diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Rest/DiscordRestClient.cs b/src/Discord.Net.Rest/DiscordRestClient.cs
index b1948f80a..f01502d2c 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.Rest/DiscordRestClient.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Rest/DiscordRestClient.cs
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ namespace Discord.Rest
         ///     A <see cref="RestInteraction"/> that represents the incoming http interaction.
         /// </returns>
         /// <exception cref="BadSignatureException">Thrown when the signature doesn't match the public key.</exception>
-        public Task<RestInteraction> ParseHttpInteractionAsync(string publicKey, string signature, string timestamp, string body)
+        public RestInteraction ParseHttpInteractionAsync(string publicKey, string signature, string timestamp, string body)
             => ParseHttpInteractionAsync(publicKey, signature, timestamp, Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(body));
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ namespace Discord.Rest
         ///     A <see cref="RestInteraction"/> that represents the incoming http interaction.
         /// </returns>
         /// <exception cref="BadSignatureException">Thrown when the signature doesn't match the public key.</exception>
-        public async Task<RestInteraction> ParseHttpInteractionAsync(string publicKey, string signature, string timestamp, byte[] body)
+        public RestInteraction ParseHttpInteractionAsync(string publicKey, string signature, string timestamp, byte[] body)
         {
             if (!IsValidHttpInteraction(publicKey, signature, timestamp, body))
             {
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ namespace Discord.Rest
             using (var jsonReader = new JsonTextReader(textReader))
             {
                 var model = Serializer.Deserialize<API.Interaction>(jsonReader);
-                return await RestInteraction.CreateAsync(this, model);
+                return RestInteraction.Create(this, model);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Interactions/CommandBase/RestCommandBase.cs b/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Interactions/CommandBase/RestCommandBase.cs
index 196416f0e..0bfee24fb 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Interactions/CommandBase/RestCommandBase.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Interactions/CommandBase/RestCommandBase.cs
@@ -39,16 +39,16 @@ namespace Discord.Rest
         {
         }
 
-        internal new static async Task<RestCommandBase> CreateAsync(DiscordRestClient client, Model model)
+        internal new static RestCommandBase Create(DiscordRestClient client, Model model)
         {
             var entity = new RestCommandBase(client, model);
-            await entity.UpdateAsync(client, model).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            entity.Update(client, model);
             return entity;
         }
 
-        internal override async Task UpdateAsync(DiscordRestClient client, Model model)
+        internal override void Update(DiscordRestClient client, Model model)
         {
-            await base.UpdateAsync(client, model).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            base.Update(client, model);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Interactions/CommandBase/RestCommandBaseData.cs b/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Interactions/CommandBase/RestCommandBaseData.cs
index 4227c802a..3ee2d2256 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Interactions/CommandBase/RestCommandBaseData.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Interactions/CommandBase/RestCommandBaseData.cs
@@ -27,20 +27,20 @@ namespace Discord.Rest
         {
         }
 
-        internal static async Task<RestCommandBaseData> CreateAsync(DiscordRestClient client, Model model, RestGuild guild, IRestMessageChannel channel)
+        internal static RestCommandBaseData Create(DiscordRestClient client, Model model, RestGuild guild, IRestMessageChannel channel)
         {
             var entity = new RestCommandBaseData(client, model);
-            await entity.UpdateAsync(client, model, guild, channel).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            entity.Update(client, model, guild, channel);
             return entity;
         }
 
