diff --git a/ChatTwo/GameFunctions/Chat.cs b/ChatTwo/GameFunctions/Chat.cs
index 7cd3705..a1f7a32 100755
--- a/ChatTwo/GameFunctions/Chat.cs
+++ b/ChatTwo/GameFunctions/Chat.cs
@@ -104,9 +104,13 @@ internal sealed unsafe class Chat : IDisposable {
 
     #pragma warning restore 0649
 
+    // Pointers
+    [Signature("48 8D 15 ?? ?? ?? ?? 0F B6 C8 48 8D 05", ScanType = ScanType.StaticAddress)]
+    private readonly char* _currentCharacter = null!;
+
     // Events
 
-    internal delegate void ChatActivatedEventDelegate(string? input, ChannelSwitchInfo info, TellReason? reason, TellTarget? target);
+    internal delegate void ChatActivatedEventDelegate(ChatActivatedArgs args);
 
     internal event ChatActivatedEventDelegate? Activated;
 
@@ -349,7 +353,9 @@ internal sealed unsafe class Chat : IDisposable {
             }
 
             try {
-                this.Activated?.Invoke(null, info, TellReason.Reply, null);
+                this.Activated?.Invoke(new ChatActivatedArgs(info) {
+                    TellReason = TellReason.Reply,
+                });
             } catch (Exception ex) {
                 PluginLog.LogError(ex, "Error in chat Activated event");
             }
@@ -374,18 +380,35 @@ internal sealed unsafe class Chat : IDisposable {
             return this.ChatLogRefreshHook!.Original(log, eventId, value);
         }
 
-        string? eventInput = null;
+        string? input = null;
+        var option = Framework.Instance()->GetUiModule()->GetConfigModule()->GetValueById(572);
+        if (option != null) {
+            var directChat = option->Int > 0;
+            if (directChat && this._currentCharacter != null) {
+                // FIXME: this whole system sucks
+                var c = *this._currentCharacter;
+                if (c != '\0' && !char.IsControl(c)) {
+                    input = c.ToString();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        string? addIfNotPresent = null;
 
         var str = value + 2;
         if (str != null && ((int) str->Type & 0xF) == (int) ValueType.String && str->String != null) {
-            var input = MemoryHelper.ReadStringNullTerminated((IntPtr) str->String);
-            if (input.Length > 0) {
-                eventInput = input;
+            var add = MemoryHelper.ReadStringNullTerminated((IntPtr) str->String);
+            if (add.Length > 0) {
+                addIfNotPresent = add;
             }
         }
 
         try {
-            this.Activated?.Invoke(eventInput, new ChannelSwitchInfo(null), null, null);
+            var args = new ChatActivatedArgs(new ChannelSwitchInfo(null)) {
+                AddIfNotPresent = addIfNotPresent,
+                Input = input,
+            };
+            this.Activated?.Invoke(args);
         } catch (Exception ex) {
             PluginLog.LogError(ex, "Error in chat Activated event");
         }
@@ -465,7 +488,10 @@ internal sealed unsafe class Chat : IDisposable {
         if (name != null) {
             try {
                 var target = new TellTarget(name->ToString(), world, contentId, (TellReason) reason);
-                this.Activated?.Invoke(null, new ChannelSwitchInfo(InputChannel.Tell), (TellReason) reason, target);
+                this.Activated?.Invoke(new ChatActivatedArgs(new ChannelSwitchInfo(InputChannel.Tell)) {
+                    TellReason = (TellReason) reason,
+                    TellTarget = target,
+                });
             } catch (Exception ex) {
                 PluginLog.LogError(ex, "Error in chat Activated event");
             }
diff --git a/ChatTwo/GameFunctions/Types/ChatActivatedArgs.cs b/ChatTwo/GameFunctions/Types/ChatActivatedArgs.cs
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..dfb6cdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ChatTwo/GameFunctions/Types/ChatActivatedArgs.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+namespace ChatTwo.GameFunctions.Types;
+
+internal sealed class ChatActivatedArgs {
+    internal string? AddIfNotPresent { get; init; }
+    internal string? Input { get; init; }
+    internal ChannelSwitchInfo ChannelSwitchInfo { get; }
+    internal TellReason? TellReason { get; init; }
+    internal TellTarget? TellTarget { get; init; }
+
+    internal ChatActivatedArgs(ChannelSwitchInfo channelSwitchInfo) {
+        this.ChannelSwitchInfo = channelSwitchInfo;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ChatTwo/Ui/ChatLog.cs b/ChatTwo/Ui/ChatLog.cs
index 4b4c793..61d24f4 100755
--- a/ChatTwo/Ui/ChatLog.cs
+++ b/ChatTwo/Ui/ChatLog.cs
@@ -56,12 +56,18 @@ internal sealed class ChatLog : IUiComponent {
         this.Ui.Plugin.CommandManager.RemoveHandler("/clearlog2");
     }
 
-    private void Activated(string? input, ChannelSwitchInfo info, TellReason? reason, TellTarget? target) {
+    private void Activated(ChatActivatedArgs args) {
         this.Activate = true;
-        if (input != null && !this.Chat.Contains(input)) {
-            this.Chat += input;
+        if (args.AddIfNotPresent != null && !this.Chat.Contains(args.AddIfNotPresent)) {
+            this.Chat += args.AddIfNotPresent;
         }
 
+        if (args.Input != null) {
+            this.Chat += args.Input;
+        }
+
+        var (info, reason, target) = (args.ChannelSwitchInfo, args.TellReason, args.TellTarget);
+
         if (info.Channel != null) {
             var prevTemp = this._tempChannel;
 
@@ -231,7 +237,9 @@ internal sealed class ChatLog : IUiComponent {
 
             try {
                 TellReason? reason = info.Channel == InputChannel.Tell ? TellReason.Reply : null;
-                this.Activated(null, info, reason, null);
+                this.Activated(new ChatActivatedArgs(info) {
+                    TellReason = reason,
+                });
             } catch (Exception ex) {
                 PluginLog.LogError(ex, "Error in chat Activated event");
             }
@@ -267,7 +275,7 @@ internal sealed class ChatLog : IUiComponent {
         if (this.Ui.Plugin.Config.HideDuringCutscenes && this._hideState == HideState.None && (this.CutsceneActive || this.GposeActive)) {
             this._hideState = HideState.Cutscene;
         }
-        
+
         // if the chat is hidden because of a cutscene and no longer in a cutscene, set the hide state to none
         if (this._hideState is HideState.Cutscene or HideState.CutsceneOverride && !this.CutsceneActive && !this.GposeActive) {
             this._hideState = HideState.None;