diff --git a/code/modules/vore/eating/panel_databackend/vorepanel_set_attribute.dm b/code/modules/vore/eating/panel_databackend/vorepanel_set_attribute.dm
index 333aa6e0d3e..efcc6753fb3 100644
--- a/code/modules/vore/eating/panel_databackend/vorepanel_set_attribute.dm
+++ b/code/modules/vore/eating/panel_databackend/vorepanel_set_attribute.dm
@@ -330,57 +330,55 @@
 					var/confirm = tgui_alert(user,"This will delete any custom messages. Are you sure?","Confirmation",list("Cancel","DELETE"))
 					if(!confirm == "DELETE")
 						return FALSE
-					var/obj/belly/default_belly = new /obj/belly(null)
-					host.vore_selected.digest_messages_prey = default_belly.digest_messages_prey.Copy()
-					host.vore_selected.digest_messages_owner = default_belly.digest_messages_owner.Copy()
-					host.vore_selected.absorb_messages_prey = default_belly.absorb_messages_prey.Copy()
-					host.vore_selected.absorb_messages_owner = default_belly.absorb_messages_owner.Copy()
-					host.vore_selected.unabsorb_messages_prey = default_belly.unabsorb_messages_prey.Copy()
-					host.vore_selected.unabsorb_messages_owner = default_belly.unabsorb_messages_owner.Copy()
-					host.vore_selected.struggle_messages_outside = default_belly.struggle_messages_outside.Copy()
-					host.vore_selected.struggle_messages_inside = default_belly.struggle_messages_inside.Copy()
-					host.vore_selected.absorbed_struggle_messages_outside = default_belly.absorbed_struggle_messages_outside.Copy()
-					host.vore_selected.absorbed_struggle_messages_inside = default_belly.absorbed_struggle_messages_inside.Copy()
-					host.vore_selected.escape_attempt_messages_owner = default_belly.escape_attempt_messages_owner.Copy()
-					host.vore_selected.escape_attempt_messages_prey = default_belly.escape_attempt_messages_prey.Copy()
-					host.vore_selected.escape_messages_owner = default_belly.escape_messages_owner.Copy()
-					host.vore_selected.escape_messages_prey = default_belly.escape_messages_prey.Copy()
-					host.vore_selected.escape_messages_outside = default_belly.escape_messages_outside.Copy()
-					host.vore_selected.escape_item_messages_owner = default_belly.escape_item_messages_owner.Copy()
-					host.vore_selected.escape_item_messages_prey = default_belly.escape_item_messages_prey.Copy()
-					host.vore_selected.escape_item_messages_outside = default_belly.escape_item_messages_outside.Copy()
-					host.vore_selected.escape_fail_messages_owner = default_belly.escape_fail_messages_owner.Copy()
-					host.vore_selected.escape_fail_messages_prey = default_belly.escape_fail_messages_prey.Copy()
-					host.vore_selected.escape_attempt_absorbed_messages_owner = default_belly.escape_attempt_absorbed_messages_owner.Copy()
-					host.vore_selected.escape_attempt_absorbed_messages_prey = default_belly.escape_attempt_absorbed_messages_prey.Copy()
-					host.vore_selected.escape_absorbed_messages_owner = default_belly.escape_absorbed_messages_owner.Copy()
-					host.vore_selected.escape_absorbed_messages_prey = default_belly.escape_absorbed_messages_prey.Copy()
-					host.vore_selected.escape_absorbed_messages_outside = default_belly.escape_absorbed_messages_outside.Copy()
-					host.vore_selected.escape_fail_absorbed_messages_owner = default_belly.escape_fail_absorbed_messages_owner.Copy()
-					host.vore_selected.escape_fail_absorbed_messages_prey = default_belly.escape_fail_absorbed_messages_prey.Copy()
-					host.vore_selected.primary_transfer_messages_owner = default_belly.primary_transfer_messages_owner.Copy()
-					host.vore_selected.primary_transfer_messages_prey = default_belly.primary_transfer_messages_prey.Copy()
-					host.vore_selected.secondary_transfer_messages_owner = default_belly.secondary_transfer_messages_owner.Copy()
-					host.vore_selected.secondary_transfer_messages_prey = default_belly.secondary_transfer_messages_prey.Copy()
-					host.vore_selected.primary_autotransfer_messages_owner = default_belly.primary_autotransfer_messages_owner.Copy()
-					host.vore_selected.primary_autotransfer_messages_prey = default_belly.primary_autotransfer_messages_prey.Copy()
-					host.vore_selected.secondary_autotransfer_messages_owner = default_belly.secondary_autotransfer_messages_owner.Copy()
-					host.vore_selected.secondary_autotransfer_messages_prey = default_belly.secondary_autotransfer_messages_prey.Copy()
-					host.vore_selected.digest_chance_messages_owner = default_belly.digest_chance_messages_owner.Copy()
