diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/parlor/game/client/GameController.as b/src/as/com/threerings/parlor/game/client/GameController.as
index 26f43187..c89d3f42 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/parlor/game/client/GameController.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/parlor/game/client/GameController.as
@@ -73,9 +73,8 @@ public /*abstract*/ class GameController extends PlaceController
     }
 
     /**
-     * Adds this controller as a listener to the game object (thus derived
-     * classes need not do so) and lets the game manager know that we are
-     * now ready to go.
+     * Adds this controller as a listener to the game object (thus derived classes need not do so)
+     * and lets the game manager know that we are now ready to go.
      */
     override public function willEnterPlace (plobj :PlaceObject) :void
     {
@@ -84,26 +83,22 @@ public /*abstract*/ class GameController extends PlaceController
         // obtain a casted reference
         _gobj = (plobj as GameObject);
 
-        // if this place object is not our current location we'll need to
-        // add it as an auxiliary chat source
-        var bobj :BodyObject = 
-            (_ctx.getClient().getClientObject() as BodyObject);
-        if (bobj.location != plobj.getOid()) {
-            _ctx.getChatDirector().addAuxiliarySource(
-                _gobj, GameCodes.GAME_CHAT_TYPE);
+        // if this place object is not our current location we'll need to add it as an auxiliary
+        // chat source
+        var bobj :BodyObject = (_ctx.getClient().getClientObject() as BodyObject);
+        if (bobj.getPlaceOid() != plobj.getOid()) {
+            _ctx.getChatDirector().addAuxiliarySource(_gobj, GameCodes.GAME_CHAT_TYPE);
         }
 
         // and add ourselves as a listener
         _gobj.addListener(this);
 
-        // we don't want to claim to be finished until any derived classes
-        // that overrode this method have executed, so we'll queue up a
-        // runnable here that will let the game manager know that we're
-        // ready on the next pass through the distributed event loop
+        // we don't want to claim to be finished until any derived classes that overrode this
+        // method have executed, so we'll queue up a runnable here that will let the game manager
+        // know that we're ready on the next pass through the distributed event loop
         log.info("Entering game " + _gobj.which() + ".");
         if (_gobj.getPlayerIndex(bobj.getVisibleName()) != -1) {
-            // finally let the game manager know that we're ready
-            // to roll
+            // finally let the game manager know that we're ready to roll
             _ctx.getClient().callLater(playerReady);
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/whirled/data/ScenePlace.as b/src/as/com/threerings/whirled/data/ScenePlace.as
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0d86e1ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/whirled/data/ScenePlace.as
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+//
+// $Id$
+//
+// Vilya library - tools for developing networked games
+// Copyright (C) 2002-2007 Three Rings Design, Inc., All Rights Reserved
+// http://www.threerings.net/code/vilya/
+//
+// This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+// under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published
+// by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This library 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
+// Lesser General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+// License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+// Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+
+package com.threerings.whirled.data {
+
+import com.threerings.io.ObjectInputStream;
+import com.threerings.io.ObjectOutputStream;
+
+import com.threerings.crowd.data.BodyObject;
+import com.threerings.crowd.data.Place;
+
+/**
+ * Extends {@link Place} with scene information.
+ */
+public class ScenePlace extends Place
+{
+    /** The id of the scene occupied by the body. */
+    public var sceneId :int;
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the scene id occupied by the supplied body or -1 if the body is not in a scene.
+     */
+    public static function getSceneId (bobj :BodyObject) :int
+    {
+        return (bobj.location is ScenePlace) ? (bobj.location as ScenePlace).sceneId : -1;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a scene place with the supplied {@link SceneObject} oid and scene id.
+     */
+    public function ScenePlace (sceneOid :int = 0, sceneID :int = 0)
+    {
+        super(sceneOid);
+        this.sceneId = sceneId;
+    }
+
+    // from interface Streamable
+    override public function readObject (ins :ObjectInputStream) :void
+    {
+        super.readObject(ins);
+        sceneId = ins.readInt();
+    }
+
+    // from interface Streamable
+    override public function writeObject (out :ObjectOutputStream) :void
+    {
+        super.writeObject(out);
+        out.writeInt(sceneId);
+    }
+}
+}
diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/whirled/data/ScenedBodyObject.as b/src/as/com/threerings/whirled/data/ScenedBodyObject.as
deleted file mode 100644
index 7711853e..00000000
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/whirled/data/ScenedBodyObject.as
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-//
-// $Id$
-//
-// Vilya library - tools for developing networked games
-// Copyright (C) 2002-2007 Three Rings Design, Inc., All Rights Reserved
-// http://www.threerings.net/code/vilya/
-//
-// This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-// under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published
-// by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
-// (at your option) any later version.
-//
-// This library 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
-// Lesser General Public License for more details.
-//
-// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
-// License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
-// Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
-
-package com.threerings.whirled.data {
-
-/**
- * A system that uses the whirled services must provide a body object
- * extension that implements this interface.
- */
-public interface ScenedBodyObject
-{
-    /**
-     * Returns the scene id currently occupied by this body.
-     */
-    function getSceneId () :int;
-
-//    /**
-//     * Sets the scene id currently occupied by this body.
-//     */
-//    function setSceneId (sceneId :int) :void;
-}
-}
diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/whirled/spot/client/SpotSceneDirector.as b/src/as/com/threerings/whirled/spot/client/SpotSceneDirector.as
index a52498fe..b4778c79 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/whirled/spot/client/SpotSceneDirector.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/whirled/spot/client/SpotSceneDirector.as
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import com.threerings.crowd.data.PlaceObject;
 