-        internal virtual async Task UpdateAsync(DiscordRestClient client, Model model, RestGuild guild, IRestMessageChannel channel)
+        internal virtual void Update(DiscordRestClient client, Model model, RestGuild guild, IRestMessageChannel channel)
         {
             Name = model.Name;
             if (model.Resolved.IsSpecified && ResolvableData == null)
             {
                 ResolvableData = new RestResolvableData<Model>();
-                await ResolvableData.PopulateAsync(client, guild, channel, model).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                ResolvableData.PopulateAsync(client, guild, channel, model).ConfigureAwait(false);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Interactions/ContextMenuCommands/MessageCommands/RestMessageCommand.cs b/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Interactions/ContextMenuCommands/MessageCommands/RestMessageCommand.cs
index 609fe0829..6fa1d570a 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Interactions/ContextMenuCommands/MessageCommands/RestMessageCommand.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Interactions/ContextMenuCommands/MessageCommands/RestMessageCommand.cs
@@ -20,22 +20,22 @@ namespace Discord.Rest
             
         }
 
-        internal new static async Task<RestMessageCommand> CreateAsync(DiscordRestClient client, Model model)
+        internal new static RestMessageCommand Create(DiscordRestClient client, Model model)
         {
             var entity = new RestMessageCommand(client, model);
-            await entity.UpdateAsync(client, model).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            entity.Update(client, model);
             return entity;
         }
 
-        internal override async Task UpdateAsync(DiscordRestClient client, Model model)
+        internal override void Update(DiscordRestClient client, Model model)
         {
-            await base.UpdateAsync(client, model).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            base.Update(client, model);
 
             var dataModel = model.Data.IsSpecified
                 ? (DataModel)model.Data.Value
                 : null;
             
-            Data = await RestMessageCommandData.CreateAsync(client, dataModel, Guild, Channel).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            Data = RestMessageCommandData.Create(client, dataModel, Guild, Channel);
         }
 
         //IMessageCommandInteraction
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Interactions/ContextMenuCommands/MessageCommands/RestMessageCommandData.cs b/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Interactions/ContextMenuCommands/MessageCommands/RestMessageCommandData.cs
index 127d539d9..a520d0a69 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Interactions/ContextMenuCommands/MessageCommands/RestMessageCommandData.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Interactions/ContextMenuCommands/MessageCommands/RestMessageCommandData.cs
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ namespace Discord.Rest
         internal RestMessageCommandData(DiscordRestClient client, Model model)
             : base(client, model) { }
 
-        internal new static async Task<RestMessageCommandData> CreateAsync(DiscordRestClient client, Model model, RestGuild guild, IRestMessageChannel channel)
+        internal new static RestMessageCommandData Create(DiscordRestClient client, Model model, RestGuild guild, IRestMessageChannel channel)
         {
             var entity = new RestMessageCommandData(client, model);
-            await entity.UpdateAsync(client, model, guild, channel).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            entity.Update(client, model, guild, channel);
             return entity;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Interactions/ContextMenuCommands/UserCommands/RestUserCommand.cs b/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Interactions/ContextMenuCommands/UserCommands/RestUserCommand.cs
index 7f55fd61b..adecb0632 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Interactions/ContextMenuCommands/UserCommands/RestUserCommand.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Interactions/ContextMenuCommands/UserCommands/RestUserCommand.cs
@@ -23,22 +23,22 @@ namespace Discord.Rest
         {
         }
 
-        internal new static async Task<RestUserCommand> CreateAsync(DiscordRestClient client, Model model)
+        internal new static RestUserCommand Create(DiscordRestClient client, Model model)
         {
             var entity = new RestUserCommand(client, model);
-            await entity.UpdateAsync(client, model).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            entity.Update(client, model);
             return entity;
         }
 
-        internal override async Task UpdateAsync(DiscordRestClient client, Model model)
+        internal override void Update(DiscordRestClient client, Model model)
         {
-            await base.UpdateAsync(client, model).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            base.Update(client, model);
 
             var dataModel = model.Data.IsSpecified
                 ? (DataModel)model.Data.Value
                 : null;
 
-            Data = await RestUserCommandData.CreateAsync(client, dataModel, Guild, Channel).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            Data = RestUserCommandData.Create(client, dataModel, Guild, Channel);
         }
 
