diff --git a/rootfs.sh b/rootfs.sh
index dbedb99..90d9b8f 100755
--- a/rootfs.sh
+++ b/rootfs.sh
@@ -10,18 +10,34 @@ mkdir -p tmp/
 sudo mount -t tmpfs -o size=8G tmpfs tmp
 
 # base: mescc-tools-seed
+
+#debugging
+cp busybox.static tmp/
+
+# copy in all the mescc-tools-seed stuff
 cp -r mescc-tools-seed/x86/* tmp
 cp -r mescc-tools-seed/{M2-Planet,mes-m2,mescc-tools} tmp/
+# and the kaem seed
 cp ../bootstrap-seeds/POSIX/x86/kaem-optional-seed tmp/init
 cp ../bootstrap-seeds/POSIX/x86/kaem-optional-seed tmp/
 cp -r ../bootstrap-seeds tmp/
+# replace the init kaem with our own custom one
+mv tmp/kaem.run tmp/mescc-tools-seed.kaem.run
+cp base.kaem.run tmp/kaem.run
+# create directories needed
 mkdir tmp/bin
 
+# after mescc-tools-seed we get into our own little directory because
+# the mescc-tools-seed one is hella messy
+mkdir tmp/after/bin -p
+# put all the kaems for after in
+cp after.kaem tmp/
+cp after.kaem.run tmp/after/kaem.run
+
 # blynn-compiler
-pushd tmp
-git clone ../blynn-compiler-oriansj blynn-compiler
-cp ../blynn-compiler-extras/go.kaem blynn-compiler/ 
-patch -Np0 -i ../blynn-compiler-extras/kaem.patch
+pushd tmp/after
+git clone ../../blynn-compiler-oriansj blynn-compiler
+cp ../../blynn-compiler.kaem blynn-compiler/go.kaem
 mkdir blynn-compiler/{bin,generated}
 popd
 
diff --git a/sysa/after.kaem b/sysa/after.kaem
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..155b54b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysa/after.kaem
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Copyright © 2020 fosslinux
+#
+# This file is part of live-bootstrap. 
+#
+# live-bootstrap is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+# under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at
+# your option) any later version.
+#
+# live-bootstrap is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with live-bootstrap.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+cd after
+
+# Prepare the directory
+../catm bin/hex2 ../bin/hex2
+../catm bin/M1 ../bin/M1
+../catm bin/M2-Planet ../bin/M2-Planet
+../catm bin/blood-elf ../bin/blood-elf
+../catm bin/get_machine ../bin/get_machine
+../catm bin/mes-m2 ../bin/mes-m2
+../catm bin/kaem ../bin/kaem
+../catm bin/catm ../catm
+
+/busybox.static sh
+
+# Finally, reinvoke kaem in this directory
+bin/kaem kaem.run
diff --git a/sysa/after.kaem.run b/sysa/after.kaem.run
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a8e86c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysa/after.kaem.run
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Copyright © 2020 fosslinux
+#
+# This file is part of live-bootstrap. 
+#
+# live-bootstrap is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+# under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at
+# your option) any later version.
+#
+# live-bootstrap is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with live-bootstrap.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+PATH=/after/bin
+
+# Part 2: blynn-compiler
+
+cd blynn-compiler
+kaem go.kaem
+cd ..
diff --git a/sysa/base.kaem.run b/sysa/base.kaem.run
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..121646b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysa/base.kaem.run
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Copyright © 2020 fosslinux
+#
+# This file is part of live-bootstrap. 
+#
+# live-bootstrap is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+# under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at
+# your option) any later version.
+#
+# live-bootstrap is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with live-bootstrap.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+# Part 1: mescc-tools-seed
+
+./bootstrap-seeds/POSIX/x86/kaem-optional-seed mescc-tools-seed.kaem.run
+
+# Part 2-infinity: get the hell out of this mess of a directory
+
+bin/kaem --verbose --strict --file after.kaem
diff --git a/sysa/blynn-compiler-extras/kaem.patch b/sysa/blynn-compiler-extras/kaem.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 0d475df..0000000
--- a/sysa/blynn-compiler-extras/kaem.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
---- kaem.run	2020-12-14 17:54:49.590792093 +1100
-+++ kaem.run	2020-12-14 17:55:34.293053332 +1100
-@@ -36,3 +36,9 @@
- ############################################
- 
- ../bin/kaem --verbose --strict --file mes-m2.kaem
-+
-+############################################
-+# Phase-14 Build blynn-compiler            #
-+############################################
-+
-+../bin/kaem --verbose --strict --file blynn-compiler/go.kaem
diff --git a/sysa/blynn-compiler-extras/go.kaem b/sysa/blynn-compiler.kaem
similarity index 76%
rename from sysa/blynn-compiler-extras/go.kaem
rename to sysa/blynn-compiler.kaem
index f43507f..08f2f21 100755
--- a/sysa/blynn-compiler-extras/go.kaem
+++ b/sysa/blynn-compiler.kaem
@@ -1,8 +1,24 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Copyright © 2020 fosslinux
+#
+# This file is part of live-bootstrap. 
+#
+# live-bootstrap is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+# under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at
+# your option) any later version.
+#
+# live-bootstrap is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with live-bootstrap.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
 set -ex
 
-PATH=/bin
-
-cd blynn-compiler
+PATH=/after/bin
 
 # compile pack_blobs.c
 M2-Planet --architecture x86 \
diff --git a/sysa/busybox.static b/sysa/busybox.static
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..336b302
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