diff --git a/nt/mix/bootstrap.nix b/nt/mix/bootstrap.nix
index 4599bdc..9be76f0 100644
--- a/nt/mix/bootstrap.nix
+++ b/nt/mix/bootstrap.nix
@@ -1,19 +1,7 @@
 # WARNING: /nt/mix is structured as a nt.mix modules
 # WARNING: this file is strictly for bootstrapping mix
-{
-  this,
-  bootstrap,
-  ...
-}: let
-  inputs = {
-    inherit bootstrap;
-    this = mix;
-    nt = this;
-  };
-
-  mix = bootstrap inputs [
-    ./mix.nix
-    ./import.nix
-  ];
-in
-  mix
+{this, ...}:
+this.bootstrap {nt = this;} [
+  ./mixture.nix
+  ./import.nix
+]
diff --git a/nt/mix/default.nix b/nt/mix/default.nix
index 2d1c362..32c0aad 100644
--- a/nt/mix/default.nix
+++ b/nt/mix/default.nix
@@ -2,19 +2,14 @@
   this,
   mix,
   ...
-}: let
-  inputs = {
-    nt = this;
-    inherit mix;
+}:
+mix.newMixture {nt = this;} (mixture: {
+  includes = {
+    public = [
+      ./mixture.nix
+    ];
+    protected = [
+      ./import.nix
+    ];
   };
-in
-  mix.newMixture inputs (mixture: {
-    includes = {
-      public = [
-        ./mixture.nix
-      ];
-      protected = [
-        ./import.nix
-      ];
-    };
-  })
+})
diff --git a/nt/mix/import.nix b/nt/mix/import.nix
index 99c26c8..0c95377 100644
--- a/nt/mix/import.nix
+++ b/nt/mix/import.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{this, ...}: let
+{nt, ...}: let
   inherit
     (builtins)
     isAttrs
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
     ;
 
   inherit
-    (this)
+    (nt)
     enfIsPrimitive
     ;
 
   inherit
-    (this.std)
+    (nt.std)
     hasInfix
     mergeAttrsList
     nameValuePair
diff --git a/nt/mix/mixture.nix b/nt/mix/mixture.nix
index 44a41a4..a7df1d1 100644
--- a/nt/mix/mixture.nix
+++ b/nt/mix/mixture.nix
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@
   ...
 }: let
   inherit
-    (nt.parse)
-    projectOnto
+    (this)
+    mkIncludes
+    mkSubMods
     ;
 
   inherit
-    (this.mix)
-    mkIncludes
-    mkSubMods
+    (nt.parse)
+    projectOnto
     ;
 in {
   newMixture = inputs: modBuilder: let