 import com.threerings.whirled.client.SceneDirector;
 import com.threerings.whirled.data.SceneModel;
+import com.threerings.whirled.data.ScenePlace;
 import com.threerings.whirled.util.WhirledContext;
 
 import com.threerings.whirled.spot.data.ClusteredBodyObject;
@@ -121,9 +122,10 @@ public class SpotSceneDirector extends BasicDirector
 
         // sanity check the server's notion of what scene we're in with our notion of it
         var sceneId :int = _scdir.getScene().getId();
-        if (sceneId != _self.getSceneId()) {
+        var clSceneId :int = ScenePlace.getSceneId(_self as BodyObject);
+        if (sceneId != clSceneId) {
             log.warning("Client and server differ in opinion of what scene we're in " +
-                        "[sSceneId=" + _self.getSceneId() + ", cSceneId=" + sceneId + "].");
+                        "[sSceneId=" + clSceneId + ", cSceneId=" + sceneId + "].");
             return false;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/whirled/spot/data/ClusteredBodyObject.as b/src/as/com/threerings/whirled/spot/data/ClusteredBodyObject.as
index 7af2540d..ce90b3ad 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/whirled/spot/data/ClusteredBodyObject.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/whirled/spot/data/ClusteredBodyObject.as
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@
 
 package com.threerings.whirled.spot.data {
 
-import com.threerings.whirled.data.ScenedBodyObject;
+import com.threerings.crowd.data.BodyObject;
 
 /**
- * Defines some required methods for a {@link ScenedBodyObject} that is to
- * participate in the Whirled Spot system.
+ * Defines some required methods for a {@link BodyObject} that is to participate in the Whirled
+ * Spot system.
  */
-public interface ClusteredBodyObject extends ScenedBodyObject
+public interface ClusteredBodyObject
 {
     /**
      * Returns the field name of the cluster oid distributed object field.
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/micasa/client/ClientController.java b/src/java/com/threerings/micasa/client/ClientController.java
index 6825be18..44002901 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/micasa/client/ClientController.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/micasa/client/ClientController.java
@@ -105,9 +105,9 @@ public class ClientController extends Controller
                             ", err=" + nfe + "].");
             }
 
