diff --git a/code/__HELPERS/~skyrat_helpers/unsorted.dm b/code/__HELPERS/~skyrat_helpers/unsorted.dm
index 041934e8ee7..4f0cda57ecc 100644
--- a/code/__HELPERS/~skyrat_helpers/unsorted.dm
+++ b/code/__HELPERS/~skyrat_helpers/unsorted.dm
@@ -13,3 +13,36 @@
 	M.Scale(squishx, squishy)
 	animate(src, transform = M, time = halftime, easing = BOUNCE_EASING)
 	animate(src, transform = OM, time = halftime, easing = BOUNCE_EASING)
+
+/** Get all hearers in range, ignores walls and such. Code stolen from `/proc/get_hearers_in_view()`
+ * Much faster and less expensive than range()
+*/
+/proc/get_hearers_in_range(range_radius, atom/source)
+	var/turf/center_turf = get_turf(source)
+	if(!center_turf)
+		return
+
+	. = list()
+	var/old_luminosity = center_turf.luminosity
+	if(range_radius <= 0) //special case for if only source cares
+		for(var/atom/movable/target as anything in center_turf)
+			var/list/recursive_contents = target.important_recursive_contents?[RECURSIVE_CONTENTS_HEARING_SENSITIVE]
+			if(recursive_contents)
+				. += recursive_contents
+		return .
+
+	var/list/hearables_from_grid = SSspatial_grid.orthogonal_range_search(source, RECURSIVE_CONTENTS_HEARING_SENSITIVE, range_radius)
+
+	if(!length(hearables_from_grid))//we know that something is returned by the grid, but we dont know if we need to actually filter down the output
+		return .
+
+	var/list/assigned_oranges_ears = SSspatial_grid.assign_oranges_ears(hearables_from_grid)
+
+	for(var/mob/oranges_ear/ear in range(range_radius, center_turf))
+		. += ear.references
+
+	for(var/mob/oranges_ear/remaining_ear as anything in assigned_oranges_ears) //we need to clean up our mess
+		remaining_ear.unassign()
+
+	center_turf.luminosity = old_luminosity
+	return .
diff --git a/modular_skyrat/modules/verbs/code/looc.dm b/modular_skyrat/modules/verbs/code/looc.dm
index c1df1e968e1..6c07d89c8e1 100644
--- a/modular_skyrat/modules/verbs/code/looc.dm
+++ b/modular_skyrat/modules/verbs/code/looc.dm
@@ -1,10 +1,22 @@
+#define LOOC_RANGE 7
+
 /client/verb/looc(msg as text)
 	set name = "LOOC"
 	set desc = "Local OOC, seen only by those in view."
 	set category = "OOC"
 
-	if(GLOB.say_disabled)	//This is here to try to identify lag problems
-		to_chat(usr, span_danger(" Speech is currently admin-disabled."))
+	looc_message(msg)
+
+/client/verb/looc_wallpierce(msg as text)
+	set name = "LOOC (Wallpierce)"
+	set desc = "Local OOC, seen by anyone within 7 tiles of you."
+	set category = "OOC"
+
+	looc_message(msg, TRUE)
+
+/client/proc/looc_message(msg, wall_pierce)
+	if(GLOB.say_disabled)
+		to_chat(usr, span_danger("Speech is currently admin-disabled."))
 		return
 
 	if(!mob)
@@ -16,9 +28,9 @@
 
 	if(!holder)
 		if(!GLOB.looc_allowed)
-			to_chat(src, span_danger(" LOOC is globally muted"))
+			to_chat(src, span_danger("LOOC is globally muted."))
 			return
-		if(handle_spam_prevention(msg,MUTE_OOC))
+		if(handle_spam_prevention(msg, MUTE_OOC))
 			return
 		if(findtext(msg, "byond://"))
 			to_chat(src, span_boldannounce("<B>Advertising other servers is not allowed.</B>"))
@@ -28,7 +40,7 @@
 			to_chat(src, span_danger("You cannot use LOOC (muted)."))
 			return
 		if(mob.stat)
-			to_chat(src, span_danger("You cannot use LOOC while unconscious or dead."))  //Skyrat change
+			to_chat(src, span_danger("You cannot use LOOC while unconscious or dead."))
 			return
 		if(istype(mob, /mob/dead))
 			to_chat(src, span_danger("You cannot use LOOC while ghosting."))
@@ -37,35 +49,43 @@
 	msg = emoji_parse(msg)
 
