diff --git a/code/game/objects/items.dm b/code/game/objects/items.dm
index 6f13e31e9e..01ef9def17 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items.dm
@@ -147,8 +147,7 @@
 					if(W.loc == my_target) break
 					sleep(2)
 
-		var/area/a = get_area(usr.loc)
-		if((istype(usr.loc, /turf/space)) || (a.has_gravity == 0))
+		if((istype(usr.loc, /turf/space)) || (usr.lastarea.has_gravity == 0))
 			user.inertia_dir = get_dir(target, user)
 			step(user, user.inertia_dir)
 
diff --git a/code/game/throwing.dm b/code/game/throwing.dm
index a781481cc2..30167bdcab 100644
--- a/code/game/throwing.dm
+++ b/code/game/throwing.dm
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@
 		item.layer = initial(item.layer)
 		src.visible_message("\red [src] has thrown [item].")
 
-
-		var/area/a = get_area(src.loc)
-		if((istype(src.loc, /turf/space)) || (a.has_gravity == 0))
+		if(!src.lastarea)
+			src.lastarea = get_area(src.loc)
+		if((istype(src.loc, /turf/space)) || (src.lastarea.has_gravity == 0))
 			src.inertia_dir = get_dir(target, src)
 			step(src, inertia_dir)
 
diff --git a/code/game/turf.dm b/code/game/turf.dm
index d576926f2b..c531fbefc8 100644
--- a/code/game/turf.dm
+++ b/code/game/turf.dm
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@
 /turf/Entered(atom/movable/M as mob|obj)
 	var/loopsanity = 10
 	if(ismob(M))
-
-		var/area/a = get_area(M.loc)
-		if(a.has_gravity == 0)
+		if(!M:lastarea)
+			M:lastarea = get_area(M.loc)
+		if(M:lastarea.has_gravity == 0)
 			inertial_drift(M)
 
 	/*
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/mob_movement.dm b/code/modules/mob/mob_movement.dm
index d5c661a51d..28e32c4677 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/mob_movement.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/mob_movement.dm
@@ -166,8 +166,10 @@
 	//if(istype(mob.loc, /turf/space) || (mob.flags & NOGRAV))
 	//	if(!mob.Process_Spacemove(0))	return 0
 
-	var/area/a = get_area(mob.loc)
-	if((istype(mob.loc, /turf/space)) || (a.has_gravity == 0))
+	if(!mob.lastarea)
+		mob.lastarea = get_area(mob.loc)
+
+	if((istype(mob.loc, /turf/space)) || (mob.lastarea.has_gravity == 0))
 		if(!mob.Process_Spacemove(0))	return 0
 
 
@@ -344,16 +346,13 @@
 		if(istype(turf,/turf/space))
 			continue
 
-
-		var/area/a = get_area(turf)
-
 		if(istype(src,/mob/living/carbon/human/))  // Only humans can wear magboots, so we give them a chance to.
-			if((istype(turf,/turf/simulated/floor)) && (a.has_gravity == 0) && !(istype(src:shoes, /obj/item/clothing/shoes/magboots) && (src:shoes:flags & NOSLIP)))
+			if((istype(turf,/turf/simulated/floor)) && (src.lastarea.has_gravity == 0) && !(istype(src:shoes, /obj/item/clothing/shoes/magboots) && (src:shoes:flags & NOSLIP)))
 				continue
 
 
 		else
-			if((istype(turf,/turf/simulated/floor)) && (a.has_gravity == 0)) // No one else gets a chance.
+			if((istype(turf,/turf/simulated/floor)) && (src.lastarea.has_gravity == 0)) // No one else gets a chance.
 				continue
 
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/new_player/new_player.dm b/code/modules/mob/new_player/new_player.dm
index 382dbe4cc6..4888f663ab 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/new_player/new_player.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/new_player/new_player.dm
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 		var/starting_loc = pick(newplayer_start)
 		if(!starting_loc)	starting_loc = locate(1,1,1)
 		loc = starting_loc
+		lastarea = starting_loc
 
 		sight |= SEE_TURFS