diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/item.dm b/code/game/objects/items/item.dm
index 09f51e302bc..7e269078e85 100755
--- a/code/game/objects/items/item.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/item.dm
@@ -78,21 +78,24 @@ obj/item/verb/pick_up()
 
 	if(!(usr))
 		return
-	if((!istype(usr, /mob/living/carbon)) || (istype(usr, /mob/living/carbon/brain)))
+	if((!istype(usr, /mob/living/carbon)) || (istype(usr, /mob/living/carbon/brain)))//Is humanoid, and is not a brain
 		usr << "\red You can't pick things up!"
 		return
-	if(!istype(src.loc, /turf) || usr.stat || usr.restrained() )
+	if( usr.stat || usr.restrained() )//Is not asleep/dead and is not restrained
 		usr << "\red You can't pick things up!"
 		return
-	if(src.anchored)
+	if(src.anchored) //Object isn't anchored
 		usr << "\red You can't pick that up!"
 		return
-	if(!usr.hand && usr.r_hand)
+	if(!usr.hand && usr.r_hand) //Right hand is not full
 		usr << "\red Your right hand is full."
 		return
-	if(usr.hand && usr.l_hand)
+	if(usr.hand && usr.l_hand) //Left hand is not full
 		usr << "\red Your left hand is full."
 		return
+	if(!istype(src.loc, /turf)) //Object is on a turf
+		usr << "\red You can't pick that up!"
+		return
 	//All checks are done, time to pick it up!
 	if(istype(usr, /mob/living/carbon/human))
 		src.attack_hand(usr)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/new_player/preferences.dm b/code/modules/mob/new_player/preferences.dm
index ecd5812de5a..0e26e085157 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/new_player/preferences.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/new_player/preferences.dm
@@ -714,9 +714,9 @@ datum/preferences
 						new_species += "Soghun"
 					species = input("Please select a species", "Character Generation", null) in new_species
 					h_style = "Bald" //Try not to carry face/head hair over.
-					hair_style = "Bald"
 					f_style = "Shaved"
-					facial_hair_style = "Shaved"
+					hair_style = new/datum/sprite_accessory/hair/bald
+					facial_hair_style = new/datum/sprite_accessory/facial_hair/shaved
 
 		if(link_tags["hair"])
 			switch(link_tags["hair"])