diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
index 8ab8991320..57a3f8d5e4 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
@@ -318,16 +318,14 @@
 	visible_message("<b>[src]</b> points at [A].", "<span class='notice'>You point at [A].</span>")
 	return TRUE
 
-/mob/living/verb/succumb(whispered as num)
+/mob/living/verb/succumb(whispered as null)
 	set name = "Succumb"
 	set category = "IC"
-	message_admins("succumb pressed")
 	if(src.has_status_effect(/datum/status_effect/chem/enthrall))
-		message_admins("status found")
 		var/datum/status_effect/chem/enthrall/E = src.has_status_effect(/datum/status_effect/chem/enthrall)
 		if(E.phase < 3)
-			message_admins("increasing phase")
-			E.phase += 1
+			E.enthrallTally += 50
+			to_chat(src, "<span class='notice'>You give into [E.master]'s influence'.</span>")
 	if (InCritical())
 		log_message("Has [whispered ? "whispered his final words" : "succumbed to death"] while in [InFullCritical() ? "hard":"soft"] critical with [round(health, 0.1)] points of health!", LOG_ATTACK)
 		adjustOxyLoss(health - HEALTH_THRESHOLD_DEAD)
diff --git a/modular_citadel/code/datums/status_effects/chems.dm b/modular_citadel/code/datums/status_effects/chems.dm
index 4622b84ac9..2fb5500c42 100644
--- a/modular_citadel/code/datums/status_effects/chems.dm
+++ b/modular_citadel/code/datums/status_effects/chems.dm
@@ -178,8 +178,8 @@
 	set category = "IC"
 	set name = "Toggle Lewdchem"
 	set desc = "Allows you to toggle if you'd like lewd flavour messages."
-	client?.prefs.lewdchem = !(client?.prefs.lewdchem)
-	to_chat(usr, "You [(client?.prefs.lewdchem?"will":"no longer")] receive lewdchem messages.")
+	client.prefs.lewdchem = !(client.prefs.lewdchem)
+	to_chat(usr, "You [(client.prefs.lewdchem?"will":"no longer")] receive lewdchem messages.")
 
 /datum/status_effect/chem/enthrall
 	id = "enthrall"