diff --git a/app/ph.hoon b/app/ph.hoon
index 937f50ef71..b8c887d618 100644
--- a/app/ph.hoon
+++ b/app/ph.hoon
@@ -135,18 +135,14 @@
     ::
       :-  %change-file
       %+  compose-tests  (galaxy ~bud)
-      (touch-file ~bud)
+      (touch-file ~bud %home)
     ::
       :-  %child-sync
       %+  compose-tests
-        ::  %+  compose-tests
-          ::  %+  compose-tests
-            %+  compose-tests
-              (galaxy ~bud)
-          ::    (reload-vane ~bud %clay)
-          (raw-ship ~marbud)
-        ::  (touch-file ~bud)
-      (check-file-touched ~marbud)
+        %+  compose-tests
+          (star ~marbud)
+        (touch-file ~bud %base)
+      (check-file-touched ~marbud %home)
     ::
       :-  %individual-breach
       *test-core
diff --git a/lib/hood/drum.hoon b/lib/hood/drum.hoon
index 0fa4ec6575..33082ece85 100644
--- a/lib/hood/drum.hoon
+++ b/lib/hood/drum.hoon
@@ -80,11 +80,11 @@
   ::
   ?:  ?=($pawn myr)
     [[%base %collections] [%base %hall] [%base %talk] [%base %dojo] ~]
-  :~  [%home %collections]
-      [%home %acme]
-      [%home %dns]
+  :~  ::  [%home %collections]
+      ::  [%home %acme]
+      ::  [%home %dns]
       [%home %dojo]
-      [%home %hall]
+      ::  [%home %hall]
       [%home %talk]
   ==
 ::
diff --git a/lib/ph.hoon b/lib/ph.hoon
index 958766d556..70295531b1 100644
--- a/lib/ph.hoon
+++ b/lib/ph.hoon
@@ -62,13 +62,13 @@
   ==
 ::
 ++  insert-file
-  |=  [who=ship pax=path txt=@t]
+  |=  [who=ship des=desk pax=path txt=@t]
   ^-  (list ph-event)
   ?>  ?=([@ @ @ *] pax)
   =/  file  [/text/plain (as-octs:mimes:html txt)]
   %+  send-events-to  who
   :~
-    [//sync/0v1n.2m9vh %into i.t.pax | [t.t.t.pax `file]~]
+    [//sync/0v1n.2m9vh %into des | [t.t.t.pax `file]~]
   ==
 ::
 ++  on-dojo-output
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@
   ::    Ship must have been started.
   ::
   ++  touch-file
-    |=  her=ship
+    |=  [her=ship des=desk]
     ^-  test-core
     =|  warped=@t
     |%
@@ -259,8 +259,8 @@
       =.  warped  (cat 3 '=>  .  ' .^(@t %cx pax))
       :_  ..start
       %-  zing
-      :~  (dojo her "|mount %")
-          (insert-file her pax warped)
+      :~  (dojo her "|mount /={(trip des)}=")
+          (insert-file her des pax warped)
       ==
     ::
     ++  route
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@
       :~  %-  on-ergo
           :^  her  who  ovo
           |=  $~
-          =/  pax  /i/[(scot %p her)]/home/(scot %da now)/sur/aquarium/hoon/noun
+          =/  pax  /i/(scot %p her)/[des]/(scot %da now)/sur/aquarium/hoon/noun
           ?:  =(warped (need (scry-aqua (unit @) now pax)))
             [%test-done &]~
           ~&  %not-done-yet
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@
   ::    Ship must have been started.
