diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/misc.dm b/code/__DEFINES/misc.dm
index 19710a89fe..175f3d45ab 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/misc.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/misc.dm
@@ -114,8 +114,9 @@ Will print: "/mob/living/carbon/human/death" (you can optionally embed it in a s
 
 #define TRANSITIONEDGE			7 //Distance from edge to move to another z-level
 
-#define BE_CLOSE 1		//in the case of a silicon, to select if they need to be next to the atom
-#define NO_DEXTERY 1	//if other mobs (monkeys, aliens, etc) can use this
+#define BE_CLOSE TRUE		//in the case of a silicon, to select if they need to be next to the atom
+#define NO_DEXTERY TRUE	//if other mobs (monkeys, aliens, etc) can use this
+#define NO_TK TRUE
 //used by canUseTopic()
 
 //singularity defines
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm
index eac33c4c91..5d4984b321 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(PDAs)
 			overlay.icon_state = "pai_off_overlay"
 			add_overlay(new /mutable_appearance(overlay))
 
-/obj/item/pda/MouseDrop(obj/over_object, src_location, over_location)
+/obj/item/pda/MouseDrop(mob/over, src_location, over_location)
 	var/mob/M = usr
 	if((M == over) && usr.canUseTopic(src, BE_CLOSE, FALSE, NO_TK))
 		return attack_self(M)
diff --git a/code/game/objects/structures/mirror.dm b/code/game/objects/structures/mirror.dm
index ea2e99d371..b15d686b7b 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/structures/mirror.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/structures/mirror.dm
@@ -24,15 +24,13 @@
 	if(ishuman(user))
 		var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = user
 
-		var/userloc = H.loc
-
 		//see code/modules/mob/dead/new_player/preferences.dm at approx line 545 for comments!
 		//this is largely copypasted from there.
 
 		//handle facial hair (if necessary)
 		if(H.gender == MALE)
 			var/new_style = input(user, "Select a facial hair style", "Grooming")  as null|anything in GLOB.facial_hair_styles_list
-			if(userloc != H.loc)
+			if(!user.canUseTopic(src, BE_CLOSE, FALSE, NO_TK))
 				return	//no tele-grooming
 			if(new_style)
 				H.facial_hair_style = new_style
@@ -41,7 +39,7 @@
 
 		//handle normal hair
 		var/new_style = input(user, "Select a hair style", "Grooming")  as null|anything in GLOB.hair_styles_list
-		if(userloc != H.loc)
+		if(!user.canUseTopic(src, BE_CLOSE, FALSE, NO_TK))
 			return	//no tele-grooming
 		if(new_style)
 			H.hair_style = new_style
@@ -90,9 +88,9 @@
 /obj/structure/mirror/play_attack_sound(damage_amount, damage_type = BRUTE, damage_flag = 0)
 	switch(damage_type)
 		if(BRUTE)
-			playsound(src.loc, 'sound/effects/hit_on_shattered_glass.ogg', 70, 1)
+			playsound(src, 'sound/effects/hit_on_shattered_glass.ogg', 70, 1)
 		if(BURN)
-			playsound(src.loc, 'sound/effects/hit_on_shattered_glass.ogg', 70, 1)
+			playsound(src, 'sound/effects/hit_on_shattered_glass.ogg', 70, 1)
 
 
 /obj/structure/mirror/magic
@@ -131,7 +129,7 @@
 
 	var/choice = input(user, "Something to change?", "Magical Grooming") as null|anything in list("name", "race", "gender", "hair", "eyes")
 
-	if(!Adjacent(user))
+	if(!user.canUseTopic(src, BE_CLOSE, FALSE, NO_TK))
 		return
 
 	switch(choice)
@@ -140,7 +138,7 @@
 
 			if(!newname)
 				return
-			if(!Adjacent(user))
+			if(!user.canUseTopic(src, BE_CLOSE, FALSE, NO_TK))
 				return
 			H.real_name = newname
 			H.name = newname
@@ -156,7 +154,7 @@
 
 			if(!newrace)
 				return
-			if(!Adjacent(user))
+			if(!user.canUseTopic(src, BE_CLOSE, FALSE, NO_TK))
 				return
 			H.set_species(newrace, icon_update=0)
 
