diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/theft_tools.dm b/code/game/objects/items/theft_tools.dm
index 243787dcb43..6b56e2232d0 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/theft_tools.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/theft_tools.dm
@@ -154,14 +154,16 @@
 	if(!iscarbon(user))
 		return FALSE
 	var/mob/ded = user
-	to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>You reach for the supermatter sliver with your hands. That was dumb.</span>")
+	user.visible_message("<span class='danger'>[ded] reaches out and tries to pick up [src]. [ded.p_their()] body starts to glow and bursts into flames before flashing into dust!</span>",\
+			"<span class='userdanger'>You reach for [src] with your hands. That was dumb.</span>",\
+			"<span class='italics'>Everything suddenly goes silent.</span>")
 	radiation_pulse(user, 500, 2)
 	playsound(get_turf(user), 'sound/effects/supermatter.ogg', 50, 1)
 	ded.dust()
 
 /obj/item/nuke_core_container/supermatter
 	name = "supermatter bin"
-	desc = "A tiny receptacle that releases an inert hyper-noblium mix upon sealing, allowing a sliver of a supermatter crystal to be safely stored.."
+	desc = "A tiny receptacle that releases an inert hyper-noblium mix upon sealing, allowing a sliver of a supermatter crystal to be safely stored."
 	var/obj/item/nuke_core/supermatter_sliver/sliver
 
 /obj/item/nuke_core_container/supermatter/Destroy()
@@ -197,7 +199,7 @@
 
 /obj/item/scalpel/supermatter
 	name = "supermatter scalpel"
-	desc = "A scalpel with a tip of condensed hyper-noblium gas, searingly cold to the touch, that can safely shave a sliver off a supermatter crystal."
+	desc = "A scalpel with a fragile tip of condensed hyper-noblium gas, searingly cold to the touch, that can safely shave a sliver off a supermatter crystal."
 	icon = 'icons/obj/nuke_tools.dmi'
 	icon_state = "supermatter_scalpel"
 	toolspeed = 0.5
@@ -238,7 +240,7 @@
 /obj/item/hemostat/supermatter/throw_impact(atom/hit_atom, datum/thrownthing/throwingdatum) // no instakill supermatter javelins
 	if(sliver)
 		sliver.forceMove(loc)
-		to_chat(usr, "<span class='notice'>\The [sliver] falls out of \the [src] as you throw them.</span>")
+		visible_message("<span class='notice'>\The [sliver] falls out of \the [src] as it hits the ground.</span>")
 		sliver = null
 		update_icon()
 	..()
@@ -253,8 +255,8 @@
 		investigate_log("has consumed [AM].", "supermatter")
 		qdel(AM)
 	if (user)
-		user.visible_message("<span class='danger'>As [user] touches [AM] with \a [src], silence fills the room...</span>",\
-			"<span class='userdanger'>You touch [AM] with [src], and everything suddenly goes silent.</span>\n<span class='notice'>[AM] and [sliver] flash into dust, and soon as you can register this, you do as well.</span>",\
+		user.visible_message("<span class='danger'>As [user] touches [AM] with \the [src], both flash into dust and silence fills the room...</span>",\
+			"<span class='userdanger'>You touch [AM] with [src], and everything suddenly goes silent.\n[AM] and [sliver] flash into dust, and soon as you can register this, you do as well.</span>",\
 			"<span class='italics'>Everything suddenly goes silent.</span>")
 		user.dust()
 	radiation_pulse(src, 500, 2)
diff --git a/code/modules/power/supermatter/supermatter.dm b/code/modules/power/supermatter/supermatter.dm
index 18c2434e68a..6cae62e2408 100644
--- a/code/modules/power/supermatter/supermatter.dm
+++ b/code/modules/power/supermatter/supermatter.dm
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ GLOBAL_DATUM(main_supermatter_engine, /obj/machinery/power/supermatter_crystal)
 	if(nom.incorporeal_move || nom.status_flags & GODMODE)
 		return
 	if(!vis_msg)
-		vis_msg = "<span class='danger'>[nom] reaches out and touches [src], inducing a resonance... [nom.p_their()] body starts to glow and bursts into flames before flashing into ash"
+		vis_msg = "<span class='danger'>[nom] reaches out and touches [src], inducing a resonance... [nom.p_their()] body starts to glow and burst into flames before flashing into dust!</span>"
 	if(!mob_msg)
 		mob_msg = "<span class='userdanger'>You reach out and touch [src]. Everything starts burning and all you can hear is ringing. Your last thought is \"That was not a wise decision.\"</span>"
 	if(!cause)
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ GLOBAL_DATUM(main_supermatter_engine, /obj/machinery/power/supermatter_crystal)
 
 /obj/machinery/power/supermatter_crystal/Bumped(atom/movable/AM)
 	if(isliving(AM))
-		AM.visible_message("<span class='danger'>\The [AM] slams into \the [src] inducing a resonance... [AM.p_their()] body starts to glow and catch flame before flashing into ash.</span>",\
+		AM.visible_message("<span class='danger'>\The [AM] slams into \the [src] inducing a resonance... [AM.p_their()] body starts to glow and burst into flames before flashing into dust!</span>",\
 		"<span class='userdanger'>You slam into \the [src] as your ears are filled with unearthly ringing. Your last thought is \"Oh, fuck.\"</span>",\
 		"<span class='italics'>You hear an unearthly noise as a wave of heat washes over you.</span>")
 	else if(isobj(AM) && !iseffect(AM))