diff --git a/Content.IntegrationTests/DMProject/Tests/string_interpolation.dm b/Content.IntegrationTests/DMProject/Tests/string_interpolation.dm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f64128b0c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Content.IntegrationTests/DMProject/Tests/string_interpolation.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/obj/blombo
+	name = "Blombo"
+	gender = FEMALE
+
+/obj/blorpo
+	name = "Blorpo"
+	gender = MALE
+
+/proc/test_string_interpolation()
+	var/obj/blombo/b = new
+	var/obj/blorpo/b2 = new
+	var/result_text = "[b]? Nobody likes \him. \He is awful! Unlike [b2]. \He is pretty cool!"
+	ASSERT(result_text == "Blombo? Nobody likes her. She is awful! Unlike Blorpo. He is pretty cool!")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Content.IntegrationTests/DMProject/code.dm b/Content.IntegrationTests/DMProject/code.dm
index a923928517..6e6827200f 100644
--- a/Content.IntegrationTests/DMProject/code.dm
+++ b/Content.IntegrationTests/DMProject/code.dm
@@ -34,4 +34,5 @@
 	test_nonlocal_var()
 	test_images()
 	test_filter_init()
+	test_string_interpolation()
 	world.log << "IntegrationTests successful, /world/New() exiting..."
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Content.Tests/DMProject/Tests/Preprocessor/macro_newline_var.dm b/Content.Tests/DMProject/Tests/Preprocessor/macro_newline_var.dm
index 2d2d609cc8..4aa1d76373 100644
--- a/Content.Tests/DMProject/Tests/Preprocessor/macro_newline_var.dm
+++ b/Content.Tests/DMProject/Tests/Preprocessor/macro_newline_var.dm
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
+/datum/var/name
+
 #define DEFINE_FLOORS(_PATH, _VARS) \
-	/obj/simulated/floor/_PATH{_VARS};\
-	/obj/unsimulated/floor/_PATH{_VARS};\
-	/obj/simulated/floor/airless/_PATH{_VARS};\
-	/obj/unsimulated/floor/airless/_PATH{_VARS};
+	/datum/simulated/floor/_PATH{_VARS};\
+	/datum/unsimulated/floor/_PATH{_VARS};\
+	/datum/simulated/floor/airless/_PATH{_VARS};\
+	/datum/unsimulated/floor/airless/_PATH{_VARS};
 
 var/list/gvars_datum_init_order = list()
 
@@ -42,8 +44,8 @@ proc/RunTest()
 	ASSERT(test.len == 4)	
 	InitGlobaltest2()
 	ASSERT(test2.len == 2)
-	var/obj/simulated/floor/carpet/regalcarpet/C1 = new()
-	var/obj/simulated/floor/carpet/regalcarpet/border/C2 = new()
+	var/datum/simulated/floor/carpet/regalcarpet/C1 = new()
+	var/datum/simulated/floor/carpet/regalcarpet/border/C2 = new()
 	ASSERT(C1.name == "regal carpet")
 	ASSERT(C2.name == "regal carpet border")
 	
diff --git a/Content.Tests/DMProject/Tests/Preprocessor/macro_numeric_path.dm b/Content.Tests/DMProject/Tests/Preprocessor/macro_numeric_path.dm
index a3d4448a56..2adb74318d 100644
--- a/Content.Tests/DMProject/Tests/Preprocessor/macro_numeric_path.dm
+++ b/Content.Tests/DMProject/Tests/Preprocessor/macro_numeric_path.dm
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
-/obj/thing_1/dodaa
+/datum/var/name
+
+/datum/thing_1/dodaa
 	name = "underscore 1 test"
 
-#define NUMPATH_OBJDEF(num) /obj/thing_##num/name = #num
+#define NUMPATH_OBJDEF(num) /datum/thing_##num/name = #num
 
 NUMPATH_OBJDEF(4)
 NUMPATH_OBJDEF(stuff)
 
 /proc/RunTest()
-	var/obj/thing_1/dodaa/D = new
+	var/datum/thing_1/dodaa/D = new
 	ASSERT(D.name == "underscore 1 test")
-	var/obj/thing_4/T = new
+	var/datum/thing_4/T = new
 	ASSERT(T.name == "4")
-	var/obj/thing_stuff/Y = new
+	var/datum/thing_stuff/Y = new
 	ASSERT(Y.name == "stuff")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Content.Tests/DMProject/Tests/Text/StringInterpolation2.dm b/Content.Tests/DMProject/Tests/Text/StringInterpolation2.dm
index 385d9c0c88..1322bff03a 100644
--- a/Content.Tests/DMProject/Tests/Text/StringInterpolation2.dm
+++ b/Content.Tests/DMProject/Tests/Text/StringInterpolation2.dm
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 
-/obj/blombo
-	name = "Blombo"
+/datum/blombo
+	var/name = "Blombo"
 
