diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm
index 2466abd7160..4611f87f453 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm
@@ -264,19 +264,27 @@ mob/living
 				playsound(src.loc, 'sound/weapons/thudswoosh.ogg', 50, 1, -1)
 				if(!player_logged)
 					M.visible_message( \
-						"\blue [M] shakes [src] trying to wake [t_him] up!", \
-						"\blue You shake [src] trying to wake [t_him] up!", \
+						"<span class='notice'>[M] shakes [src] trying to wake [t_him] up!</span>",\
+						"<span class='notice'>You shake [src] trying to wake [t_him] up!</span>",\
 						)
 			// BEGIN HUGCODE - N3X
 			else
-				if (istype(src,/mob/living/carbon/human) && src:w_uniform)
-					var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = src
-					H.w_uniform.add_fingerprint(M)
 				playsound(get_turf(src), 'sound/weapons/thudswoosh.ogg', 50, 1, -1)
-				M.visible_message( \
-					"\blue [M] gives [src] a [pick("hug","warm embrace")].", \
-					"\blue You hug [src].", \
+				if(M.zone_sel.selecting == "head")
+					M.visible_message(\
+					"<span class='notice'>[M] pats [src] on the head.</span>",\
+					"<span class='notice'>You pat [src] on the head.</span>",\
 					)
+				else
+
+					M.visible_message(\
+					"<span class='notice'>[M] gives [src] a [pick("hug","warm embrace")].</span>",\
+					"<span class='notice'>You hug [src].</span>",\
+					)
+					if(istype(src,/mob/living/carbon/human))
+						var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = src
+						if(H.w_uniform)
+							H.w_uniform.add_fingerprint(M)
 
 
 /mob/living/carbon/proc/eyecheck()
@@ -779,4 +787,4 @@ var/list/ventcrawl_machinery = list(/obj/machinery/atmospherics/unary/vent_pump,
 	if (stun)
 		Stun(stun)
 	Weaken(weaken)
-	return 1
\ No newline at end of file
+	return 1