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code/datums/status_effects/neutral.dm

@@ -3,4 +3,7 @@
 /datum/status_effect/high_five
 	id = "high_five"
 	duration = 25
-	alert_type = null
+	alert_type = null
+
+/datum/status_effect/high_five/on_timeout()
+	owner.visible_message("[owner] was left hanging....")

code/datums/status_effects/status_effect.dm

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 	var/mob/living/owner //The mob affected by the status effect.
 	var/status_type = STATUS_EFFECT_UNIQUE //How many of the effect can be on one mob, and what happens when you try to add another
 	var/on_remove_on_mob_delete = FALSE //if we call on_remove() when the mob is deleted
+	var/can_timeout = FALSE //use for effect that to a diffrent thing on time out (so it can do something on time out rather then on just remove)
 	var/examine_text //If defined, this text will appear when the mob is examined - to use he, she etc. use "SUBJECTPRONOUN" and replace it in the examines themselves
 	var/alert_type = /obj/screen/alert/status_effect //the alert thrown by the status effect, contains name and description
 	var/obj/screen/alert/status_effect/linked_alert = null //the alert itself, if it exists
@@ -52,11 +53,13 @@
 		tick()
 		tick_interval = world.time + initial(tick_interval)
 	if(duration != -1 && duration < world.time)
+		on_timeout()
 		qdel(src)
 
 /datum/status_effect/proc/on_apply() //Called whenever the buff is applied; returning FALSE will cause it to autoremove itself.
 	return TRUE
 /datum/status_effect/proc/tick() //Called every tick.
+/datum/status_effect/proc/on_timeout()//called when a buff times out
 /datum/status_effect/proc/on_remove() //Called whenever the buff expires or is removed; do note that at the point this is called, it is out of the owner's status_effects but owner is not yet null
 /datum/status_effect/proc/be_replaced() //Called instead of on_remove when a status effect is replaced by itself or when a status effect with on_remove_on_mob_delete = FALSE has its mob deleted
 	owner.clear_alert(id)

code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/emote.dm

@@ -840,27 +840,28 @@
 		if("highfive")
 			if(restrained())
 				return
-			visible_message("<b>[name]</b> requests a highfive.", "You request a highfive.")
-			if(!has_status_effect(STATUS_EFFECT_HIGHFIVE))
-				apply_status_effect(STATUS_EFFECT_HIGHFIVE)
-
-			for(var/mob/living/carbon/C in orange(1))
-				if(!C || C == src)
-					visible_message("[name] was left hanging. Embarrassing.", "You are left hanging. How embarrassing!")
-				else
-					C.apply_status_effect(STATUS_EFFECT_HIGHFIVE)
-				if(C.has_status_effect(STATUS_EFFECT_HIGHFIVE))
-					if((mind.special_role == SPECIAL_ROLE_WIZARD) && (C.mind && (C.mind.special_role == SPECIAL_ROLE_WIZARD)))
-						visible_message("<span class='danger'><b>[name]</b> and <b>[C.name]</b> high-five EPICALLY!</span>")
+			if(has_status_effect(STATUS_EFFECT_HIGHFIVE))
+				to_chat(src, "You give up on the highfive.")
+				remove_status_effect(STATUS_EFFECT_HIGHFIVE)
+				return
+			visible_message("<b>[name]</b> requests a highfive.", "You request a high five.")
+			apply_status_effect(STATUS_EFFECT_HIGHFIVE)
+			for(var/mob/living/L in orange(1))
+				L.apply_status_effect(STATUS_EFFECT_HIGHFIVE)
+				if(L.has_status_effect(STATUS_EFFECT_HIGHFIVE))
+					if((mind && mind.special_role == SPECIAL_ROLE_WIZARD) && (L.mind && L.mind.special_role == SPECIAL_ROLE_WIZARD))
+						visible_message("<span class='danger'><b>[name]</b> and <b>[L.name]</b> high-five EPICALLY!</span>")
 						status_flags |= GODMODE
-						C.status_flags |= GODMODE
+						L.status_flags |= GODMODE
 						explosion(loc,5,2,1,3)
 						status_flags &= ~GODMODE
-						C.status_flags &= ~GODMODE
-						break
-					visible_message("<b>[name]</b> and <b>[C.name]</b> high-five!")
+						L.status_flags &= ~GODMODE
+						return
+					visible_message("<b>[name]</b> and <b>[L.name]</b> high-five!")
 					playsound('sound/effects/snap.ogg', 50)
-					break
+					remove_status_effect(STATUS_EFFECT_HIGHFIVE)
+					L.remove_status_effect(STATUS_EFFECT_HIGHFIVE)
+					return
 
 		if("help")
 			var/emotelist = "aflap(s), airguitar, blink(s), blink(s)_r, blush(es), bow(s)-(none)/mob, burp(s), choke(s), chuckle(s), clap(s), collapse(s), cough(s),cry, cries, custom, dance, dap(s)(none)/mob," \

paradise.dme

@@ -177,7 +177,6 @@
 #include "code\controllers\voting.dm"
 #include "code\controllers\Processes\air.dm"
 #include "code\controllers\Processes\alarm.dm"
-#include "code\controllers\Processes\effect_process.dm"
 #include "code\controllers\Processes\event.dm"
 #include "code\controllers\Processes\fast_process.dm"
 #include "code\controllers\Processes\fires.dm"