 /proc/RunTest()
-	var/obj/blombo/b = new
+	var/datum/blombo/b = new
 	var/result_text = "Nobody likes [b]!"
 	ASSERT(result_text == "Nobody likes Blombo!")
diff --git a/Content.Tests/DMProject/Tests/Text/StringInterpolation3.dm b/Content.Tests/DMProject/Tests/Text/StringInterpolation3.dm
index 54cb329034..20bea3f509 100644
--- a/Content.Tests/DMProject/Tests/Text/StringInterpolation3.dm
+++ b/Content.Tests/DMProject/Tests/Text/StringInterpolation3.dm
@@ -1,14 +1,23 @@
+/datum/test/var/name
 
-/obj/blombo
-	name = "Blombo"
-	gender = FEMALE
-
-/obj/blorpo
-	name = "Blorpo"
-	gender = MALE
+/datum/test/test1
+    name = ""
+/datum/test/test2
+    name = "   " // 3 spaces
+/datum/test/test3
+    name = "\t"
 
 /proc/RunTest()
-	var/obj/blombo/b = new
-	var/obj/blorpo/b2 = new
-	var/result_text = "[b]? Nobody likes \him. \He is awful! Unlike [b2]. \He is pretty cool!"
-	ASSERT(result_text == "Blombo? Nobody likes her. She is awful! Unlike Blorpo. He is pretty cool!")
+    var/list/correct = list(
+        "/datum/test/test1: ",
+        "/datum/test/test2:    ",
+        "/datum/test/test3: \t"
+    )
+    var/i = 1
+    for (var/T in typesof(/datum/test))
+        if(T == /datum/test)
+            continue
+        var/datum/test/D = new T()
+        var/true_text = correct[i]
+        ASSERT(true_text == "[T]: \the [D]")
+        ++i
diff --git a/Content.Tests/DMProject/Tests/Text/StringInterpolation4.dm b/Content.Tests/DMProject/Tests/Text/StringInterpolation4.dm
index 5688dd1030..e960741bb0 100644
--- a/Content.Tests/DMProject/Tests/Text/StringInterpolation4.dm
+++ b/Content.Tests/DMProject/Tests/Text/StringInterpolation4.dm
@@ -1,21 +1,15 @@
-/obj/test1
-    name = ""
-/obj/test2
-    name = "   " // 3 spaces
-/obj/test3
-    name = "\t"
+
 
 /proc/RunTest()
-    var/list/correct = list(
-        "/obj/test1: ",
-        "/obj/test2:    ",
-        "/obj/test3: \t"
-    )
-    var/i = 1
-    for (var/T in typesof(/obj))
-        if(T == /obj)
-            continue
-        var/obj/O = new T()
-        var/true_text = correct[i]
-        ASSERT(true_text == "[T]: \the [O]")
-        ++i
+	var/text = "["1"]\s"
+	ASSERT(text == "1s")
+	text = "[0]\s"
+	ASSERT(text == "0s")
+	text = "[null]\s"
+	ASSERT(text == "s")
+	text = "[1]\s"
+	ASSERT(text == "1")
+	text = "[1.00000001]\s"
+	ASSERT(text == "1")
+	text = "[1.0001]\s"
+	ASSERT(text == "1.0001s")
diff --git a/Content.Tests/DMProject/Tests/Text/StringInterpolation5.dm b/Content.Tests/DMProject/Tests/Text/StringInterpolation5.dm
index fc768b0371..d2b0eeb0cd 100644
--- a/Content.Tests/DMProject/Tests/Text/StringInterpolation5.dm
+++ b/Content.Tests/DMProject/Tests/Text/StringInterpolation5.dm
@@ -1,11 +1,30 @@
 
