diff --git a/xo-expression2/include/xo/expression2/SequenceExpr.hpp b/xo-expression2/include/xo/expression2/SequenceExpr.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0cfe188c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xo-expression2/include/xo/expression2/SequenceExpr.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/** @file SequenceExpr.hpp
+ *
+ *  @author Roland Conybeare, Feb 2026
+ **/
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "DSequenceExpr.hpp"
+#include "detail/IExpression_DSequenceExpr.hpp"
+#include "detail/IGCObject_DSequenceExpr.hpp"
+#include "detail/IPrintable_DSequenceExpr.hpp"
+
+/* end SequenceExpr.hpp */
+
diff --git a/xo-expression2/src/expression2/DSequenceExpr.cpp b/xo-expression2/src/expression2/DSequenceExpr.cpp
index a9783802..22b097fb 100644
--- a/xo-expression2/src/expression2/DSequenceExpr.cpp
+++ b/xo-expression2/src/expression2/DSequenceExpr.cpp
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ namespace xo {
 
             gc.forward_inplace(&iface, (void**)&expr_v_);
 
-            return shallow_size();
+            return this->shallow_size();
         }
 
     } /*namespace scm*/
diff --git a/xo-interpreter2/CMakeLists.txt b/xo-interpreter2/CMakeLists.txt
index 8a1b1b3c..26124a21 100644
--- a/xo-interpreter2/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/xo-interpreter2/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -103,6 +103,32 @@ xo_add_genfacetimpl(
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------
 
+# note: manual target; generated code committed to git
+xo_add_genfacetimpl(
+    TARGET xo-interpreter2-facetimpl-gcobject-vsmseqcontframe
+    FACET_PKG xo_gc
+    FACET GCObject
+    REPR VsmSeqContFrame
+    INPUT idl/IGCObject_DVsmSeqContFrame.json5
+    OUTPUT_HPP_DIR include/xo/interpreter2
+    OUTPUT_IMPL_SUBDIR sequence
+    OUTPUT_CPP_DIR src/interpreter2
+)
+
+# note: manual target; generated code committed to git
+xo_add_genfacetimpl(
+    TARGET xo-interpreter2-facetimpl-printable-vsmseqcontframe
+    FACET_PKG xo_printable2
+    FACET Printable
+    REPR DVsmSeqContFrame
+    INPUT idl/IPrintable_DVsmSeqContFrame.json5
+    OUTPUT_HPP_DIR include/xo/interpreter2
+    OUTPUT_IMPL_SUBDIR sequence
+    OUTPUT_CPP_DIR src/interpreter2
+)
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------
+
 # note: manual target; generated code committed to git
 #
 #xo_add_genfacetimpl(
diff --git a/xo-interpreter2/idl/IGCObject_DVsmSeqContFrame.json5 b/xo-interpreter2/idl/IGCObject_DVsmSeqContFrame.json5
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cf7196c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xo-interpreter2/idl/IGCObject_DVsmSeqContFrame.json5
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+    mode: "implementation",
+    includes: [
+        "<xo/gc/GCObject.hpp>",
+        "<xo/alloc2/Allocator.hpp>"
+    ],
+    local_types: [ ],
+    namespace1: "xo",
+    namespace2: "scm",
+    facet_idl: "idl/GCObject.json5",
+    brief: "provide AGCObject interface for DVsmSeqContFrame",
+    using_doxygen: true,
+    repr: "DVsmSeqContFrame",
+    doc: [ "implement AGCObject for DVsmSeqContFrame" ],
+}
diff --git a/xo-interpreter2/idl/IPrintable_DVsmSeqContFrame.json5 b/xo-interpreter2/idl/IPrintable_DVsmSeqContFrame.json5
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e9ec796e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xo-interpreter2/idl/IPrintable_DVsmSeqContFrame.json5
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+    mode: "implementation",
+    includes: [ "<xo/printable2/Printable.hpp>",
+                "<xo/printable2/detail/IPrintable_Xfer.hpp>" ],
+    local_types: [ ],
+    namespace1: "xo",
+    namespace2: "scm",
+    facet_idl: "idl/Printable.json5",
+    brief: "provide APrintable interface for DVsmSeqContFrame",
+    using_doxygen: true,
+    repr: "DVsmSeqContFrame",
+    doc: [ "implement APrintable for DVsmSeqContFrame" ],
+}
diff --git a/xo-interpreter2/include/xo/interpreter2/DVsmApplyFrame.hpp b/xo-interpreter2/include/xo/interpreter2/DVsmApplyFrame.hpp
index a5df3504..47735afe 100644
--- a/xo-interpreter2/include/xo/interpreter2/DVsmApplyFrame.hpp
+++ b/xo-interpreter2/include/xo/interpreter2/DVsmApplyFrame.hpp
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include "VsmFrame.hpp"
+#include "VsmInstr.hpp"
+#include <xo/procedure2/Procedure.hpp>
+#include <xo/object2/DArray.hpp>
 
