diff --git a/code/defines/mob/living/carbon/alien.dm b/code/defines/mob/living/carbon/alien.dm
index 5136afad0a4d0..a70c5a1b832d7 100644
--- a/code/defines/mob/living/carbon/alien.dm
+++ b/code/defines/mob/living/carbon/alien.dm
@@ -13,4 +13,5 @@
 
 	alien_talk_understand = 1
 
-	var/obj/item/weapon/card/id/wear_id = null // Fix for station bounced radios -- Skie
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+	var/obj/item/weapon/card/id/wear_id = null // Fix for station bounced radios -- Skie
+	var/has_fine_manipulation = 0
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diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/item.dm b/code/game/objects/items/item.dm
index bb759d52c99c0..5e3e58dab1930 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/item.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/item.dm
@@ -118,8 +118,9 @@
 /obj/item/attack_paw(mob/user as mob)
 
 	if(isalien(user)) // -- TLE
-		user << "Your claws aren't capable of such fine manipulation."
-		return
+		if(!user:has_fine_manipulation) // -- defaults to 0, only changes due to badminnery -- Urist
+			user << "Your claws aren't capable of such fine manipulation."
+			return
 
 //	if(istype(src, /obj/item/weapon/gun)) //Temporary fix until I figure out what's going with monkey/add_blood code./N
 //		user << "Sorry Mr. Monkey, guns aren't for you."
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/alien_powers.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/alien_powers.dm
index cb2c0985ab09b..be70d500bdc05 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/alien_powers.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/alien_powers.dm
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ I kind of like the right click only--the window version can get a little confusi
 		return
 
 /mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/verb/corrode(obj/O as anything in oview(1)) //If they right click to corrode, an error will flash if its an invalid target./N
-	set name = "Corrose with Acid (200)"
+	set name = "Corrode with Acid (200)"
 	set desc = "Drench an object in acid, destroying it over time."
 
 	if(!istype(O, /obj))