-        } else if (_body.location != -1) {
+        } else if (_body.location != null) {
             // if we were already in a location, go there
-            moveOid = _body.location;
+            moveOid = _body.location.placeOid;
 
         } else {
             // otherwise head to the default lobby to start things off
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/client/GameController.java b/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/client/GameController.java
index d17c7f22..a89239d2 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/client/GameController.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/client/GameController.java
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public abstract class GameController extends PlaceController
         // if this place object is not our current location we'll need to add it as an auxiliary
         // chat source
         BodyObject bobj = (BodyObject)_ctx.getClient().getClientObject();
-        if (bobj.location != plobj.getOid()) {
+        if (bobj.location == null || bobj.location.placeOid != plobj.getOid()) {
             _ctx.getChatDirector().addAuxiliarySource(_gobj, GameCodes.GAME_CHAT_TYPE);
         }
 
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/server/GameManager.java b/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/server/GameManager.java
index a9d63dbe..d19b6995 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/server/GameManager.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/server/GameManager.java
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ public class GameManager extends PlaceManager
             return; // body object can be null for ai players
         }
 
-        DObject place = CrowdServer.omgr.getObject(user.location);
+        DObject place = CrowdServer.omgr.getObject(user.getPlaceOid());
         if (place != null) {
             place.postMessage(PLAYER_KNOCKED_OUT, new Object[] { new int[] { user.getOid() } });
         }
@@ -1180,7 +1180,7 @@ public class GameManager extends PlaceManager
         for (int ii=0; ii < numPlayers; ii++) {
             BodyObject user = getPlayer(ii);
             if (user != null) {
-                places.add(user.location);
+                places.add(user.getPlaceOid());
                 (_gameobj.isWinner(ii) ? winners : losers).add(user.getOid());
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/data/ScenedBodyObject.java b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/data/ScenePlace.java
similarity index 56%
rename from src/java/com/threerings/whirled/data/ScenedBodyObject.java
rename to src/java/com/threerings/whirled/data/ScenePlace.java
index 7f468ac0..f375b221 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/data/ScenedBodyObject.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/data/ScenePlace.java
@@ -21,19 +21,36 @@
 
 package com.threerings.whirled.data;
 
+import com.threerings.crowd.data.BodyObject;
+import com.threerings.crowd.data.Place;
+
 /**
- * A system that uses the whirled services must provide a body object
- * extension that implements this interface.
+ * Extends {@link Place} with scene information.
  */
-public interface ScenedBodyObject
+public class ScenePlace extends Place
 {
-    /**
-     * Returns the scene id currently occupied by this body.
-     */
-    public int getSceneId ();
+    /** The id of the scene occupied by the body. */
+    public int sceneId;
 
     /**
-     * Sets the scene id currently occupied by this body.
+     * Returns the scene id occupied by the supplied body or -1 if the body is not in a scene.
      */
-    public void setSceneId (int sceneId);
+    public static int getSceneId (BodyObject bobj)
+    {
+        return (bobj.location instanceof ScenePlace) ? ((ScenePlace)bobj.location).sceneId : -1;
+    }
+
+    /** Used when unserializing. */
+    public ScenePlace ()
+    {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a scene place with the supplied {@link SceneObject} oid and scene id.
+     */
+    public ScenePlace (int sceneOid, int sceneId)
+    {
+        super(sceneOid);
+        this.sceneId = sceneId;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/server/SceneManager.java b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/server/SceneManager.java
index 2fbded17..e8a72e71 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/server/SceneManager.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/server/SceneManager.java
@@ -24,12 +24,14 @@ package com.threerings.whirled.server;
 import com.samskivert.io.PersistenceException;
 import com.samskivert.util.Invoker;
 
