[MIRROR] Turns simple mob vars into string lists and fixes string assoc lists (#1047)

* Merge pull request #53937 from Rohesie/damage

Turns simple mob vars into string lists and fixes string assoc lists

* Turns simple mob vars into string lists and fixes string assoc lists

Co-authored-by: nemvar <47324920+nemvar@users.noreply.github.com>

code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/guardian/guardian.dm

@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(parasites) //all currently existing/living guardians
 			icon_state = "holocarp"
 			icon_living = "holocarp"
 			icon_dead = "holocarp"
-			speak_emote = list("gnashes")
+			speak_emote = string_list(list("gnashes"))
 			desc = "A mysterious fish that stands by its charge, ever vigilant."
 			attack_verb_continuous = "bites"
 			attack_verb_simple = "bite"

code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/simple_animal.dm

@@ -173,6 +173,20 @@
 	if(dextrous)
 		AddComponent(/datum/component/personal_crafting)
 
+	if(speak)
+		speak = string_list(speak)
+	if(speak_emote)
+		speak_emote = string_list(speak_emote)
+	if(emote_hear)
+		emote_hear = string_list(emote_hear)
+	if(emote_see)
+		emote_see = string_list(emote_hear)
+	if(atmos_requirements)
+		atmos_requirements = string_assoc_list(atmos_requirements)
+	if(damage_coeff)
+		damage_coeff = string_assoc_list(damage_coeff)
+
+
 /mob/living/simple_animal/Destroy()
 	GLOB.simple_animals[AIStatus] -= src
 	if (SSnpcpool.state == SS_PAUSED && LAZYLEN(SSnpcpool.currentrun))
@@ -188,6 +202,7 @@
 
 	return ..()
 
+
 /mob/living/simple_animal/attackby(obj/item/O, mob/user, params)
 	if(!is_type_in_list(O, food_type))
 		..()
@@ -384,10 +399,12 @@
 	if(icon_gib)
 		new /obj/effect/temp_visual/gib_animation/animal(loc, icon_gib)
 
+
 /mob/living/simple_animal/say_mod(input, list/message_mods = list())
-	if(speak_emote && speak_emote.len)
+	if(length(speak_emote))
 		verb_say = pick(speak_emote)
-	. = ..()
+	return ..()
+
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/emote(act, m_type=1, message = null, intentional = FALSE)
 	if(stat)