diff --git a/src/praetor/mod.rs b/src/praetor/mod.rs
index f18c35f..44a9dc4 100644
--- a/src/praetor/mod.rs
+++ b/src/praetor/mod.rs
@@ -170,11 +170,13 @@ mod util {
 mod job {
     use std::{
         any::Any,
+        borrow::{Borrow, BorrowMut},
         cell::UnsafeCell,
-        fmt::Debug,
+        fmt::{Debug, Display},
         hint::cold_path,
         marker::PhantomPinned,
         mem::{self, ManuallyDrop, MaybeUninit},
+        ops::{Deref, DerefMut},
         pin::Pin,
         ptr::{self, NonNull},
         sync::atomic::Ordering,
@@ -185,23 +187,114 @@ mod job {
 
     use super::util::TaggedAtomicPtr;
 
-    pub struct Value<T>(pub MaybeUninit<Box<MaybeUninit<T>>>);
+    #[derive(Debug)]
+    pub struct SmallBox<T>(pub MaybeUninit<Box<T>>);
 
-    impl<T> Value<T> {
+    impl<T: Display> Display for SmallBox<T> {
+        fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+            (**self).fmt(f)
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl<T: Ord> Ord for SmallBox<T> {
+        fn cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> std::cmp::Ordering {
+            self.as_ref().cmp(other.as_ref())
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl<T: PartialOrd> PartialOrd for SmallBox<T> {
+        fn partial_cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Option<std::cmp::Ordering> {
+            self.as_ref().partial_cmp(other.as_ref())
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl<T: Eq> Eq for SmallBox<T> {}
+
+    impl<T: PartialEq> PartialEq for SmallBox<T> {
+        fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
+            self.as_ref().eq(other.as_ref())
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl<T: Default> Default for SmallBox<T> {
+        fn default() -> Self {
+            Self::new(Default::default())
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl<T: Clone> Clone for SmallBox<T> {
+        fn clone(&self) -> Self {
+            Self::new(self.as_ref().clone())
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl<T> Deref for SmallBox<T> {
+        type Target = T;
+
+        fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+            self.as_ref()
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl<T> DerefMut for SmallBox<T> {
+        fn deref_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Self::Target {
+            self.as_mut()
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl<T> AsRef<T> for SmallBox<T> {
+        fn as_ref(&self) -> &T {
+            Self::as_ref(self)
+        }
+    }
+    impl<T> AsMut<T> for SmallBox<T> {
+        fn as_mut(&mut self) -> &mut T {
+            Self::as_mut(self)
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl<T> Borrow<T> for SmallBox<T> {
+        fn borrow(&self) -> &T {
+            &**self
+        }
+    }
+    impl<T> BorrowMut<T> for SmallBox<T> {
+        fn borrow_mut(&mut self) -> &mut T {
+            &mut **self
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl<T> SmallBox<T> {
         /// must only be called once. takes a reference so this can be called in
         /// drop()
         unsafe fn get_unchecked(&self, inline: bool) -> T {
             if inline {
-                unsafe { mem::transmute_copy::<MaybeUninit<Box<MaybeUninit<T>>>, T>(&self.0) }
+                unsafe { mem::transmute_copy::<MaybeUninit<Box<T>>, T>(&self.0) }
             } else {
-                unsafe {
-                    let inner = *self.0.assume_init_read();
-                    inner.assume_init()
+                unsafe { *self.0.assume_init_read() }
+            }
+        }
+
+        pub fn as_ref(&self) -> &T {
+            unsafe {
+                if Self::is_inline() {
+                    mem::transmute::<&MaybeUninit<Box<T>>, &T>(&self.0)
+                } else {
+                    self.0.assume_init_ref()
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        pub fn as_mut(&mut self) -> &mut T {
+            unsafe {
+                if Self::is_inline() {
+                    mem::transmute::<&mut MaybeUninit<Box<T>>, &mut T>(&mut self.0)
+                } else {
+                    self.0.assume_init_mut()
                 }
             }
         }
 
-        pub fn get(self) -> T {
+        pub fn into_inner(self) -> T {
             let this = ManuallyDrop::new(self);
             let inline = Self::is_inline();
 