+import com.threerings.crowd.data.Place;
+import com.threerings.crowd.server.CrowdServer;
 import com.threerings.crowd.server.PlaceManager;
-import com.threerings.presents.server.PresentsServer;
 
 import com.threerings.whirled.Log;
 import com.threerings.whirled.data.Scene;
 import com.threerings.whirled.data.SceneCodes;
+import com.threerings.whirled.data.ScenePlace;
 import com.threerings.whirled.data.SceneUpdate;
 import com.threerings.whirled.server.WhirledServer;
 import com.threerings.whirled.util.UpdateList;
@@ -58,6 +60,12 @@ public class SceneManager extends PlaceManager
         return _updates.getUpdates(fromVersion);
     }
 
+    @Override // from PlaceManager
+    public Place getLocation ()
+    {
+        return new ScenePlace(_plobj.getOid(), _scene.getId());
+    }
+
     /**
      * Called by the scene registry once the scene manager has been created (and initialized), but
      * before it is started up.
@@ -100,7 +108,7 @@ public class SceneManager extends PlaceManager
 
         // Wait until us and all of our subclasses have completely finished running didStartup
         // prior to registering the scene as being ready.
-        PresentsServer.omgr.postRunnable(new Runnable() {
+        CrowdServer.omgr.postRunnable(new Runnable() {
             public void run () {
                 _screg.sceneManagerDidStart(SceneManager.this);
             }
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/server/SceneMoveHandler.java b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/server/SceneMoveHandler.java
index a2498ea6..1aa0c5ff 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/server/SceneMoveHandler.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/server/SceneMoveHandler.java
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import com.threerings.whirled.client.SceneService;
 import com.threerings.whirled.data.SceneCodes;
 import com.threerings.whirled.data.SceneModel;
 import com.threerings.whirled.data.SceneUpdate;
-import com.threerings.whirled.data.ScenedBodyObject;
 
 /**
  * Handles a simple scene to scene move.
@@ -49,13 +48,10 @@ public class SceneMoveHandler extends AbstractSceneMoveHandler
     protected void effectSceneMove (SceneManager scmgr)
         throws InvocationException
     {
-        // move to the place object associated with this scene
+        // move to location associated with this scene
         int ploid = scmgr.getPlaceObject().getOid();
         PlaceConfig config = CrowdServer.plreg.locprov.moveTo(_body, ploid);
 
-        // now that we've finally moved, we can update the user object with the new scene id
-        ((ScenedBodyObject)_body).setSceneId(scmgr.getScene().getId());
-
         // check to see if they need a newer version of the scene data
         SceneService.SceneMoveListener listener = (SceneService.SceneMoveListener)_listener;
         SceneModel model = scmgr.getScene().getSceneModel();
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/server/SceneRegistry.java b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/server/SceneRegistry.java
index a5e6893a..aac57de2 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/server/SceneRegistry.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/server/SceneRegistry.java
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ import com.threerings.whirled.data.Scene;
 import com.threerings.whirled.data.SceneCodes;
 import com.threerings.whirled.data.SceneModel;
 import com.threerings.whirled.data.SceneUpdate;
-import com.threerings.whirled.data.ScenedBodyObject;
 import com.threerings.whirled.server.persist.SceneRepository;
 import com.threerings.whirled.util.SceneFactory;
 import com.threerings.whirled.util.UpdateList;
@@ -245,13 +244,10 @@ public class SceneRegistry
      * Ejects the specified body from their current scene and zone. This is the zone equivalent to
      * {@link LocationProvider#leaveOccupiedPlace}.
      */
-    public void leaveOccupiedScene (ScenedBodyObject source)
+    public void leaveOccupiedScene (BodyObject source)
     {
-        // remove them from their occupied place
-        CrowdServer.plreg.locprov.leaveOccupiedPlace((BodyObject)source);
-
-        // and clear out their scene information
-        source.setSceneId(0);
+        // remove them from their occupied place (clears out scene info as well)
+        CrowdServer.plreg.locprov.leaveOccupiedPlace(source);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/server/WhirledClient.java b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/server/WhirledClient.java
index dbc0508c..50a8febd 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/server/WhirledClient.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/server/WhirledClient.java
@@ -21,19 +21,12 @@
 
 package com.threerings.whirled.server;
 
