diff --git a/packaging/souveraine-sessiond.service b/packaging/souveraine-sessiond.service
index ffea9b3..b40f8c0 100644
--- a/packaging/souveraine-sessiond.service
+++ b/packaging/souveraine-sessiond.service
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=Souveraine session authority (lock-before-shell, lock-past-shell-death)
-# Started explicitly from the hyprland.start hook after WAYLAND_DISPLAY is
-# imported into the user manager — same lifecycle pattern as hypridle.
-PartOf=graphical-session.target
+# graphical-session-pre, not graphical-session: the authority takes
+# ext-session-lock before any surface exists, and -pre is the window systemd
+# already reserves for that. It cannot start earlier — ext-session-lock is a
+# Wayland protocol and needs the compositor's socket.
+PartOf=graphical-session-pre.target
 
 [Service]
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/souveraine-sessiond
@@ -10,4 +12,4 @@ Restart=on-failure
 RestartSec=1
 
 [Install]
-WantedBy=graphical-session.target
+WantedBy=graphical-session-pre.target
diff --git a/surfaces/quickshell/ii-base/scripts/colors/generate_colors_material.py b/surfaces/quickshell/ii-base/scripts/colors/generate_colors_material.py
index f8ce286..c97ff0e 100755
--- a/surfaces/quickshell/ii-base/scripts/colors/generate_colors_material.py
+++ b/surfaces/quickshell/ii-base/scripts/colors/generate_colors_material.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env -S\_/bin/sh\_-c\_"source\_\$(eval\_echo\_\$ILLOGICAL_IMPULSE_VIRTUAL_ENV)/bin/activate&&exec\_python\_-E\_"\$0"\_"\$@""
+#!/usr/bin/env -S\_/bin/sh\_-c\_"source\_\$HOME/.local/state/quickshell/.venv/bin/activate&&exec\_python\_-E\_"\$0"\_"\$@""
 import argparse
 import math
 import json
diff --git a/surfaces/quickshell/ii-base/scripts/colors/switchwall.sh b/surfaces/quickshell/ii-base/scripts/colors/switchwall.sh
index 6948d64..dabb165 100755
--- a/surfaces/quickshell/ii-base/scripts/colors/switchwall.sh
+++ b/surfaces/quickshell/ii-base/scripts/colors/switchwall.sh
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ switch() {
     fi
 
     matugen "${matugen_args[@]}"
-    source "$(eval echo $ILLOGICAL_IMPULSE_VIRTUAL_ENV)/bin/activate"
+    source "$HOME/.local/state/quickshell/.venv/bin/activate"
     python3 "$SCRIPT_DIR/generate_colors_material.py" "${generate_colors_material_args[@]}" \
         > "$STATE_DIR"/user/generated/material_colors.scss
     deactivate
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ main() {
 
     detect_scheme_type_from_image() {
         local img="$1"
-        source "$(eval echo $ILLOGICAL_IMPULSE_VIRTUAL_ENV)/bin/activate"
+        source "$HOME/.local/state/quickshell/.venv/bin/activate"
         "$SCRIPT_DIR"/scheme_for_image.py "$img" 2>/dev/null | tr -d '\n'
         deactivate
     }
diff --git a/surfaces/quickshell/ii-base/scripts/hyprland/hyprconfigurator.py b/surfaces/quickshell/ii-base/scripts/hyprland/hyprconfigurator.py
index 10bf4ea..d668bf8 100755
--- a/surfaces/quickshell/ii-base/scripts/hyprland/hyprconfigurator.py
+++ b/surfaces/quickshell/ii-base/scripts/hyprland/hyprconfigurator.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env -S\_/bin/sh\_-c\_"source\_\$(eval\_echo\_\$ILLOGICAL_IMPULSE_VIRTUAL_ENV)/bin/activate&&exec\_python\_-E\_"\$0"\_"\$@""
+#!/usr/bin/env -S\_/bin/sh\_-c\_"source\_\$HOME/.local/state/quickshell/.venv/bin/activate&&exec\_python\_-E\_"\$0"\_"\$@""
 import argparse
 import re
 import os
diff --git a/surfaces/quickshell/ii-base/scripts/images/find-regions-venv.sh b/surfaces/quickshell/ii-base/scripts/images/find-regions-venv.sh
index d31fe4a..3bbf57a 100755
--- a/surfaces/quickshell/ii-base/scripts/images/find-regions-venv.sh
+++ b/surfaces/quickshell/ii-base/scripts/images/find-regions-venv.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
 
