diff --git a/code/game/atoms_movable.dm b/code/game/atoms_movable.dm
index 7c1f02d049d..0a0a3d78f80 100644
--- a/code/game/atoms_movable.dm
+++ b/code/game/atoms_movable.dm
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 	var/no_spin_thrown = 0
 	var/moved_recently = 0
 	var/mob/pulledby = null
+	var/atom/movable/pulling
+	var/canmove = 1
 
 	var/inertia_dir = 0
 	var/atom/inertia_last_loc
@@ -58,6 +60,62 @@
 		pulledby = null
 	return ..()
 
+/atom/movable/proc/start_pulling(atom/movable/AM, state, force = move_force, supress_message = FALSE)
+	if(QDELETED(AM))
+		return FALSE
+	if(!(AM.can_be_pulled(src, state, force)))
+		return FALSE
+
+	// If we're pulling something then drop what we're currently pulling and pull this instead.
+	if(pulling)
+		if(state == 0)
+			stop_pulling()
+			return FALSE
+		// Are we trying to pull something we are already pulling? Then enter grab cycle and end.
+		if(AM == pulling)
+			if(istype(AM,/mob/living))
+				var/mob/living/AMob = AM
+				AMob.grabbedby(src)
+			return TRUE
+		stop_pulling()
+	if(AM.pulledby)
+		add_attack_logs(AM, AM.pulledby, "pulled from", src)
+		AM.pulledby.stop_pulling() //an object can't be pulled by two mobs at once.
+	pulling = AM
+	AM.pulledby = src
+	if(ismob(AM))
+		var/mob/M = AM
+		add_attack_logs(src, M, "grabbed", addition="passive grab")
+		if(!supress_message)
+			visible_message("<span class='warning'>[src] has grabbed [M] passively!</span>")
+	return TRUE
+
+/atom/movable/proc/stop_pulling()
+	if(pulling)
+		pulling.pulledby = null
+		var/mob/living/ex_pulled = pulling
+		pulling = null
+		if(isliving(ex_pulled))
+			var/mob/living/L = ex_pulled
+			L.update_canmove()// mob gets up if it was lyng down in a chokehold
+
+/atom/movable/proc/check_pulling()
+	if(pulling)
+		var/atom/movable/pullee = pulling
+		if(pullee && get_dist(src, pullee) > 1)
+			stop_pulling()
+			return
+		if(!isturf(loc))
+			stop_pulling()
+			return
+		if(pullee && !isturf(pullee.loc) && pullee.loc != loc) //to be removed once all code that changes an object's loc uses forceMove().
+			log_game("DEBUG:[src]'s pull on [pullee] wasn't broken despite [pullee] being in [pullee.loc]. Pull stopped manually.")
+			stop_pulling()
+			return
+		if(pulling.anchored)
+			stop_pulling()
+			return
+
 /atom/movable/proc/can_be_pulled(user, grab_state, force)
 	if(src == user || !isturf(loc))
 		return FALSE
@@ -232,7 +290,7 @@
 		step(src, AM.dir)
 	..()
 
-/atom/movable/proc/throw_at(atom/target, range, speed, mob/thrower, spin = TRUE, diagonals_first = FALSE, /datum/callback/callback, force = INFINITY)
+/atom/movable/proc/throw_at(atom/target, range, speed, mob/thrower, spin = TRUE, diagonals_first = FALSE, datum/callback/callback, force = INFINITY)
 	if(!target || (flags & NODROP) || speed <= 0)
 		return 0
 
@@ -341,15 +399,15 @@
 
 /atom/movable/proc/force_pushed(atom/movable/pusher, force = MOVE_FORCE_DEFAULT, direction)
 	return FALSE
- /atom/movable/proc/force_push(atom/movable/AM, force = move_force, direction, silent = FALSE)
+/atom/movable/proc/force_push(atom/movable/AM, force = move_force, direction, silent = FALSE)
 	. = AM.force_pushed(src, force, direction)
 	if(!silent && .)
 		visible_message("<span class='warning'>[src] forcefully pushes against [AM]!</span>", "<span class='warning'>You forcefully push against [AM]!</span>")
- /atom/movable/proc/move_crush(atom/movable/AM, force = move_force, direction, silent = FALSE)
+/atom/movable/proc/move_crush(atom/movable/AM, force = move_force, direction, silent = FALSE)
 	. = AM.move_crushed(src, force, direction)
 	if(!silent && .)
 		visible_message("<span class='danger'>[src] crushes past [AM]!</span>", "<span class='danger'>You crush [AM]!</span>")
- /atom/movable/proc/move_crushed(atom/movable/pusher, force = MOVE_FORCE_DEFAULT, direction)
+/atom/movable/proc/move_crushed(atom/movable/pusher, force = MOVE_FORCE_DEFAULT, direction)
 	return FALSE
 
