diff --git a/crates/wasm-actor/tests/wasm_actor.rs b/crates/wasm-actor/tests/wasm_actor.rs
index ac08213..d20794c 100644
--- a/crates/wasm-actor/tests/wasm_actor.rs
+++ b/crates/wasm-actor/tests/wasm_actor.rs
@@ -8184,4 +8184,109 @@ fn guest_data_segment_used_as_template() {
 
     let msg = inbox.try_recv().unwrap();
     assert_eq!(msg.0, b"TEMPLATE");
+}
+
+// ── Send to inbox address directly (bypass framing) ─────────────────────────
+
+#[test]
+fn send_raw_bytes_to_inbox() {
+    // ByteMessage can hold any bytes — send raw bytes directly to inbox.
+    let rt = Runtime::new(RuntimeConfig::default());
+    let inbox = rt.new_inbox::<ByteMessage>().unwrap();
+
+    rt.send_to(*inbox.addr(), ByteMessage(b"raw-direct".to_vec())).unwrap();
+    rt.tick();
+
+    let msg = inbox.try_recv().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(msg.0, b"raw-direct");
+}
+
+// ── Guest with multiple data segments at different offsets ──────────────────
+
+#[test]
+fn multiple_data_segments_different_offsets() {
+    let wat = r#"
+        (module
+            (import "swactor" "send" (func $send (param i32 i32 i32)))
+            (memory (export "memory") 1)
+            (data (i32.const 300) "AAA")
+            (data (i32.const 400) "BBB")
+            (data (i32.const 500) "CCC")
+            (func (export "alloc") (param i32) (result i32) i32.const 4096)
+            (func (export "handle") (param $ptr i32) (param $len i32)
+                ;; Copy all three segments into response buffer
+                (memory.copy (i32.const 200) (i32.const 300) (i32.const 3))
+                (memory.copy (i32.const 203) (i32.const 400) (i32.const 3))
+                (memory.copy (i32.const 206) (i32.const 500) (i32.const 3))
+                (call $send (local.get $ptr) (i32.const 200) (i32.const 9))
+            )
+        )
+    "#;
+    let wasm = wat::parse_str(wat).unwrap();
+    let engine = SharedEngine::new().unwrap();
+    let actor = WasmActorBuilder::new(engine, wasm).build().unwrap();
+
+    let rt = Runtime::new(RuntimeConfig::default());
+    let inbox = rt.new_inbox::<ByteMessage>().unwrap();
+    let addr = rt.spawn(actor).unwrap();
+
+    rt.send_to(addr, framed_msg(inbox.addr(), b"x")).unwrap();
+    rt.tick();
+
+    let msg = inbox.try_recv().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(msg.0, b"AAABBBCCC");
+}
+
+// ── Echo actor processes messages across 100 separate ticks ─────────────────
+
+#[test]
+fn echo_across_100_separate_ticks() {
+    let engine = SharedEngine::new().unwrap();
+    let actor = WasmActorBuilder::new(engine, guest_wasm("echo")).build().unwrap();
+
+    let rt = Runtime::new(RuntimeConfig::default());
+    let inbox = rt.new_inbox::<ByteMessage>().unwrap();
+    let addr = rt.spawn(actor).unwrap();
+
+    for i in 0u8..100 {
+        rt.send_to(addr, framed_msg(inbox.addr(), &[i])).unwrap();
+        rt.tick();
+    }
+
+    let received: Vec<u8> = std::iter::from_fn(|| inbox.try_recv().map(|m| m.0[0])).collect();
+    let expected: Vec<u8> = (0..100).collect();
+    assert_eq!(received, expected);
+}
+
+// ── Guest uses nop instruction ──────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+#[test]
+fn guest_with_nop_instructions() {
+    let wat = r#"
+        (module
+            (import "swactor" "send" (func $send (param i32 i32 i32)))
+            (memory (export "memory") 1)
+            (func (export "alloc") (param i32) (result i32) i32.const 4096)
+            (func (export "handle") (param $ptr i32) (param $len i32)
+                nop nop nop nop nop
+                (i32.store8 (i32.const 200) (i32.const 77))
+                nop nop
+                (call $send (local.get $ptr) (i32.const 200) (i32.const 1))
+                nop
+            )
+        )
+    "#;
+    let wasm = wat::parse_str(wat).unwrap();
+    let engine = SharedEngine::new().unwrap();
+    let actor = WasmActorBuilder::new(engine, wasm).build().unwrap();
+
+    let rt = Runtime::new(RuntimeConfig::default());
+    let inbox = rt.new_inbox::<ByteMessage>().unwrap();
+    let addr = rt.spawn(actor).unwrap();
+
+    rt.send_to(addr, framed_msg(inbox.addr(), b"nop")).unwrap();
+    rt.tick();
+
+    let msg = inbox.try_recv().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(msg.0, vec![77], "nops should not affect behavior");
 }
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