diff --git a/code/modules/antagonists/brother/brother.dm b/code/modules/antagonists/brother/brother.dm
index 8dde896803b4..db4b7890e81f 100644
--- a/code/modules/antagonists/brother/brother.dm
+++ b/code/modules/antagonists/brother/brother.dm
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 	return ..()
 
 /datum/antagonist/brother/proc/on_mob_successful_flashed_carbon(mob/living/source, mob/living/carbon/flashed, obj/item/assembly/flash/flash)
-	/* SIGNAL_HANDLER */ // monkestation edit: allow used of is_banned_from
+	SIGNAL_HANDLER
 
 	if (flashed.stat == DEAD)
 		return
@@ -63,11 +63,13 @@
 		flashed.balloon_alert(source, "[flashed.p_their()] mind is vacant!")
 		return
 
+	/*
 	// monkestation edit: allow people to opt-out of BB
 	if(!(ROLE_BROTHER in flashed.client?.prefs?.be_special) || is_banned_from(flashed.ckey, list(ROLE_BROTHER, ROLE_SYNDICATE)))
 		flashed.balloon_alert(source, "unwilling to play role!")
 		return
 	// monkestation end
+	*/
 
 	for(var/datum/objective/brother_objective as anything in source.mind.get_all_objectives())
 		// If the objective has a target, are we flashing them?
diff --git a/monkestation/code/modules/blueshift/items/soul_catcher.dm b/monkestation/code/modules/blueshift/items/soul_catcher.dm
index 2bc51e191fa4..90d669c10444 100644
--- a/monkestation/code/modules/blueshift/items/soul_catcher.dm
+++ b/monkestation/code/modules/blueshift/items/soul_catcher.dm
@@ -111,6 +111,11 @@
 					composed_message += special_desc
 					. += composed_message
 
+/mob/living/carbon/human/examine_more(mob/user)
+	. = ..()
+	if(user.mind?.has_antag_datum(/datum/antagonist/brother) && !(ROLE_BROTHER in client?.prefs?.be_special))
+		. += span_orange("[p_They()] do[p_es()] not seem to be too fond of brotherly connections.")
+
 /obj/item/disk/nifsoft_uploader/soulcatcher
 	name = "Soulcatcher"
 	loaded_nifsoft = /datum/nifsoft/soulcatcher