 
 /proc/RunTest()
-	var/atom/O = new()
-	O.name = "foo"
-	O.gender = FEMALE
-	var/atom/O2 = new
-	O2.name = "foob"
-	O2.gender = MALE
-	var/text = "[O2], \ref[O], \his"
-	ASSERT(findtextEx(text,", his") != 0)
+	var/text = "[0]\th"
+	ASSERT(text == "0th")
+	text = "[1]\th"
+	ASSERT(text == "1st")
+	text = "[2]\th"
+	ASSERT(text == "2nd")
+	text = "[3]\th"
+	ASSERT(text == "3rd")
+	text = "[4]\th"
+	ASSERT(text == "4th")
+	text = "[-1]\th"
+	ASSERT(text == "-1th")
+	text = "[4.52]\th"
+	ASSERT(text == "4th")
+	text = "the fitness [1.7]\th is a"
+	ASSERT(text == "the fitness 1st is a")
+	text = "the fitness [99999999]\th is a"
+	ASSERT(text == "the fitness 100000000th is a")
+	text = "[null]\th"
+	ASSERT(text == "0th")
+	var/datum/D = new
+	text = "[D]\th"
+	ASSERT(text == "0th")
+	var/foo = "bar"
+	text = "[foo]\th"
+	ASSERT(text == "0th")
+
diff --git a/Content.Tests/DMProject/Tests/Text/StringInterpolation6.dm b/Content.Tests/DMProject/Tests/Text/StringInterpolation6.dm
index e960741bb0..4d9b638105 100644
--- a/Content.Tests/DMProject/Tests/Text/StringInterpolation6.dm
+++ b/Content.Tests/DMProject/Tests/Text/StringInterpolation6.dm
@@ -1,15 +1,11 @@
-
-
-/proc/RunTest()
-	var/text = "["1"]\s"
-	ASSERT(text == "1s")
-	text = "[0]\s"
-	ASSERT(text == "0s")
-	text = "[null]\s"
-	ASSERT(text == "s")
-	text = "[1]\s"
-	ASSERT(text == "1")
-	text = "[1.00000001]\s"
-	ASSERT(text == "1")
-	text = "[1.0001]\s"
-	ASSERT(text == "1.0001s")
+/proc/RunTest()
+	ASSERT("\roman[1.5]" == "i")
+	ASSERT("\roman [1.5]" == " i")
+	ASSERT("\Roman[1.5]" == "I")
+	ASSERT("\Roman [1.5]" == " I")
+	ASSERT("\roman shitposts [1]" == " shitposts i")
+	ASSERT("\roman shitposts [1] \the [2] [3]\s" == " shitposts i  3s")
+	ASSERT("\roman[1.#INF]" == "∞")
+	ASSERT("\roman[-1.#INF]" == "-∞")
+	ASSERT("\roman [-1.#INF]" == " -∞")
+	ASSERT("\roman[1.#IND]" == "�")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Content.Tests/DMProject/Tests/Text/StringInterpolation7.dm b/Content.Tests/DMProject/Tests/Text/StringInterpolation7.dm
index d2b0eeb0cd..9ff619a52a 100644
--- a/Content.Tests/DMProject/Tests/Text/StringInterpolation7.dm
+++ b/Content.Tests/DMProject/Tests/Text/StringInterpolation7.dm
@@ -1,30 +1,39 @@
+/datum/thing
+	var/name = "thing"
 
+/datum/Thing
+	var/name = "Thing"
+
+/datum/proper_thing
+	var/name = "\proper thing"
+
+/datum/plural_things
+	var/name = "things"
+	var/gender = PLURAL
 
 /proc/RunTest()
-	var/text = "[0]\th"
-	ASSERT(text == "0th")
-	text = "[1]\th"
-	ASSERT(text == "1st")
-	text = "[2]\th"
-	ASSERT(text == "2nd")
-	text = "[3]\th"
-	ASSERT(text == "3rd")
-	text = "[4]\th"
-	ASSERT(text == "4th")
-	text = "[-1]\th"
-	ASSERT(text == "-1th")
-	text = "[4.52]\th"
-	ASSERT(text == "4th")
-	text = "the fitness [1.7]\th is a"
-	ASSERT(text == "the fitness 1st is a")
-	text = "the fitness [99999999]\th is a"
-	ASSERT(text == "the fitness 100000000th is a")
-	text = "[null]\th"
-	ASSERT(text == "0th")
-	var/datum/D = new
-	text = "[D]\th"
-	ASSERT(text == "0th")
-	var/foo = "bar"
-	text = "[foo]\th"
-	ASSERT(text == "0th")
+	// Lowercase \a on datums
+	ASSERT("\a [new /datum/thing]" == "a thing")
+	ASSERT("\a [new /datum/Thing]" == "Thing")
+	ASSERT("\a [new /datum/proper_thing]" == "thing")
+	ASSERT("\a [new /datum/plural_things]" == "some things")
+	
+	// Uppercase \A on datums
+	ASSERT("\A [new /datum/thing]" == "A thing")
+	ASSERT("\A [new /datum/Thing]" == "Thing")
+	ASSERT("\A [new /datum/proper_thing]" == "thing")
+	ASSERT("\A [new /datum/plural_things]" == "Some things")
+	
+	// Lowercase \a on strings
+	ASSERT("\a ["thing"]" == "a thing")
+	ASSERT("\a ["Thing"]" == "Thing")
+	ASSERT("\a ["\proper thing"]" == "thing")
+	
+	// Uppercase \A on strings
+	ASSERT("\A ["thing"]" == "A thing")
+	ASSERT("\A ["Thing"]" == "Thing")
+	ASSERT("\A ["\proper thing"]" == "thing")
 