 namespace xo {
     namespace scm {
diff --git a/xo-interpreter2/include/xo/interpreter2/DVsmEvalArgsFrame.hpp b/xo-interpreter2/include/xo/interpreter2/DVsmEvalArgsFrame.hpp
index 7131a001..e3b8b2b5 100644
--- a/xo-interpreter2/include/xo/interpreter2/DVsmEvalArgsFrame.hpp
+++ b/xo-interpreter2/include/xo/interpreter2/DVsmEvalArgsFrame.hpp
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ namespace xo {
              **/
             DVsmEvalArgsFrame(DVsmApplyFrame * parent,
                               VsmInstr cont,
-                              const DApplyExpr * apply_expr);
+                              DApplyExpr * apply_expr);
 
             static DVsmEvalArgsFrame * make(obj<AAllocator> mm,
                                             DVsmApplyFrame * apply_frame,
                                             VsmInstr old_cont,
-                                            const DApplyExpr * apply_expr);
+                                            DApplyExpr * apply_expr);
 
             DVsmApplyFrame * parent() const noexcept { return parent_; }
             VsmInstr cont() const noexcept { return cont_; }
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ namespace xo {
             VsmInstr cont_;
 
             /** expression being evaluated **/
-            const DApplyExpr * apply_expr_ = nullptr;
+            DApplyExpr * apply_expr_ = nullptr;
 
             /** next argument to be evaluated. -1 means function head **/
             int32_t i_arg_ = -1;
diff --git a/xo-interpreter2/include/xo/interpreter2/DVsmSeqContFrame.hpp b/xo-interpreter2/include/xo/interpreter2/DVsmSeqContFrame.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cb63f0d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xo-interpreter2/include/xo/interpreter2/DVsmSeqContFrame.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+/** @file DVsmSeqContFrame.hpp
+ *
+ *  @author Roland Conybeare, Feb 2026
+ **/
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "VsmInstr.hpp"
+#include <xo/expression2/SequenceExpr.hpp>
+#include <xo/gc/GCObject.hpp>
+
+namespace xo {
+    namespace scm {
+        /** @brief saved VSM state during evaluation of a SequenceExpr
+         **/
+        class DVsmSeqContFrame {
+        public:
+            using ACollector = xo::mm::ACollector;
+            using AAllocator = xo::mm::AAllocator;
+            using AGCObject = xo::mm::AGCObject;
+            using ppindentinfo = xo::print::ppindentinfo;
+
+        public:
+            /** @defgroup scm-vsmevalsequenceframe-ctors constructors **/
+            ///@{
+
+            DVsmSeqContFrame(obj<AGCObject> parent,
+                                  VsmInstr cont,
+                                  DSequenceExpr * seq_expr,
+                                  uint32_t i_seq);
+
+            /** create instance using memory from allocator @p mm **/
+            static DVsmSeqContFrame * make(obj<AAllocator> mm,
+                                                obj<AGCObject> parent,
+                                                VsmInstr cont,
+                                                DSequenceExpr * seq_expr,
+                                                uint32_t i_seq);
+
+            ///@}
+            /** @defgroup scm-vsmevalsequenceframe-access-methods access methods **/
+            ///@{
+
+            obj<AGCObject> parent() const noexcept { return parent_; }
+            VsmInstr cont() const noexcept { return cont_; }
+            DSequenceExpr * seq_expr() const noexcept { return seq_expr_; }
+            uint32_t i_seq() const noexcept { return i_seq_; }
+
+            ///@}
+            /** @defgroup scm-vsmevalsequenceframe-general-methods general methods **/
+            ///@{
+
+            uint32_t incr_i_seq() noexcept { return ++(this->i_seq_); }
+            
+            ///@}
+            /** @defgroup scm-vsmevalsequenceframe-gcobject-facet gcobject facet **/
+            ///@{
+
+            std::size_t shallow_size() const noexcept;
+            DVsmSeqContFrame * shallow_copy(obj<AAllocator> mm) const noexcept;
+            std::size_t forward_children(obj<ACollector> gc) noexcept;
+
+            ///@}
+            /** @defgrouop scm-vsmseqcontframe-printable-facet printable facet **/
+            ///@{
+
+            bool pretty(const ppindentinfo & ppii) const noexcept;
+
+            ///@}
+            
+        private:
+            /** @defgroup scm-vsmevalsequenceframe-members member variables **/
+            ///@{
+
+            /** saved VSM stack; restore when this frame consumed **/
+            obj<AGCObject> parent_;
+            /** saved continuation; restore when this frame consumed **/
+            VsmInstr cont_;
+            /** saved expr. evaluate elements of this sequence in order **/
+            DSequenceExpr * seq_expr_ = nullptr;
+            /** current sequence element being evaluated **/
+            uint32_t i_seq_ = 0;
+
+            ///@}
+        };
+
+    } /*namespace scm*/
+} /*namespace xo*/
+
+/* end DVsmSeqContFrame.hpp */
diff --git a/xo-interpreter2/include/xo/interpreter2/VirtualSchematikaMachine.hpp b/xo-interpreter2/include/xo/interpreter2/VirtualSchematikaMachine.hpp
index 569d9d48..d7e1ec77 100644
--- a/xo-interpreter2/include/xo/interpreter2/VirtualSchematikaMachine.hpp
+++ b/xo-interpreter2/include/xo/interpreter2/VirtualSchematikaMachine.hpp
@@ -187,6 +187,8 @@ namespace xo {
              **/
             void _do_applycoda_op();
 
