diff --git a/code/game/dna/genes/vg_powers.dm b/code/game/dna/genes/vg_powers.dm
index 3a05ae02e38..32a6a58cbb3 100644
--- a/code/game/dna/genes/vg_powers.dm
+++ b/code/game/dna/genes/vg_powers.dm
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@
 			target.show_message("<span class='abductor'>You hear [user.real_name]'s voice: [say]</span>")
 		else
 			target.show_message("<span class='abductor'>You hear a voice that seems to echo around the room: [say]</span>")
-		user.show_message("<span class='abductor'>You project your mind into [target.real_name]: [say]</span>")
+		user.show_message("<span class='abductor'>You project your mind into [target.name]: [say]</span>")
 		for(var/mob/dead/observer/G in player_list)
 			G.show_message("<i>Telepathic message from <b>[user]</b> ([ghost_follow_link(user, ghost=G)]) to <b>[target]</b> ([ghost_follow_link(target, ghost=G)]): [say]</i>")
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/language.dm b/code/modules/mob/language.dm
index 8a278a026e9..bbf840f7b3f 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/language.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/language.dm
@@ -301,8 +301,8 @@
 		their = "her"
 	if(speaker.gender == "male")
 		their = "his"
-	for(var/mob/living/player in view(4, speaker))
-		to_chat(player,"<span class='notice'>[speaker] touches [their] fingers to [their] temple.</span>")
+
+	speaker.visible_message("<span class='notice'>[speaker] touches [their] fingers to [their] temple.</span>")
 	..(speaker,message,speaker.real_name)
 
 /datum/language/grey/check_can_speak(mob/living/speaker)