boot-args patch option seemingly ignored

[asdfugil]

I am trying to patch an macOS 12.3.1 iBoot for Apple Virtual Machine 1 (VirtualMac2,1). The -b option appears to be ignored.

nick@NickdeMacBook-Pro vm % ~/Documents/kairos/kairos iBEC.raw iBEC.patched -b '-v keepsyms=1 serial=3 debug=0xfffffffe launchd_unsecure_cache=1 launchd_missing_exec_no_panic=1 amfi=0xff amfi_allow_any_signature=1 amfi_get_out_of_my_way=1 amfi_allow_research=1 amfi_unrestrict_task_for_pid=1 amfi_unrestricted_local_signing=1 cs_enforcement_disable=1 pmap_cs_allow_modified_code_pages=1 pmap_cs_enforce_coretrust=0 pmap_cs_unrestrict_pmap_cs_disable=1 -unsafe_kernel_text dtrace_dof_mode=1 panic-wait-forever=1 -panic_notify cs_debug=1 PE_i_can_has_debugger=1 wdt=-1 nand-enable-reformat=1 rd=md0 -restore -progress' -n
[+] Patching iBEC.raw
[+] Base address: 0x7006c000
[!] PAC bootloader detected
[+] Patching out RSA signature check...
[+] Found IMG4 string at 0x4bfe1
[+] Found IMG4 xref at 0x3e7c
[+] Found beginning of _image4_get_partial at 0x3e08
[+] Found xref to _image4_get_partial at 0x4a20
[+] Found start of sub_7007093c
[+] Found ADR X2, 0x700cba1b at 0x48bf0
[+] Call to sub_700cba1b
[+] ret0 gadget at 0x4918
[+] Did MOV r0, #0 and RET
[+] Wrote patched image to iBEC.patched
nick@NickdeMacBook-Pro vm % strings iBEC.patched | grep restore
aborting autoboot due to tethered restore.
M = 0x4: restore mode image
restore-security-overrides0
restore-security-overrides1
restore-security-overrides2
restore-security-overrides3
 -restore