hisssss

code/modules/surgery/organs/tongue.dm

@@ -128,6 +128,15 @@
 	modifies_speech = TRUE
 	languages_native = list(/datum/language/draconic)
 
+	/// How long is our hissssssss?
+	var/draw_length = 3
+
+/obj/item/organ/internal/tongue/lizard/Initialize(mapload)
+	. = ..()
+	draw_length = rand(2, 6)
+	if(prob(10))
+		draw_length += 2
+
 /obj/item/organ/internal/tongue/lizard/modify_speech(datum/source, list/speech_args)
 	var/static/regex/lizard_hiss = new("s+", "g")
 	var/static/regex/lizard_hiSS = new("S+", "g")
@@ -137,12 +146,12 @@
 	var/static/regex/lizard_eckS = new(@"\bX([\-|r|R]|\b)", "g")
 	var/message = speech_args[SPEECH_MESSAGE]
 	if(message[1] != "*")
-		message = lizard_hiss.Replace(message, "sss")
-		message = lizard_hiSS.Replace(message, "SSS")
-		message = lizard_kss.Replace(message, "$1kss")
-		message = lizard_kSS.Replace(message, "$1KSS")
-		message = lizard_ecks.Replace(message, "ecks$1")
-		message = lizard_eckS.Replace(message, "ECKS$1")
+		message = lizard_hiss.Replace(message, repeat_string(draw_length, "s"))
+		message = lizard_hiSS.Replace(message, repeat_string(draw_length, "S"))
+		message = lizard_kss.Replace(message, "$1k[repeat_string(max(draw_length - 1, 1), "s")]")
+		message = lizard_kSS.Replace(message, "$1K[repeat_string(max(draw_length - 1, 1), "S")]")
+		message = lizard_ecks.Replace(message, "eck[repeat_string(max(draw_length - 2, 1), "s")]$1")
+		message = lizard_eckS.Replace(message, "ECK[repeat_string(max(draw_length - 2, 1), "S")]$1")
 	speech_args[SPEECH_MESSAGE] = message
 
 /obj/item/organ/internal/tongue/lizard/silver

monkestation/code/modules/client/preferences/species_features/lizard.dm

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/datum/preference/numeric/hiss_length
+	savefile_key = "hiss_length"
+	savefile_identifier = PREFERENCE_CHARACTER
+	category = PREFERENCE_CATEGORY_SECONDARY_FEATURES
+	priority = PREFERENCE_PRIORITY_NAMES
+	can_randomize = FALSE
+	minimum = 2
+	maximum = 6
+
+/datum/preference/numeric/hiss_length/create_default_value()
+	return 3
+
+/datum/preference/numeric/hiss_length/is_accessible(datum/preferences/preferences)
+	return ..() && ispath(preferences.read_preference(/datum/preference/choiced/species), /datum/species/lizard)
+
+/datum/preference/numeric/hiss_length/apply_to_human(mob/living/carbon/human/target, value)
+	var/obj/item/organ/internal/tongue/lizard/tongue = target.get_organ_slot(ORGAN_SLOT_TONGUE)
+	if(!istype(tongue))
+		return
+	tongue.draw_length = value

tgstation.dme

@@ -6332,6 +6332,7 @@
 #include "monkestation\code\modules\client\preferences\species_features\floran.dm"
 #include "monkestation\code\modules\client\preferences\species_features\goblin.dm"
 #include "monkestation\code\modules\client\preferences\species_features\ipc.dm"
+#include "monkestation\code\modules\client\preferences\species_features\lizard.dm"
 #include "monkestation\code\modules\client\preferences\species_features\secondary_mut_color.dm"
 #include "monkestation\code\modules\client\preferences\species_features\simians.dm"
 #include "monkestation\code\modules\client\verbs\looc.dm"

tgui/packages/tgui/interfaces/PreferencesMenu/preferences/features/_modular_species_features.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import { FeatureNumberInput, FeatureNumeric } from './base';
+
+export const hiss_length: FeatureNumeric = {
+  name: 'Hiss Length',
+  description: 'How long do you hissssss for?',
+  component: FeatureNumberInput,
+};