diff --git a/code/datums/mind.dm b/code/datums/mind.dm
index fcf1ded97cc..619bc5c6045 100644
--- a/code/datums/mind.dm
+++ b/code/datums/mind.dm
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 	var/has_been_rev = 0//Tracks if this mind has been a rev or not
 
 	var/miming = 0 // Mime's vow of silence
+	var/speech_span // What span any body this mind has talks in.
 	var/datum/faction/faction 			//associated faction
 	var/datum/changeling/changeling		//changeling holder
 	var/datum/vampire/vampire			//vampire holder
@@ -1324,7 +1325,7 @@
 			var/explanation = "Summon [ticker.mode.cultdat.entity_name] via the use of the appropriate rune. It will only work if nine cultists stand on and around it."
 			to_chat(current, "<B>Objective #1</B>: [explanation]")
 			current.memory += "<B>Objective #1</B>: [explanation]<BR>"
-			
+
 
 	var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = current
 	if(istype(H))
diff --git a/code/modules/client/preference/preferences.dm b/code/modules/client/preference/preferences.dm
index 3f86110346d..20cdd45d20a 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/preference/preferences.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/preference/preferences.dm
@@ -2022,6 +2022,11 @@ var/global/list/special_role_times = list( //minimum age (in days) for accounts
 	ShowChoices(user)
 	return 1
 
+/datum/preferences/proc/copy_to_mind(datum/mind/M)
+	if(species == "Grey")
+		if(speciesprefs)
+			M.speech_span = "wingdings"
+
 /datum/preferences/proc/copy_to(mob/living/carbon/human/character)
 	var/datum/species/S = all_species[species]
 	character.change_species(species) // Yell at me if this causes everything to melt
@@ -2038,9 +2043,6 @@ var/global/list/special_role_times = list( //minimum age (in days) for accounts
 
 	character.add_language(language)
 
-	if(species == "Grey")
-		if(speciesprefs)
-			character.speech_span = "wingdings"
 
 	character.real_name = real_name
 	character.dna.real_name = real_name
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_defines.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_defines.dm
index 1216c3bda1b..0d30c5c8265 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_defines.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_defines.dm
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ var/global/default_martial_art = new/datum/martial_art
 	var/icon/lying_icon = null
 
 	var/voice = ""	//Instead of new say code calling GetVoice() over and over and over, we're just going to ask this variable, which gets updated in Life()
-	var/speech_span
 
 	var/speech_problem_flag = 0
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/say.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/say.dm
index f066a2e6b9d..cac5ec6952c 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/say.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/say.dm
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
 /mob/living/carbon/human/handle_speech_problems(var/message, var/verb)
 	var/list/returns[3]
 	var/speech_problem_flag = 0
-	var/span = speech_span
+	var/span = mind.speech_span
 
 	if(silent || (disabilities & MUTE))
 		message = ""
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/new_player/new_player.dm b/code/modules/mob/new_player/new_player.dm
index bccd7990de9..d18bad69475 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/new_player/new_player.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/new_player/new_player.dm
@@ -506,6 +506,7 @@
 			new_character.real_name = pick(diona_names)	//I hate this being here of all places but unfortunately dna is based on real_name!
 			new_character.rename_self("diona")
 		mind.original = new_character
+		client.prefs.copy_to_mind(mind)
 		mind.transfer_to(new_character)					//won't transfer key since the mind is not active