diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/brain/posibrain.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/brain/posibrain.dm
index 3b5b415964d..4e2c7acb2b2 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/brain/posibrain.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/brain/posibrain.dm
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /obj/item/device/mmi/posibrain
 	name = "positronic brain"
-	desc = "A cube of shining metal, four inches to a side and covered in shallow grooves. The speaker switch is set to 'on'."
+	desc = "A cube of shining metal, four inches to a side and covered in shallow grooves."
 	icon = 'icons/obj/assemblies.dmi'
 	icon_state = "posibrain"
 	w_class = 3
@@ -15,11 +15,14 @@
 	var/silenced = 0 //if set to 1, they can't talk.
 	var/next_ping_at = 0
 
+/obj/item/device/mmi/posibrain/examine(mob/user)
+	if(..(user, 1))
+		to_chat(user, "Its speaker is turned [silenced ? "off" : "on"].")
 
-/obj/item/device/mmi/posibrain/attack_self(mob/user as mob)
+/obj/item/device/mmi/posibrain/attack_self(mob/user)
 	if(brainmob && !brainmob.key && searching == 0)
 		//Start the process of searching for a new user.
-		to_chat(user, "\blue You carefully locate the manual activation switch and start the positronic brain's boot process.")
+		to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You carefully locate the manual activation switch and start the positronic brain's boot process.</span>")
 		icon_state = "posibrain-searching"
 		ghost_volunteers.Cut()
 		src.searching = 1
@@ -31,18 +34,10 @@
 					transfer_personality(O)
 			reset_search()
 	else
-		if(silenced)
-			silenced = 0
-			to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You toggle the speaker to 'on', on the [src].</span>")
-			desc = "A cube of shining metal, four inches to a side and covered in shallow grooves. The speaker switch is set to 'on'."
-			if(brainmob && brainmob.key)
-				to_chat(brainmob, "<span class='warning'>Your internal speaker has been toggled to 'on'.</span>")
-		else
-			silenced = 1
-			to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You toggle the speaker to 'off', on the [src].</span>")
-			desc = "A cube of shining metal, four inches to a side and covered in shallow grooves. The speaker switch is set to 'off'."
-			if(brainmob && brainmob.key)
-				to_chat(brainmob, "<span class='warning'>Your internal speaker has been toggled to 'off'.</span>")
+		silenced = !silenced
+		to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You toggle the speaker [silenced ? "off" : "on"].</span>")
+		if(brainmob && brainmob.key)
+			to_chat(brainmob, "<span class='warning'>Your internal speaker has been toggled [silenced ? "off" : "on"].</span>")		
 
 /obj/item/device/mmi/posibrain/proc/request_player()
 	for(var/mob/dead/observer/O in player_list)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/brain/say.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/brain/say.dm
index a343d245424..bd2420aca88 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/brain/say.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/brain/say.dm
@@ -1,23 +1,35 @@
 //TODO: Convert this over for languages.
 /mob/living/carbon/brain/say(var/message, var/datum/language/speaking = null)
-	if(silent)
+	if(!can_speak(warning = TRUE))
+		return
+		
+	if(prob(emp_damage * 4))
+		if(prob(10)) //10% chance to drop the message entirely
+			return
+		else
+			message = Gibberish(message, (emp_damage*6))//scrambles the message, gets worse when emp_damage is higher
+
+	..(message)
+		
+/mob/living/carbon/brain/whisper(message as text)
+	if(!can_speak(warning = TRUE))
 		return
 
-	if(!(container && istype(container, /obj/item/device/mmi)))
-		return //No MMI, can't speak, bucko./N
-	else
-		if(container && istype(container, /obj/item/device/mmi/posibrain))
-			var/obj/item/device/mmi/posibrain/P = container
-			if(P && P.silenced)
-				to_chat(usr, "<span class='warning'>You cannot speak, as your internal speaker has been toggled to 'off'.</span>")
-				return
-		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
+	..()
+	
+/mob/living/carbon/brain/can_speak(var/warning = FALSE)
+	. = ..()
 
-		..(message)
+	if(!container)
+		. = FALSE
+	else if(!istype(container, /obj/item/device/mmi))
+		. = FALSE
+	else if(istype(container, /obj/item/device/mmi/posibrain))
+		var/obj/item/device/mmi/posibrain/P = container
+		if(P && P.silenced)
+			if(warning)
+				to_chat(usr, "<span class='warning'>You cannot speak, as your internal speaker is turned off.</span>")
+			. = FALSE
 
 /mob/living/carbon/brain/handle_message_mode(var/message_mode, var/message, var/verb, var/speaking, var/used_radios, var/alt_name)
 	switch(message_mode)