diff --git a/Aetheria.State.Verify/Program.cs b/Aetheria.State.Verify/Program.cs
index db4fb8eb6..1a9be29a7 100644
--- a/Aetheria.State.Verify/Program.cs
+++ b/Aetheria.State.Verify/Program.cs
@@ -2494,7 +2494,7 @@ static void RequireMainMenuSettingsCommands(string root)
 
     var requiredMainMenuAuthoritySymbols = new[]
     {
-        "TrySendKnownAetheriaEveCommand(request, \"player-settings\")",
+        "SendKnownAetheriaEveCommand(request, \"player-settings\")",
         "AetheriaRuntimeMainMenuCommandKind.PlayerSettingsCommand",
         "AetheriaRuntimeEveCommands.TrySendKnownSurfaceCommand(",
         "stateBoot.StateFilePath",
@@ -2512,6 +2512,21 @@ static void RequireMainMenuSettingsCommands(string root)
             string.Join(", ", missingUiCalls));
     }
 
+    var forbiddenSubmitAcceptanceSymbols = new[]
+    {
+        "private static bool TrySendKnownAetheriaEveCommand(",
+        "if (!TrySendKnownAetheriaEveCommand(request, \"player-settings\"))"
+    };
+    var submitAcceptanceHits = forbiddenSubmitAcceptanceSymbols
+        .Where(symbol => source.Contains(symbol, StringComparison.Ordinal))
+        .ToArray();
+    if (submitAcceptanceHits.Length > 0)
+    {
+        throw new InvalidOperationException(
+            "MainMenu player-settings command lowering still treats Eve submission as local acceptance state: " +
+            string.Join(", ", submitAcceptanceHits));
+    }
+
     if (source.Contains("TrySendPlayerSettingsCommand(", StringComparison.Ordinal) ||
         source.Contains("CommandKindForSurface(request)", StringComparison.Ordinal) ||
         source.Contains("new AetheriaRuntimePlayerSettingsCommandBody", StringComparison.Ordinal))
@@ -2569,7 +2584,7 @@ static void RequireMainMenuSettingsCommands(string root)
         "AetheriaRuntimePlayerSettingsSurfaceBuilder.Build",
         "AetheriaEveUnitySurfaceHost.RenderRuntime(",
         "AetheriaRuntimeMainMenuCommandKind.PlayerSettingsCommand",
-        "TrySendKnownAetheriaEveCommand(request, \"player-settings\")"
+        "SendKnownAetheriaEveCommand(request, \"player-settings\")"
     };
 
     var missingMainMenuSymbols = requiredMainMenuSymbols
@@ -5169,7 +5184,7 @@ static void RequireClientTargetBootAuthority(string root)
         "stateBoot.LastReplicaSyncError",
         "AetheriaState.At(ActionGameManager.GameDataDirectory)",
         ".ClientTarget",
-        "TryRequestClientTargetCommand(request)",
+        "RequestClientTargetCommand(request)",
         "AetheriaRuntimeClientTargetSurfaceCommands.TryRequest(",
         "ProjectMainMenuSurfaceState(",
         "AetheriaRuntimeMainMenuSurfaceBuilder.BuildRoot(",
@@ -5627,8 +5642,8 @@ static void RequireVerseSettingsShellAndBridge(string root)
         "AetheriaRuntimeMainMenuSurfaceCommands.TryRead(request, out var command)",
         "AetheriaRuntimeMainMenuCommandKind.ClientTargetCommand",
         "AetheriaRuntimeMainMenuCommandKind.VerseHostCommand",
-        "TryRequestClientTargetCommand(request)",
-        "TrySendKnownAetheriaEveCommand(request, \"Verse-host\")",
+        "RequestClientTargetCommand(request)",
+        "SendKnownAetheriaEveCommand(request, \"Verse-host\")",
         "AetheriaRuntimeEveCommands.TrySendKnownSurfaceCommand(",
         "AetheriaState.At(ActionGameManager.GameDataDirectory)",
         ".ClientTarget",
@@ -5644,6 +5659,23 @@ static void RequireVerseSettingsShellAndBridge(string root)
             string.Join(", ", missingMainMenuSymbols));
     }
 