+            /** loop continuation after evaluating element of a SequenceExpr **/
+            void _do_seq_cont_op();
 
         private:
             /*
diff --git a/xo-interpreter2/include/xo/interpreter2/VsmInstr.hpp b/xo-interpreter2/include/xo/interpreter2/VsmInstr.hpp
index bdde3ab7..4b51361d 100644
--- a/xo-interpreter2/include/xo/interpreter2/VsmInstr.hpp
+++ b/xo-interpreter2/include/xo/interpreter2/VsmInstr.hpp
@@ -18,10 +18,12 @@ namespace xo {
 
             static VsmInstr c_apply;
             static VsmInstr c_evalargs;
-
             /** restore registers after calling a schematika closure **/
             static VsmInstr c_applycoda;
 
+            /** loop to evaluate members of a SequenceExpr **/
+            static VsmInstr c_seq_cont;
+
             vsm_opcode opcode() const noexcept { return opcode_; }
 
         private:
diff --git a/xo-interpreter2/include/xo/interpreter2/VsmOpcode.hpp b/xo-interpreter2/include/xo/interpreter2/VsmOpcode.hpp
index ec21b988..06b3d08b 100644
--- a/xo-interpreter2/include/xo/interpreter2/VsmOpcode.hpp
+++ b/xo-interpreter2/include/xo/interpreter2/VsmOpcode.hpp
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ namespace xo {
              **/
             applycoda,
 