 /atom/movable/CanPass(atom/movable/mover, turf/target, height=1.5)
diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/miniantags/slaughter/bloodcrawl.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/miniantags/slaughter/bloodcrawl.dm
index 51f3d277598..d769c2f6807 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/miniantags/slaughter/bloodcrawl.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/miniantags/slaughter/bloodcrawl.dm
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@
 	name = "odd blood"
 	icon = 'icons/effects/effects.dmi'
 	icon_state = "nothing"
-	var/canmove = 1
 	density = 0
 	anchored = 1
 	invisibility = 60
diff --git a/code/game/machinery/magnet.dm b/code/game/machinery/magnet.dm
index 7741d1ce056..eba0a5b860c 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/magnet.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/magnet.dm
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 	var/code = 0 // frequency code, they should be different unless you have a group of magnets working together or something
 	var/turf/center // the center of magnetic attraction
 	var/on = 0
-	var/pulling = 0
+	var/magpulling = 0
 
 	// x, y modifiers to the center turf; (0, 0) is centered on the magnet, whereas (1, -1) is one tile right, one tile down
 	var/center_x = 0
@@ -154,10 +154,10 @@
 
 
 /obj/machinery/magnetic_module/proc/magnetic_process() // proc that actually does the pulling
-	if(pulling) return
+	if(magpulling) return
 	while(on)
 
-		pulling = 1
+		magpulling = 1
 		center = locate(x+center_x, y+center_y, z)
 		if(center)
 			for(var/obj/M in orange(magnetic_field, center))
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@
 		use_power(electricity_level * 5)
 		sleep(13 - electricity_level)
 
-	pulling = 0
+	magpulling = 0
 
 /obj/machinery/magnetic_controller
 	name = "Magnetic Control Console"
diff --git a/code/game/objects/obj_defense.dm b/code/game/objects/obj_defense.dm
index 2f260559191..825e5ad2cc1 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/obj_defense.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/obj_defense.dm
@@ -89,10 +89,10 @@
 
 /obj/force_pushed(atom/movable/pusher, force = MOVE_FORCE_DEFAULT, direction)
 	return TRUE
- /obj/move_crushed(atom/movable/pusher, force = MOVE_FORCE_DEFAULT, direction)
+/obj/move_crushed(atom/movable/pusher, force = MOVE_FORCE_DEFAULT, direction)
 	collision_damage(pusher, force, direction)
 	return TRUE
- /obj/proc/collision_damage(atom/movable/pusher, force = MOVE_FORCE_DEFAULT, direction)
+/obj/proc/collision_damage(atom/movable/pusher, force = MOVE_FORCE_DEFAULT, direction)
 	var/amt = max(0, ((force - (move_resist * MOVE_FORCE_CRUSH_RATIO)) / (move_resist * MOVE_FORCE_CRUSH_RATIO)) * 10)
 	take_damage(amt, BRUTE)
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/larva/larva.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/larva/larva.dm
index a64750ad93d..e6c9da4e1aa 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/larva/larva.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/larva/larva.dm
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@
 		amount_grown = min(amount_grown + 1, max_grown)
 	..(amount)
 
+<<<<<<< HEAD
+=======
+/mob/living/carbon/alien/larva/start_pulling(atom/movable/AM, state, force = move_force, supress_message = FALSE)
+	return
+
+>>>>>>> Lots of edits, needs review
 /mob/living/carbon/alien/larva/ex_act(severity)
 	..()
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm
index 88ac1320f04..ca791c9e400 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ var/list/ventcrawl_machinery = list(/obj/machinery/atmospherics/unary/vent_pump,
 	if(thrown_thing)
 		visible_message("<span class='danger'>[src] has thrown [thrown_thing].</span>")
 		newtonian_move(get_dir(target, src))
-		thrown_thing.safe_throw_at(target, thrown_thing.throw_range, thrown_thing.throw_speed, src, null, null, null, move_force)
+		thrown_thing.throw_at(target, thrown_thing.throw_range, thrown_thing.throw_speed, src, null, null, null, move_force)
 
