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code/__HELPERS/unsorted.dm

@@ -357,16 +357,27 @@ Turf and target are separate in case you want to teleport some distance from a t
 		if(M.ckey == key)
 			return M
 
-//Returns the atom sitting on the turf.
+/**
-//For example, using this on a disk, which is in a bag, on a mob, will return the mob because it's on the turf.
+ * Returns the top-most atom sitting on the turf.
-//Optional arg 'type' to stop once it reaches a specific type instead of a turf.
+ * For example, using this on a disk, which is in a bag, on a mob,
-/proc/get_atom_on_turf(atom/movable/M, stop_type)
+ * will return the mob because it's on the turf.
-	var/atom/loc = M
+ *
-	while(loc && loc.loc && !isturf(loc.loc))
+ * Arguments
-		loc = loc.loc
+ * * something_in_turf - a movable within the turf, somewhere.
-		if(stop_type && istype(loc, stop_type))
+ * * stop_type - optional - stops looking if stop_type is found in the turf, returning that type (if found).
+ **/
+/proc/get_atom_on_turf(atom/movable/something_in_turf, stop_type)
+	if(!istype(something_in_turf))
+		CRASH("get_atom_on_turf was not passed an /atom/movable! Got [isnull(something_in_turf) ? "null":"type: [something_in_turf.type]"]")
+
+	var/atom/movable/topmost_thing = something_in_turf
+
+	while(topmost_thing?.loc && !isturf(topmost_thing.loc))
+		topmost_thing = topmost_thing.loc
+		if(stop_type && istype(topmost_thing, stop_type))
 			break
-	return loc
+
+	return topmost_thing
 
 //Returns a list of all locations the target is within.
 /proc/get_nested_locs(atom/movable/M, include_turf = FALSE)

code/datums/chatmessage.dm

@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
 	approx_lines = max(1, mheight / CHAT_MESSAGE_APPROX_LHEIGHT)
 
 	// Translate any existing messages upwards, apply exponential decay factors to timers
-	message_loc = get_atom_on_turf(target)
+	message_loc = isturf(target) ? target : get_atom_on_turf(target)
 	if (owned_by.seen_messages)
 		var/idx = 1
 		var/combined_height = approx_lines

code/modules/balloon_alert/balloon_alert.dm

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 		var/atom/movable/movable_source = src
 		bound_width = movable_source.bound_width
 
-	var/image/balloon_alert = image(loc = get_atom_on_turf(src), layer = ABOVE_MOB_LAYER)
+	var/image/balloon_alert = image(loc = isturf(src) ? src : get_atom_on_turf(src), layer = ABOVE_MOB_LAYER)
 	balloon_alert.plane = BALLOON_CHAT_PLANE
 	balloon_alert.alpha = 0
 	balloon_alert.appearance_flags = RESET_ALPHA|RESET_COLOR|RESET_TRANSFORM