diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/alien.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/alien.dm
index ac7fe6b7222..87168fcaee6 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/alien.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/alien.dm
@@ -39,9 +39,27 @@
 	verbs += /mob/living/carbon/verb/mob_sleep
 	verbs += /mob/living/verb/lay_down
 	internal_organs += new /obj/item/organ/brain/xeno
-
 	..()
 
+/mob/living/carbon/alien/get_default_language()
+	if(default_language)
+		return default_language
+	return all_languages["Xenomorph"]
+
+/mob/living/carbon/alien/say_quote(var/message, var/datum/language/speaking = null)
+	var/verb = "hisses"
+	var/ending = copytext(message, length(message))
+
+	if(speaking && (speaking.name != "Galactic Common")) //this is so adminbooze xenos speaking common have their custom verbs,
+		verb = speaking.get_spoken_verb(ending)          //and use normal verbs for their own languages and non-common languages
+	else
+		if(ending=="!")
+			verb = "roars"
+		else if(ending=="?")
+			verb = "hisses curiously"
+	return verb
+
+
 /mob/living/carbon/alien/adjustToxLoss(amount)
 	storedPlasma = min(max(storedPlasma + amount,0),max_plasma) //upper limit of max_plasma, lower limit of 0
 	updatePlasmaDisplay()
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/say.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/say.dm
deleted file mode 100644
index 8d2e77a0601..00000000000
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/say.dm
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-/mob/living/carbon/alien/say(var/message)
-	var/verb = "says"
-	var/message_range = world.view
-
-	if(client)
-		if(client.prefs.muted & MUTE_IC)
-			src << "\red You cannot speak in IC (Muted)."
-			return
-
-	message = trim_strip_html_properly(message)
-
-	if(stat == 2)
-		return say_dead(message)
-
-	if(copytext(message,1,2) == "*")
-		return emote(copytext(message,2))
-
-	var/datum/language/speaking = parse_language(message)
-
-	if(speaking)
-		message = copytext(message,2+length(speaking.key))
-	else
-		var/quickcheck = get_default_language()
-		if(quickcheck)
-			speaking = get_default_language()
-		else //because no clue how to actually set xeno's default language since they aren't a species, just do it here
-			speaking = all_languages["Xenomorph"]
-
-	var/ending = copytext(message, length(message))
-	if (speaking)
-		// This is broadcast to all mobs with the language,
-		// irrespective of distance or anything else.
-		if(speaking.flags & HIVEMIND)
-			speaking.broadcast(src,trim(message))
-			return
-		//If we've gotten this far, keep going!
-		verb = speaking.get_spoken_verb(ending)
-
-	message = trim(message)
-
-	if(!message || stat)
-		return
-
-	..(message, speaking, verb, null, null, message_range, null)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/brain/say.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/brain/say.dm
index 26dc7b30f3f..d9e58f167cb 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/brain/say.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/brain/say.dm
@@ -1,39 +1,28 @@
 //TODO: Convert this over for languages.
-/mob/living/carbon/brain/say(var/message)
+/mob/living/carbon/brain/say(var/message, var/datum/language/speaking = null)
 	if (silent)
 		return
-		
-	if (stat == 2) // Dead.
-		return say_dead(message)
 
 	if(!(container && (istype(container, /obj/item/device/mmi) || istype(container, /obj/item/device/mmi/posibrain))))
 		return //No MMI, can't speak, bucko./N
 	else
-		var/datum/language/speaking = parse_language(message)
-		if(speaking)
-			message = copytext(message, 2+length(speaking.key))
-		var/verb = "says"
-		var/ending = copytext(message, length(message))
-		if (speaking)
-			verb = speaking.get_spoken_verb(ending)
-		else
-			if(ending=="!")
-				verb=pick("exclaims","shouts","yells")
-			if(ending=="?")
-				verb="asks"
-
 		if(prob(emp_damage*4))
 			if(prob(10))//10% chane to drop the message entirely
 				return
 			else
 				message = Gibberish(message, (emp_damage*6))//scrambles the message, gets worse when emp_damage is higher
 