@@ -186,7 +184,7 @@
 		if("gender")
 			if(!(H.gender in list("male", "female"))) //blame the patriarchy
 				return
-			if(!Adjacent(user))
+			if(!user.canUseTopic(src, BE_CLOSE, FALSE, NO_TK))
 				return
 			if(H.gender == "male")
 				if(alert(H, "Become a Witch?", "Confirmation", "Yes", "No") == "Yes")
@@ -207,7 +205,7 @@
 
 		if("hair")
 			var/hairchoice = alert(H, "Hair style or hair color?", "Change Hair", "Style", "Color")
-			if(!Adjacent(user))
+			if(!user.canUseTopic(src, BE_CLOSE, FALSE, NO_TK))
 				return
 			if(hairchoice == "Style") //So you just want to use a mirror then?
 				..()
@@ -225,7 +223,7 @@
 
 		if(BODY_ZONE_PRECISE_EYES)
 			var/new_eye_color = input(H, "Choose your eye color", "Eye Color","#"+H.eye_color) as color|null
-			if(!Adjacent(user))
+			if(!user.canUseTopic(src, BE_CLOSE, FALSE, NO_TK))
 				return
 			if(new_eye_color)
 				H.eye_color = sanitize_hexcolor(new_eye_color)
diff --git a/code/modules/antagonists/devil/true_devil/_true_devil.dm b/code/modules/antagonists/devil/true_devil/_true_devil.dm
index 923a224b81..1df81a797b 100644
--- a/code/modules/antagonists/devil/true_devil/_true_devil.dm
+++ b/code/modules/antagonists/devil/true_devil/_true_devil.dm
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
 		visible_message("<span class='warning'>[src] easily breaks out of [p_their()] handcuffs!</span>", \
 					"<span class='notice'>With just a thought your handcuffs fall off.</span>")
 
-/mob/living/carbon/true_devil/canUseTopic(atom/movable/M, be_close=FALSE, no_dextery=FALSE)
+/mob/living/carbon/true_devil/canUseTopic(atom/movable/M, be_close=FALSE, no_dextery=FALSE, no_tk=FALSE)
 	if(incapacitated())
 		to_chat(src, "<span class='warning'>You can't do that right now!</span>")
 		return FALSE
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm b/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm
index 55b8891534..96de3b299a 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ This is the proc mobs get to turn into a ghost. Forked from ghostize due to comp
 
 	update_icon()
 
-/mob/dead/observer/canUseTopic(atom/movable/M, be_close=FALSE, no_dextery=FALSE)
+/mob/dead/observer/canUseTopic(atom/movable/M, be_close=FALSE, no_dextery=FALSE, no_tk=FALSE)
 	return IsAdminGhost(usr)
 
 /mob/dead/observer/is_literate()
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
index 129e600b00..2206b13460 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
@@ -724,12 +724,12 @@
 	remove_atom_colour(TEMPORARY_COLOUR_PRIORITY, "#000000")
 	cut_overlay(MA)
 
-/mob/living/carbon/human/canUseTopic(atom/movable/M, be_close=FALSE, no_dextery=FALSE)
+/mob/living/carbon/human/canUseTopic(atom/movable/M, be_close=FALSE, no_dextery=FALSE, no_tk=FALSE)
 	if(incapacitated() || lying )
 		to_chat(src, "<span class='warning'>You can't do that right now!</span>")
 		return FALSE
 	if(!Adjacent(M) && (M.loc != src))
-		if((be_close == 0) || (dna.check_mutation(TK) && tkMaxRangeCheck(src, M)))
+		if((be_close == 0) || (!no_tk && (dna.check_mutation(TK) && tkMaxRangeCheck(src, M))))
 			return TRUE
 		to_chat(src, "<span class='warning'>You are too far away!</span>")
 		return FALSE
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
index 69168caad1..b253e27e8d 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@
 /mob/living/proc/harvest(mob/living/user) //used for extra objects etc. in butchering
 	return
 
