diff --git a/code/_helpers/mobs_vr.dm b/code/_helpers/mobs_vr.dm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..602a2ed6ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/_helpers/mobs_vr.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+/atom/proc/living_mobs(var/range = world.view)
+	var/list/viewers = oviewers(src,range)
+	var/list/living = list()
+	for(var/mob/living/L in viewers)
+		living += L
+
+	return living
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot_vr.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot_vr.dm
index df8d0f6301..6bf2f77c0d 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot_vr.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot_vr.dm
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 	var/leap_at
 	var/dogborg = FALSE
 
-/mob/living/silicon/robot/verb/robot_nom(var/mob/living/T in oview(1))
+/mob/living/silicon/robot/verb/robot_nom(var/mob/living/T in living_mobs(1))
 	set name = "Robot Nom"
 	set category = "IC"
 	set desc = "Allows you to eat someone."
diff --git a/code/modules/vore/eating/living_vr.dm b/code/modules/vore/eating/living_vr.dm
index 449860dbd0..7c4d5004f1 100644
--- a/code/modules/vore/eating/living_vr.dm
+++ b/code/modules/vore/eating/living_vr.dm
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@
 //
 // Clearly super important. Obviously.
 //
-/mob/living/proc/lick(var/mob/living/tasted in oview(1))
+/mob/living/proc/lick(var/mob/living/tasted in living_mobs(1))
 	set name = "Lick Someone"
 	set category = "IC"
 	set desc = "Lick someone nearby!"
@@ -279,12 +279,12 @@
 	if(!istype(tasted))
 		return
 
-	if(!src.canClick() || incapacitated(INCAPACITATION_ALL))
+	if(!canClick() || incapacitated(INCAPACITATION_ALL))
 		return
 
-	src.setClickCooldown(DEFAULT_ATTACK_COOLDOWN)
+	setClickCooldown(DEFAULT_ATTACK_COOLDOWN)
 
-	src.visible_message("<span class='warning'>[src] licks [tasted]!</span>","<span class='notice'>You lick [tasted]. They taste rather like [tasted.get_taste_message()].</span>","<b>Slurp!</b>")
+	visible_message("<span class='warning'>[src] licks [tasted]!</span>","<span class='notice'>You lick [tasted]. They taste rather like [tasted.get_taste_message()].</span>","<b>Slurp!</b>")
 
 
 /mob/living/proc/get_taste_message(allow_generic = 1)
diff --git a/code/modules/vore/eating/simple_animal_vr.dm b/code/modules/vore/eating/simple_animal_vr.dm
index 22ea12441c..319592c5ea 100644
--- a/code/modules/vore/eating/simple_animal_vr.dm
+++ b/code/modules/vore/eating/simple_animal_vr.dm
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 //
 // Simple nom proc for if you get ckey'd into a simple_animal mob! Avoids grabs.
 //
-/mob/living/proc/animal_nom(var/mob/living/T in oview(1))
+/mob/living/proc/animal_nom(var/mob/living/T in living_mobs(1))
 	set name = "Animal Nom"
 	set category = "IC"
 	set desc = "Since you can't grab, you get a verb!"
diff --git a/vorestation.dme b/vorestation.dme
index a7afc4a1c6..ba81030f30 100644
--- a/vorestation.dme
+++ b/vorestation.dme
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
 #include "code\_helpers\maths.dm"
 #include "code\_helpers\matrices.dm"
 #include "code\_helpers\mobs.dm"
+#include "code\_helpers\mobs_vr.dm"
 #include "code\_helpers\names.dm"
 #include "code\_helpers\sanitize_values.dm"
 #include "code\_helpers\storage.dm"