diff --git a/code/modules/admin/verbs/possess.dm b/code/modules/admin/verbs/possess.dm
index ee4d12656a..d10ec67d13 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/verbs/possess.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/verbs/possess.dm
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	set category = "Object"
 
 	if((O.obj_flags & DANGEROUS_POSSESSION) && CONFIG_GET(flag/forbid_singulo_possession))
-		to_chat(usr, "[O] is too powerful for you to possess.")
+		to_chat(usr, "[O] is too powerful for you to possess.", confidential = TRUE)
 		return
 
 	var/turf/T = get_turf(O)
@@ -18,19 +18,22 @@
 	if(!usr.control_object) //If you're not already possessing something...
 		usr.name_archive = usr.real_name
 
-	usr.loc = O
+	usr.forceMove(O)
 	usr.real_name = O.name
 	usr.name = O.name
 	usr.reset_perspective(O)
 	usr.control_object = O
+	O.AddElement(/datum/element/weather_listener, /datum/weather/ash_storm, ZTRAIT_ASHSTORM, GLOB.ash_storm_sounds)
 	SSblackbox.record_feedback("tally", "admin_verb", 1, "Possess Object") //If you are copy-pasting this, ensure the 2nd parameter is unique to the new proc!
 
 /proc/release()
 	set name = "Release Obj"
 	set category = "Object"
-	//usr.loc = get_turf(usr)
 
-	if(usr.control_object && usr.name_archive) //if you have a name archived and if you are actually relassing an object
+	if(!usr.control_object) //lest we are banished to the nullspace realm.
+		return
+
+	if(usr.name_archive) //if you have a name archived
 		usr.real_name = usr.name_archive
 		usr.name_archive = ""
 		usr.name = usr.real_name
@@ -38,8 +41,8 @@
 			var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = usr
 			H.name = H.get_visible_name()
 
-
-	usr.loc = get_turf(usr.control_object)
+	usr.control_object.RemoveElement(/datum/element/weather_listener, /datum/weather/ash_storm, ZTRAIT_ASHSTORM, GLOB.ash_storm_sounds)
+	usr.forceMove(get_turf(usr.control_object))
 	usr.reset_perspective()
 	usr.control_object = null
 	SSblackbox.record_feedback("tally", "admin_verb", 1, "Release Object") //If you are copy-pasting this, ensure the 2nd parameter is unique to the new proc!