@@ -228,12 +321,12 @@ mod job {
                     this.assume_init()
                 }
             } else {
-                Self(MaybeUninit::new(Box::new(MaybeUninit::new(value))))
+                Self(MaybeUninit::new(Box::new(value)))
             }
         }
     }
 
-    impl<T> Drop for Value<T> {
+    impl<T> Drop for SmallBox<T> {
         fn drop(&mut self) {
             // drop contained value.
             drop(unsafe { self.get_unchecked(Self::is_inline()) });
@@ -374,7 +467,7 @@ mod job {
 
     union ValueOrThis<T> {
         uninit: (),
-        value: ManuallyDrop<Value<T>>,
+        value: ManuallyDrop<SmallBox<T>>,
         this: NonNull<()>,
     }
 
@@ -568,7 +661,7 @@ mod job {
                                     ManuallyDrop::take(&mut (&mut *self.val_or_this.get()).value)
                                 };
 
-                                Ok(val.get())
+                                Ok(val.into_inner())
                             };
 
                             return result;
@@ -647,7 +740,7 @@ mod job {
 
             match result {
                 Ok(val) => unsafe {
-                    (&mut *self.val_or_this.get()).value = ManuallyDrop::new(Value::new(val));
+                    (&mut *self.val_or_this.get()).value = ManuallyDrop::new(SmallBox::new(val));
                     (&mut *self.err_or_link.get()).error = ManuallyDrop::new(None);
                 },
                 Err(err) => unsafe {
diff --git a/src/praetor/tests.rs b/src/praetor/tests.rs
index dbabd5f..2b3128a 100644
--- a/src/praetor/tests.rs
+++ b/src/praetor/tests.rs
@@ -201,9 +201,9 @@ fn tagged_ptr_exchange_failure() {
 
 #[test]
 fn value_inline() {
-    let val = Value::new(3usize);
+    let val = SmallBox::new(3usize);
 
-    let inner = val.get();
+    let inner = val.into_inner();
     assert_eq!(inner, 3usize);
 }
 
@@ -213,15 +213,15 @@ fn value_inline_struct() {
     struct Small {
         c: f32,
     }
-    let val = Value::new(Small { c: 3.2 });
+    let val = SmallBox::new(Small { c: 3.2 });
 
-    let inner = val.get();
+    let inner = val.into_inner();
     assert_eq!(inner.c, 3.2);
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn value_inline_ptr_sized() {
-    assert!(Value::<usize>::is_inline());
+    assert!(SmallBox::<usize>::is_inline());
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -232,13 +232,13 @@ fn value_boxed() {
         b: f32,
         c: u32,
     }
-    let val = Value::new(Big {
+    let val = SmallBox::new(Big {
         a: 42,
         b: 2.25,
         c: 7,
     });
 
-    let inner = val.get();
+    let inner = val.into_inner();
     assert_eq!(
         inner,
         Big {
@@ -261,21 +261,21 @@ fn value_inline_drop() {
             *self.inner += 1;
         }
     }
-    assert!(Value::<Small<'_>>::is_inline());
+    assert!(SmallBox::<Small<'_>>::is_inline());
     let mut dropped = 0;
     {
         let inner = {
-            let val = Value::new(Small {
+            let val = SmallBox::new(Small {
                 inner: &mut dropped,
             });
 
-            val.get()
+            val.into_inner()
         };
         assert_eq!(*inner.inner, 0);
     }
     assert_eq!(dropped, 1);
     {
-        let _val = Value::new(Small {
+        let _val = SmallBox::new(Small {
             inner: &mut dropped,
         });
     }
@@ -297,18 +297,18 @@ fn value_boxed_drop() {
     let mut dropped = 0;
     {
         let inner = {
-            let val = Value::new(Big {
+            let val = SmallBox::new(Big {
                 inner: &mut dropped,
                 pad: [0; 3],
             });
 
-            val.get()
+            val.into_inner()
         };
         assert_eq!(*inner.inner, 0);
     }
     assert_eq!(dropped, 1);
     {
-        let _val = Value::new(Big {
+        let _val = SmallBox::new(Big {
             inner: &mut dropped,
             pad: [0; 3],
         });