Fixes speech bubble appearing on blank messages

code/modules/mob/hear_say.dm

@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
 	var/list/combined = combine_message(message_pieces, verb, speaker)
 	var/message = combined["formatted"]
 	if(message == "")
-		return
+		return FALSE
 
 	if(sleeping || stat == UNCONSCIOUS)
 		hear_sleep(multilingual_to_message(message_pieces))
@@ -129,9 +129,11 @@
 			var/turf/source = speaker ? get_turf(speaker) : get_turf(src)
 			playsound_local(source, speech_sound, sound_vol, 1)
 
+	return TRUE
+
 // Done here instead of on_hear_say() since that is NOT called if the mob is clientless (which includes most AI mobs).
 /mob/living/hear_say(var/list/message_pieces, var/verb = "says", var/italics = 0, var/mob/speaker = null, var/sound/speech_sound, var/sound_vol)
-	..()
+	.=..()
 	if(has_AI()) // Won't happen if no ai_holder exists or there's a player inside w/o autopilot active.
 		ai_holder.on_hear_say(speaker, multilingual_to_message(message_pieces))
 

code/modules/mob/living/say.dm

@@ -361,18 +361,18 @@ var/list/channel_to_radio_key = new
 				var/runechat_enabled = M.client?.is_preference_enabled(/datum/client_preference/runechat_mob)
 
 				if(dst <= message_range || (M.stat == DEAD && !forbid_seeing_deadchat)) //Inside normal message range, or dead with ears (handled in the view proc)
-					if(M.client && !runechat_enabled)
-						var/image/I1 = listening[M] || speech_bubble
-						images_to_clients[I1] |= M.client
-						M << I1
-					M.hear_say(message_pieces, verb, italics, src, speech_sound, sound_vol)
+					if(M.hear_say(message_pieces, verb, italics, src, speech_sound, sound_vol))
+						if(M.client && !runechat_enabled)
+							var/image/I1 = listening[M] || speech_bubble
+							images_to_clients[I1] |= M.client
+							M << I1
 				if(whispering && !isobserver(M)) //Don't even bother with these unless whispering
 					if(dst > message_range && dst <= w_scramble_range) //Inside whisper scramble range
-						if(M.client && !runechat_enabled)
-							var/image/I2 = listening[M] || speech_bubble
-							images_to_clients[I2] |= M.client
-							M << I2
-						M.hear_say(stars_all(message_pieces), verb, italics, src, speech_sound, sound_vol*0.2)
+						if(M.hear_say(stars_all(message_pieces), verb, italics, src, speech_sound, sound_vol*0.2))
+							if(M.client && !runechat_enabled)
+								var/image/I2 = listening[M] || speech_bubble
+								images_to_clients[I2] |= M.client
+								M << I2
 					if(dst > w_scramble_range && dst <= world.view) //Inside whisper 'visible' range
 						M.show_message("<span class='game say'><span class='name'>[name]</span> [w_not_heard].</span>", 2)
 

code/modules/nifsoft/software/13_soulcatcher.dm

@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@
 /mob/living/carbon/brain/caught_soul/hear_say()
 	if(ext_deaf || !client)
 		return FALSE
-	..()
+	.=..()
 
 /mob/living/carbon/brain/caught_soul/show_message(msg, type, alt, alt_type)
 	if(ext_blind || !client)