-import com.threerings.crowd.data.BodyObject;
 import com.threerings.crowd.server.CrowdClient;
 
-import com.threerings.whirled.data.ScenedBodyObject;
-
 /**
  * The client object used by client management on the Whirled server.
  */
 public class WhirledClient extends CrowdClient
 {
-    // documentation inherited from interface
-    protected void clearLocation (BodyObject bobj)
-    {
-        WhirledServer.screg.leaveOccupiedScene((ScenedBodyObject)bobj);
-    }
+    // nothing needed at the moment
 }
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/spot/client/SpotSceneDirector.java b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/spot/client/SpotSceneDirector.java
index 39d1fee8..37170cf3 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/spot/client/SpotSceneDirector.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/spot/client/SpotSceneDirector.java
@@ -38,11 +38,12 @@ import com.threerings.crowd.chat.client.ChatDirector;
 import com.threerings.crowd.chat.data.ChatCodes;
 import com.threerings.crowd.client.LocationAdapter;
 import com.threerings.crowd.client.LocationDirector;
+import com.threerings.crowd.data.BodyObject;
 import com.threerings.crowd.data.PlaceObject;
 
 import com.threerings.whirled.client.SceneDirector;
 import com.threerings.whirled.data.SceneModel;
-import com.threerings.whirled.data.ScenedBodyObject;
+import com.threerings.whirled.data.ScenePlace;
 import com.threerings.whirled.util.WhirledContext;
 
 import com.threerings.whirled.spot.Log;
@@ -130,10 +131,10 @@ public class SpotSceneDirector extends BasicDirector
 
         // sanity check the server's notion of what scene we're in with our notion of it
         int sceneId = _scdir.getScene().getId();
-        ScenedBodyObject sbobj = (ScenedBodyObject)_ctx.getClient().getClientObject();
-        if (sceneId != sbobj.getSceneId()) {
+        int clSceneId = ScenePlace.getSceneId((BodyObject)_ctx.getClient().getClientObject());
+        if (sceneId != clSceneId) {
             Log.warning("Client and server differ in opinion of what scene we're in " +
-                        "[sSceneId=" + sbobj.getSceneId() + ", cSceneId=" + sceneId + "].");
+                        "[sSceneId=" + clSceneId + ", cSceneId=" + sceneId + "].");
             return false;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/spot/data/ClusteredBodyObject.java b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/spot/data/ClusteredBodyObject.java
index 271260bd..0f088684 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/spot/data/ClusteredBodyObject.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/spot/data/ClusteredBodyObject.java
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@
 
 package com.threerings.whirled.spot.data;
 
-import com.threerings.whirled.data.ScenedBodyObject;
+import com.threerings.crowd.data.BodyObject;
 
 /**
- * Defines some required methods for a {@link ScenedBodyObject} that is to
- * participate in the Whirled Spot system.
+ * Defines some required methods for a {@link BodyObject} that is to participate in the Whirled
+ * Spot system.
  */
-public interface ClusteredBodyObject extends ScenedBodyObject
+public interface ClusteredBodyObject
 {
     /**
      * Returns the field name of the cluster oid distributed object field.
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@ public interface ClusteredBodyObject extends ScenedBodyObject
     public String getClusterField ();
 
     /**
-     * Returns the oid of the cluster to which this user currently
-     * belongs.
+     * Returns the oid of the cluster to which this user currently belongs.
      */
     public int getClusterOid ();
 
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/spot/server/SpotProvider.java b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/spot/server/SpotProvider.java
index 08e04271..a43f19f0 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/spot/server/SpotProvider.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/spot/server/SpotProvider.java
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import com.threerings.crowd.data.BodyObject;
 import com.threerings.crowd.server.PlaceRegistry;
 
 import com.threerings.whirled.client.SceneService.SceneMoveListener;
-import com.threerings.whirled.data.ScenedBodyObject;
+import com.threerings.whirled.data.ScenePlace;
 import com.threerings.whirled.server.SceneManager;
 import com.threerings.whirled.server.SceneRegistry;
 
