diff --git a/src/init/storyInit.tw b/src/init/storyInit.tw
index 5a09fbe22726f974ef60b311fec07200aecf7a76..60c41e5b2a83f67d2537816754b73ed17533483f 100644
--- a/src/init/storyInit.tw
+++ b/src/init/storyInit.tw
@@ -214,6 +214,9 @@
 	<<if ndef $slaves[$i].customImage>>
 		<<set $slaves[$i].customImage to 0>>
 	<</if>>
+	<<if ndef $slaves[$i].nationality>>
+		<<set $slaves[$i].nationality = "slave">>
+	<</if>>
 	<</for>>
 	<<set $slavesOriginal = $slaves>>
 	<<set $organs = []>>
diff --git a/src/npc/acquisition.tw b/src/npc/acquisition.tw
index bfdbce264289868558107c8b0d2623606d8af6f0..570304314819fcd6a9083b003192eb8617a540a2 100644
--- a/src/npc/acquisition.tw
+++ b/src/npc/acquisition.tw
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 :: Acquisition [nobr]
 
-<<if $saveImported == 1>><<set $startingValue to 5000>><<else>><<set $startingValue to 25000>><</if>>
+<<if $saveImported == 1>><<set _valueOwed to 5000>><<else>><<set _valueOwed to 50000>><</if>>
 <<if $freshPC == 1>>
 	<<if $PC.vagina == 1>>
 	<<set $PC.births = 0>>
@@ -119,17 +119,15 @@ The previous owner seems to have left in something of a hurry.
 <</if>>
 
 <<set $heroSlaves to $heroSlaves.shuffle()>>
-<<set $seed to 0>>
+<<set _valueGiven to 0>>
 <<if $ageMode == 1>>
 	<<display [[Aging Test]]>>
 <<elseif $cheatMode == 1>>
 	<<display [[Cheatmode Database]]>>
 <<elseif $saveImported == 1>>
 <<elseif ($targetArcology.type != "New") && ($targetArcology.type != "Multiculturalist")>>
-	<<for $j to 0; $j < $heroSlaves.length; $j++>>
-	<<if $startingValue - $seed <= 5000>>
-		<<break>>
-	<</if>>
+	<<for $j to 0; $j < 5; $j++>>
+	<<if _valueOwed - _valueGiven <= 5000>><<break>><</if>>
 	<<switch $targetArcology.type>>
 	<<case "Supremacist">>
 		<<set $arcologies[0].FSSupremacistLawME = 1>><<display "Generate New Slave">><<set $arcologies[0].FSSupremacistLawME = 0>>
@@ -428,21 +426,20 @@ The previous owner seems to have left in something of a hurry.
 	<<default>>
 		ERROR: bad arcology type
 	<</switch>>
-	<<set $activeSlave.origin = "You acquired her along with the arcology.">>
-	<<set $activeSlave.career = "a slave">>
+	<<set $activeSlave.origin = "You acquired her along with the arcology.", $activeSlave.career = "a slave">>
 	<<slaveCost $activeSlave>>
-	<<set $seed = Math.trunc($seed+$slaveCost, 0, $startingValue)>>
+	<<set _valueGiven += $slaveCost>>
 	<<AddSlave $activeSlave>>
 	<</for>>
 <<else>>
 	<<for $j to 0; $j < $heroSlaves.length; $j++>>
-	<<if $startingValue - $seed <= 5000>>
+	<<if _valueOwed - _valueGiven <= 5000>>
 		<<break>>
 	<</if>>
 	<<set $activeSlave to $heroSlaves[$j]>>
 	<<set $dump to $heroSlaves.pluck($j,$j)>>
 	<<slaveCost $activeSlave>>
-	<<if $seed + $slaveCost < $startingValue*2>>
+	<<if _valueGiven + $slaveCost < _valueOwed*2>>
 		<<NationalityToAccent>>
 		<<set $activeSlave.pubicHColor to $activeSlave.hColor>>
 		<<set $activeSlave.pubicHStyle = "waxed">>
@@ -450,7 +447,7 @@ The previous owner seems to have left in something of a hurry.
 		<<set $activeSlave.underArmHStyle = "waxed">>
 		<<set $activeSlave.oldDevotion to $activeSlave.devotion>>
 		<<set $activeSlave.oldTrust to $activeSlave.trust>>
-		<<set $seed += $slaveCost>>
+		<<set _valueGiven += $slaveCost>>
 		<<AddSlave $activeSlave>>
 		<<if $activeSlave.fetish is "mindbroken">>
 			$activeSlave.slaveName is, sadly, not mentally competent, and is wandering through the penthouse at the moment.
@@ -492,9 +489,9 @@ The previous owner seems to have left in something of a hurry.
 	<</if>>
 	<</for>>
 <</if>>
-<<if $startingValue - $seed > 0>>
-	There are some valuables present, worth ¤<<print $startingValue - $seed>>.
-	<<set $cash += $startingValue - $seed>>
+<<if _valueOwed-_valueGiven > 0>>
+	There are some valuables present, worth ¤<<print _valueOwed-_valueGiven>>.
+	<<set $cash += _valueOwed-_valueGiven>>
 <</if>>
 //
 
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>>