         //IUserCommandInteractionData
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Interactions/ContextMenuCommands/UserCommands/RestUserCommandData.cs b/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Interactions/ContextMenuCommands/UserCommands/RestUserCommandData.cs
index e18499d42..d1f442fb1 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Interactions/ContextMenuCommands/UserCommands/RestUserCommandData.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Interactions/ContextMenuCommands/UserCommands/RestUserCommandData.cs
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ namespace Discord.Rest
         internal RestUserCommandData(DiscordRestClient client, Model model)
             : base(client, model) { }
 
-        internal new static async Task<RestUserCommandData> CreateAsync(DiscordRestClient client, Model model, RestGuild guild, IRestMessageChannel channel)
+        internal new static RestUserCommandData Create(DiscordRestClient client, Model model, RestGuild guild, IRestMessageChannel channel)
         {
             var entity = new RestUserCommandData(client, model);
-            await entity.UpdateAsync(client, model, guild, channel).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            entity.Update(client, model, guild, channel);
             return entity;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Interactions/MessageComponents/RestMessageComponent.cs b/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Interactions/MessageComponents/RestMessageComponent.cs
index 002510eac..883945834 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Interactions/MessageComponents/RestMessageComponent.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Interactions/MessageComponents/RestMessageComponent.cs
@@ -37,15 +37,15 @@ namespace Discord.Rest
             Data = new RestMessageComponentData(dataModel);
         }
 
-        internal new static async Task<RestMessageComponent> CreateAsync(DiscordRestClient client, Model model)
+        internal new static RestMessageComponent Create(DiscordRestClient client, Model model)
         {
             var entity = new RestMessageComponent(client, model);
-            await entity.UpdateAsync(client, model).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            entity.Update(client, model);
             return entity;
         }
-        internal override async Task UpdateAsync(DiscordRestClient discord, Model model)
+        internal override void Update(DiscordRestClient discord, Model model)
         {
-            await base.UpdateAsync(discord, model).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            base.Update(discord, model);
 
             if (model.Message.IsSpecified && model.ChannelId.IsSpecified)
             {
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Interactions/Modals/RestModal.cs b/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Interactions/Modals/RestModal.cs
index 5f54fe051..33e097196 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Interactions/Modals/RestModal.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Interactions/Modals/RestModal.cs
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ namespace Discord.Rest
             Data = new RestModalData(dataModel);
         }
 
-        internal new static async Task<RestModal> CreateAsync(DiscordRestClient client, ModelBase model)
+        internal new static RestModal Create(DiscordRestClient client, ModelBase model)
         {
             var entity = new RestModal(client, model);
-            await entity.UpdateAsync(client, model);
+            entity.Update(client, model);
             return entity;
         }
         
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Interactions/RestInteraction.cs b/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Interactions/RestInteraction.cs
index 8a8921abe..0ff768926 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Interactions/RestInteraction.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Interactions/RestInteraction.cs
@@ -28,10 +28,16 @@ namespace Discord.Rest
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         public int Version { get; private set; }
 
+        private Lazy<RestUser> _user;
+
         /// <summary>
         ///     Gets the user who invoked the interaction.
         /// </summary>
-        public RestUser User { get; private set; }
+        public RestUser User
+        {
+            get
+                => _user.Value;
+        }
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         public string UserLocale { get; private set; }
@@ -48,15 +54,27 @@ namespace Discord.Rest
         public bool IsValidToken
             => InteractionHelper.CanRespondOrFollowup(this);
 
+        private Lazy<IRestMessageChannel> _channel;
+
         /// <summary>
         ///     Gets the channel that this interaction was executed in.
         /// </summary>
-        public IRestMessageChannel Channel { get; private set; }
+        public IRestMessageChannel Channel
+        {
+            get
+                => _channel.Value;
+        }
+
+        private Lazy<RestGuild> _guild;
 
