diff --git a/lib/parfait/frame.rb b/lib/parfait/frame.rb
index 0020f05d..2ab0d85c 100644
--- a/lib/parfait/frame.rb
+++ b/lib/parfait/frame.rb
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@
 # Which resolves the dichotomy of objects on the stack or heap. Sama sama.
 
 module Parfait
-  class Frame < List
-    def initialize
+  class Frame < Object
+    def initialize next_f
+      @next_frame = next_f
       super()
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/parfait/message.rb b/lib/parfait/message.rb
index e21cd92e..1fa93e3e 100644
--- a/lib/parfait/message.rb
+++ b/lib/parfait/message.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@
 module Parfait
   class Message < Object
 
+    def initialize next_m
+      @next_message = next_m
+      super()
+    end
+
     def get_type_for(name)
       index = @layout.get_index(name)
       get_at(index)
diff --git a/lib/parfait/method.rb b/lib/parfait/method.rb
index e45a8d54..167f2c04 100644
--- a/lib/parfait/method.rb
+++ b/lib/parfait/method.rb
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ module Parfait
       @locals = List.new
       @tmps = List.new
     end
-    attr_reader :name , :arg_names , :for_class , :code
+    attr_reader :name , :arg_names , :for_class , :code , :locals , :tmps
 
 
     # determine whether this method has a variable by the given name
diff --git a/lib/parfait/space.rb b/lib/parfait/space.rb
index 1c26a2db..256b4b78 100644
--- a/lib/parfait/space.rb
+++ b/lib/parfait/space.rb
@@ -29,21 +29,18 @@ module Parfait
       @classes = Parfait::Dictionary.new_object
       @syscall_message = nil  # a hack sto store the message during syscall
     end
-    attr_reader :classes  , :frames, :messages, :next_message , :next_frame
+    attr_reader :classes , :next_message , :next_frame
 
     # need a two phase init for the object space (and generally parfait) because the space
     # is an interconnected graph, so not everthing is ready
     def late_init
-      @frames = List.new_object
-      @messages = List.new_object
       counter = 0
-      while( counter < 5)
-        @frames.push Frame.new_object
-        @messages.push Message.new_object
-        counter = counter + 1
+      @next_message = Message.new(nil)
+      @next_frame = Frame.new(nil)
+      5.times do |i|
+        @next_message = Message.new @next_message
+        @next_frame = Frame.new @next_frame
       end
-      @next_message = @messages.first
-      @next_frame = @frames.first
       init_layout
     end
 
diff --git a/lib/register/passes/frame_implementation.rb b/lib/register/passes/frame_implementation.rb
index 58c42f58..35501199 100644
--- a/lib/register/passes/frame_implementation.rb
+++ b/lib/register/passes/frame_implementation.rb
@@ -34,16 +34,19 @@ module Register
         # move the spave to it's register (mov instruction gets the address of the object)
         new_codes = [ LoadConstant.new( Parfait::Space.object_space , space_tmp )]
         # find index in the space where to grab frame/message
-        ind = Parfait::Space.object_space.get_layout().index_of( kind )
-        raise "index not found for #{kind}.#{kind.class}" unless ind
+        space_index = Parfait::Space.object_space.get_layout().index_of( kind )
+        raise "index not found for #{kind}.#{kind.class}" unless space_index
         # load the frame/message from space by index
-        new_codes << GetSlot.new( space_tmp , ind , RegisterReference.frame_reg )
+        new_codes << GetSlot.new( space_tmp , space_index , RegisterReference.frame_reg )
         # a temporary place to store the new frame
         frame_tmp = space_tmp.next_reg_use
         # get the next_frame
-        new_codes << GetSlot.new( RegisterReference.frame_reg , 2 , frame_tmp) # 2 index of next_frame
+        from = Parfait::Space.object_space.send( kind )
+        kind_index = from.get_layout().index_of( kind )
+        raise "index not found for #{kind}.#{kind.class}" unless kind_index
+        new_codes << GetSlot.new( RegisterReference.frame_reg , kind_index , frame_tmp) # 2 index of next_frame
         # save next frame into space
-        new_codes << SetSlot.new( frame_tmp , space_tmp , ind)
+        new_codes << SetSlot.new( frame_tmp , space_tmp , space_index)
         block.replace(code , new_codes )
       end
     end
diff --git a/lib/virtual/boot.rb b/lib/virtual/boot.rb
index e590458f..07316257 100644
--- a/lib/virtual/boot.rb
+++ b/lib/virtual/boot.rb
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ module Virtual
       value_classes = values.collect { |cl| @space.create_class(cl,nil) }
       layouts = { :Word => [] ,
                   :List => [] ,
-                  :Message => [],
+                  :Message => [:next_message],
                   :MetaClass => [],
                   :BinaryCode => [],
-                  :Space => [:classes ,:frames ,:messages ,:next_message ,:next_frame, :syscall_message],
-                  :Frame => [:locals , :tmps ],
+                  :Space => [:classes ,:next_message ,:next_frame, :syscall_message],
+                  :Frame => [:next_frame ],
                   :Layout => [:object_class] ,
                   :Class => [:object_layout ],
                   :Dictionary => [:keys , :values ] ,