-source $(eval echo $ILLOGICAL_IMPULSE_VIRTUAL_ENV)/bin/activate
+source "$HOME/.local/state/quickshell/.venv/bin/activate"
 "$SCRIPT_DIR/find_regions.py" "$@"
 deactivate
diff --git a/surfaces/quickshell/ii-base/scripts/images/least-busy-region-venv.sh b/surfaces/quickshell/ii-base/scripts/images/least-busy-region-venv.sh
index 3a5e90d..da5ffb4 100755
--- a/surfaces/quickshell/ii-base/scripts/images/least-busy-region-venv.sh
+++ b/surfaces/quickshell/ii-base/scripts/images/least-busy-region-venv.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
 
-source $(eval echo $ILLOGICAL_IMPULSE_VIRTUAL_ENV)/bin/activate
+source "$HOME/.local/state/quickshell/.venv/bin/activate"
 "$SCRIPT_DIR/least_busy_region.py" "$@"
 deactivate
diff --git a/surfaces/quickshell/ii-base/scripts/images/text-color-venv.sh b/surfaces/quickshell/ii-base/scripts/images/text-color-venv.sh
index f673bd6..ce2f3b6 100755
--- a/surfaces/quickshell/ii-base/scripts/images/text-color-venv.sh
+++ b/surfaces/quickshell/ii-base/scripts/images/text-color-venv.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
 
-source $(eval echo $ILLOGICAL_IMPULSE_VIRTUAL_ENV)/bin/activate
+source "$HOME/.local/state/quickshell/.venv/bin/activate"
 "$SCRIPT_DIR/text_color.py" "$@"
 deactivate
diff --git a/surfaces/quickshell/ii-base/scripts/thumbnails/thumbgen-venv.sh b/surfaces/quickshell/ii-base/scripts/thumbnails/thumbgen-venv.sh
index 9b0d923..c9d6743 100755
--- a/surfaces/quickshell/ii-base/scripts/thumbnails/thumbgen-venv.sh
+++ b/surfaces/quickshell/ii-base/scripts/thumbnails/thumbgen-venv.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
 
-source $(eval echo $ILLOGICAL_IMPULSE_VIRTUAL_ENV)/bin/activate
+source "$HOME/.local/state/quickshell/.venv/bin/activate"
 GIO_USE_VFS=local "$SCRIPT_DIR/thumbgen.py" "$@"
 THUMBGEN_EXIT_CODE=$?
 deactivate
diff --git a/surfaces/quickshell/ii-base/services/gCloud/token-from-key-venv.sh b/surfaces/quickshell/ii-base/services/gCloud/token-from-key-venv.sh
index fd9e255..6f65c15 100755
--- a/surfaces/quickshell/ii-base/services/gCloud/token-from-key-venv.sh
+++ b/surfaces/quickshell/ii-base/services/gCloud/token-from-key-venv.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
 
-source $(eval echo $ILLOGICAL_IMPULSE_VIRTUAL_ENV)/bin/activate
+source "$HOME/.local/state/quickshell/.venv/bin/activate"
 "$SCRIPT_DIR/token_from_key.py" "$@"
 deactivate
diff --git a/surfaces/quickshell/ii-phone/scripts/colors/switchwall.sh b/surfaces/quickshell/ii-phone/scripts/colors/switchwall.sh
index 1f0ebf0..bbdf6c8 100755
--- a/surfaces/quickshell/ii-phone/scripts/colors/switchwall.sh
+++ b/surfaces/quickshell/ii-phone/scripts/colors/switchwall.sh
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ switch() {
     fi
 
     matugen "${matugen_args[@]}"
-    source "$(eval echo $ILLOGICAL_IMPULSE_VIRTUAL_ENV)/bin/activate"
+    source "$HOME/.local/state/quickshell/.venv/bin/activate"
     python3 "$SCRIPT_DIR/generate_colors_material.py" "${generate_colors_material_args[@]}" \
         > "$STATE_DIR"/user/generated/material_colors.scss
     deactivate
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ main() {
 
     detect_scheme_type_from_image() {
         local img="$1"
-        source "$(eval echo $ILLOGICAL_IMPULSE_VIRTUAL_ENV)/bin/activate"
+        source "$HOME/.local/state/quickshell/.venv/bin/activate"
         "$SCRIPT_DIR"/scheme_for_image.py "$img" 2>/dev/null | tr -d '\n'
         deactivate
     }