         /// <summary>
         ///     Gets the guild this interaction was executed in.
         /// </summary>
-        public RestGuild Guild { get; private set; }
+        public RestGuild Guild
+        {
+            get
+                => _guild.Value;
+        }
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         public bool HasResponded { get; protected set; }
@@ -72,11 +90,11 @@ namespace Discord.Rest
                 : DateTime.UtcNow;
         }
 
-        internal static async Task<RestInteraction> CreateAsync(DiscordRestClient client, Model model)
+        internal static RestInteraction Create(DiscordRestClient client, Model model)
         {
             if(model.Type == InteractionType.Ping)
             {
-                return await RestPingInteraction.CreateAsync(client, model);
+                return RestPingInteraction.Create(client, model);
             }
 
             if (model.Type == InteractionType.ApplicationCommand)
@@ -90,26 +108,26 @@ namespace Discord.Rest
 
                 return dataModel.Type switch
                 {
-                    ApplicationCommandType.Slash => await RestSlashCommand.CreateAsync(client, model).ConfigureAwait(false),
-                    ApplicationCommandType.Message => await RestMessageCommand.CreateAsync(client, model).ConfigureAwait(false),
-                    ApplicationCommandType.User => await RestUserCommand.CreateAsync(client, model).ConfigureAwait(false),
+                    ApplicationCommandType.Slash => RestSlashCommand.Create(client, model),
+                    ApplicationCommandType.Message => RestMessageCommand.Create(client, model),
+                    ApplicationCommandType.User => RestUserCommand.Create(client, model),
                     _ => null
                 };
             }
 
             if (model.Type == InteractionType.MessageComponent)
-                return await RestMessageComponent.CreateAsync(client, model).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                return RestMessageComponent.Create(client, model);
 
             if (model.Type == InteractionType.ApplicationCommandAutocomplete)
-                return await RestAutocompleteInteraction.CreateAsync(client, model).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                return RestAutocompleteInteraction.Create(client, model);
 
             if (model.Type == InteractionType.ModalSubmit)
-                return await RestModal.CreateAsync(client, model).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                return RestModal.Create(client, model);
 
             return null;
         }
 
-        internal virtual async Task UpdateAsync(DiscordRestClient discord, Model model)
+        internal virtual void Update(DiscordRestClient discord, Model model)
         {
             IsDMInteraction = !model.GuildId.IsSpecified;
 
@@ -122,18 +140,18 @@ namespace Discord.Rest
 
             if(Guild == null && model.GuildId.IsSpecified)
             {
-                Guild = await discord.GetGuildAsync(model.GuildId.Value);
+                _guild = new(() => discord.GetGuildAsync(model.GuildId.Value).GetAwaiter().GetResult()); // tbd
             }
 
             if (User == null)
             {
                 if (model.Member.IsSpecified && model.GuildId.IsSpecified)
                 {
-                    User = RestGuildUser.Create(Discord, Guild, model.Member.Value);
+                    _user = new(() => RestGuildUser.Create(Discord, Guild, model.Member.Value));
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    User = RestUser.Create(Discord, model.User.Value);
+                    _user = new(() => RestUser.Create(Discord, model.User.Value));
                 }
             }
 
@@ -141,7 +159,7 @@ namespace Discord.Rest
             {
                 try
                 {
-                    Channel = (IRestMessageChannel)await discord.GetChannelAsync(model.ChannelId.Value);
+                    _channel = new(() => (IRestMessageChannel)discord.GetChannelAsync(model.ChannelId.Value).GetAwaiter().GetResult()); // tbd
                 }
                 catch(HttpException x) when(x.DiscordCode == DiscordErrorCode.MissingPermissions) { } // ignore
             }
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Interactions/RestPingInteraction.cs b/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Interactions/RestPingInteraction.cs
index bd15bc2d3..56a54a88e 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Interactions/RestPingInteraction.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Interactions/RestPingInteraction.cs
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ namespace Discord.Rest
         {
         }
 
