diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/API/APIAccess.cs b/osu.Game/Online/API/APIAccess.cs
index 1d657b8664..90f3999ddd 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/API/APIAccess.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/API/APIAccess.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Net;
 using System.Threading;
-using osu.Framework;
 using osu.Framework.Configuration;
 using osu.Framework.Logging;
 using osu.Framework.Threading;
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ using osu.Game.Users;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Online.API
 {
-    public class APIAccess : IUpdateable
+    public class APIAccess : IAPIProvider
     {
         private readonly OAuth authentication;
 
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.API
 
         public string Password;
 
-        public Bindable<User> LocalUser = new Bindable<User>(createGuestUser());
+        public Bindable<User> LocalUser { get; } = new Bindable<User>(createGuestUser());
 
         public string Token
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/API/DummyAPIAccess.cs b/osu.Game/Online/API/DummyAPIAccess.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fc0dc0ef8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/API/DummyAPIAccess.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2007-2018 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
+// Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
+
+using osu.Framework.Configuration;
+using osu.Game.Users;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Online.API
+{
+    public class DummyAPIAccess : IAPIProvider
+    {
+        public Bindable<User> LocalUser { get; } = new Bindable<User>(new User
+        {
+            Username = @"Dummy",
+            Id = 1,
+        });
+
+        public bool IsLoggedIn => true;
+
+        public void Update()
+        {
+        }
+
+        public virtual void Queue(APIRequest request)
+        {
+        }
+
+        public void Register(IOnlineComponent component)
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/API/IAPIProvider.cs b/osu.Game/Online/API/IAPIProvider.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b3c8774209
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/API/IAPIProvider.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2007-2018 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
+// Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
+
+using osu.Framework;
+using osu.Framework.Configuration;
+using osu.Game.Users;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Online.API
+{
+    public interface IAPIProvider : IUpdateable
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The local user.
+        /// </summary>
+        Bindable<User> LocalUser { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns whether the local user is logged in.
+        /// </summary>
+        bool IsLoggedIn { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Queue a new request.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="request">The request to perform.</param>
+        void Queue(APIRequest request);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Register a component to receive state changes.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="component">The component to register.</param>
+        void Register(IOnlineComponent component);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game/OsuGameBase.cs b/osu.Game/OsuGameBase.cs
index 8974275da2..b70055cc00 100644
--- a/osu.Game/OsuGameBase.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/OsuGameBase.cs
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ namespace osu.Game
                 Username = LocalConfig.Get<string>(OsuSetting.Username),
                 Token = LocalConfig.Get<string>(OsuSetting.Token)
             });
+            dependencies.CacheAs<IAPIProvider>(API);
 
             dependencies.Cache(RulesetStore = new RulesetStore(contextFactory));
             dependencies.Cache(FileStore = new FileStore(contextFactory, Host.Storage));
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/Layers/Selection/CaptureBox.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/Layers/Selection/CaptureBox.cs
index 48f6393ccc..269dd79bf7 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/Layers/Selection/CaptureBox.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/Layers/Selection/CaptureBox.cs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit.Layers.Selection
             this.capturedObjects = capturedObjects;
 
             Masking = true;
-            BorderThickness = 3;
+            BorderThickness = SelectionBox.BORDER_RADIUS;
 
             InternalChild = new Box
             {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/Layers/Selection/SelectionBox.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/Layers/Selection/SelectionBox.cs
index 8eee15d0b2..1c25846ee3 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/Layers/Selection/SelectionBox.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/Layers/Selection/SelectionBox.cs
@@ -14,32 +14,21 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit.Layers.Selection
     /// </summary>
     public class SelectionBox : VisibilityContainer
     {
+        public const float BORDER_RADIUS = 2;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates a new <see cref="SelectionBox"/>.
         /// </summary>
         public SelectionBox()
         {
-            InternalChildren = new Drawable[]
+            Masking = true;
+            BorderColour = Color4.White;
+            BorderThickness = BORDER_RADIUS;
+
+            Child = new Box
             {
-                new Container
-                {
-                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                    Padding = new MarginPadding(-1),
-                    Child = new Container
-                    {
-                        RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                        Masking = true,
-                        BorderColour = Color4.White,
-                        BorderThickness = 2,
-                        MaskingSmoothness = 1,
-                        Child = new Box
-                        {
-                            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                            Alpha = 0.1f,
-                            AlwaysPresent = true
-                        },
-                    }
-                }
+                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                Alpha = 0.1f
             };
         }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj b/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj
index 70c904e8b9..39261fbe57 100644
--- a/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj
+++ b/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj
@@ -290,6 +290,8 @@
     <Compile Include="IO\Archives\ArchiveReader.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IO\Archives\LegacyFilesystemReader.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IO\Archives\ZipArchiveReader.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Online\API\DummyAPIAccess.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Online\API\IAPIProvider.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Online\API\APIDownloadRequest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Online\API\Requests\GetUserRequest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Migrations\20180125143340_Settings.cs" />