+            /** Loop over elements of a SequenceExpr **/
+            seq_cont,
+
             /** sentinel, counts number of opcodes **/
             N,
         };
diff --git a/xo-interpreter2/include/xo/interpreter2/VsmSeqContFrame.hpp b/xo-interpreter2/include/xo/interpreter2/VsmSeqContFrame.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..96e8d053
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xo-interpreter2/include/xo/interpreter2/VsmSeqContFrame.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/** @file VsmSeqContFrame.hpp
+ *
+ *  @author Roland Conybeare, Feb 2026
+ **/
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "DVsmSeqContFrame.hpp"
+#include "sequence/IGCObject_DVsmSeqContFrame.hpp"
+#include "sequence/IPrintable_DVsmSeqContFrame.hpp"
+
+/* end VsmSeqContFrame.hpp */
diff --git a/xo-interpreter2/include/xo/interpreter2/sequence/IGCObject_DVsmSeqContFrame.hpp b/xo-interpreter2/include/xo/interpreter2/sequence/IGCObject_DVsmSeqContFrame.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1bdbe2ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xo-interpreter2/include/xo/interpreter2/sequence/IGCObject_DVsmSeqContFrame.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/** @file IGCObject_DVsmSeqContFrame.hpp
+ *
+ *  Generated automagically from ingredients:
+ *  1. code generator:
+ *       [xo-facet/codegen/genfacet]
+ *     arguments:
+ *       --input [idl/IGCObject_DVsmSeqContFrame.json5]
+ *  2. jinja2 template for abstract facet .hpp file:
+ *       [iface_facet_repr.hpp.j2]
+ *  3. idl for facet methods
+ *       [idl/IGCObject_DVsmSeqContFrame.json5]
+ **/
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "GCObject.hpp"
+#include <xo/gc/GCObject.hpp>
+#include <xo/alloc2/Allocator.hpp>
+#include "DVsmSeqContFrame.hpp"
+
+namespace xo { namespace scm { class IGCObject_DVsmSeqContFrame; } }
+
+namespace xo {
+    namespace facet {
+        template <>
+        struct FacetImplementation<xo::mm::AGCObject,
+                                   xo::scm::DVsmSeqContFrame>
+        {
+            using ImplType = xo::mm::IGCObject_Xfer
+              <xo::scm::DVsmSeqContFrame,
+               xo::scm::IGCObject_DVsmSeqContFrame>;
+        };
+    }
+}
+
+namespace xo {
+    namespace scm {
+        /** @class IGCObject_DVsmSeqContFrame
+         **/
+        class IGCObject_DVsmSeqContFrame {
+        public:
+            /** @defgroup scm-gcobject-dvsmseqcontframe-type-traits **/
+            ///@{
+            using size_type = xo::mm::AGCObject::size_type;
+            using AAllocator = xo::mm::AGCObject::AAllocator;
+            using ACollector = xo::mm::AGCObject::ACollector;
+            using Copaque = xo::mm::AGCObject::Copaque;
+            using Opaque = xo::mm::AGCObject::Opaque;
+            ///@}
+            /** @defgroup scm-gcobject-dvsmseqcontframe-methods **/
+            ///@{
+            // const methods
+            /** memory consumption for this instance **/
+            static size_type shallow_size(const DVsmSeqContFrame & self) noexcept;
+            /** copy instance using allocator **/
+            static Opaque shallow_copy(const DVsmSeqContFrame & self, obj<AAllocator> mm) noexcept;
+
+            // non-const methods
+            /** during GC: forward immdiate children **/
+            static size_type forward_children(DVsmSeqContFrame & self, obj<ACollector> gc) noexcept;
+            ///@}
+        };
+
+    } /*namespace scm*/
+} /*namespace xo*/
+
+/* end */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/xo-interpreter2/include/xo/interpreter2/sequence/IPrintable_DVsmSeqContFrame.hpp b/xo-interpreter2/include/xo/interpreter2/sequence/IPrintable_DVsmSeqContFrame.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0fb46c45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xo-interpreter2/include/xo/interpreter2/sequence/IPrintable_DVsmSeqContFrame.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/** @file IPrintable_DVsmSeqContFrame.hpp
+ *
+ *  Generated automagically from ingredients:
+ *  1. code generator:
+ *       [xo-facet/codegen/genfacet]
+ *     arguments:
+ *       --input [idl/IPrintable_DVsmSeqContFrame.json5]
+ *  2. jinja2 template for abstract facet .hpp file:
+ *       [iface_facet_repr.hpp.j2]
+ *  3. idl for facet methods
+ *       [idl/IPrintable_DVsmSeqContFrame.json5]
+ **/
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "Printable.hpp"
+#include <xo/printable2/Printable.hpp>
+#include <xo/printable2/detail/IPrintable_Xfer.hpp>
+#include "DVsmSeqContFrame.hpp"
+
+namespace xo { namespace scm { class IPrintable_DVsmSeqContFrame; } }
+
+namespace xo {
+    namespace facet {
+        template <>
+        struct FacetImplementation<xo::print::APrintable,
+                                   xo::scm::DVsmSeqContFrame>
+        {
+            using ImplType = xo::print::IPrintable_Xfer
+              <xo::scm::DVsmSeqContFrame,
+               xo::scm::IPrintable_DVsmSeqContFrame>;
+        };
+    }
+}
+
+namespace xo {
+    namespace scm {
+        /** @class IPrintable_DVsmSeqContFrame
+         **/
+        class IPrintable_DVsmSeqContFrame {
+        public:
+            /** @defgroup scm-printable-dvsmseqcontframe-type-traits **/
+            ///@{
+            using ppindentinfo = xo::print::APrintable::ppindentinfo;
+            using Copaque = xo::print::APrintable::Copaque;
+            using Opaque = xo::print::APrintable::Opaque;
+            ///@}
+            /** @defgroup scm-printable-dvsmseqcontframe-methods **/
+            ///@{
+            // const methods
+            /** Pretty-printing support for this object.
+See [xo-indentlog/xo/indentlog/pretty.hpp] **/
+            static bool pretty(const DVsmSeqContFrame & self, const ppindentinfo & ppii);
+
+            // non-const methods
+            ///@}
+        };
+
+    } /*namespace scm*/
+} /*namespace xo*/
+
+/* end */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/xo-interpreter2/src/interpreter2/CMakeLists.txt b/xo-interpreter2/src/interpreter2/CMakeLists.txt
index 1ddb3207..64e7dfe8 100644
--- a/xo-interpreter2/src/interpreter2/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/xo-interpreter2/src/interpreter2/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ set(SELF_SRCS
     IGCObject_DVsmApplyClosureFrame.cpp
     IPrintable_DVsmApplyClosureFrame.cpp
 
+    DVsmSeqContFrame.cpp
+    IGCObject_DVsmSeqContFrame.cpp
+    IPrintable_DVsmSeqContFrame.cpp
+
     DClosure.cpp
     IGCObject_DClosure.cpp
     IPrintable_DClosure.cpp
diff --git a/xo-interpreter2/src/interpreter2/DVsmApplyClosureFrame.cpp b/xo-interpreter2/src/interpreter2/DVsmApplyClosureFrame.cpp
index 6a86ce27..26a215a4 100644
--- a/xo-interpreter2/src/interpreter2/DVsmApplyClosureFrame.cpp
+++ b/xo-interpreter2/src/interpreter2/DVsmApplyClosureFrame.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  **/
 
