Fixes #5190

code/__HELPERS/unsorted.dm

@@ -550,6 +550,7 @@ Turf and target are seperate in case you want to teleport some distance from a t
 
 
 //Will return the location of the turf an atom is ultimatly sitting on
+//isn't this just a null-reference-vulnerable copy of /proc/get_turf()?
 /proc/get_turf_loc(var/atom/movable/M) //gets the location of the turf that the atom is on, or what the atom is in is on, etc
 	//in case they're in a closet or sleeper or something
 	var/atom/loc = M.loc

code/modules/clothing/clothing.dm

@@ -172,7 +172,6 @@ BLIND     // can't see anything
 	icon = 'icons/obj/clothing/shoes.dmi'
 	desc = "Comfortable-looking shoes."
 	gender = PLURAL //Carn: for grammarically correct text-parsing
-	var/chained = 0
 	siemens_coefficient = 0.9
 	body_parts_covered = FEET
 	slot_flags = SLOT_FEET

code/modules/clothing/shoes/colour.dm

@@ -84,22 +84,31 @@
 	name = "orange shoes"
 	icon_state = "orange"
 	item_color = "orange"
+	var/chained = null
+
+/obj/item/clothing/shoes/orange/proc/attach_cuffs(/obj/item/weapon/handcuffs/cuffs)
+	if (src.chained) return
+
+	cuffs.loc = src
+	src.chained = cuffs
+	src.slowdown = 15
+	src.icon_state = "orange1"
+
+/obj/item/clothing/shoes/orange/proc/remove_cuffs()
+	if (!src.chained) return
+	
+	src.chained.loc = get_turf(src)
+	src.slowdown = initial(slowdown)
+	src.icon_state = "orange"
+	src.chained = null
 
 /obj/item/clothing/shoes/orange/attack_self(mob/user as mob)
-	if (src.chained)
-		src.chained = null
-		src.slowdown = SHOES_SLOWDOWN
-		new /obj/item/weapon/handcuffs( user.loc )
-		src.icon_state = "orange"
-	return
-
-/obj/item/clothing/shoes/orange/attackby(H as obj, loc)
 	..()
-	if ((istype(H, /obj/item/weapon/handcuffs) && !( src.chained )))
-		//H = null
-		if (src.icon_state != "orange") return
-		del(H)
-		src.chained = 1
-		src.slowdown = 15
-		src.icon_state = "orange1"
-	return
+	remove_cuffs()
+
+/obj/item/clothing/shoes/orange/attackby(H as obj, mob/user as mob)
+	..()
+	if (istype(H, /obj/item/weapon/handcuffs))
+		attach_cuffs(H)
+
+