+    var forbiddenSubmitAcceptanceSymbols = new[]
+    {
+        "private static bool TryRequestClientTargetCommand(",
+        "private static bool TrySendKnownAetheriaEveCommand(",
+        "if (TryRequestClientTargetCommand(request))",
+        "if (TrySendKnownAetheriaEveCommand(request, \"Verse-host\"))"
+    };
+    var submitAcceptanceHits = forbiddenSubmitAcceptanceSymbols
+        .Where(symbol => mainMenu.Contains(symbol, StringComparison.Ordinal))
+        .ToArray();
+    if (submitAcceptanceHits.Length > 0)
+    {
+        throw new InvalidOperationException(
+            "MainMenu Verse settings command lowering still treats submission as local acceptance state: " +
+            string.Join(", ", submitAcceptanceHits));
+    }
+
     var forbiddenMainMenuMutationSymbols = new[]
     {
         "AetheriaRuntimeClientTargetStore.",
diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/UI/MainMenu.cs b/Assets/Scripts/UI/MainMenu.cs
index 35b6fabf4..d288754f5 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/UI/MainMenu.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/UI/MainMenu.cs
@@ -306,12 +306,7 @@ public class MainMenu : MonoBehaviour
                 ShowSettings();
                 return;
             case AetheriaRuntimeMainMenuCommandKind.PlayerSettingsCommand:
-                if (!TrySendKnownAetheriaEveCommand(request, "player-settings"))
-                {
-                    Debug.LogWarning($"Unhandled player-settings command kind: {command.Kind}");
-                    return;
-                }
-
+                SendKnownAetheriaEveCommand(request, "player-settings");
                 ShowPlayerSettingsSurface();
                 return;
             default:
@@ -334,18 +329,12 @@ public class MainMenu : MonoBehaviour
                 ShowSettings();
                 return;
             case AetheriaRuntimeMainMenuCommandKind.ClientTargetCommand:
-                if (TryRequestClientTargetCommand(request))
-                {
-                    ShowVerseSettingsSurface();
-                }
-
+                RequestClientTargetCommand(request);
+                ShowVerseSettingsSurface();
                 return;
             case AetheriaRuntimeMainMenuCommandKind.VerseHostCommand:
-                if (TrySendKnownAetheriaEveCommand(request, "Verse-host"))
-                {
-                    ShowVerseSettingsSurface();
-                }
-
+                SendKnownAetheriaEveCommand(request, "Verse-host");
+                ShowVerseSettingsSurface();
                 return;
             default:
                 Debug.LogWarning($"Unhandled verse-settings command kind: {command.Kind}");
@@ -447,7 +436,7 @@ public class MainMenu : MonoBehaviour
         return true;
     }
 
-    private static bool TryRequestClientTargetCommand(EveSurfaceCommandRequest request)
+    private static void RequestClientTargetCommand(EveSurfaceCommandRequest request)
     {
         try
         {
@@ -456,28 +445,25 @@ public class MainMenu : MonoBehaviour
                     request,
                     out _))
             {
-                return false;
+                return;
             }
-
-            return true;
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
             Debug.LogError($"Failed to update typed Aetheria client target: {ex}");
-            return true;
         }
     }
 
-    private static bool TrySendKnownAetheriaEveCommand(
+    private static void SendKnownAetheriaEveCommand(
         EveSurfaceCommandRequest request,
         string label)
     {
         if (request == null)
-            return false;
+            return;
 
         var stateBoot = CurrentStateBoot();
         if (!CanSendLocalEveCommand(stateBoot, label))
-            return true;
+            return;
 
         try
         {
@@ -489,16 +475,14 @@ public class MainMenu : MonoBehaviour
                     out var error))
             {
                 Debug.LogError($"Failed to submit Aetheria {label} Eve command: {error}");
-                return true;
+                return;
             }
 
             Debug.Log($"Submitted Aetheria {label} Eve command: {submitted!.CommandId}");
-            return true;
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
             Debug.LogError($"Failed to send Aetheria {label} Eve command: {ex}");
-            return true;
         }
     }