diff --git a/pkg/arvo/lib/hood/drum.hoon b/pkg/arvo/lib/hood/drum.hoon
index 001e07324..5399edeea 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/lib/hood/drum.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/lib/hood/drum.hoon
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
 =+  (~(gut by bin) ses *source)
 =*  dev  -
 =|  moz=(list card:agent:gall)
-=|  biz=(list dill-blit:dill)
+=|  biz=(list blit:dill)  ::TODO  should be per-session
 |%
 ++  this  .
 ++  klr   klr:format
@@ -284,13 +284,13 @@
   ^-  (list card:agent:gall)
   ?~  biz  (flop moz)
   :_  (flop moz)
-  =/  =dill-blit:dill  ?~(t.biz i.biz [%mor (flop biz)])
+  =/  =blit:dill  ?~(t.biz i.biz [%mor (flop biz)])
   ::TODO  remove /drum after dill cleans up
   ::TODO  but once we remove it, the empty trailing segment of
   ::      /dill/[ses] would prevent outsiders from subscribing
   ::      to the default session...
   =/  to=(list path)  [/dill/[ses] ?~(ses ~[/drum] ~)]
-  [%give %fact to %dill-blit !>(dill-blit)]
+  [%give %fact to %dill-blit !>(blit)]
 ::
 ++  se-adze                                           ::  update connections
   ^+  .
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@
   +>(eel (~(put in eel) gyl))
 ::
 ++  se-blit                                           ::  give output
-  |=  bil=dill-blit:dill
+  |=  bil=blit:dill
   +>(biz [bil biz])
 ::
 ++  se-blit-sys                                       ::  output to system
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@
         %d  ?^  buf.say.inp
               ta-del
             ?:  =([our.hid %dojo] gyl)
-              +>(..ta (se-blit qit+~))                ::  quit pier
+              +>(..ta (se-blit-sys %qit ~))           ::  quit pier
             +>(..ta (se-klin gyl))                    ::  unlink app
         %e  +>(pos.inp (lent buf.say.inp))
         %f  (ta-aro %r)
diff --git a/pkg/arvo/sys/lull.hoon b/pkg/arvo/sys/lull.hoon
index d89745182..32a1de2c5 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/sys/lull.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/sys/lull.hoon
@@ -1088,8 +1088,9 @@
         [%clr ~]                                        ::  clear the screen
         [%hop p=$@(@ud [r=@ud c=@ud])]                  ::  set cursor col/pos
         [%klr p=stub]                                   ::  put styled
-        [%put p=(list @c)]                              ::  put text at cursor
+        [%mor p=(list blit)]                            ::  multiple blits
         [%nel ~]                                        ::  newline
+        [%put p=(list @c)]                              ::  put text at cursor
         [%sag p=path q=*]                               ::  save to jamfile
         [%sav p=path q=@]                               ::  save to file
         [%url p=@t]                                     ::  activate url
@@ -1099,12 +1100,12 @@
     $%  belt                                            ::  client input
         [%cru p=@tas q=(list tank)]                     ::  echo error
         [%hey ~]                                        ::  refresh
+        ::TODO  inconsistent with %hit and %hop
         [%rez p=@ud q=@ud]                              ::  resize, cols, rows
         [%yow p=gill:gall]                              ::  connect to app
     ==                                                  ::
   +$  dill-blit                                         ::  arvo output
     $%  blit                                            ::  client output
-        [%mor p=(list dill-blit)]                       ::  multiple blits
         [%qit ~]                                        ::  close console
     ==                                                  ::
   +$  flog                                              ::  sent to %dill
diff --git a/pkg/arvo/sys/vane/dill.hoon b/pkg/arvo/sys/vane/dill.hoon
index e2c1e4d2e..afb827c32 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/sys/vane/dill.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/sys/vane/dill.hoon
@@ -178,13 +178,10 @@
       ++  from                                          ::  receive blit
         |=  bit=dill-blit
         ^+  +>
-        ?:  ?=(%mor -.bit)
-          |-  ^+  +>.^$
-          ?~  p.bit  +>.^$
-          $(p.bit t.p.bit, +>.^$ ^$(bit i.p.bit))
         ?:  ?=(%qit -.bit)
           (dump %logo ~)
-        (done %blit [bit ~])
+        ::TODO  so why is this a (list blit) again?
+        (done %blit bit ~)
       ::
       ++  sponsor
         ^-  ship
diff --git a/pkg/base-dev/lib/dill.hoon b/pkg/base-dev/lib/dill.hoon
index d4cecdf14..d3592c07d 100644
--- a/pkg/base-dev/lib/dill.hoon
+++ b/pkg/base-dev/lib/dill.hoon
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
       %nel  b+&
       %url  s+p.blit
       %wyp  b+&
+      %mor  a+(turn p.blit ^blit)
     ::
         %sag
       %-  pairs
diff --git a/pkg/interface/webterm/lib/blit.ts b/pkg/interface/webterm/lib/blit.ts
index 534328433..5285675f1 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/webterm/lib/blit.ts
+++ b/pkg/interface/webterm/lib/blit.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ export const csi = (cmd: string, ...args: number[]) => {
 export const showBlit = (term: Terminal, blit: Blit) => {
   let out = '';
 
-  if ('bel' in blit) {
+  if ('mor' in blit) {
+    return blit.mor.map(b => showBlit(term, b));
+  } else if ('bel' in blit) {
     out += '\x07';
   } else if ('clr' in blit) {
     term.clear();
diff --git a/pkg/npm/api/term/types.ts b/pkg/npm/api/term/types.ts
index df4767cff..362973f31 100644
--- a/pkg/npm/api/term/types.ts
+++ b/pkg/npm/api/term/types.ts
@@ -27,8 +27,9 @@ export type Blit =
   | { clr: null }                                       //  clear the screen
   | { hop: number | { r: number, c: number } }          //  set cursor col/pos
   | { klr: Stub[] }                                     //  put styled
-  | { put: string[] }                                   //  put text at cursor
+  | { mor: Blit[] }                                     //  multiple blits
   | { nel: null }                                       //  newline
+  | { put: string[] }                                   //  put text at cursor
   | { sag: { path: string, file: string } }             //  save to jamfile
   | { sav: { path: string, file: string } }             //  save to file
   | { url: string }                                     //  activate url
diff --git a/pkg/urbit/vere/io/term.c b/pkg/urbit/vere/io/term.c
index e2b6376ca..ba5775cbd 100644
--- a/pkg/urbit/vere/io/term.c
+++ b/pkg/urbit/vere/io/term.c
@@ -1353,7 +1353,17 @@ _term_ef_blit(u3_utty* uty_u,
       _term_it_show_tour(uty_u, u3k(u3t(blt)));
     } break;
 
-    case c3__mor:  //TMP  backwards compatibility
+    case c3__mor: {
+      if (u3_nul != u3t(blt)) {
+        u3_noun bis = u3t(blt);
+        while (u3_nul != bis) {
+          _term_ef_blit(uty_u, u3k(u3h(bis)));
+          bis = u3t(bis);
+        }
+        break;
+      }
+      //TMP  fall through to nel for backwards compatibility
+    }
     case c3__nel: {
       _term_it_show_nel(uty_u);
     } break;