diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
index b84208fba69..bbed15a5c3d 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
@@ -290,19 +290,36 @@
 	return TRUE
 
 /mob/living/verb/succumb()
-	set hidden = 1
-	if(InCritical())
-		create_attack_log("[src] has ["succumbed to death"] with [round(health, 0.1)] points of health!")
-		create_log(MISC_LOG, "has succumbed to death with [round(health, 0.1)] points of health")
-		adjustOxyLoss(health - HEALTH_THRESHOLD_DEAD)
-		// super check for weird mobs, including ones that adjust hp
-		// we don't want to go overboard and gib them, though
-		for(var/i = 1 to 5)
-			if(health < HEALTH_THRESHOLD_DEAD)
-				break
-			take_overall_damage(max(5, health - HEALTH_THRESHOLD_DEAD), 0)
+	set hidden = TRUE
+	if(health >= HEALTH_THRESHOLD_CRIT || stat != UNCONSCIOUS)
+		to_chat(src, "<span class='warning'>You are unable to succumb to death! This life continues!</span>")
+		return
+
+	var/last_words = input(src, "Do you have any last words?", "Goodnight, Sweet Prince") as text|null
+
+	if(stat == DEAD)
+		// cancel em out if they died while they had the message box up
+		last_words = null
+
+	if(!isnull(last_words))
+		create_log(MISC_LOG, "gave their final words, [last_words]")
+		whisper(last_words)
+
+	add_attack_logs(src, src, "[src] has [!isnull(last_words) ? "whispered [p_their()] final words" : "succumbed to death"] with [round(health, 0.1)] points of health!")
+
+	create_log(MISC_LOG, "has succumbed to death with [round(health, 0.1)] points of health")
+	adjustOxyLoss(max(health - HEALTH_THRESHOLD_DEAD, 0))
+	// super check for weird mobs, including ones that adjust hp
+	// we don't want to go overboard and gib them, though
+	for(var/i in 1 to 5)
+		if(health < HEALTH_THRESHOLD_DEAD)
+			break
+		take_overall_damage(max(5, health - HEALTH_THRESHOLD_DEAD), 0)
+	if(!isnull(last_words))
+		addtimer(CALLBACK(src, PROC_REF(death)), 1 SECONDS)
+	else
 		death()
-		to_chat(src, "<span class='notice'>You have given up life and succumbed to death.</span>")
+	to_chat(src, "<span class='notice'>You have given up life and succumbed to death.</span>")
 
 
 /mob/living/proc/InCritical()