), MietteError> {
+    #[derive(Debug, Diagnostic, Error)]
+    #[error("oops!")]
+    #[diagnostic(code(oops::my::bad), help("try doing it better next time?"))]
+    struct MyBad {
+        src: String,
+        #[snippet(src, "This is the part that broke")]
+        ctx: SourceSpan,
+        #[highlight(ctx)]
+        highlight: SourceSpan,
+    }
+
+    let src = "source\n  text\n    here".to_string();
+    let len = src.len();
+    let err = MyBad {
+        src,
+        ctx: ("bad_file.rs", 0, len).into(),
+        highlight: ("these two lines", 9, 11).into(),
+    };
+    let out = fmt_report(err.into());
+    println!("{}", out);
+    let expected = r#"
+oops!
+    Diagnostic severity: error
+
+Begin snippet for bad_file.rs starting at line 1, column 1
+
+snippet line 1: source
+snippet line 2:   text
+    highlight starting at line 2, column 3: these two lines
+snippet line 3:     here
+
+diagnostic help: try doing it better next time?
+diagnostic error code: oops::my::bad
+"#
+    .trim_start()
+    .to_string();
+    assert_eq!(expected, out);
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn multiline_highlight_flyby() -> Result<(), MietteError> {
+    #[derive(Debug, Diagnostic, Error)]
+    #[error("oops!")]
+    #[diagnostic(code(oops::my::bad), help("try doing it better next time?"))]
+    struct MyBad {
+        src: String,
+        #[snippet(src, "This is the part that broke")]
+        ctx: SourceSpan,
+        #[highlight(ctx)]
+        highlight1: SourceSpan,
+        #[highlight(ctx)]
+        highlight2: SourceSpan,
+    }
+
+    let src = r#"line1
+line2
+line3
+line4
+line5
+"#
+    .to_string();
+    let len = src.len();
+    let err = MyBad {
+        src,
+        ctx: ("bad_file.rs", 0, len).into(),
+        highlight1: ("block 1", 0, len).into(),
+        highlight2: ("block 2", 10, 9).into(),
+    };
+    let out = fmt_report(err.into());
+    println!("{}", out);
+    let expected = r#"
+oops!
+    Diagnostic severity: error
+
+Begin snippet for bad_file.rs starting at line 1, column 1
+
+snippet line 1: line1
+    highlight starting at line 1, column 1: block 1
+snippet line 2: line2
+    highlight starting at line 2, column 5: block 2
+snippet line 3: line3
+snippet line 4: line4
+snippet line 6: line5
+
+diagnostic help: try doing it better next time?
+diagnostic error code: oops::my::bad
+"#
+    .trim_start()
+    .to_string();
+    assert_eq!(expected, out);
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn multiline_highlight_no_label() -> Result<(), MietteError> {
+    #[derive(Debug, Diagnostic, Error)]
+    #[error("oops!")]
+    #[diagnostic(code(oops::my::bad), help("try doing it better next time?"))]
+    struct MyBad {
+        src: String,
+        #[snippet(src, "This is the part that broke")]
+        ctx: SourceSpan,
+        #[highlight(ctx)]
+        highlight1: SourceSpan,
+        #[highlight(ctx)]
+        highlight2: SourceSpan,
+    }
+
+    let src = r#"line1
+line2
+line3
+line4
+line5
+"#
+    .to_string();
+    let len = src.len();
+    let err = MyBad {
+        src,
+        ctx: ("bad_file.rs", 0, len).into(),
+        highlight1: ("block 1", 0, len).into(),
+        highlight2: (10, 9).into(),
+    };
+    let out = fmt_report(err.into());
+    println!("{}", out);
+    let expected = r#"
+oops!
+    Diagnostic severity: error
+
+Begin snippet for bad_file.rs starting at line 1, column 1
+
+snippet line 1: line1
+    highlight starting at line 1, column 1: block 1
+snippet line 2: line2
+    highlight starting at line 2, column 5
+snippet line 3: line3
+snippet line 4: line4
+snippet line 6: line5
+
+diagnostic help: try doing it better next time?
+diagnostic error code: oops::my::bad
+"#
+    .trim_start()
+    .to_string();
+    assert_eq!(expected, out);
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn multiple_multiline_highlights_adjacent() -> Result<(), MietteError> {
+    #[derive(Debug, Diagnostic, Error)]
+    #[error("oops!")]
+    #[diagnostic(code(oops::my::bad), help("try doing it better next time?"))]
+    struct MyBad {
+        src: String,
+        #[snippet(src, "This is the part that broke")]
+        ctx: SourceSpan,
+        #[highlight(ctx)]
+        highlight1: SourceSpan,
+        #[highlight(ctx)]
+        highlight2: SourceSpan,
+    }
+
+    let src = "source\n  text\n    here\nmore here".to_string();
+    let len = src.len();
+    let err = MyBad {
+        src,
+        ctx: ("bad_file.rs", 0, len).into(),
+        highlight1: ("this bit here", 0, 10).into(),
+        highlight2: ("also this bit", 20, 6).into(),
+    };
+    let out = fmt_report(err.into());
+    println!("{}", out);
+    let expected = r#"
+oops!
