diff --git a/code/defines/obj/toy.dm b/code/defines/obj/toy.dm
index c4503481efc..6d3573cd9f2 100644
--- a/code/defines/obj/toy.dm
+++ b/code/defines/obj/toy.dm
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 obj/item/toy/blink
 	name = "electronic blink toy game"
 	desc = "Blink.  Blink.  Blink. Ages 8 and up."
-	icon = 'device.dmi'
+	icon = 'radio.dmi'
 	icon_state = "beacon"
 	item_state = "signaler"
 
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/helper_procs.dm b/code/game/objects/items/helper_procs.dm
index 58abbdfb227..c3d85aef249 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/helper_procs.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/helper_procs.dm
@@ -65,15 +65,6 @@
 		else
 	return
 
-/obj/proc/hear_talk(mob/M as mob, text)
-/*
-	var/mob/mo = locate(/mob) in src
-	if(mo)
-		var/rendered = "<span class='game say'><span class='name'>[M.name]: </span> <span class='message'>[text]</span></span>"
-		mo.show_message(rendered, 2)
-		*/
-	return
-
 /proc/is_type_in_list(var/atom/A, var/list/L)
 	for(var/type in L)
 		if(isnull(type))
diff --git a/code/game/objects/object_procs.dm b/code/game/objects/object_procs.dm
index 3bd03ef2446..92e48974f4a 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/object_procs.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/object_procs.dm
@@ -23,3 +23,19 @@
 	if(istype(M) && M.client && M.machine == src)
 		src.attack_self(M)
 
+
+/obj/proc/alter_health()
+	return 1
+
+/obj/proc/hide(h)
+	return
+
+
+/obj/proc/hear_talk(mob/M as mob, text)
+/*
+	var/mob/mo = locate(/mob) in src
+	if(mo)
+		var/rendered = "<span class='game say'><span class='name'>[M.name]: </span> <span class='message'>[text]</span></span>"
+		mo.show_message(rendered, 2)
+		*/
+	return
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/say.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/say.dm
index 47400af1473..b71513cfbc5 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/say.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/say.dm
@@ -210,12 +210,8 @@
 				italics = 1
 /////SPECIAL HEADSETS END
 
-	for (var/obj/O in view(message_range, src))
-		spawn (0)
-			if (O)
-				O.hear_talk(src, message)
-
 	var/list/listening
+/*
 	if(istype(src.loc, /obj/item/device/aicard)) // -- TLE
 		var/obj/O = src.loc
 		if(istype(O.loc, /mob))
@@ -226,8 +222,33 @@
 	else
 		listening = hearers(message_range, src)
 
-	listening -= src
-	listening += src
+	for (var/obj/O in view(message_range, src))
+		for (var/mob/M in O)
+			listening += M // maybe need to check if M can hear src
+		spawn (0)
+			if (O)
+				O.hear_talk(src, message)
+
+	if (!(src in listening))
+		listening += src
+
+*/
+	var/turf/T = get_turf(src)
+	listening = hearers(message_range, T)
+	var/list/V = view(message_range, T)
+	//find mobs in lockers, cryo and intellycards
+	for (var/mob/M in world)
+		if (isturf(M.loc))
+			continue //if M can hear us it is already was found by hearers()
+		if (!M.client)
+			continue //skip monkeys and leavers
+		if (get_turf(M) in V) //this slow, but I don't think we'd have a lot of wardrobewhores every round --rastaf0
+			listening+=M
+
+	for (var/obj/O in V)
+		spawn (0)
+			if (O)
+				O.hear_talk(src, message)
 
 	var/list/heard_a = list() // understood us
 	var/list/heard_b = list() // didn't understand us
@@ -252,14 +273,14 @@
 
 		for (var/mob/M in heard_a)
 			M.show_message(rendered, 2)
-
+/*
 			for(var/obj/O in M) // This is terribly costly for such a unique circumstance, should probably do this a different way in the future -- TLE
 				if(istype(O, /obj/item/device/aicard))
 					for(var/mob/M2 in O)
 						M2.show_message(rendered, 2)
 						break
 					break
-
+*/
 	if (length(heard_b))
 		var/message_b
 
@@ -289,7 +310,7 @@
 	for (var/mob/M in world)
 		if (istype(M, /mob/new_player))
 			continue
-		if (M.stat >= 2 && !(M in heard_a))
+		if (M.stat >= 2 && !(M in heard_a) && M.ghost_ears)
 			M.show_message(rendered, 2)
 
 	log_say("[src.name]/[src.key] : [message]")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/mob.dm b/code/modules/mob/mob.dm
index 3302e5c00f7..ed7d74ca04f 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/mob.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/mob.dm
@@ -269,15 +269,9 @@
 			return 1
 	return 0
 
-/obj/proc/alter_health()
-	return 1
-
 /atom/proc/relaymove()
 	return
 
-/obj/proc/hide(h)
-	return
-
 /obj/item/weapon/grab/proc/throw()
 	if(src.affecting)
 		var/grabee = src.affecting
@@ -1365,6 +1359,13 @@
 		src.health = 100 - src.oxyloss - src.toxloss - src.fireloss - src.bruteloss
 		src << "\blue You have given up life and succumbed to death."
 
+/mob/var/ghost_ears = 1
+/mob/verb/toggle_ghost_ears()
+	set name = "Ghost ears"
+	set category = "OOC"
+	set desc = "Hear talks from everywhere"
+	src.ghost_ears = !src.ghost_ears
+
 /mob/verb/observe()
 	set name = "Observe"
 	set category = "OOC"