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ public class SpotProvider
         throws InvocationException
     {
         // le sanity check
-        int cSceneId = getCallerSceneId(caller);
+        BodyObject body = (BodyObject)caller;
+        int cSceneId = ScenePlace.getSceneId(body);
         if (cSceneId != sceneId) {
             Log.info("Ignoring stale traverse portal request [caller=" + caller.who() +
                      ", oSceneId=" + sceneId + ", portalId=" + portalId +
@@ -84,7 +85,6 @@ public class SpotProvider
         }
 
         // obtain the source scene
-        BodyObject body = (BodyObject)caller;
         SpotSceneManager srcmgr = (SpotSceneManager)_screg.getSceneManager(sceneId);
         if (srcmgr == null) {
             Log.warning("Traverse portal missing source scene " +
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ public class SpotProvider
         throws InvocationException
     {
         BodyObject source = (BodyObject)caller;
-        int cSceneId = getCallerSceneId(caller);
+        int cSceneId = ScenePlace.getSceneId(source);
         if (cSceneId != sceneId) {
             Log.info("Rejecting changeLocation for invalid scene [user=" + source.who() +
                      ", insid=" + cSceneId + ", wantsid=" + sceneId + ", loc=" + loc + "].");
@@ -153,8 +153,8 @@ public class SpotProvider
                              SpotService.ConfirmListener listener)
         throws InvocationException
     {
-        int sceneId = getCallerSceneId(caller);
         BodyObject source = (BodyObject)caller;
+        int sceneId = ScenePlace.getSceneId(source);
 
         // look up the scene manager for the specified scene
         SpotSceneManager smgr = (SpotSceneManager)_screg.getSceneManager(sceneId);
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ public class SpotProvider
         if (errmsg != null) {
             SpeakProvider.sendFeedback(source, MessageManager.GLOBAL_BUNDLE, errmsg);
         } else {
-            sendClusterChatMessage(getCallerSceneId(caller), source.getOid(),
+            sendClusterChatMessage(ScenePlace.getSceneId(source), source.getOid(),
                                    source.getVisibleName(), null, message, mode);
         }
     }
@@ -221,23 +221,6 @@ public class SpotProvider
         smgr.handleClusterSpeakRequest(speakerOid, speaker, bundle, message, mode);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Obtains the scene id occupied by the supplied caller.
-     *
-     * @exception InvocationException thrown if the caller does not implement {@link
-     * ScenedBodyObject}.
-     */
-    protected static int getCallerSceneId (ClientObject caller)
-        throws InvocationException
-    {
-        if (caller instanceof ScenedBodyObject) {
-            return ((ScenedBodyObject)caller).getSceneId();
-        } else {
-            Log.warning("Can't get scene from non-scened caller " + caller.who() + ".");
-            throw new InvocationException(INTERNAL_ERROR);
-        }
-    }
-
     /** The place registry with which we interoperate. */
     protected PlaceRegistry _plreg;
 
