more work

code/modules/client/preferences.dm

@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@ var/list/preferences_datums = list()
 	var/current_tab = 0
 
 		// OOC Metadata:
-	var/metadata = ""
+	//var/metadata = ""
+	var/flavor_text = ""
 
 	var/unlock_content = 0
 

code/modules/client/preferences_savefile.dm

@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ SAVEFILE UPDATING/VERSIONING - 'Simplified', or rather, more coder-friendly ~Car
 		S["features["mcolor"]"]	<< "#FFF"
 
 	//Character
-	S["OOC_Notes"]			>> metadata
+	S["Flavor_Text"]			>> flavor_text
 	S["real_name"]			>> real_name
 	S["name_is_always_random"] >> be_random_name
 	S["body_is_always_random"] >> be_random_body
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ SAVEFILE UPDATING/VERSIONING - 'Simplified', or rather, more coder-friendly ~Car
 		update_character(needs_update)		//needs_update == savefile_version if we need an update (positive integer)
 
 	//Sanitize
-	metadata		= sanitize_text(metadata, initial(metadata))
+	flavor_text		= sanitize_text(flavor_text, initial(flavor_text))
 	real_name		= reject_bad_name(real_name)
 	if(!features["mcolor"] || features["mcolor"] == "#000")
 		features["mcolor"] = pick("FFFFFF","7F7F7F", "7FFF7F", "7F7FFF", "FF7F7F", "7FFFFF", "FF7FFF", "FFFF7F")
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ SAVEFILE UPDATING/VERSIONING - 'Simplified', or rather, more coder-friendly ~Car
 	S["version"]			<< SAVEFILE_VERSION_MAX	//load_character will sanitize any bad data, so assume up-to-date.
 
 	//Character
-	S["OOC_Notes"]			<< metadata
+	S["Flavor_Text"]			<< flavor_text
 	S["real_name"]			<< real_name
 	S["name_is_always_random"] << be_random_name
 	S["body_is_always_random"] << be_random_body

code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/emote.dm

@@ -415,3 +415,10 @@
 		dna.species.mutant_bodyparts -= "wingsopen"
 		dna.species.mutant_bodyparts |= "wings"
 	update_body()
+
+/mob/living/carbon/human/verb/set_flavor()
+	set name = "Set Flavor Text"
+	set desc = "Sets an extended description of your character's features."
+	set category = "IC"
+
+	flavor_text =  copytext(sanitize(input(usr, "Please enter your new flavor text.", "Flavor text", null)  as text), 1)

code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/update_icons.dm

@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ There are several things that need to be remembered:
 	dna.species.handle_mutant_bodyparts(src)
 
 
-/mob/living/carbon/human/proc/update_body()
+//mob/living/carbon/human/proc/update_body()
+/mob/living/carbon/human/update_body()
 	remove_overlay(BODY_LAYER)
 	dna.species.handle_body(src)
 	update_body_parts()

code/modules/mob/living/living.dm

@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ Sorry Giacom. Please don't be mad :(
 
 /mob/living/proc/update_damage_overlays()
 	return
-
+/*
 /mob/living/proc/Examine_OOC()
 	set name = "Examine Meta-Info (OOC)"
 	set category = "OOC"
@@ -552,6 +552,7 @@ Sorry Giacom. Please don't be mad :(
 		src << "OOC Metadata is not supported by this server!"
 
 	return
+*/
 
 /mob/living/Move(atom/newloc, direct)
 	if (buckled && buckled.loc != newloc) //not updating position

code/modules/mob/mob.dm

@@ -109,6 +109,18 @@ var/next_mob_id = 0
 						continue
 		M.show_message(msg,1,blind_message,2)
 
+/mob/proc/get_top_level_mob()
+	if(istype(src.loc,/mob)&&src.loc!=src)
+		var/mob/M=src.loc
+		return M.get_top_level_mob()
+	return src
+
+proc/get_top_level_mob(var/mob/S)
+	if(istype(S.loc,/mob)&&S.loc!=S)
+		var/mob/M=S.loc
+		return M.get_top_level_mob()
+	return S
+
 // Show a message to all player mobs who sees this atom
 // Use for objects performing visible actions
 // message is output to anyone who can see, e.g. "The [src] does something!"
@@ -437,6 +449,31 @@ var/next_mob_id = 0
 	if (popup)
 		memory()
 
+/mob/proc/update_flavor_text()
+	set src in usr
+	if(usr != src)
+		usr << "No."
+	var/msg = input(usr,"Set the flavor text in your 'examine' verb. Can also be used for OOC notes about your character.","Flavor Text",html_decode(flavor_text)) as message|null
+
+	if(msg != null)
+		msg = copytext(msg, 1, MAX_MESSAGE_LEN)
+		msg = html_encode(msg)
+
+		flavor_text = msg
+
+/mob/proc/warn_flavor_changed()
+	if(flavor_text && flavor_text != "") // don't spam people that don't use it!
+		src << "<h2 class='alert'>OOC Warning:</h2>"
+		src << "<span class='alert'>Your flavor text is likely out of date! <a href='byond://?src=\ref[src];flavor_change=1'>Change</a></span>"
+
+/mob/proc/print_flavor_text()
+	if (flavor_text && flavor_text != "")
+		var/msg = replacetext(flavor_text, "\n", " ")
+		if(lentext(msg) <= 40)
+			return "\blue [msg]"
+		else
+			return "\blue [copytext(msg, 1, 37)]... <a href='byond://?src=\ref[src];flavor_more=1'>More...</a>"
+
 /mob/verb/abandon_mob()
 	set name = "Respawn"
 	set category = "OOC"
@@ -513,6 +550,13 @@ var/next_mob_id = 0
 		unset_machine()
 		src << browse(null, t1)
 
+	if(href_list["flavor_more"])
+		usr << browse(text("<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>[]</TITLE></HEAD><BODY><TT>[]</TT></BODY></HTML>", name, replacetext(flavor_text, "\n", "<BR>")), text("window=[];size=500x200", name))
+		onclose(usr, "[name]")
+
+	if(href_list["flavor_change"])
+		update_flavor_text()
+
 	if(href_list["refresh"])
 		if(machine && in_range(src, usr))
 			show_inv(machine)

code/modules/mob/mob_defines.dm

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 	var/atom/movable/pulling = null
 	var/grab_state = 0
 
+	var/flavor_text = ""
 	var/next_move = null
 	var/notransform = null	//Carbon
 	var/hand = null