Merge remote-tracking branch 'tgstation/master' into upstream-feb12-2026

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code/datums/ai/basic_mobs/basic_subtrees/attack_adjacent_target.dm

@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 /datum/ai_behavior/basic_melee_attack/opportunistic/perform(seconds_per_tick, datum/ai_controller/controller, target_key, targeting_strategy_key, hiding_location_key)
 	var/atom/movable/atom_pawn = controller.pawn
 	var/atom/atom_target = controller.blackboard[target_key]
+	if (QDELETED(atom_target))
+		return AI_BEHAVIOR_DELAY | AI_BEHAVIOR_FAILED
 	if(!atom_target.IsReachableBy(atom_pawn))
 		return AI_BEHAVIOR_INSTANT | AI_BEHAVIOR_SUCCEEDED
 	. = ..()

code/datums/ai/basic_mobs/basic_subtrees/play_with_owners.dm

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 	behavior_flags = AI_BEHAVIOR_CAN_PLAN_DURING_EXECUTION
 
 /datum/ai_behavior/find_hunt_target/find_owner/valid_dinner(mob/living/source, atom/friend, radius, datum/ai_controller/controller, seconds_per_tick)
-	return (friend != source) && (source.faction.Find(REF(friend))) && can_see(source, friend, radius)
+	return (friend != source) && (source.has_ally(friend)) && can_see(source, friend, radius)
 
 /datum/ai_behavior/hunt_target/play_with_owner
 

code/datums/ai/basic_mobs/basic_subtrees/speech_subtree.dm

@@ -2,23 +2,23 @@
 	//The chance of an emote occurring each second
 	var/speech_chance = 0
 	///Hearable emotes
-	var/list/emote_hear = list()
+	var/list/emote_hear
 	///Unlike speak_emote, the list of things in this variable only show by themselves with no spoken text. IE: Ian barks, Ian yaps
-	var/list/emote_see = list()
+	var/list/emote_see
 	///Possible lines of speech the AI can have
-	var/list/speak = list()
+	var/list/speak
 	///The sound effects associated with this speech, if any
-	var/list/sound = list()
+	var/list/sound
 
 /datum/ai_planning_subtree/random_speech/New()
 	. = ..()
-	if(speak)
+	if(LAZYLEN(speak))
 		speak = string_list(speak)
-	if(sound)
+	if(LAZYLEN(sound))
 		sound = string_list(sound)
-	if(emote_hear)
+	if(LAZYLEN(emote_hear))
 		emote_hear = string_list(emote_hear)
-	if(emote_see)
+	if(LAZYLEN(emote_see))
 		emote_see = string_list(emote_see)
 
 /datum/ai_planning_subtree/random_speech/SelectBehaviors(datum/ai_controller/controller, seconds_per_tick)