 #include "DVsmApplyClosureFrame.hpp"
+#include "LocalEnv.hpp"
 
 namespace xo {
     using xo::mm::AGCObject;
@@ -52,7 +53,8 @@ namespace xo {
         std::size_t
         DVsmApplyClosureFrame::forward_children(obj<ACollector> gc) noexcept
         {
-            (void)gc;
+            gc.forward_inplace(&stack_);
+            gc.forward_inplace(&local_env_);
 
             return this->shallow_size();
         }
diff --git a/xo-interpreter2/src/interpreter2/DVsmApplyFrame.cpp b/xo-interpreter2/src/interpreter2/DVsmApplyFrame.cpp
index 55d59b37..72b81405 100644
--- a/xo-interpreter2/src/interpreter2/DVsmApplyFrame.cpp
+++ b/xo-interpreter2/src/interpreter2/DVsmApplyFrame.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  **/
 
 #include "DVsmApplyFrame.hpp"
+#include <xo/object2/Array.hpp>
 #include <xo/indentlog/print/pretty.hpp>
 
 namespace xo {
@@ -59,9 +60,9 @@ namespace xo {
         std::size_t
         DVsmApplyFrame::forward_children(obj<ACollector> gc) noexcept
         {
-            // GC needs to locate AGCObject iface for each member
-
-            (void)gc;
+            gc.forward_inplace(&parent_);
+            gc.forward_inplace(&fn_);
+            gc.forward_inplace(&args_);
 
             return this->shallow_size();
         }
@@ -69,12 +70,10 @@ namespace xo {
         bool
         DVsmApplyFrame::pretty(const ppindentinfo & ppii) const
         {
-            return ppii.pps()->pretty_struct
-                (ppii,
-                 "DVsmApplyFrame",
-                 refrtag("cont", cont_),
-                 refrtag("n_args", args_->size())
-                    );
+            return ppii.pps()->pretty_struct(ppii,
+                                             "DVsmApplyFrame",
+                                             refrtag("cont", cont_),
+                                             refrtag("n_args", args_->size()));
         }
 
     } /*namespace scm*/
diff --git a/xo-interpreter2/src/interpreter2/DVsmEvalArgsFrame.cpp b/xo-interpreter2/src/interpreter2/DVsmEvalArgsFrame.cpp
index 1ca470e9..09439f2e 100644
--- a/xo-interpreter2/src/interpreter2/DVsmEvalArgsFrame.cpp
+++ b/xo-interpreter2/src/interpreter2/DVsmEvalArgsFrame.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  **/
 
 #include "DVsmEvalArgsFrame.hpp"
+#include <xo/expression2/ApplyExpr.hpp>
 #include <xo/indentlog/print/pretty.hpp>
 
 namespace xo {
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ namespace xo {
 
         DVsmEvalArgsFrame::DVsmEvalArgsFrame(DVsmApplyFrame * parent,
                                              VsmInstr cont,
-                                             const DApplyExpr * apply_expr)
+                                             DApplyExpr * apply_expr)
         : parent_{parent},
           cont_{cont},
           apply_expr_{apply_expr}
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ namespace xo {
         DVsmEvalArgsFrame::make(obj<AAllocator> mm,
                                 DVsmApplyFrame * apply_frame,
                                 VsmInstr cont,
-                                const DApplyExpr * apply_expr)
+                                DApplyExpr * apply_expr)
         {
             DVsmEvalArgsFrame * result = nullptr;
 
@@ -61,7 +62,8 @@ namespace xo {
         std::size_t
         DVsmEvalArgsFrame::forward_children(obj<ACollector> gc) noexcept
         {
-            (void)gc;
+            gc.forward_inplace(&parent_);
+            gc.forward_inplace(&apply_expr_);
 
