and it works

config/monkestation/antag-tokens.toml

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-low = ["traitor", "florida_man", "paradox_clone"]
-medium = ["heretic", "bloodsucker"]
+low = ["traitor", "florida_man", "paradox_clone", "cortical_borer"]
+medium = ["heretic", "bloodsucker", "cortical_borer/hivemind"]
 high = ["cult", "rev/head", "wizard", "clock_cultist", "ninja"]

monkestation/code/modules/antagonists/borers/code/antagonist_stuff/antagonist_datum.dm

@@ -7,15 +7,15 @@
 	count_against_dynamic_roll_chance = FALSE // there are thousands of them, we do not need them to be the only antagonist
 	prevent_roundtype_conversion = FALSE
 	show_to_ghosts = TRUE
+
 	/// Our linked borer, used for the antagonist panel TGUI
 	var/mob/living/basic/cortical_borer/cortical_owner
 
+	/// Borer mob type, used for antag token spawns.
+	var/borer_mob_type = /mob/living/basic/cortical_borer/neutered
+
 /datum/antagonist/cortical_borer/antag_token(datum/mind/hosts_mind, mob/spender)
 	var/list/vents = list()
-	if(isliving(spender) && hosts_mind)
-		hosts_mind.current.unequip_everything()
-		new /obj/effect/holy(hosts_mind.current.loc)
-		QDEL_IN(hosts_mind.current, 20)
 	for(var/obj/machinery/atmospherics/components/unary/vent_pump/temp_vent as anything in SSmachines.get_machines_by_type_and_subtypes(/obj/machinery/atmospherics/components/unary/vent_pump))
 		if(QDELETED(temp_vent))
 			continue
@@ -29,14 +29,20 @@
 				vents += temp_vent
 
 	if(!length(vents))
-		message_admins("Spawning in as a borer failed!")
+		message_admins(span_adminnotice("[spender] ([ckey(spender.key)]) tried spawning in as a borer, but no suitable vents were found!"))
 		return MAP_ERROR
 
+	if(isliving(spender) && hosts_mind)
+		hosts_mind.current.unequip_everything()
+		new /obj/effect/holy(hosts_mind.current.loc)
+		QDEL_IN(hosts_mind.current, 1 SECOND)
+
 	var/mob/dead/observer/new_borer = spender
-	var/turf/vent_turf = get_turf(pick(vents))
-	var/mob/living/basic/cortical_borer/spawned_cb = new(vent_turf)
+	var/vent = pick(vents)
+	var/mob/living/basic/cortical_borer/spawned_cb = new borer_mob_type(get_turf(vent))
+	spawned_cb.move_into_vent(vent)
 	spawned_cb.ckey = new_borer.ckey
-	spawned_cb.mind.add_antag_datum(/datum/antagonist/cortical_borer/hivemind)
+	spawned_cb.mind.add_antag_datum(type)
 	notify_ghosts(
 		"Someone has become a borer due to spending an antag token ([spawned_cb])!",
 		source = spawned_cb,
@@ -56,6 +62,8 @@
 
 /datum/antagonist/cortical_borer/hivemind
 	roundend_category = "cortical borers"
+	borer_mob_type = /mob/living/basic/cortical_borer
+
 	/// The team of borers
 	var/datum/team/cortical_borers/borers
 

monkestation/code/modules/antagonists/borers/code/antagonist_stuff/midround_event.dm

@@ -68,8 +68,9 @@
 	for(var/repeating_code in 1 to choosing_number)
 		var/mob/dead/observer/new_borer = pick(candidates)
 		candidates -= new_borer
-		var/turf/vent_turf = get_turf(pick(vents))
-		var/mob/living/basic/cortical_borer/spawned_cb = new /mob/living/basic/cortical_borer(vent_turf)
+		var/vent = pick(vents)
+		var/mob/living/basic/cortical_borer/spawned_cb = new /mob/living/basic/cortical_borer(get_turf(vent))
+		spawned_cb.move_into_vent(vent)
 		spawned_cb.ckey = new_borer.ckey
 		spawned_cb.mind.add_antag_datum(/datum/antagonist/cortical_borer/hivemind)
 		announce_to_ghosts(spawned_cb)

monkestation/code/modules/antagonists/borers/code/items/borer_spawner.dm

@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@
 		action = NOTIFY_ORBIT,
 		header = "Someone just got a new friend!"
 	)
-	message_admins("[ADMIN_LOOKUPFLW(new_mob)] has been made into a borer via a traitor item used by [user]")
-	log_game("[key_name(new_mob)] was spawned as a borer by [key_name(user)]")
+	message_admins("[ADMIN_LOOKUPFLW(new_mob)] has been made into a borer via a traitor item used by [user].")
+	log_game("[key_name(new_mob)] was spawned as a borer by [key_name(user)].")
 	visible_message("A borer wriggles out of the [src]!")
 
 	var/obj/item/cortical_cage/empty_cage = new(drop_location())

monkestation/code/modules/client/verbs.dm

@@ -120,16 +120,18 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(antag_token_config, load_antag_token_config())
 			/datum/antagonist/rev/head,
 			/datum/antagonist/wizard,
 			/datum/antagonist/clock_cultist,
-			/datum/antagonist/ninja
+			/datum/antagonist/ninja,
 		)),
 		MEDIUM_THREAT = init_antag_list(list(
 			/datum/antagonist/heretic,
-			/datum/antagonist/bloodsucker
+			/datum/antagonist/bloodsucker,
+			/datum/antagonist/cortical_borer/hivemind,
 		)),
 		LOW_THREAT = init_antag_list(list(
 			/datum/antagonist/florida_man,
 			/datum/antagonist/traitor,
-			/datum/antagonist/paradox_clone
+			/datum/antagonist/paradox_clone,
+			/datum/antagonist/cortical_borer,
 		))
 	)
 	var/static/list/toml_keys = list(

tgui/packages/tgui/interfaces/AntagInfoBorer.tsx

@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ const MainPage = () => {
           <Stack vertical>
             <Stack.Item textColor="red" fontSize="20px">
               You are a Cortical Borer, a creature that crawls into peoples
-              ear&#39;s to then settle on the brain
+              ears to then settle in the brain.
             </Stack.Item>
             <Stack.Item>
               <ObjectivePrintout />

tgui/packages/tgui/interfaces/PreferencesMenu/antagonists/antagonists/corticalborer.ts

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const CorticalBorer: Antagonist = {
     multiline`
     You are a slug that crawls into peoples ears and
     then manipulates them in various ways
-    to make sure your species survives and thrives
+    to make sure your species survives and thrives.
     `,
   ],
   category: Category.Midround,