diff --git a/code/game/dna/genes/vg_powers.dm b/code/game/dna/genes/vg_powers.dm
index 02c473b401a..3e709560a45 100644
--- a/code/game/dna/genes/vg_powers.dm
+++ b/code/game/dna/genes/vg_powers.dm
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
 
 	M.update_dna()
 
-	M.visible_message("<span class='notice'>[src] morphs and changes [src.p_their()] appearance!</span>", "<span class='notice'>You change your appearance!</span>", "<span class='warning'>Oh, god!  What the hell was that?  It sounded like flesh getting squished and bone ground into a different shape!</span>")
+	M.visible_message("<span class='notice'>[src] morphs and changes [p_their()] appearance!</span>", "<span class='notice'>You change your appearance!</span>", "<span class='warning'>Oh, god!  What the hell was that?  It sounded like flesh getting squished and bone ground into a different shape!</span>")
 
 /datum/dna/gene/basic/grant_spell/remotetalk
 	name="Telepathy"
diff --git a/code/game/verbs/suicide.dm b/code/game/verbs/suicide.dm
index eacaf44c014..32d5824c4d5 100644
--- a/code/game/verbs/suicide.dm
+++ b/code/game/verbs/suicide.dm
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
 				do_suicide(damagetype, held_item)
 				return
 
-		to_chat(viewers(src), "<span class=danger>[src] [replacetext(pick(species.suicide_messages), "their", p_their())] It looks like [src.p_theyre()] trying to commit suicide.</span>")
+		to_chat(viewers(src), "<span class=danger>[src] [replacetext(pick(species.suicide_messages), "their", p_their())] It looks like [p_theyre()] trying to commit suicide.</span>")
 		do_suicide(0)
 
 		updatehealth()
diff --git a/code/modules/clothing/clothing.dm b/code/modules/clothing/clothing.dm
index cca1d750542..060e53df5b7 100644
--- a/code/modules/clothing/clothing.dm
+++ b/code/modules/clothing/clothing.dm
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ BLIND     // can't see anything
 				desc = "[desc] They have had their toes opened up."
 				update_icon()
 			else
-				to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>[src] have already had [src.p_their()] toes cut open!</span>")
+				to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>[src] have already had [p_their()] toes cut open!</span>")
 			return
 	else
 		..()
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm
index f37e494f85c..2173135cf33 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm
@@ -256,8 +256,8 @@
 				H.play_xylophone()
 		else
 			if(player_logged)
-				M.visible_message("<span class='notice'>[M] shakes [src], but [src.p_they()] [src.p_do()] not respond. Probably suffering from SSD.", \
-				"<span class='notice'>You shake [src], but [src.p_theyre()] unresponsive. Probably suffering from SSD.</span>")
+				M.visible_message("<span class='notice'>[M] shakes [src], but [p_they()] [p_do()] not respond. Probably suffering from SSD.", \
+				"<span class='notice'>You shake [src], but [p_theyre()] unresponsive. Probably suffering from SSD.</span>")
 			if(lying) // /vg/: For hugs. This is how update_icon figgers it out, anyway.  - N3X15
 				var/t_him = "it"
 				if(gender == MALE)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
index abd445e3e0a..28dca1afe99 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@
 		if(!prob(martial_art.deflection_chance))
 			return ..()
 		if(!src.lying && !(HULK in mutations)) //But only if they're not lying down, and hulks can't do it
-			visible_message("<span class='danger'>[src] deflects the projectile; [src.p_they()] can't be hit with ranged weapons!</span>", "<span class='userdanger'>You deflect the projectile!</span>")
+			visible_message("<span class='danger'>[src] deflects the projectile; [p_they()] can't be hit with ranged weapons!</span>", "<span class='userdanger'>You deflect the projectile!</span>")
 			return 0
 	..()