diff --git a/code/game/objects/effects/decals/Cleanable/humans.dm b/code/game/objects/effects/decals/Cleanable/humans.dm
index c73291bc214..72e1c81f2c7 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/effects/decals/Cleanable/humans.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/effects/decals/Cleanable/humans.dm
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ var/global/list/image/splatter_cache=list()
 
 /obj/effect/decal/cleanable/blood/writing/examine()
 	..()
-	usr << "It reads: <font color='basecolor'>\"[message]\"<font>"
+	usr << "It reads: <font color='[basecolor]'>\"[message]\"<font>"
 
 /obj/effect/decal/cleanable/blood/gibs
 	name = "gibs"
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm b/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm
index 86f5ffa1a9b..9627c55d824 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm
@@ -571,4 +571,5 @@ This is the proc mobs get to turn into a ghost. Forked from ghostize due to comp
 		W.basecolor = doodle_color
 		W.update_icon()
 		W.message = message
-		W.add_hiddenprint(src)
\ No newline at end of file
+		W.add_hiddenprint(src)
+		W.visible_message("\red Invisible fingers crudely paint something in blood on [T]...")
\ No newline at end of file