diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/guardian/guardian.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/guardian/guardian.dm
index 7a212c8dd9..48c6484c87 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/guardian/guardian.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/guardian/guardian.dm
@@ -467,6 +467,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(parasites) //all currently existing/living guardians
 	var/used_message = "<span class='holoparasite'>All the cards seem to be blank now.</span>"
 	var/failure_message = "<span class='holoparasitebold'>..And draw a card! It's...blank? Maybe you should try again later.</span>"
 	var/ling_failure = "<span class='holoparasitebold'>The deck refuses to respond to a souless creature such as you.</span>"
+	var/activation_message = "<span class='holoparasite'>The rest of the deck rapidly flashes to ash!</span>"
 	var/list/possible_guardians = list("Assassin", "Chaos", "Charger", "Explosive", "Lightning", "Protector", "Ranged", "Standard", "Support")
 	var/random = TRUE
 	var/allowmultiple = FALSE
@@ -495,6 +496,8 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(parasites) //all currently existing/living guardians
 	if(candidates.len)
 		theghost = pick(candidates)
 		spawn_guardian(user, theghost.key)
+		to_chat(user, "[activation_message]")
+		qdel(src)
 	else
 		to_chat(user, "[failure_message]")
 		used = FALSE
@@ -588,6 +591,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(parasites) //all currently existing/living guardians
 	used_message = "<span class='holoparasite'>The injector has already been used.</span>"
 	failure_message = "<span class='holoparasitebold'>...ERROR. BOOT SEQUENCE ABORTED. AI FAILED TO INTIALIZE. PLEASE CONTACT SUPPORT OR TRY AGAIN LATER.</span>"
 	ling_failure = "<span class='holoparasitebold'>The holoparasites recoil in horror. They want nothing to do with a creature like you.</span>"
+	activation_message = "<span class='holoparasite'>The injector self destructs after you inject yourself with it.</span>"
 
 /obj/item/weapon/guardiancreator/tech/choose/traitor
 	possible_guardians = list("Assassin", "Chaos", "Charger", "Explosive", "Lightning", "Protector", "Ranged", "Standard", "Support")
@@ -600,7 +604,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(parasites) //all currently existing/living guardians
 
 /obj/item/weapon/paper/guardian
 	name = "Holoparasite Guide"
-	icon_state = "paper_words"
+	icon_state = "alienpaper_words"
 	info = {"<b>A list of Holoparasite Types</b><br>
 
  <br>
@@ -671,6 +675,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(parasites) //all currently existing/living guardians
 	used_message = "<span class='holoparasite'>Someone's already taken a bite out of these fishsticks! Ew.</span>"
 	failure_message = "<span class='holoparasitebold'>You couldn't catch any carp spirits from the seas of Lake Carp. Maybe there are none, maybe you fucked up.</span>"
 	ling_failure = "<span class='holoparasitebold'>Carp'sie is fine with changelings, so you shouldn't be seeing this message.</span>"
+	activation_message = "<span class='holoparasite'>You finish eating the fishsticks! Delicious!>"
 	allowmultiple = TRUE
 	allowling = TRUE
 	random = TRUE
diff --git a/code/modules/uplink/uplink_item_cit.dm b/code/modules/uplink/uplink_item_cit.dm
index fbbab69031..3ea3e7f63c 100644
--- a/code/modules/uplink/uplink_item_cit.dm
+++ b/code/modules/uplink/uplink_item_cit.dm
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@
 
 /datum/uplink_item/stealthy_tools/holoparasite
 	name="Holoparasite Injector"
-	desc="It contains an alien nanoswarm of unknown origin.\
-		  Though capable of near sorcerous feats via use of hardlight holograms and nanomachines.\
-		  It requires an organic host as a home base and source of fuel." //This is the description of the actual injector. Feel free to change this for uplink purposes//
+	desc="An injector containing a swarm of holographic parasites. \
+			They mimic the function of the guardians employed by the Space Wizard Federation, and their form can be selected upon application \
+			NOTE: The precise nature of the symbiosis required by the parasites renders them incompatible with changelings" //updated to actually describe what they do and warn traitorchans not to buy it
 	item = /obj/item/weapon/storage/box/syndie_kit/holoparasite
 	refundable = TRUE
-	cost = 15 //I'm working off the borer. Price subject to change
+	cost = 15
 	surplus = 20 //Nobody needs a ton of parasites
 	exclude_modes = list(/datum/game_mode/nuclear)
 	refund_path = /obj/item/weapon/guardiancreator/tech/choose/traitor