-		if(speaking && speaking.flags & HIVEMIND)
-			speaking.broadcast(src,trim(message))
-			return
-
 		if(istype(container, /obj/item/device/mmi/radio_enabled))
+			var/radio_MMI_message = message //split off so the MMI can get a trimmed message without fucking up living/say()
+			if(!speaking)
+				speaking = parse_language(message)
+			if(speaking)
+				radio_MMI_message = copytext(message, 2 + length(speaking.key))
+			else
+				speaking = get_default_language()
+
 			var/obj/item/device/mmi/radio_enabled/R = container
 			if(R.radio)
-				spawn(0) R.radio.hear_talk(src, trim(sanitize(message)), verb, speaking)
-		..(trim(message), speaking, verb)
+				spawn(0) R.radio.hear_talk(src, trim(sanitize(radio_MMI_message)), say_quote(radio_MMI_message), speaking)
+
+		..(message)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/say.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/say.dm
index c972776078e..c8bfc4402c2 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/say.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/say.dm
@@ -97,22 +97,6 @@
 /mob/living/carbon/human/proc/GetSpecialVoice()
 	return special_voice
 
-
-/mob/living/carbon/human/say_quote(var/message, var/datum/language/speaking = null)
-	var/verb = "says"
-	var/ending = copytext(message, length(message))
-
-	if(speaking)
-		verb = speaking.get_spoken_verb(ending)
-	else
-		if(ending == "!")
-			return pick("exclaims", "shouts", "yells")
-		if(ending == "?")
-			return "asks"
-
-	return verb
-
-
 /mob/living/carbon/human/handle_speech_problems(var/message, var/verb)
 	var/list/returns[3]
 	var/speech_problem_flag = 0
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/metroid/say.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/metroid/say.dm
index 9c20a40b785..50311ace49e 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/metroid/say.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/metroid/say.dm
@@ -1,20 +1,13 @@
-/mob/living/carbon/slime/say(var/message)
-	var/verb = say_quote(message)
-
-	if(copytext(message,1,2) == "*")
-		return emote(copytext(message,2))
-
-	return ..(message, null, verb)
-
-/mob/living/carbon/slime/say_quote(var/text)
+/mob/living/carbon/slime/say_quote(var/text, var/datum/language/speaking)
+	var/verb = "telepathically chirps"
 	var/ending = copytext(text, length(text))
 
 	if (ending == "?")
-		return "telepathically asks";
+		verb = "telepathically asks"
 	else if (ending == "!")
-		return "telepathically cries";
+		verb = "telepathically cries"
 
-	return "telepathically chirps";
+	return verb
 
 /mob/living/carbon/slime/say_understands(var/other)
 	if (istype(other, /mob/living/carbon/slime))
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/simple_animal.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/simple_animal.dm
index cbffd443ae8..d2931044be3 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/simple_animal.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/simple_animal.dm
@@ -544,10 +544,10 @@
 	gib()
 	return
 
-/mob/living/simple_animal/say(var/message)
+/mob/living/simple_animal/say_quote(var/message)
 	var/verb = "says"
 
 	if(speak_emote.len)
 		verb = pick(speak_emote)
 
-	..(message, null, verb)
\ No newline at end of file
+	return verb
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/say.dm b/code/modules/mob/say.dm
index a65d31d1229..41536e6bf9e 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/say.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/say.dm
@@ -84,14 +84,17 @@
 
 
 /mob/proc/say_quote(var/message, var/datum/language/speaking = null)
-        var/verb = "says"
-        var/ending = copytext(message, length(message))
-        if(ending=="!")
-                verb=pick("exclaims","shouts","yells")
-        else if(ending=="?")
-                verb="asks"
+	var/verb = "says"
+	var/ending = copytext(message, length(message))
 
-        return verb
+	if(speaking)
+		verb = speaking.get_spoken_verb(ending)
+	else
+		if(ending=="!")
+			verb = pick("exclaims","shouts","yells")
+		else if(ending=="?")
+			verb = "asks"
+	return verb
 
 
 /mob/proc/emote(var/act, var/type, var/message)
diff --git a/paradise.dme b/paradise.dme
index 98b5d5d0562..0c12f807b3f 100644
--- a/paradise.dme
+++ b/paradise.dme
@@ -1301,7 +1301,6 @@
 #include "code\modules\mob\living\carbon\alien\life.dm"
 #include "code\modules\mob\living\carbon\alien\login.dm"
 #include "code\modules\mob\living\carbon\alien\logout.dm"
-#include "code\modules\mob\living\carbon\alien\say.dm"
 #include "code\modules\mob\living\carbon\alien\humanoid\alien_powers.dm"
 #include "code\modules\mob\living\carbon\alien\humanoid\emote.dm"
 #include "code\modules\mob\living\carbon\alien\humanoid\empress.dm"