diff --git a/code/modules/flufftext/Hallucination.dm b/code/modules/flufftext/Hallucination.dm
index 84aff0f061..f3c2fba686 100644
--- a/code/modules/flufftext/Hallucination.dm
+++ b/code/modules/flufftext/Hallucination.dm
@@ -1301,23 +1301,20 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(hallucination_list, list(
 /datum/hallucination/sleeping_carp/New(mob/living/carbon/C, forced = TRUE)
 	set waitfor = FALSE
 	..()
-	var/list/mobsyup = list()
-	for (var/mob/living/carbon/A in orange(C,2))
-		if (get_dist(C,A) < 2 && C != A)
-			mobsyup += list(A)
-	if (mobsyup.len == 0)
+	var/list/mobsyup
+	for (var/mob/living/carbon/A in orange(C,1))
+		if (get_dist(C,A) < 2)
+			LAZYADD(mobsyup,A)
+	if (!LAZYLEN(mobsyup))
 		qdel(src)
 		return
 	var/mob/living/carbon/G = pick(mobsyup)
 	if (rand(0,1))
-		C.visible_message("<span class='warning'>[C] falls to the ground screaming and clutching [G.p_their()] wrist!</span>", \
+		C.visible_message("<span class='warning'>[C] falls to the ground screaming and clutching [C.p_their()] wrist!</span>", \
 						  "<span class='userdanger'>[G] grabs your wrist and violently wrenches it to the side!</span>")
 		C.emote("scream")
 		C.dropItemToGround(C.get_active_held_item())
 		C.Knockdown(60)
-		qdel(src)
-		return
 	else
 		to_chat(C,"<span class='userdanger'>[G] violently grabs you!</span>")
-		qdel(src)
-		return
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+	qdel(src)
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