+	// Invalid \a
+	ASSERT("\a [123]" == "")
+	ASSERT("\A [123]" == "")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Content.Tests/DMProject/Tests/Text/StringInterpolation8.dm b/Content.Tests/DMProject/Tests/Text/StringInterpolation8.dm
deleted file mode 100644
index 4d9b638105..0000000000
--- a/Content.Tests/DMProject/Tests/Text/StringInterpolation8.dm
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-/proc/RunTest()
-	ASSERT("\roman[1.5]" == "i")
-	ASSERT("\roman [1.5]" == " i")
-	ASSERT("\Roman[1.5]" == "I")
-	ASSERT("\Roman [1.5]" == " I")
-	ASSERT("\roman shitposts [1]" == " shitposts i")
-	ASSERT("\roman shitposts [1] \the [2] [3]\s" == " shitposts i  3s")
-	ASSERT("\roman[1.#INF]" == "∞")
-	ASSERT("\roman[-1.#INF]" == "-∞")
-	ASSERT("\roman [-1.#INF]" == " -∞")
-	ASSERT("\roman[1.#IND]" == "�")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Content.Tests/DMProject/Tests/Text/StringInterpolation9.dm b/Content.Tests/DMProject/Tests/Text/StringInterpolation9.dm
deleted file mode 100644
index 9ff619a52a..0000000000
--- a/Content.Tests/DMProject/Tests/Text/StringInterpolation9.dm
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-/datum/thing
-	var/name = "thing"
-
-/datum/Thing
-	var/name = "Thing"
-
-/datum/proper_thing
-	var/name = "\proper thing"
-
-/datum/plural_things
-	var/name = "things"
-	var/gender = PLURAL
-
-/proc/RunTest()
-	// Lowercase \a on datums
-	ASSERT("\a [new /datum/thing]" == "a thing")
-	ASSERT("\a [new /datum/Thing]" == "Thing")
-	ASSERT("\a [new /datum/proper_thing]" == "thing")
-	ASSERT("\a [new /datum/plural_things]" == "some things")
-	
-	// Uppercase \A on datums
-	ASSERT("\A [new /datum/thing]" == "A thing")
-	ASSERT("\A [new /datum/Thing]" == "Thing")
-	ASSERT("\A [new /datum/proper_thing]" == "thing")
-	ASSERT("\A [new /datum/plural_things]" == "Some things")
-	
-	// Lowercase \a on strings
-	ASSERT("\a ["thing"]" == "a thing")
-	ASSERT("\a ["Thing"]" == "Thing")
-	ASSERT("\a ["\proper thing"]" == "thing")
-	
-	// Uppercase \A on strings
-	ASSERT("\A ["thing"]" == "A thing")
-	ASSERT("\A ["Thing"]" == "Thing")
-	ASSERT("\A ["\proper thing"]" == "thing")
-
-	// Invalid \a
-	ASSERT("\a [123]" == "")
-	ASSERT("\A [123]" == "")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/OpenDream.sln.DotSettings b/OpenDream.sln.DotSettings
index 3c4c83094e..9303eadec4 100644
--- a/OpenDream.sln.DotSettings
+++ b/OpenDream.sln.DotSettings
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 	<s:Int64 x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/CodeFormatting/CSharpFormat/KEEP_BLANK_LINES_IN_CODE/@EntryValue">1</s:Int64>
 	<s:Int64 x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/CodeFormatting/CSharpFormat/KEEP_BLANK_LINES_IN_DECLARATIONS/@EntryValue">1</s:Int64>
 	<s:String x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/Naming/CSharpNaming/Abbreviations/=AABB/@EntryIndexedValue">AABB</s:String>
+	<s:String x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/Naming/CSharpNaming/Abbreviations/=RT/@EntryIndexedValue">RT</s:String>
 	<s:String x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/Naming/CSharpNaming/Abbreviations/=DM/@EntryIndexedValue">DM</s:String>
 	<s:String x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/Naming/CSharpNaming/Abbreviations/=DMF/@EntryIndexedValue">DMF</s:String>
 	<s:String x:Key="/Default/CodeStyle/Naming/CSharpNaming/Abbreviations/=DMI/@EntryIndexedValue">DMI</s:String>
diff --git a/OpenDreamRuntime/AtomManager.cs b/OpenDreamRuntime/AtomManager.cs
index 9187d91aa0..0a376bce57 100644
--- a/OpenDreamRuntime/AtomManager.cs
+++ b/OpenDreamRuntime/AtomManager.cs
@@ -560,9 +560,9 @@ public DreamValue GetAppearanceVar(ImmutableAppearance appearance, string varNam
     /// <param name="atom">The atom to find the appearance of.</param>
     public ImmutableAppearance MustGetAppearance(DreamObject atom) {
         return atom switch {
+            DreamObjectArea area => area.Appearance,
             DreamObjectTurf turf => turf.Appearance,
             DreamObjectMovable movable => movable.SpriteComponent.Appearance!,
-            DreamObjectArea area => area.Appearance,
             DreamObjectImage image => image.IsMutableAppearance ? AppearanceSystem!.AddAppearance(image.MutableAppearance!, registerAppearance: false) : image.SpriteComponent!.Appearance!,
             _ => throw new Exception($"Cannot get appearance of {atom}")
         };
@@ -572,16 +572,15 @@ public ImmutableAppearance MustGetAppearance(DreamObject atom) {
     /// Optionally looks up for an appearance. Does not try to create a new one when one is not found for this atom.
     /// </summary>
     public bool TryGetAppearance(DreamObject atom, [NotNullWhen(true)] out ImmutableAppearance? appearance) {
-        if (atom is DreamObjectTurf turf)
-            appearance = turf.Appearance;
-        else if (atom is DreamObjectMovable { SpriteComponent.Appearance: not null } movable)
-            appearance = movable.SpriteComponent.Appearance;
-        else if (atom is DreamObjectImage image)
-            appearance = image.IsMutableAppearance ? AppearanceSystem!.AddAppearance(image.MutableAppearance!, registerAppearance: false) : image.SpriteComponent?.Appearance;
-        else if (atom is DreamObjectArea area)
-            appearance = area.Appearance;
-        else
-            appearance = null;
+        appearance = atom switch {
+            DreamObjectArea area => area.Appearance,
+            DreamObjectTurf turf => turf.Appearance,
+            DreamObjectMovable { SpriteComponent.Appearance: { } movableAppearance } => movableAppearance,
+            DreamObjectImage image => image.IsMutableAppearance
+                ? AppearanceSystem!.AddAppearance(image.MutableAppearance!, registerAppearance: false)
+                : image.SpriteComponent?.Appearance,
+            _ => null
+        };
 