-					host.vore_selected.digest_chance_messages_prey = default_belly.digest_chance_messages_prey.Copy()
-					host.vore_selected.absorb_chance_messages_owner = default_belly.absorb_chance_messages_owner.Copy()
-					host.vore_selected.absorb_chance_messages_prey = default_belly.absorb_chance_messages_prey.Copy()
-					host.vore_selected.examine_messages = default_belly.examine_messages.Copy()
-					host.vore_selected.examine_messages_absorbed = default_belly.examine_messages_absorbed.Copy()
-					host.vore_selected.emote_lists = default_belly.emote_lists.Copy()
-					host.vore_selected.trash_eater_in = default_belly.trash_eater_in.Copy()
-					host.vore_selected.trash_eater_out = default_belly.trash_eater_out.Copy()
-					host.vore_selected.liquid_fullness1_messages = default_belly.fullness1_messages.Copy()
-					host.vore_selected.liquid_fullness2_messages = default_belly.fullness2_messages.Copy()
-					host.vore_selected.liquid_fullness3_messages = default_belly.fullness3_messages.Copy()
-					host.vore_selected.liquid_fullness4_messages = default_belly.fullness4_messages.Copy()
-					host.vore_selected.liquid_fullness5_messages = default_belly.fullness5_messages.Copy()
-					qdel(default_belly)
+					host.vore_selected.digest_messages_prey = /obj/belly::digest_messages_prey
+					host.vore_selected.digest_messages_owner = /obj/belly::digest_messages_owner
+					host.vore_selected.absorb_messages_prey = /obj/belly::absorb_messages_prey
+					host.vore_selected.absorb_messages_owner = /obj/belly::absorb_messages_owner
+					host.vore_selected.unabsorb_messages_prey = /obj/belly::unabsorb_messages_prey
+					host.vore_selected.unabsorb_messages_owner = /obj/belly::unabsorb_messages_owner
+					host.vore_selected.struggle_messages_outside = /obj/belly::struggle_messages_outside
+					host.vore_selected.struggle_messages_inside = /obj/belly::struggle_messages_inside
+					host.vore_selected.absorbed_struggle_messages_outside = /obj/belly::absorbed_struggle_messages_outside
+					host.vore_selected.absorbed_struggle_messages_inside = /obj/belly::absorbed_struggle_messages_inside
+					host.vore_selected.escape_attempt_messages_owner = /obj/belly::escape_attempt_messages_owner
+					host.vore_selected.escape_attempt_messages_prey = /obj/belly::escape_attempt_messages_prey
+					host.vore_selected.escape_messages_owner = /obj/belly::escape_messages_owner
+					host.vore_selected.escape_messages_prey = /obj/belly::escape_messages_prey
+					host.vore_selected.escape_messages_outside = /obj/belly::escape_messages_outside
+					host.vore_selected.escape_item_messages_owner = /obj/belly::escape_item_messages_owner
+					host.vore_selected.escape_item_messages_prey = /obj/belly::escape_item_messages_prey
+					host.vore_selected.escape_item_messages_outside = /obj/belly::escape_item_messages_outside
+					host.vore_selected.escape_fail_messages_owner = /obj/belly::escape_fail_messages_owner
+					host.vore_selected.escape_fail_messages_prey = /obj/belly::escape_fail_messages_prey
+					host.vore_selected.escape_attempt_absorbed_messages_owner = /obj/belly::escape_attempt_absorbed_messages_owner
+					host.vore_selected.escape_attempt_absorbed_messages_prey = /obj/belly::escape_attempt_absorbed_messages_prey
+					host.vore_selected.escape_absorbed_messages_owner = /obj/belly::escape_absorbed_messages_owner
+					host.vore_selected.escape_absorbed_messages_prey = /obj/belly::escape_absorbed_messages_prey
+					host.vore_selected.escape_absorbed_messages_outside = /obj/belly::escape_absorbed_messages_outside
+					host.vore_selected.escape_fail_absorbed_messages_owner = /obj/belly::escape_fail_absorbed_messages_owner
+					host.vore_selected.escape_fail_absorbed_messages_prey = /obj/belly::escape_fail_absorbed_messages_prey
+					host.vore_selected.primary_transfer_messages_owner = /obj/belly::primary_transfer_messages_owner
+					host.vore_selected.primary_transfer_messages_prey = /obj/belly::primary_transfer_messages_prey
+					host.vore_selected.secondary_transfer_messages_owner = /obj/belly::secondary_transfer_messages_owner
+					host.vore_selected.secondary_transfer_messages_prey = /obj/belly::secondary_transfer_messages_prey
+					host.vore_selected.primary_autotransfer_messages_owner = /obj/belly::primary_autotransfer_messages_owner
+					host.vore_selected.primary_autotransfer_messages_prey = /obj/belly::primary_autotransfer_messages_prey
+					host.vore_selected.secondary_autotransfer_messages_owner = /obj/belly::secondary_autotransfer_messages_owner
