diff --git a/lib/scarpe.rb b/lib/scarpe.rb
index c33911c0b..3e52019b9 100644
--- a/lib/scarpe.rb
+++ b/lib/scarpe.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
+require "shoes"
+
 require_relative "scarpe/logger"
 
 # This will never be triggered -- we use the (...) feature below, which means this
@@ -15,7 +17,6 @@
 # Is there a Shoes::Error class? Should this be two different error classes?
 class Scarpe::Error < StandardError; end
 
-require_relative "scarpe/constants"
 require_relative "scarpe/version"
 require_relative "scarpe/promises"
 require_relative "scarpe/display_service"
@@ -26,16 +27,3 @@ class Scarpe::Error < StandardError; end
 d_s = ENV["SCARPE_DISPLAY_SERVICE"] || "wv_local"
 # This is require, not require_relative, to allow gems to supply a new display service
 require "scarpe/#{d_s}"
-
-include Constants
-
-module Shoes
-  class << self
-    def app(...)
-      app = Shoes::App.new(...)
-      app.init
-      app.run
-      app.destroy
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/lib/scarpe/constants.rb b/lib/scarpe/constants.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 28cb90faf..000000000
--- a/lib/scarpe/constants.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-# frozen_string_literal: true
-
-require "tmpdir"
-
-def find_lib_dir
-  homes = [
-    [ENV["LOCALAPPDATA"], "Shoes"],
-    [ENV["APPDATA"], "Shoes"],
-    [ENV["HOME"], ".shoes"],
-    [Dir.tmpdir, "shoes"],
-  ]
-  top, file = homes.detect { |home_top, _| home_top && File.exist?(home_top) }
-  File.join(top, file)
-end
-
-module Constants
-  LIB_DIR = find_lib_dir
-
-  # Math constants from Shoes3
-  RAD2PI = 0.01745329251994329577
-  TWO_PI = 6.28318530717958647693
-  HALF_PI = 1.57079632679489661923
-  PI = 3.14159265358979323846
-end
diff --git a/lib/shoes.rb b/lib/shoes.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e5c2905ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/shoes.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+# We're separating Shoes from Scarpe, a little at a time. This should eventually be requirable
+# without using Scarpe at all.
+#
+# This Shoes gem will, if all goes well, be a lot like the old Shoes-core from Shoes4: a way
+# to handle the DSL and command-line parts of Shoes without knowing anything about how the
+# display side works at all.
+
+# This will never be triggered -- we use the (...) feature below, which means this
+# file won't even parse in old Rubies.
+if RUBY_VERSION[0..2] < "3.2"
+  Scarpe::Logger.logger("Scarpe").error("Scarpe requires Ruby 3.2 or higher!")
+  exit(-1)
+end
+
+require_relative "shoes/constants"
+module Kernel
+  include Shoes::Constants
+end
+
+class Shoes::Error < StandardError; end
+
+module Shoes
+  class << self
+    def app(...)
+      app = Shoes::App.new(...)
+      app.init
+      app.run
+      app.destroy
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/shoes/constants.rb b/lib/shoes/constants.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..53ed00f2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/shoes/constants.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require "tmpdir"
+
+module Shoes
+  module Constants
+    def self.find_lib_dir
+      homes = [
+        [ENV["LOCALAPPDATA"], "Shoes"],
+        [ENV["APPDATA"], "Shoes"],
+        [ENV["HOME"], ".shoes"],
+        [Dir.tmpdir, "shoes"],
+      ]
+      top, file = homes.detect { |home_top, _| home_top && File.exist?(home_top) }
+      File.join(top, file)
+    end
+
+    LIB_DIR = find_lib_dir
+
+    # Math constants from Shoes3
+    RAD2PI = 0.01745329251994329577
+    TWO_PI = 6.28318530717958647693
+    HALF_PI = 1.57079632679489661923
+    PI = 3.14159265358979323846
+  end
+end