diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/text.dm b/code/__DEFINES/text.dm
index 9529d6c4fe2..18f1e9a5e1c 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/text.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/text.dm
@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@
 /// Removes everything enclose in < and > inclusive of the bracket, and limits the length of the message.
 #define STRIP_HTML_FULL(text, limit) (GLOB.html_tags.Replace(copytext(text, 1, limit), ""))
 
+/**
+ * stuff like `copytext(input, length(input))` will trim the last character of the input,
+ * because DM does it so it copies until the char BEFORE the `end` arg, so we need to bump `end` by 1 in these cases.
+ */
+#define PREVENT_CHARACTER_TRIM_LOSS(integer) (integer + 1)
+
 /// Folder directory for strings
 #define STRING_DIRECTORY "strings"
 
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/food/sweets.dm b/code/game/objects/items/food/sweets.dm
index 4ac87ba9b8b..a9c51f97c8e 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/food/sweets.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/food/sweets.dm
@@ -306,6 +306,10 @@
 	venue_value = FOOD_PRICE_WORTHLESS
 	var/mutable_appearance/head
 	var/head_color = rgb(0, 0, 0)
+	/// NOVA EDIT ADDITION BEGIN
+	//Copies reagent metabolization from bubblegum so that you cant get infinite reagents from wearing lolipops
+	var/metabolization_amount = REAGENTS_METABOLISM / 2
+	// NOVA EDIT ADDITION END
 
 	/// NOVA ADDITION BEGIN
 	//Copies regent metabolization from bubblegum so that you cant get infinite reagents from wearing lolipops
@@ -357,6 +361,10 @@
 	food_flags = FOOD_FINGER_FOOD
 	slot_flags = ITEM_SLOT_MASK
 	crafting_complexity = FOOD_COMPLEXITY_1
+	// NOVA EDIT ADDITION BEGIN
+	//Copies reagent metabolization from bubblegum so that you cant get infinite reagents from wearing lolipops
+	var/metabolization_amount = REAGENTS_METABOLISM / 2
+	// NOVA EDIT ADDITION END
 
 	/// NOVA ADDITION BEGIN
 	//Copies regent metabolization from bubblegum so that you cant get infinite reagents from wearing lolipops
@@ -385,6 +393,10 @@
 	food_flags = FOOD_FINGER_FOOD
 	slot_flags = ITEM_SLOT_MASK
 	crafting_complexity = FOOD_COMPLEXITY_1
+	/// NOVA EDIT ADDITION BEGIN
+	//Copies reagent metabolization from bubblegum so that you cant get infinite reagents from wearing lolipops
+	var/metabolization_amount = REAGENTS_METABOLISM / 2
+	// NOVA EDIT ADDITION END
 
 	/// NOVA ADDITION BEGIN
 	//Copies regent metabolization from bubblegum so that you cant get infinite reagents from wearing lolipops
diff --git a/code/modules/tgui_input/text.dm b/code/modules/tgui_input/text.dm
index f97e0326d58..4b3e59a6028 100644
--- a/code/modules/tgui_input/text.dm
+++ b/code/modules/tgui_input/text.dm
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@
 	if(!user.client.prefs.read_preference(/datum/preference/toggle/tgui_input))
 		if(encode)
 			if(multiline)
-				return stripped_multiline_input(user, message, title, default, max_length)
+				return stripped_multiline_input(user, message, title, default, PREVENT_CHARACTER_TRIM_LOSS(max_length))
 			else
-				return stripped_input(user, message, title, default, max_length)
+				return stripped_input(user, message, title, default, PREVENT_CHARACTER_TRIM_LOSS(max_length))
 		else
 			if(multiline)
 				return input(user, message, title, default) as message|null
@@ -162,4 +162,4 @@
 /datum/tgui_input_text/proc/set_entry(entry)
 	if(!isnull(entry))
 		var/converted_entry = encode ? html_encode(entry) : entry
-		src.entry = trim(converted_entry, max_length)
+		src.entry = trim(converted_entry, PREVENT_CHARACTER_TRIM_LOSS(max_length))