diff --git a/src/pregmod/extendedFamilyWidgets.tw b/src/pregmod/extendedFamilyWidgets.tw
index cef276de55ce53c12f5a429ea435fc6dedbae91e..666c45bac065d89caa5627681a6660dd41141986 100644
--- a/src/pregmod/extendedFamilyWidgets.tw
+++ b/src/pregmod/extendedFamilyWidgets.tw
@@ -494,23 +494,23 @@
 
 /*testtest PC sibling passages - determines how many siblings you have*/
 <<set $children = []>>
-<<set $rel_num to areSisters($activeSlave, $PC)>>
-<<if($rel_num gt 0)>>
-	<<if($activeSlave.vagina > -1)>>
-		<<set $rel_type to "sister">>
+<<set _rel_num to areSisters($activeSlave, $PC)>>
+<<if(_rel_num > 0)>>
+	<<if ($activeSlave.vagina > -1)>>
+		<<set _rel_type to "sister">>
 	<<else>>
-		<<set $rel_type to "brother">>
+		<<set _rel_type to "brother">>
 	<</if>>
-	<<if($rel_num == 1)>>
-		<<set $rel_desc to "your twin">>
-	<<elseif $rel_num == 2>>
-		<<set $rel_desc to "your ">>
-	<<elseif $rel_num == 3>>
-		<<set $rel_desc to "your half-">>
+	<<if (_rel_num == 1)>>
+		<<set _rel_desc to "your twin">>
+	<<elseif _rel_num == 2>>
+		<<set _rel_desc to "your ">>
+	<<elseif _rel_num == 3>>
+		<<set _rel_desc to "your half-">>
 	<</if>>
 	<<for $i to 0; $i < $slaves.length; $i++>>
 		<<if $slaves[$i].ID != $activeSlave.ID>>
-			<<if $rel_num == areSisters($activeSlave, $slaves[$i]) &amp;&amp; ($activeSlave.vagina > -1) == ($slaves[$i].vagina > -1)>>
+			<<if _rel_num == areSisters($activeSlave, $slaves[$i]) && ($activeSlave.vagina > -1) == ($slaves[$i].vagina > -1)>>
 				<<set console.log('sisters', $slaves[$i].birthName)>>
 				<<set $children.push($slaves[$i])>>
 			<</if>>
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@
 	<</for>>
 	$pronounCap 
 <<if $children.length > 1>>
-	@@color:lightgreen;is your $rel_desc $rel_type along with
+	@@color:lightgreen;is _rel_desc _rel_type along with
 	<<for $j to 0; $j < $children.length; $j++>>
 		<<if $j < $children.length-1>>
 			$children[$j].slaveName,
@@ -527,9 +527,9 @@
 		<</if>>
 	<</for>>	
 <<elseif $children.length > 0>>
-	is @@color:lightgreen;your $rel_desc $rel_type with $children[0].slaveName.@@	
+	is @@color:lightgreen;_rel_desc _rel_type with $children[0].slaveName.@@	
 <<else>>
-	is @@color:lightgreen;your $rel_desc $rel_type.@@
+	is @@color:lightgreen;_rel_desc _rel_type.@@
 <</if>>
 <</if>>