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/spot/server/SpotSceneManager.java b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/spot/server/SpotSceneManager.java
index eaae12e6..9b968d72 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/spot/server/SpotSceneManager.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/spot/server/SpotSceneManager.java
@@ -61,23 +61,25 @@ public class SpotSceneManager extends SceneManager
      */
     public static void moveBodyToDefaultPortal (BodyObject body)
     {
-        SpotSceneManager mgr = (SpotSceneManager)CrowdServer.plreg.getPlaceManager(body.location);
-        if (mgr != null) {
-            SpotScene scene = (SpotScene)mgr.getScene();
-            if (scene == null) {
-                Log.warning("No scene in moveBodyToDefaultPortal()? " +
-                            "[who=" + body.who() +
-                            ", where=" + mgr.where() + "].");
-                return;
-            }
-            try {
-                Location eloc = scene.getDefaultEntrance().getLocation();
-                mgr.handleChangeLoc(body, eloc);
-            } catch (InvocationException ie) {
-                Log.warning("Could not move user to default portal " +
-                            "[where=" + mgr.where() + ", who=" + body.who() +
-                            ", error=" + ie + "].");
-            }
+        SpotSceneManager mgr = (SpotSceneManager)
+            CrowdServer.plreg.getPlaceManager(body.getPlaceOid());
+        if (mgr == null) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        SpotScene scene = (SpotScene)mgr.getScene();
+        if (scene == null) {
+            Log.warning("No scene in moveBodyToDefaultPortal()? [who=" + body.who() +
+                        ", where=" + mgr.where() + "].");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        try {
+            Location eloc = scene.getDefaultEntrance().getLocation();
+            mgr.handleChangeLoc(body, eloc);
+        } catch (InvocationException ie) {
+            Log.warning("Could not move user to default portal [where=" + mgr.where() +
+                        ", who=" + body.who() + ", error=" + ie + "].");
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/zone/data/ZonedBodyObject.java b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/zone/data/ZonedBodyObject.java
index 4c9848a9..493c14c9 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/zone/data/ZonedBodyObject.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/zone/data/ZonedBodyObject.java
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@
 
 package com.threerings.whirled.zone.data;
 
-import com.threerings.whirled.data.ScenedBodyObject;
+import com.threerings.crowd.data.BodyObject;
 
 /**
- * A system that uses the zone services must provide a body object
- * extension that implements this interface.
+ * A system that uses the zone services must extend {@link BodyObject} and implement this
+ * interface.
  */
-public interface ZonedBodyObject extends ScenedBodyObject
+public interface ZonedBodyObject
 {
     /**
      * Returns the zone id currently occupied by this body.
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/zone/server/ZoneMoveHandler.java b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/zone/server/ZoneMoveHandler.java
index 86a34e19..93059bdb 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/zone/server/ZoneMoveHandler.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/zone/server/ZoneMoveHandler.java
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import com.threerings.crowd.data.PlaceConfig;
 import com.threerings.whirled.client.SceneService;
 import com.threerings.whirled.data.SceneModel;
 import com.threerings.whirled.data.SceneUpdate;
-import com.threerings.whirled.data.ScenedBodyObject;
 import com.threerings.whirled.server.AbstractSceneMoveHandler;
 import com.threerings.whirled.server.SceneManager;
 import com.threerings.whirled.server.SceneMoveHandler;
@@ -90,7 +89,6 @@ public class ZoneMoveHandler extends AbstractSceneMoveHandler
         // now that we've moved, we can update the user object with the new scene and zone ids
         _body.startTransaction();
         try {
-            ((ScenedBodyObject)_body).setSceneId(scmgr.getScene().getId());
             ((ZonedBodyObject)_body).setZoneId(_summary.zoneId);
         } finally {
             _body.commitTransaction();
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/zone/server/ZoneProvider.java b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/zone/server/ZoneProvider.java
index 223b613b..752405a7 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/zone/server/ZoneProvider.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/zone/server/ZoneProvider.java
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ import com.threerings.crowd.server.LocationProvider;
 
 import com.threerings.whirled.data.SceneModel;
 import com.threerings.whirled.data.SceneUpdate;
-import com.threerings.whirled.data.ScenedBodyObject;
 import com.threerings.whirled.server.SceneManager;
 import com.threerings.whirled.server.SceneRegistry;
 
@@ -150,7 +149,7 @@ public class ZoneProvider
         }
 
         // remove them from their occupied scene
-        _screg.leaveOccupiedScene(source);
+        _screg.leaveOccupiedScene((BodyObject)source);
 
         // and clear out their zone information
         source.setZoneId(-1);