diff --git a/code/defines/procs/helpers.dm b/code/defines/procs/helpers.dm
index 6a2c39a59c2..e819b6aeba8 100644
--- a/code/defines/procs/helpers.dm
+++ b/code/defines/procs/helpers.dm
@@ -199,14 +199,14 @@
 	while(Li <= L.len && Ri <= R.len)
 		if(sorttext(L[Li], R[Ri]) < 1)
 			var/item = R[Ri++]
-			if(R[item])
+			if(istext(item) && !isnull(R[item]))
 				result[item] = R[item]
 			else
 				result += item
 
 		else
 			var/item = L[Li++]
-			if(L[item])
+			if(istext(item) && !isnull(L[item]))
 				result[item] = L[item]
 			else
 				result += item
diff --git a/code/game/sound.dm b/code/game/sound.dm
index 44176afb093..518c72c97c7 100644
--- a/code/game/sound.dm
+++ b/code/game/sound.dm
@@ -88,9 +88,9 @@ client/verb/Toggle_Soundscape() //All new ambience should be added here so it wo
 		if (!A:client) return
 		//if (A:ear_deaf) return
 
-		if (A && A:client && !A:client:ambience_playing && !A:client:no_ambi) // Ambience goes down here -- make sure to list each area seperately for ease of adding things in later, thanks! Note: areas next to each other should have the same sounds to prevent cutoff when possible.- LastyScratch
-			A:client:ambience_playing = 1
-			A << sound('shipambience.ogg', repeat = 1, wait = 0, volume = 35, channel = 2)
+//		if (A && A:client && !A:client:ambience_playing && !A:client:no_ambi) // Ambience goes down here -- make sure to list each area seperately for ease of adding things in later, thanks! Note: areas next to each other should have the same sounds to prevent cutoff when possible.- LastyScratch
+//			A:client:ambience_playing = 1
+//			A << sound('shipambience.ogg', repeat = 1, wait = 0, volume = 35, channel = 2)
 
 		switch(src.name)
 			if ("Chapel") sound = pick('ambicha1.ogg','ambicha2.ogg','ambicha3.ogg','ambicha4.ogg')
diff --git a/code/modules/admin/admin_verbs.dm b/code/modules/admin/admin_verbs.dm
index 151a24773d2..434ce5c79af 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/admin_verbs.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/admin_verbs.dm
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@
 			verbs += /client/proc/callprocgen
 			verbs += /client/proc/callprocobj
 			verbs += /client/proc/rnd_check_designs
+			verbs += /client/proc/CarbonCopy
 
 		if (holder.level >= 5)//Game Admin********************************************************************
 			verbs += /obj/admins/proc/view_txt_log
@@ -181,6 +182,7 @@
 			verbs += /client/proc/Force_Event_admin
 			verbs += /client/proc/radioalert
 			verbs += /client/proc/make_tajaran
+			verbs += /client/proc/CarbonCopy
 
 		if (holder.level >= 4)//Badmin********************************************************************
 			verbs += /obj/admins/proc/adrev					//toggle admin revives
@@ -428,6 +430,7 @@
 	verbs -= /client/proc/radioalert
 	verbs -= /client/proc/rnd_check_designs
 	verbs -= /client/proc/make_tajaran
+	verbs -= /client/proc/CarbonCopy
 
 	return
 
@@ -892,3 +895,11 @@
 		var/obj/item/device/radio/intercom/a = new /obj/item/device/radio/intercom(null)
 		a.autosay(message,from)
 		del(a)
+
+/client/proc/CarbonCopy(atom/movable/O as mob|obj in world)
+	set category = "Admin"
+	var/mob/NewObj = new O.type(usr.loc)
+	for(var/V in O.vars)
+		if (issaved(O.vars[V]))
+			NewObj.vars[V] = O.vars[V]
+	return NewObj
diff --git a/code/modules/admin/verbs/modifyvariables.dm b/code/modules/admin/verbs/modifyvariables.dm
index e4e2a144df0..5ec9e14b966 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/verbs/modifyvariables.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/verbs/modifyvariables.dm
@@ -163,6 +163,11 @@
 	if(!variable)
 		return
 
+	var/associative
+	if(istext(variable) && !isnull(L[variable]))
+		associative = variable
+		variable = L[variable]
+
 	var/default
 
 	var/dir
@@ -252,13 +257,19 @@
 			mod_list(variable)
 
 		if("restore to default")
-			variable = initial(variable)
+			if(associative)
+				L[associative] = initial(L[associative])
+			else
+				variable = initial(variable)
 
 		if("edit referenced object")
 			modify_variables(variable)
 
 		if("(DELETE FROM LIST)")
-			L -= variable
+			if(associative)
+				L.Remove(associative)
+				return
+			L.Remove(variable)
 			return
 
 		if("text")
@@ -307,6 +318,9 @@
 		if("marked datum")
 			variable = holder.marked_datum
 
+	if(associative)
+		L[associative] = variable
+
 /client/proc/modify_variables(var/atom/O, var/param_var_name = null, var/autodetect_class = 0)
 	var/list/locked = list("vars", "key", "ckey", "client", "firemut", "ishulk", "telekinesis", "xray", "virus", "cuffed", "ka", "last_eaten", "urine", "poo", "icon", "icon_state")