+					host.vore_selected.secondary_autotransfer_messages_prey = /obj/belly::secondary_autotransfer_messages_prey
+					host.vore_selected.digest_chance_messages_owner = /obj/belly::digest_chance_messages_owner
+					host.vore_selected.digest_chance_messages_prey = /obj/belly::digest_chance_messages_prey
+					host.vore_selected.absorb_chance_messages_owner = /obj/belly::absorb_chance_messages_owner
+					host.vore_selected.absorb_chance_messages_prey = /obj/belly::absorb_chance_messages_prey
+					host.vore_selected.examine_messages = /obj/belly::examine_messages
+					host.vore_selected.examine_messages_absorbed = /obj/belly::examine_messages_absorbed
+					host.vore_selected.emote_lists = /obj/belly::emote_lists
+					host.vore_selected.trash_eater_in = /obj/belly::trash_eater_in
+					host.vore_selected.trash_eater_out = /obj/belly::trash_eater_out
+					host.vore_selected.liquid_fullness1_messages = /obj/belly::fullness1_messages
+					host.vore_selected.liquid_fullness2_messages = /obj/belly::fullness2_messages
+					host.vore_selected.liquid_fullness3_messages = /obj/belly::fullness3_messages
+					host.vore_selected.liquid_fullness4_messages = /obj/belly::fullness4_messages
+					host.vore_selected.liquid_fullness5_messages = /obj/belly::fullness5_messages
 			. = TRUE
 		if("b_verb")
 			var/new_verb = html_encode(params["val"])
diff --git a/tgui/packages/tgui/interfaces/VorePanel/VorePanelElements/VorePanelTextArea.tsx b/tgui/packages/tgui/interfaces/VorePanel/VorePanelElements/VorePanelTextArea.tsx
index 9e1bb2ffc12..41fb1d814e6 100644
--- a/tgui/packages/tgui/interfaces/VorePanel/VorePanelElements/VorePanelTextArea.tsx
+++ b/tgui/packages/tgui/interfaces/VorePanel/VorePanelElements/VorePanelTextArea.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
-import { type ReactNode, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import {
+  Fragment,
+  type ReactNode,
+  useEffect,
+  useMemo,
+  useRef,
+  useState,
+} from 'react';
 import { useBackend } from 'tgui/backend';
 import {
   Box,
@@ -29,9 +36,17 @@ const DescriptionSyntaxHighlighting = (props: { desc: string }) => {
     let lastIndex = 0;
     let result = regexCopy.exec(desc);
     while (result !== null) {
-      elements.push(desc.substring(lastIndex, result.index));
       elements.push(
-        <Box inline color={SYNTAX_COLOR[result[0]] || 'purple'}>
+        <Fragment key={`text-${result.index}`}>
+          {desc.substring(lastIndex, result.index)}
+        </Fragment>,
+      );
+      elements.push(
+        <Box
+          key={`syntax-${result.index}`}
+          inline
+          color={SYNTAX_COLOR[result[0]] || 'purple'}
+        >
           {result[0]}
         </Box>,
       );
@@ -39,7 +54,11 @@ const DescriptionSyntaxHighlighting = (props: { desc: string }) => {
       result = regexCopy.exec(desc);
     }
 
-    elements.push(desc.substring(lastIndex));
+    elements.push(
+      <Fragment key={`text-end-${lastIndex}`}>
+        {desc.substring(lastIndex)}
+      </Fragment>,
+    );
 
     setHtmlDesc(elements);
   }, [desc]);
diff --git a/tgui/packages/tgui/interfaces/VorePanel/VoreSelectedBellyTabs/DescriptionTab/VoreSelectedBellyDescriptionMatrix.tsx b/tgui/packages/tgui/interfaces/VorePanel/VoreSelectedBellyTabs/DescriptionTab/VoreSelectedBellyDescriptionMatrix.tsx
index 6dd31f4490b..bd65e4dc741 100644
--- a/tgui/packages/tgui/interfaces/VorePanel/VoreSelectedBellyTabs/DescriptionTab/VoreSelectedBellyDescriptionMatrix.tsx
+++ b/tgui/packages/tgui/interfaces/VorePanel/VoreSelectedBellyTabs/DescriptionTab/VoreSelectedBellyDescriptionMatrix.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
+import { useEffect } from 'react';
 import { useBackend } from 'tgui/backend';
 import { Button, Section, Stack, Tabs } from 'tgui-core/components';
 import type { BooleanLike } from 'tgui-core/react';
-
 import { messageTabLabel } from '../../constants';
 import type { BellyDescriptionData } from '../../types';
 import { VorePanelEditTextTabs } from '../../VorePanelElements/VorePaneldEditTextTabs';
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ export const VoreSelectedBellyDescriptionMatrix = (props: {
     selected_message,
   } = bellyDescriptionData;
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!displayed_options.includes(message_option)) {
+      act('change_message_option', { tab: 0 });
+    }
+  }, []);
+
   return (
     <Section
       title="Messages"