             return this->shallow_size();
         }
@@ -69,12 +71,10 @@ namespace xo {
         bool
         DVsmEvalArgsFrame::pretty(const ppindentinfo & ppii) const
         {
-            return ppii.pps()->pretty_struct
-                (ppii,
-                 "DVsmEvalArgsFrame",
-                 refrtag("cont", cont_),
-                 refrtag("i_arg", i_arg_)
-                    );
+            return ppii.pps()->pretty_struct(ppii,
+                                             "DVsmEvalArgsFrame",
+                                             refrtag("cont", cont_),
+                                             refrtag("i_arg", i_arg_));
         }
     } /*namespace scm*/
 } /*namespace xo*/
diff --git a/xo-interpreter2/src/interpreter2/DVsmSeqContFrame.cpp b/xo-interpreter2/src/interpreter2/DVsmSeqContFrame.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..80c1665f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xo-interpreter2/src/interpreter2/DVsmSeqContFrame.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+/** @file DVsmSeqContFrame.cpp
+ *
+ *  @author Roland Conybeare, Feb 2026
+ **/
+
+#include "DVsmSeqContFrame.hpp"
+
+namespace xo {
+    namespace scm {
+
+        DVsmSeqContFrame::DVsmSeqContFrame(obj<AGCObject> parent,
+                                           VsmInstr cont,
+                                           DSequenceExpr * seq_expr,
+                                           uint32_t i_seq)
+                : parent_{parent},
+                  cont_{cont},
+                  seq_expr_{seq_expr},
+                  i_seq_{i_seq}
+        {}
+
+        DVsmSeqContFrame *
+        DVsmSeqContFrame::make(obj<AAllocator> mm,
+                                    obj<AGCObject> parent,
+                                    VsmInstr cont,
+                                    DSequenceExpr * seq_expr,
+                                    uint32_t i_seq)
+        {
+            void * mem = mm.alloc_for<DVsmSeqContFrame>();
+
+            return new (mem) DVsmSeqContFrame(parent, cont, seq_expr, i_seq);
+        }
+
+        // gcobject facet
+
+        std::size_t
+        DVsmSeqContFrame::shallow_size() const noexcept
+        {
+            return sizeof(*this);
+        }
+
+        DVsmSeqContFrame *
+        DVsmSeqContFrame::shallow_copy(obj<AAllocator> mm) const noexcept
+        {
+            return mm.std_copy_for<DVsmSeqContFrame>(this);
+        }
+
+        std::size_t
+        DVsmSeqContFrame::forward_children(obj<ACollector> gc) noexcept
+        {
+            gc.forward_inplace(&parent_);
+            gc.forward_inplace(&seq_expr_);
+
+            return this->shallow_size();
+        }
+
+        // printable facet
+
+        bool
+        DVsmSeqContFrame::pretty(const ppindentinfo & ppii) const noexcept
+        {
+            return ppii.pps()->pretty_struct(ppii,
+                                             "DVsmSeqContFrame",
+                                             refrtag("cont", cont_),
+                                             refrtag("i_seq", i_seq_));
+        }
+
+    } /*namespace scm*/
+} /*namespace xo*/
+
+/* end DVsmSeqContFrame.cpp */
diff --git a/xo-interpreter2/src/interpreter2/IGCObject_DVsmSeqContFrame.cpp b/xo-interpreter2/src/interpreter2/IGCObject_DVsmSeqContFrame.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eecdf291
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xo-interpreter2/src/interpreter2/IGCObject_DVsmSeqContFrame.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/** @file IGCObject_DVsmSeqContFrame.cpp
+ *
+ *  Generated automagically from ingredients:
+ *  1. code generator:
+ *       [xo-facet/codegen/genfacet]
+ *     arguments:
+ *       --input [idl/IGCObject_DVsmSeqContFrame.json5]
+ *  2. jinja2 template for abstract facet .hpp file:
+ *       [iface_facet_any.hpp.j2]
+ *  3. idl for facet methods
+ *       [idl/IGCObject_DVsmSeqContFrame.json5]
+**/
+
+#include "sequence/IGCObject_DVsmSeqContFrame.hpp"
+
+namespace xo {
+    namespace scm {
+        auto
+        IGCObject_DVsmSeqContFrame::shallow_size(const DVsmSeqContFrame & self) noexcept -> size_type
+        {
+            return self.shallow_size();
+        }
+
+        auto
+        IGCObject_DVsmSeqContFrame::shallow_copy(const DVsmSeqContFrame & self, obj<AAllocator> mm) noexcept -> Opaque
+        {
+            return self.shallow_copy(mm);
+        }
+
+        auto
+        IGCObject_DVsmSeqContFrame::forward_children(DVsmSeqContFrame & self, obj<ACollector> gc) noexcept -> size_type
+        {
+            return self.forward_children(gc);
+        }
+
+    } /*namespace scm*/
+} /*namespace xo*/
+
+/* end IGCObject_DVsmSeqContFrame.cpp */
diff --git a/xo-interpreter2/src/interpreter2/IPrintable_DVsmSeqContFrame.cpp b/xo-interpreter2/src/interpreter2/IPrintable_DVsmSeqContFrame.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..74801873
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xo-interpreter2/src/interpreter2/IPrintable_DVsmSeqContFrame.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/** @file IPrintable_DVsmSeqContFrame.cpp
+ *
+ *  Generated automagically from ingredients:
+ *  1. code generator:
+ *       [xo-facet/codegen/genfacet]
+ *     arguments:
+ *       --input [idl/IPrintable_DVsmSeqContFrame.json5]
+ *  2. jinja2 template for abstract facet .hpp file:
+ *       [iface_facet_any.hpp.j2]
+ *  3. idl for facet methods
+ *       [idl/IPrintable_DVsmSeqContFrame.json5]
+**/
+
+#include "sequence/IPrintable_DVsmSeqContFrame.hpp"
+
+namespace xo {
+    namespace scm {
+        auto
+        IPrintable_DVsmSeqContFrame::pretty(const DVsmSeqContFrame & self, const ppindentinfo & ppii) -> bool
+        {
+            return self.pretty(ppii);
+        }
+
+
+    } /*namespace scm*/
+} /*namespace xo*/
+
+/* end IPrintable_DVsmSeqContFrame.cpp */
diff --git a/xo-interpreter2/src/interpreter2/VirtualSchematikaMachine.cpp b/xo-interpreter2/src/interpreter2/VirtualSchematikaMachine.cpp
index 8ff78ae0..9408c966 100644
--- a/xo-interpreter2/src/interpreter2/VirtualSchematikaMachine.cpp
+++ b/xo-interpreter2/src/interpreter2/VirtualSchematikaMachine.cpp
@@ -7,11 +7,13 @@
 #include "VsmApplyFrame.hpp"
 #include "VsmEvalArgsFrame.hpp"
 #include "VsmApplyClosureFrame.hpp"
+#include "VsmSeqContFrame.hpp"
 #include "VsmRcx.hpp"
 #include "Closure.hpp"
 #include <xo/expression2/ApplyExpr.hpp>
 #include <xo/expression2/LambdaExpr.hpp>
 #include <xo/expression2/Constant.hpp>
+#include <xo/expression2/SequenceExpr.hpp>
 #include <xo/procedure2/RuntimeContext.hpp>
 //#include <xo/procedure2/SimpleRcx.hpp>
 #include <xo/gc/DX1Collector.hpp>
@@ -188,6 +190,9 @@ namespace xo {
             case vsm_opcode::applycoda:
                 _do_applycoda_op();
                 break;
+            case vsm_opcode::seq_cont:
+                _do_seq_cont_op();
+                break;
             }
 
