diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/simple_animal_vr.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/simple_animal_vr.dm
index 758c491bba..4871f2a935 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/simple_animal_vr.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/simple_animal_vr.dm
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 /mob/living/simple_animal/Destroy()
 	for(var/I in vore_organs)
 		var/datum/belly/B = vore_organs[I]
-		B.release_all_contents() // When your stomach is empty
+		B.release_all_contents(include_absorbed = TRUE) // When your stomach is empty
 	prey_excludes.Cut()
 	. = ..()
 
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
 /mob/living/simple_animal/death()
 	for(var/I in vore_organs)
 		var/datum/belly/B = vore_organs[I]
-		B.release_all_contents() // When your stomach is empty
+		B.release_all_contents(include_absorbed = TRUE) // When your stomach is empty
 	..() // then you have my permission to die.
 
 // Simple animals have only one belly.  This creates it (if it isn't already set up)
diff --git a/code/modules/vore/eating/belly_vr.dm b/code/modules/vore/eating/belly_vr.dm
index 5d36943a6a..10014599b6 100644
--- a/code/modules/vore/eating/belly_vr.dm
+++ b/code/modules/vore/eating/belly_vr.dm
@@ -114,20 +114,22 @@
 // Release all contents of this belly into the owning mob's location.
 // If that location is another mob, contents are transferred into whichever of its bellies the owning mob is in.
 // Returns the number of mobs so released.
-/datum/belly/proc/release_all_contents()
+/datum/belly/proc/release_all_contents(var/include_absorbed = FALSE)
 	if (internal_contents.len == 0)
 		return 0
-	for (var/atom/movable/M in internal_contents)
+	for (var/M in internal_contents)
 		if(istype(M,/mob/living))
 			var/mob/living/ML = M
-			if(ML.absorbed)
+			if(ML.absorbed && !include_absorbed)
 				continue
+			ML.absorbed = FALSE
 
-		M.forceMove(owner.loc)  // Move the belly contents into the same location as belly's owner.
-		internal_contents -= M  // Remove from the belly contents
+		var/atom/movable/AM = M
+		AM.forceMove(owner.loc)  // Move the belly contents into the same location as belly's owner.
+		internal_contents -= AM  // Remove from the belly contents
 		var/datum/belly/B = check_belly(owner) // This makes sure that the mob behaves properly if released into another mob
 		if(B)
-			B.internal_contents += M
+			B.internal_contents += AM
 	items_preserved.Cut()
 	checked_slots.Cut()
 	owner.visible_message("<font color='green'><b>[owner] expels everything from their [lowertext(name)]!</b></font>")
@@ -454,11 +456,11 @@
 	playsound(R.loc, strsound, 50, 1)
 
 	if(escapable) //If the stomach has escapable enabled.
-		R << "<span class='warning'>You attempt to climb out of \the [name].</span>"
-		owner << "<span class='warning'>Someone is attempting to climb out of your [name]!</span>"
 		if(prob(escapechance)) //Let's have it check to see if the prey escapes first.
+			R << "<span class='warning'>You start to climb out of \the [name].</span>"
+			owner << "<span class='warning'>Someone is attempting to climb out of your [name]!</span>"
 			if(do_after(R, escapetime))
-				if((escapable) && (R in internal_contents)) //Does the owner still have escapable enabled?
+				if((escapable) && (R in internal_contents) && !R.absorbed) //Does the owner still have escapable enabled?
 					release_specific_contents(R)
 					R << "<span class='warning'>You climb out of \the [name].</span>"
 					owner << "<span class='warning'>[R] climbs out of your [name]!</span>"
@@ -467,10 +469,10 @@
 					return
 				else if(!(R in internal_contents)) //Aren't even in the belly. Quietly fail.
 					return
-			else //Belly became inescapable.
-				R << "<span class='warning'>Your attempt to escape [name] has failed!</span>"
-				owner << "<span class='notice'>The attempt to escape from your [name] has failed!</span>"
-				return
+				else //Belly became inescapable.
+					R << "<span class='warning'>Your attempt to escape [name] has failed!</span>"
+					owner << "<span class='notice'>The attempt to escape from your [name] has failed!</span>"
+					return
 
 		else if(prob(transferchance) && istype(transferlocation)) //Next, let's have it see if they end up getting into an even bigger mess then when they started.
 			var/location_found = 0
@@ -499,20 +501,20 @@
 			transfer_contents(R, transferlocation)
 			return
 
-		else if(prob(absorbchance)) //After that, let's have it run the absorb chance.
-			R << "<span class='warning'>In response to your struggling, \the [name] begins to get more active...</span>"
-			owner << "<span class='warning'>You feel your [name] beginning to become active!</span>"
+		else if(prob(absorbchance) && digest_mode != DM_ABSORB) //After that, let's have it run the absorb chance.
+			R << "<span class='warning'>In response to your struggling, \the [name] begins to cling more tightly...</span>"
+			owner << "<span class='warning'>You feel your [name] start to cling onto its contents...</span>"
 			digest_mode = DM_ABSORB
 			return
 
-		else if(prob(digestchance)) //Finally, let's see if it should run the digest chance.
+		else if(prob(digestchance) && digest_mode != DM_DIGEST) //Finally, let's see if it should run the digest chance.
 			R << "<span class='warning'>In response to your struggling, \the [name] begins to get more active...</span>"
 			owner << "<span class='warning'>You feel your [name] beginning to become active!</span>"
 			digest_mode = DM_DIGEST
 			return
 		else //Nothing interesting happened.
-			R << "<span class='warning'>But make no progress in escaping [owner]'s [name].</span>"
-			owner << "<span class='warning'>But appears to be unable to make any progress in escaping your [name].</span>"
+			R << "<span class='warning'>You make no progress in escaping [owner]'s [name].</span>"
+			owner << "<span class='warning'>Your prey appears to be unable to make any progress in escaping your [name].</span>"
 			return
 
 //Transfers contents from one belly to another