+    Diagnostic severity: error
+
+Begin snippet for bad_file.rs starting at line 1, column 1
+
+snippet line 1: source
+    highlight starting at line 1, column 1: this bit here
+snippet line 2:   text
+snippet line 3:     here
+    highlight starting at line 3, column 7: also this bit
+snippet line 4: more here
+
+diagnostic help: try doing it better next time?
+diagnostic error code: oops::my::bad
+"#
+    .trim_start()
+    .to_string();
+    assert_eq!(expected, out);
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[test]
+/// Lines are overlapping, but the offsets themselves aren't, so they _look_
+/// disjunct if you only look at offsets.
+fn multiple_multiline_highlights_overlapping_lines() -> Result<(), MietteError> {
+    #[derive(Debug, Diagnostic, Error)]
+    #[error("oops!")]
+    #[diagnostic(code(oops::my::bad), help("try doing it better next time?"))]
+    struct MyBad {
+        src: String,
+        #[snippet(src, "This is the part that broke")]
+        ctx: SourceSpan,
+        #[highlight(ctx)]
+        highlight1: SourceSpan,
+        #[highlight(ctx)]
+        highlight2: SourceSpan,
+    }
+
+    let src = "source\n  text\n    here".to_string();
+    let len = src.len();
+    let err = MyBad {
+        src,
+        ctx: ("bad_file.rs", 0, len).into(),
+        highlight1: ("this bit here", 0, 8).into(),
+        highlight2: ("also this bit", 9, 10).into(),
+    };
+    let out = fmt_report(err.into());
+    println!("{}", out);
+    let expected = r#"
+oops!
+    Diagnostic severity: error
+
+Begin snippet for bad_file.rs starting at line 1, column 1
+
+snippet line 1: source
+    highlight starting at line 1, column 1: this bit here
+snippet line 2:   text
+    highlight starting at line 2, column 3: also this bit
+snippet line 3:     here
+
+diagnostic help: try doing it better next time?
+diagnostic error code: oops::my::bad
+"#
+    .trim_start()
+    .to_string();
+    assert_eq!(expected, out);
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[test]
+/// Offsets themselves are overlapping, regardless of lines.
+#[ignore]
+fn multiple_multiline_highlights_overlapping_offsets() -> Result<(), MietteError> {
+    #[derive(Debug, Diagnostic, Error)]
+    #[error("oops!")]
+    #[diagnostic(code(oops::my::bad), help("try doing it better next time?"))]
+    struct MyBad {
+        src: String,
+        #[snippet(src, "This is the part that broke")]
+        ctx: SourceSpan,
+        #[highlight(ctx)]
+        highlight1: SourceSpan,
+        #[highlight(ctx)]
+        highlight2: SourceSpan,
+    }
+
+    let src = "source\n  text\n    here".to_string();
+    let len = src.len();
+    let err = MyBad {
+        src,
+        ctx: ("bad_file.rs", 0, len).into(),
+        highlight1: ("this bit here", 0, 8).into(),
+        highlight2: ("also this bit", 10, 10).into(),
+    };
+    let out = fmt_report(err.into());
+    println!("{}", out);
+    let expected = r#"
+oops!
+    Diagnostic severity: error
+
+Begin snippet for bad_file.rs starting at line 1, column 1
+
+snippet line 1: source
+    highlight starting at line 1, column 1: this bit here
+snippet line 2:   text
+    highlight starting at line 2, column 4: also this bit
+snippet line 3:     here
+
+diagnostic help: try doing it better next time?
+diagnostic error code: oops::my::bad
+"#
+    .trim_start()
+    .to_string();
+    assert_eq!(expected, out);
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/tests/printer.rs b/tests/printer.rs
index 79102d2..76b028f 100644
--- a/tests/printer.rs
+++ b/tests/printer.rs
@@ -1,20 +1,25 @@
 use miette::{
-    DefaultReportPrinter, Diagnostic, DiagnosticReport, MietteError, MietteTheme, SourceSpan,
+    DefaultReportPrinter, Diagnostic, DiagnosticReport, MietteError, MietteTheme,
+    NarratableReportPrinter, SourceSpan,
 };
 use thiserror::Error;
 
 fn fmt_report(diag: DiagnosticReport) -> String {
-    // Mostly for dev purposes.
-    let theme = if std::env::var("STYLE").is_ok() {
-        MietteTheme::unicode()
-    } else if std::env::var("BASIC").is_ok() {
-        MietteTheme::none()
-    } else {
-        MietteTheme::unicode_nocolor()
-    };
-    let printer = DefaultReportPrinter::new_themed(theme);
     let mut out = String::new();
-    printer.render_report(&mut out, diag.inner()).unwrap();
+    // Mostly for dev purposes.
+    if std::env::var("STYLE").is_ok() {
+        DefaultReportPrinter::new_themed(MietteTheme::unicode())
+            .render_report(&mut out, diag.inner())
+            .unwrap();
+    } else if std::env::var("NARRATED").is_ok() {
+        NarratableReportPrinter
+            .render_report(&mut out, diag.inner())
+            .unwrap();
+    } else {
+        DefaultReportPrinter::new_themed(MietteTheme::unicode_nocolor())
+            .render_report(&mut out, diag.inner())
+            .unwrap();
+    };
     out
 }