             return true;
@@ -328,7 +333,7 @@ namespace xo {
 
             auto apply = obj<AExpression,DApplyExpr>::from(expr_);
 
-            // evaluated arguments
+            // accumulate evaluated arguments here
             DArray * args = DArray::empty(mm_.to_op(),
                                           apply->n_args());
 
@@ -361,8 +366,42 @@ namespace xo {
         void
         VirtualSchematikaMachine::_do_eval_sequence_op()
         {
-            // not implemented
-            assert(false);
+            // assuming bump allocator:
+            //
+            //   VsmEvalSequence
+            //   v
+            //   +-------+------+-------+-------+
+            //   | par x | cont |  seq  | i_elt |
+            //   +-----|-+------+-------+-------+
+            //         |
+            //   <-----/
+            //
+
+            auto seq_expr = obj<AExpression,DSequenceExpr>::from(expr_);
+
+            if (seq_expr->size() == 0) {
+                /* empty sequence expression does not produce a value */
+
+                this->value_ = VsmResult(obj<AGCObject>());
+                this->pc_ = this->cont_;
+                return;
+            }
+
+            auto seqexpr_frame 
+                = obj<AGCObject,DVsmSeqContFrame>
+                      (DVsmSeqContFrame::make(mm_.to_op(),
+                                              this->stack_ /*saved stack*/,
+                                              this->cont_ /*saved cont*/,
+                                              seq_expr.data() /*saved expr*/,
+                                              0 /*index of seq element*/));
+
+            this->stack_ = seqexpr_frame;
+
+            // Setup evaluation of first sequence element
+
+            this->cont_ = VsmInstr::c_seq_cont;
+            this->expr_ = (*seq_expr.data())[0];
+            this->pc_ = VsmInstr::c_eval;
         }
 
         void
@@ -380,7 +419,7 @@ namespace xo {
                 _do_call_closure_op();
                 return;
             } else {
-                _do_call_closure_op();
+                _do_call_primitive_op();
                 return;
             }
         }
@@ -393,6 +432,8 @@ namespace xo {
 
             auto closure = obj<AGCObject,DClosure>::from(fn_);
 
+            assert(closure);
+
             // TODO: for tail recursion:
             //       check whether stack_ already refers to a
             //       DVsmApplyClosureFrame instance, in which case
@@ -496,8 +537,8 @@ namespace xo {
                 = evalargs_frame->apply_expr();
 
             if (i_arg == -1) {
-                bool is_native_fn = value.to_facet<AProcedure>();
                 bool is_closure = obj<AGCObject,DClosure>::from(value);
+                bool is_native_fn = value.try_to_facet<AProcedure>();
 
                 if (is_native_fn || is_closure) {
                     apply_frame->assign_fn(value);
@@ -572,6 +613,39 @@ namespace xo {
             // not implemented
             assert(false);
         }
+
+        void
+        VirtualSchematikaMachine::_do_seq_cont_op()
+        {
+            auto frame = obj<AGCObject,DVsmSeqContFrame>::from(stack_);
+
+            assert(frame);
+
+            uint32_t i_seq = 1 + frame->i_seq();
+
+            auto seq_expr = frame->seq_expr();
+
+            assert(seq_expr);
+
+            if (i_seq == seq_expr->size()) {
+                /* done with sequence
+                 * value of sequence-expr is the value of the last expression in that sequence,
+                 * which is already in the value_ register
+                 */
+
+                this->stack_ = frame->parent();
+                this->pc_ = frame->cont();
+                return;
+            } else {
+                frame->incr_i_seq();
+
+                this->cont_ = VsmInstr::c_seq_cont;
+                this->expr_ = (*seq_expr)[i_seq];
+                this->pc_ = VsmInstr::c_eval;
+                return;
+            }
+         }
+
     } /*namespace scm*/
 } /*namespace xo*/
 
