diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/cast/CompositedMaskedImage.java b/src/java/com/threerings/cast/CompositedMaskedImage.java
index b2851fa6..3df352c4 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/cast/CompositedMaskedImage.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/cast/CompositedMaskedImage.java
@@ -66,20 +66,18 @@ public class CompositedMaskedImage extends CompositedMultiFrameImage
 
     // documentation inherited from interface
     public void paintFrame (Graphics2D g, int index, int x, int y) {
-        _images[index].paint(g, x + _images[index].getX(),
-                             y + _images[index].getY());
+        _images[index].paint(g, x + getX(index), y + getY(index));
     }
 
     // documentation inherited from interface
     public boolean hitTest (int index, int x, int y) {
-        return _images[index].hitTest(x + _images[index].getX(),
-                                      y + _images[index].getY());
+        return _images[index].hitTest(x + getX(index), y + getY(index));
     }
 
     // documentation inherited from interface TrimmedMultiFrameImage
     public void getTrimmedBounds (int index, Rectangle bounds) {
-        bounds.setBounds(_images[index].getX(), _images[index].getY(),
-                         _images[index].getWidth(), _images[index].getHeight());
+        bounds.setBounds(getX(index), getY(index), _images[index].getWidth(),
+            _images[index].getHeight());
     }
 
     // documentation inherited
@@ -129,4 +127,18 @@ public class CompositedMaskedImage extends CompositedMultiFrameImage
             }
         }
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * @return the x offset into the source image for the image at index
+     */
+    protected int getX (int index) {
+        return ((VolatileMirage)_images[index]).getX();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return the y offset into the source image for the image at index
+     */
+    protected int getY (int index) {
+        return ((VolatileMirage)_images[index]).getY();
+    }
 };
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/cast/CompositedMirage.java b/src/java/com/threerings/cast/CompositedMirage.java
index c2e75f6d..100fd50e 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/cast/CompositedMirage.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/cast/CompositedMirage.java
@@ -6,16 +6,16 @@ import com.threerings.cast.CompositedActionFrames.ComponentFrames;
 import com.threerings.media.image.Mirage;
 
 public interface CompositedMirage
-    extends Mirage, Comparator<ComponentFrames>
+    extends Mirage
 {
     /**
      * Returns the x offset into our image.
      */
-    public int getX ();
+    public int getXOrigin ();
 
     /**
      * Returns the y offset into our image.
      */
-    public int getY ();
+    public int getYOrigin ();
 
 }
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/cast/CompositedMultiFrameImage.java b/src/java/com/threerings/cast/CompositedMultiFrameImage.java
index 84008aed..c080f38e 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/cast/CompositedMultiFrameImage.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/cast/CompositedMultiFrameImage.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import java.awt.Rectangle;
 import java.awt.Transparency;
 import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
 import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Comparator;
 
 import com.threerings.cast.CompositedActionFrames.ComponentFrames;
 import com.threerings.cast.bundle.BundledComponentRepository.TileSetFrameImage;
@@ -75,12 +76,12 @@ public class CompositedMultiFrameImage
 
     public int getXOrigin (int index)
     {
-        return _images[index].getX();
+        return _images[index].getXOrigin();
     }
 
     public int getYOrigin (int index)
     {
-        return _images[index].getY();
+        return _images[index].getYOrigin();
     }
 
     // documentation inherited from interface
@@ -137,22 +138,15 @@ public class CompositedMultiFrameImage
             this.y = y;
         }
 
-        public int getX ()
+        public int getXOrigin ()
         {
             return x;
         }
 
-        public int getY ()
+        public int getYOrigin ()
         {
             return y;
         }
-
-        // documentation inherited from interface
-        public int compare (ComponentFrames cf1, ComponentFrames cf2)
-        {
-            return (cf1.ccomp.componentClass.getRenderPriority(_action, _orient) -
-                    cf2.ccomp.componentClass.getRenderPriority(_action, _orient));
-        }
         
         public long getEstimatedMemoryUsage ()
         {
@@ -214,7 +208,7 @@ public class CompositedMultiFrameImage
      * Used to create our mirage using the source action frame images.
      */
     protected class CompositedVolatileMirage extends VolatileMirage
-        implements CompositedMirage
+        implements CompositedMirage, Comparator<ComponentFrames>
     {
         public CompositedVolatileMirage (int index)
         {
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/cast/CompositedShadowImage.java b/src/java/com/threerings/cast/CompositedShadowImage.java
index ea85e8fc..f7d34942 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/cast/CompositedShadowImage.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/cast/CompositedShadowImage.java
@@ -65,26 +65,44 @@ public class CompositedShadowImage extends CompositedMultiFrameImage
     public int getYOrigin (int index) {
         return _sources[0].frames.getYOrigin(_orient, index);
     }
+    
+    @Override // documentation inherited
+    protected CompositedMirage createCompositedMirage (int index) {
+        // Always use a CompositedVolatileMirage for ShadowImage since we need to draw into it.
+        return new CompositedVolatileMirage(index);
+    }
 
     // documentation inherited from interface
     public void paintFrame (Graphics2D g, int index, int x, int y) {
         Composite ocomp = g.getComposite();
         g.setComposite(_shadowAlpha);
-        _images[index].paint(g, x + _images[index].getX(),
-                             y + _images[index].getY());
+        _images[index].paint(g, x + getX(index), y + getY(index));
         g.setComposite(ocomp);
     }
 
     // documentation inherited from interface
     public boolean hitTest (int index, int x, int y) {
-        return _images[index].hitTest(x + _images[index].getX(),
-                                      y + _images[index].getY());
+        return _images[index].hitTest(x + getX(index), y + getY(index));
     }
 
     // documentation inherited from interface TrimmedMultiFrameImage
     public void getTrimmedBounds (int index, Rectangle bounds) {
-        bounds.setBounds(_images[index].getX(), _images[index].getY(),
-                         _images[index].getWidth(), _images[index].getHeight());
+        bounds.setBounds(getX(index), getY(index), _images[index].getWidth(),
+            _images[index].getHeight());
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * @return the x offset into the source image for the image at index
+     */
+    protected int getX (int index) {
+        return ((VolatileMirage)_images[index]).getX();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return the y offset into the source image for the image at index
+     */
+    protected int getY (int index) {
+        return ((VolatileMirage)_images[index]).getY();
     }
 
     /** The alpha value at which we render our shadow. */