 	mob.log_talk(msg,LOG_OOC, tag="LOOC")
-
-	var/list/heard = get_hearers_in_view(7, get_top_level_mob(src.mob))
+	var/list/heard
+	if(wall_pierce)
+		heard = get_hearers_in_range(LOOC_RANGE, get_top_level_mob(src.mob))
+	else
+		heard = get_hearers_in_view(LOOC_RANGE, get_top_level_mob(src.mob))
 
 	//so the ai can post looc text
-	if(istype(mob,/mob/living/silicon/ai))
+	if(istype(mob, /mob/living/silicon/ai))
 		var/mob/living/silicon/ai/ai = mob
-		heard = get_hearers_in_view(7, ai.eyeobj)
+		if(wall_pierce)
+			heard = get_hearers_in_range(LOOC_RANGE, ai.eyeobj)
+		else
+			heard = get_hearers_in_view(LOOC_RANGE, ai.eyeobj)
 	//so the ai can see looc text
 	for(var/mob/living/silicon/ai/ai as anything in GLOB.ai_list)
 		if(ai.client && !(ai in heard) && (ai.eyeobj in heard))
 			heard += ai
 
 	var/list/admin_seen = list()
-	for(var/mob/M in heard)
-		if(!M.client)
+	for(var/mob/hearing in heard)
+		if(!hearing.client)
 			continue
-		var/client/C = M.client
-		if (C.holder)
-			admin_seen[C] = TRUE
+		var/client/hearing_client = hearing.client
+		if (hearing_client.holder)
+			admin_seen[hearing_client] = TRUE
 			continue //they are handled after that
 
-		if (isobserver(M))
+		if (isobserver(hearing))
 			continue //Also handled later.
 
-		to_chat(C, span_looc(span_prefix("LOOC:</span> <EM>[src.mob.name]:</EM> <span class='message'>[msg]")))
+		to_chat(hearing_client, span_looc(span_prefix("LOOC:</span> <EM>[src.mob.name]:</EM> <span class='message'>[msg]")))
 
 	for(var/cli in GLOB.admins)
-		var/client/C = cli
-		if (admin_seen[C])
-			to_chat(C, span_looc("[ADMIN_FLW(usr)] <span class='prefix'>LOOC:</span> <EM>[src.key]/[src.mob.name]:</EM> <span class='message'>[msg]</span>"))
-		else if (C.prefs.read_preference(/datum/preference/toggle/admin/see_looc))
-			to_chat(C, span_rlooc("[ADMIN_FLW(usr)] <span class='prefix'>(R)LOOC:</span> <EM>[src.key]/[src.mob.name]:</EM> <span class='message'>[msg]</span>"))
+		var/client/cli_client = cli
+		if (admin_seen[cli_client])
+			to_chat(cli_client, span_looc("[ADMIN_FLW(usr)] <span class='prefix'>LOOC:</span> <EM>[src.key]/[src.mob.name]:</EM> <span class='message'>[msg]</span>"))
+		else if (cli_client.prefs.read_preference(/datum/preference/toggle/admin/see_looc))
+			to_chat(cli_client, span_rlooc("[ADMIN_FLW(usr)] <span class='prefix'>(R)LOOC:</span> <EM>[src.key]/[src.mob.name]:</EM> <span class='message'>[msg]</span>"))
+
+#undef LOOC_RANGE