diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/pai.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/pai.dm
index 79ead634085..fbe63ccbee8 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/pai.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/pai.dm
@@ -554,11 +554,14 @@
 /mob/living/silicon/pai/MouseDrop(atom/over_object)
 	var/mob/living/carbon/H = over_object
 	if(!istype(H) || !Adjacent(H)) return ..()
-	if(H.a_intent == I_HELP)
-		get_scooped(H)
-		//return
-	else
-		return ..()
+	switch(alert(H,"[src] wants you to pick them up. Do it?",,"Yes","No"))
+		if("Yes")
+			if(Adjacent(H))
+				get_scooped(H)
+			else
+				src << "<span class='warning'>You need to stay in reaching distance to be picked up.</span>"
+		if("No")
+			src << "<span class='warning'>[H] decided not to pick you up.</span>"
 
 /mob/living/silicon/pai/on_forcemove(atom/newloc)
 	if(card)