   ::
   ++  check-file-touched
-    |=  her=ship
+    |=  [her=ship des=desk]
     ^-  test-core
     |%
     ++  label  (cat 3 'check-file-touched-' (scot %p her))
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@
       ::  is already mounted)
       ::
       ~&  %mounting
-      [(dojo her "|mount %") ..start]
+      [(dojo her "|mount /={(trip des)}=") ..start]
     ::
     ++  route
       |=  [now=@da who=ship ovo=unix-effect]
@@ -307,7 +307,12 @@
         ~&  %cbing
         =/  pax  /home/(scot %da now)/sur/aquarium/hoon
         =/  warped  (cat 3 '=>  .  ' .^(@t %cx (weld /(scot %p our) pax)))
-        =/  aqua-pax  :(weld /i/(scot %p her) pax /noun)
+        =/  aqua-pax
+          ;:  weld
+              /i/(scot %p her)
+              pax(- des)
+              /noun
+          ==
         ?:  =(warped (need (scry-aqua (unit @) now aqua-pax)))
           [%test-done &]~
         ~&  %not-done-yet
@@ -336,8 +341,8 @@
         /(scot %p our)/home/(scot %da now)/sys/vane/[vane]/hoon
       :_  ..start
       %-  zing
-      :~  (dojo her "|mount %")
-          (insert-file her pax .^(@t %cx pax))
+      :~  (dojo her "|mount /=home=")
+          (insert-file her %home pax .^(@t %cx pax))
           [%test-done &]~
       ==
     ::
diff --git a/sys/arvo.hoon b/sys/arvo.hoon
index 164ea87582..801847e334 100644
--- a/sys/arvo.hoon
+++ b/sys/arvo.hoon
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@
   ::
   ++  hurl                                              ::  start loop
     |=  {lac/? ovo/ovum}
-    ~?  &(!lac !=(%belt -.q.ovo))  ["" %unix -.q.ovo p.ovo]
+    ~?  &(!lac !=(%belt -.q.ovo))  ["" %unix -.q.ovo p.ovo now]
     ::  ^-  {p/(list ovum) q/(pair worm (list {p/@tas q/vase}))}
     ^-  {p/(list ovum) q=(list [label=@tas =vane])}
     ?>  ?=(^ p.ovo)
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@
 ::
 =/  pit=vase  !>(..is)                                  ::
 =/  vil=vile  (viol p.pit)                              ::  cached reflexives
-=|  $:  lac=_|                                          ::  laconic bit
+=|  $:  lac=_&                                          ::  laconic bit
         eny=@                                           ::  entropy
         our=ship                                        ::  identity
         bud=vase                                        ::  %zuse
diff --git a/sys/vane/clay.hoon b/sys/vane/clay.hoon
index 5e67a37987..879dbe13cb 100644
--- a/sys/vane/clay.hoon
+++ b/sys/vane/clay.hoon
@@ -3773,9 +3773,9 @@
   ::  only one of these should be going at once, so queue
   ::
   ?:  &(?=(?(%info %into %merg) -.req) |(=(now tip.ruf) ?=(^ cue.ruf)))
-    =.  cue.ruf  (~(put to cue.ruf) [hen req])
     =/  wait=(list move)
-      ?~(cue.ruf ~ [hen %pass /queued-request %b %wait now]~)
+      ?^(cue.ruf ~ [hen %pass /queued-request %b %wait now]~)
+    =.  cue.ruf  (~(put to cue.ruf) [hen req])
     [wait ..^$]
   (handle-task hen req)
 ::
@@ -4251,13 +4251,18 @@
     =/  queued-duct=duct       -.queued
     =/  queued-task=task:able  +.queued
     ::
+    ~&  :*  %x-clay-waking
+            queued-duct
+            hen
+            ?~(cue.ruf /empty -:(need ~(top to cue.ruf)))
+        ==
     ~|  [%mismatched-ducts %queued queued-duct %timer hen]
     ?>  =(hen queued-duct)
     ::
     =/  wait
       ?~  cue.ruf
         ~
-      [hen %pass /queued-request %b %wait now]~
+      [-:(need ~(top to cue.ruf)) %pass /queued-request %b %wait now]~
     =^  moves  ..^$  (handle-task hen queued-task)
     [(weld wait moves) ..^$]
     ::  =^  mos=(list move)  une
diff --git a/sys/vane/dill.hoon b/sys/vane/dill.hoon
index 1d85561e78..d71ad06998 100644
--- a/sys/vane/dill.hoon
+++ b/sys/vane/dill.hoon
@@ -298,7 +298,9 @@
       ++  init                                          ::  initialize
         ~&  [%dill-init our ram]
         ^+  .
-        =.  moz  :_(moz [hen %pass / %c %merg %home our %base da+now %init])
+        =.  moz
+          :_  moz
+          [hen %pass /merg/home %c %merg %home our %base da+now %init]
         .
       ::
       ++  mere                                          ::  continue init