Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/tgstation/tgstation into pupstream-2025-09-07

# Conflicts:
#	README.md
#	code/__DEFINES/admin.dm
#	code/__DEFINES/melee.dm
#	code/_globalvars/traits/_traits.dm
#	code/controllers/subsystem/economy.dm
#	code/datums/components/crafting/crafting.dm
#	code/datums/elements/crusher_loot.dm
#	code/modules/antagonists/pirate/pirate_shuttle_equipment.dm
#	code/modules/clothing/suits/_suits.dm
#	code/modules/escape_menu/leave_body.dm
#	code/modules/jobs/job_types/_job.dm
#	code/modules/mining/equipment/mineral_scanner.dm
#	code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
#	code/modules/plumbing/plumbers/pill_press.dm
#	tgui/packages/tgui/interfaces/Vending.tsx

code/modules/bitrunning/components/avatar_gear.dm

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 	var/datum/callback/load_callback
 	/// Weakref to the human we are currently carried by
 	var/datum/weakref/tracked_human_ref
+	/// Weakref to the connect_containers component that tracks the human
+	var/datum/weakref/connect_ref
 
 /datum/component/loads_avatar_gear/Initialize(datum/callback/load_callback)
 	if(!isitem(parent))
@@ -18,14 +20,14 @@
 	var/static/list/loc_connections = list(
 		COMSIG_ATOM_ENTERING = PROC_REF(on_entered_loc),
 	)
-	AddComponent(/datum/component/connect_containers, parent, loc_connections)
+	connect_ref = WEAKREF(AddComponent(/datum/component/connect_containers, parent, loc_connections))
 
 /datum/component/loads_avatar_gear/UnregisterFromParent()
 	UnregisterSignal(parent, list(
 		COMSIG_ATOM_ENTERING,
 	))
 
-	qdel(GetComponent(/datum/component/connect_containers))
+	qdel(connect_ref)
 
 /datum/component/loads_avatar_gear/Destroy(force)
 	load_callback = null