-        internal static new async Task<RestPingInteraction> CreateAsync(DiscordRestClient client, Model model)
+        internal static new RestPingInteraction Create(DiscordRestClient client, Model model)
         {
             var entity = new RestPingInteraction(client, model.Id);
-            await entity.UpdateAsync(client, model);
+            entity.Update(client, model);
             return entity;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Interactions/SlashCommands/RestAutocompleteInteraction.cs b/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Interactions/SlashCommands/RestAutocompleteInteraction.cs
index 24dbae37a..def1a74f7 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Interactions/SlashCommands/RestAutocompleteInteraction.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Interactions/SlashCommands/RestAutocompleteInteraction.cs
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ namespace Discord.Rest
                 Data = new RestAutocompleteInteractionData(dataModel);
         }
 
-        internal new static async Task<RestAutocompleteInteraction> CreateAsync(DiscordRestClient client, Model model)
+        internal new static RestAutocompleteInteraction Create(DiscordRestClient client, Model model)
         {
             var entity = new RestAutocompleteInteraction(client, model);
-            await entity.UpdateAsync(client, model).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            entity.Update(client, model);
             return entity;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Interactions/SlashCommands/RestSlashCommand.cs b/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Interactions/SlashCommands/RestSlashCommand.cs
index 21184fcf6..cd52201ae 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Interactions/SlashCommands/RestSlashCommand.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Interactions/SlashCommands/RestSlashCommand.cs
@@ -23,22 +23,22 @@ namespace Discord.Rest
         {   
         }
 
-        internal new static async Task<RestSlashCommand> CreateAsync(DiscordRestClient client, Model model)
+        internal new static RestSlashCommand Create(DiscordRestClient client, Model model)
         {
             var entity = new RestSlashCommand(client, model);
-            await entity.UpdateAsync(client, model).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            entity.Update(client, model);
             return entity;
         }
 
-        internal override async Task UpdateAsync(DiscordRestClient client, Model model)
+        internal override void Update(DiscordRestClient client, Model model)
         {
-            await base.UpdateAsync(client, model).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            base.Update(client, model);
 
             var dataModel = model.Data.IsSpecified
                 ? (DataModel)model.Data.Value
                 : null;
 
-            Data = await RestSlashCommandData.CreateAsync(client, dataModel, Guild, Channel).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            Data = RestSlashCommandData.Create(client, dataModel, Guild, Channel);
         }
 
         //ISlashCommandInteraction
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Interactions/SlashCommands/RestSlashCommandData.cs b/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Interactions/SlashCommands/RestSlashCommandData.cs
index f967cc628..50879a62c 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Interactions/SlashCommands/RestSlashCommandData.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Interactions/SlashCommands/RestSlashCommandData.cs
@@ -14,15 +14,15 @@ namespace Discord.Rest
         internal RestSlashCommandData(DiscordRestClient client, Model model)
             : base(client, model) { }
 
-        internal static new async Task<RestSlashCommandData> CreateAsync(DiscordRestClient client, Model model, RestGuild guild, IRestMessageChannel channel)
+        internal static new RestSlashCommandData Create(DiscordRestClient client, Model model, RestGuild guild, IRestMessageChannel channel)
         {
             var entity = new RestSlashCommandData(client, model);
-            await entity.UpdateAsync(client, model, guild, channel).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            entity.Update(client, model, guild, channel);
             return entity;
         }
-        internal override async Task UpdateAsync(DiscordRestClient client, Model model, RestGuild guild, IRestMessageChannel channel)
+        internal override void Update(DiscordRestClient client, Model model, RestGuild guild, IRestMessageChannel channel)
         {
-            await base.UpdateAsync(client, model, guild, channel).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            base.Update(client, model, guild, channel);
 
             Options = model.Options.IsSpecified
                 ? model.Options.Value.Select(x => new RestSlashCommandDataOption(this, x)).ToImmutableArray()