 /mob/living/carbon/can_use_hands()
 	if(handcuffed)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
index dfc3a949cac..a2a1b17530d 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
@@ -134,8 +134,7 @@
 		return TRUE
 	if(!client && (mob_size < MOB_SIZE_SMALL))
 		return
-	if(!AM.anchored)
-now_pushing = TRUE
+	now_pushing = TRUE
 	var/t = get_dir(src, AM)
 	var/push_anchored = FALSE
 	if((AM.move_resist * MOVE_FORCE_CRUSH_RATIO) <= force)
@@ -862,6 +861,51 @@ now_pushing = TRUE
 		return 0
 	return 1
 
+/mob/living/start_pulling(atom/movable/AM, state, force = pull_force, supress_message = FALSE)
+	if(src == AM) // Trying to pull yourself is a shortcut to stop pulling
+		stop_pulling()
+		return
+	if(!AM || !isturf(AM.loc))	//if there's no object or the object being pulled is inside something: abort!
+		return
+	if(incapacitated())
+		return
+	if(!(AM.anchored))
+		AM.add_fingerprint(src)
+
+		// If we're pulling something then drop what we're currently pulling and pull this instead.
+		if(pulling)
+			// Are we trying to pull something we are already pulling? Then just stop here, no need to continue.
+			if(AM == pulling)
+				return
+			stop_pulling()
+		if(AM.pulledby)
+			visible_message("<span class='danger'>[src] has pulled [AM] from [AM.pulledby]'s grip.</span>")
+			AM.pulledby.stop_pulling() //an object can't be pulled by two mobs at once.
+
+		pulling = AM
+		AM.pulledby = src
+		if(pullin)
+			pullin.update_icon(src)
+		if(ismob(AM))
+			var/mob/M = AM
+			if(!iscarbon(src))
+				M.LAssailant = null
+			else
+				M.LAssailant = usr
+
+/mob/living/verb/stop_pulling1()
+	set name = "Stop Pulling"
+	set category = "IC"
+	if(pulling)
+		pulling.pulledby = null
+		pulling = null
+		if(pullin)
+			pullin.update_icon(src)
+
+/mob/living/proc/check_pull()
+	if(pulling && !(pulling in orange(1)))
+		stop_pulling()
+
 /mob/living/proc/get_taste_sensitivity()
 	return 1
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/mob_defines.dm b/code/modules/mob/mob_defines.dm
index bfe9ac7484a..3de413ef8a1 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/mob_defines.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/mob_defines.dm
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 	var/obj/machinery/machine = null
 	var/other_mobs = null
 	var/memory = ""
-	var/atom/movable/pulling = null
 	var/next_move = null
 	var/notransform = null	//Carbon
 	var/other = 0.0
@@ -48,7 +47,6 @@
 	var/bhunger = 0			//Carbon
 	var/lying = 0
 	var/lying_prev = 0
-	var/canmove = 1
 	var/lastpuke = 0
 	var/unacidable = 0
 	var/can_strip = 1
diff --git a/paradise.dme b/paradise.dme
index 518fa02c2fe..11a6d3ad9e3 100644
--- a/paradise.dme
+++ b/paradise.dme
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@
 #include "code\datums\helper_datums\topic_input.dm"
 #include "code\datums\looping_sounds\looping_sound.dm"
 #include "code\datums\looping_sounds\machinery_sounds.dm"
+#include "code\datums\looping_sounds\thermal_drill.dm"
 #include "code\datums\looping_sounds\weather.dm"
 #include "code\datums\outfits\outfit.dm"
 #include "code\datums\outfits\outfit_admin.dm"
@@ -1598,7 +1599,6 @@
 #include "code\modules\mob\mob_helpers.dm"
 #include "code\modules\mob\mob_movement.dm"
 #include "code\modules\mob\mob_transformation_simple.dm"
-#include "code\modules\mob\pulling.dm"
 #include "code\modules\mob\say.dm"
 #include "code\modules\mob\status_procs.dm"
 #include "code\modules\mob\transform_procs.dm"