-/mob/living/canUseTopic(atom/movable/M, be_close=FALSE, no_dextery=FALSE)
+/mob/living/canUseTopic(atom/movable/M, be_close=FALSE, no_dextery=FALSE, no_tk=FALSE)
 	if(incapacitated())
 		to_chat(src, "<span class='warning'>You can't do that right now!</span>")
 		return FALSE
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/ai.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/ai.dm
index 46576a357f..6d225d3913 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/ai.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/ai.dm
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@
 		return TRUE
 	return ..()
 
-/mob/living/silicon/ai/canUseTopic(atom/movable/M, be_close=FALSE, no_dextery=FALSE)
+/mob/living/silicon/ai/canUseTopic(atom/movable/M, be_close=FALSE, no_dextery=FALSE, no_tk=FALSE)
 	if(control_disabled || incapacitated())
 		to_chat(src, "<span class='warning'>You can't do that right now!</span>")
 		return FALSE
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/pai.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/pai.dm
index 896d8674be..7fd861bfeb 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/pai.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/pai.dm
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
 
 // See software.dm for Topic()
 
-/mob/living/silicon/pai/canUseTopic(atom/movable/M, be_close=FALSE, no_dextery=FALSE)
+/mob/living/silicon/pai/canUseTopic(atom/movable/M, be_close=FALSE, no_dextery=FALSE, no_tk=FALSE)
 	if(be_close && !in_range(M, src))
 		to_chat(src, "<span class='warning'>You are too far away!</span>")
 		return FALSE
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot.dm
index 335645b17e..e71e269222 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot.dm
@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@
 		if(DISCONNECT) //Tampering with the wires
 			to_chat(connected_ai, "<br><br><span class='notice'>NOTICE - Remote telemetry lost with [name].</span><br>")
 
-/mob/living/silicon/robot/canUseTopic(atom/movable/M, be_close=FALSE, no_dextery=FALSE)
+/mob/living/silicon/robot/canUseTopic(atom/movable/M, be_close=FALSE, no_dextery=FALSE, no_tk=FALSE)
 	if(stat || lockcharge || low_power_mode)
 		to_chat(src, "<span class='warning'>You can't do that right now!</span>")
 		return FALSE
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/simple_animal.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/simple_animal.dm
index 2517d2438d..1f81899d8a 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/simple_animal.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/simple_animal.dm
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@
 		if(target)
 			return new childspawn(target)
 
-/mob/living/simple_animal/canUseTopic(atom/movable/M, be_close=FALSE, no_dextery=FALSE)
+/mob/living/simple_animal/canUseTopic(atom/movable/M, be_close=FALSE, no_dextery=FALSE, no_tk=FALSE)
 	if(incapacitated())
 		to_chat(src, "<span class='warning'>You can't do that right now!</span>")
 		return FALSE
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/mob.dm b/code/modules/mob/mob.dm
index 7ff8fbc0b1..d8177af2ee 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/mob.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/mob.dm
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@
 	return 0
 
 //Can the mob use Topic to interact with machines
-/mob/proc/canUseTopic(atom/movable/M, be_close=FALSE, no_dextery=FALSE)
+/mob/proc/canUseTopic(atom/movable/M, be_close=FALSE, no_dextery=FALSE, no_tk=FALSE)
 	return
 
 /mob/proc/faction_check_mob(mob/target, exact_match)
diff --git a/code/modules/modular_computers/computers/item/processor.dm b/code/modules/modular_computers/computers/item/processor.dm
index 20ad2214cf..99d648d02b 100644
--- a/code/modules/modular_computers/computers/item/processor.dm
+++ b/code/modules/modular_computers/computers/item/processor.dm
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 		return machinery_computer.update_icon()
 
 // This thing is not meant to be used on it's own, get topic data from our machinery owner.
-//obj/item/modular_computer/processor/canUseTopic(atom/movable/M, be_close=FALSE, no_dextery=FALSE)
+//obj/item/modular_computer/processor/canUseTopic(atom/movable/M, be_close=FALSE, no_dextery=FALSE, no_tk=FALSE)
 //	if(!machinery_computer)
 //		return 0