         return appearance is not null;
     }
diff --git a/OpenDreamRuntime/Objects/DreamObject.cs b/OpenDreamRuntime/Objects/DreamObject.cs
index 19794ab9b0..e3e4389248 100644
--- a/OpenDreamRuntime/Objects/DreamObject.cs
+++ b/OpenDreamRuntime/Objects/DreamObject.cs
@@ -376,10 +376,15 @@ public string GetNameUnformatted() {
         /// <summary>
         /// Returns the name of this object with no formatting evaluated
         /// </summary>
-        /// <returns></returns>
         public string GetRawName() {
-            if (!TryGetVariable("name", out DreamValue nameVar) || !nameVar.TryGetValueAsString(out string? name))
-                return ObjectDefinition.Type.ToString();
+            string name = ObjectDefinition.Type;
+
+            if (this is DreamObjectAtom) {
+                if (AtomManager.TryGetAppearance(this, out var appearance))
+                    name = appearance.Name;
+            } else if (TryGetVariable("name", out DreamValue nameVar) && nameVar.TryGetValueAsString(out var nameVarStr)) {
+                name = nameVarStr;
+            }
 
             return name;
         }
diff --git a/OpenDreamRuntime/Objects/Types/DreamObjectAtom.cs b/OpenDreamRuntime/Objects/Types/DreamObjectAtom.cs
index f50e638951..20cba60f33 100644
--- a/OpenDreamRuntime/Objects/Types/DreamObjectAtom.cs
+++ b/OpenDreamRuntime/Objects/Types/DreamObjectAtom.cs
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ protected override void HandleDeletion(bool possiblyThreaded) {
     }
 
     public string GetRTEntityDesc() {
-        if (!TryGetVariable("desc", out DreamValue descVar) || !descVar.TryGetValueAsString(out string? desc))
-            return ObjectDefinition.Type;
+        if (AtomManager.TryGetAppearance(this, out var appearance) && appearance.Desc != null)
+            return appearance.Desc;
 
-        return desc;
+        return ObjectDefinition.Type;
     }
 
     protected override bool TryGetVar(string varName, out DreamValue value) {