diff --git a/xo-interpreter2/src/interpreter2/VsmInstr.cpp b/xo-interpreter2/src/interpreter2/VsmInstr.cpp
index 02ac8325..640ac9fe 100644
--- a/xo-interpreter2/src/interpreter2/VsmInstr.cpp
+++ b/xo-interpreter2/src/interpreter2/VsmInstr.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ namespace xo {
             case vsm_opcode::apply: return "apply";
             case vsm_opcode::evalargs: return "evalargs";
             case vsm_opcode::applycoda: return "applycoda";
+            case vsm_opcode::seq_cont: return "seq_cont";
             case vsm_opcode::N:
                 break;
             }
@@ -37,6 +38,9 @@ namespace xo {
 
         VsmInstr
         VsmInstr::c_applycoda = VsmInstr(vsm_opcode::applycoda);
+
+        VsmInstr
+        VsmInstr::c_seq_cont = VsmInstr(vsm_opcode::seq_cont);
     } /*namespace scm*/
 } /*namespace xo*/
 
diff --git a/xo-interpreter2/src/interpreter2/interpreter2_register_facets.cpp b/xo-interpreter2/src/interpreter2/interpreter2_register_facets.cpp
index 1548aeaf..588419a2 100644
--- a/xo-interpreter2/src/interpreter2/interpreter2_register_facets.cpp
+++ b/xo-interpreter2/src/interpreter2/interpreter2_register_facets.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "VsmApplyFrame.hpp"
 #include "VsmEvalArgsFrame.hpp"
 #include "VsmApplyClosureFrame.hpp"
+#include "VsmSeqContFrame.hpp"
 #include "Primitive_gco_2_gco_gco.hpp"
 #include "Closure.hpp"
 #include "LocalEnv.hpp"
@@ -32,10 +33,12 @@ namespace xo {
         {
             scope log(XO_DEBUG(true));
 
-            // VsmStackFrame
+
+            // VsmStqackFrame
             // +- VsmApplyFrame
             // +- VsmEvalArgsFrame
-            // \- VsmApplyClosureFrame
+            // +- VsmApplyClosureFrame
+            // \- VsmSeqContFrame
 
             FacetRegistry::register_impl<AGCObject, DVsmApplyFrame>();
             FacetRegistry::register_impl<APrintable, DVsmApplyFrame>();
@@ -46,22 +49,27 @@ namespace xo {
             FacetRegistry::register_impl<AGCObject, DVsmApplyClosureFrame>();
             FacetRegistry::register_impl<APrintable, DVsmApplyClosureFrame>();
 
+            FacetRegistry::register_impl<AGCObject, DVsmSeqContFrame>();
+            FacetRegistry::register_impl<APrintable, DVsmSeqContFrame>();
+
             // LocalEnv
 
             FacetRegistry::register_impl<AGCObject, DLocalEnv>();
             FacetRegistry::register_impl<APrintable, DLocalEnv>();
 
             // Procedure
-            // +- Primitive_gco_2_gco_gco
-            // \- Closure
+            // \- Primitive_gco_2_gco_gco
 
             FacetRegistry::register_impl<AProcedure, DPrimitive_gco_2_gco_gco>();
             FacetRegistry::register_impl<AGCObject, DPrimitive_gco_2_gco_gco>();
             FacetRegistry::register_impl<APrintable, DPrimitive_gco_2_gco_gco>();
 
-//            FacetRegistry::register_impl<AProcedure, DClosure>();
-//            FacetRegistry::register_impl<AGCObject, DClosure>();
-//            FacetRegistry::register_impl<APrintable, DClosure>();
+            // Closure
+
+//            FacetRegistry::register_impl<AProcedure, DClosure>();  // if/when provided
+            FacetRegistry::register_impl<AGCObject, DClosure>();
+            FacetRegistry::register_impl<APrintable, DClosure>();
+
 
             // RuntimeContext
             // \- VsmRcx
@@ -70,6 +78,8 @@ namespace xo {
 
             log && log(xtag("DVsmApplyFrame.tseq", typeseq::id<DVsmApplyFrame>()));
             log && log(xtag("DVsmEvalArgsFrame.tseq", typeseq::id<DVsmEvalArgsFrame>()));
+            log && log(xtag("DVsmApplyClosureFrame.tseq", typeseq::id<DVsmApplyClosureFrame>()));
+            log && log(xtag("DVsmSeqContFrame.tseq", typeseq::id<DVsmSeqContFrame>()));
             log && log(xtag("DClosure.tseq", typeseq::id<DClosure>()));
             log && log(xtag("DLocalEnv.tseq", typeseq::id<DLocalEnv>()));
             log && log(xtag("DVsmRcx.tseq", typeseq::id<DVsmRcx>()));