diff --git a/src/python/method.h b/src/python/method.h
index b56ddd6..52b490e 100644
--- a/src/python/method.h
+++ b/src/python/method.h
@@ -67,6 +67,12 @@ namespace python
          */
         std::string name () const;
         
+        /**
+         * Return name of enclosing script.
+         * @return script name.
+         */
+        std::string script () const { return Script->class_name(); }
+        
         /**
          * Execute the connected %method with the given arguments.
          * @param args a python tuple to be passed to the %method.
diff --git a/src/python/python.cc b/src/python/python.cc
index f97a63c..9bbfbb0 100644
--- a/src/python/python.cc
+++ b/src/python/python.cc
@@ -127,8 +127,8 @@ namespace python
         // copy remaining objects, if any
         for (u_int16 i = len; i < size; i++)
         {
-            PyObject *o =  PyTuple_GET_ITEM (tuple, i - len);
-            Py_INCREF (o);
+            PyObject *o = PyTuple_GET_ITEM (tuple, i - len);
+            Py_XINCREF (o);
             PyTuple_SET_ITEM (new_tuple, i, o);
         }
         
@@ -146,6 +146,11 @@ namespace python
         {
             switch (int type = in.next (&value)) 
             {
+                case base::flat::T_CHAR:
+                {
+                    PyTuple_SetItem (tuple, i, Py_None);
+                    break;
+                }
                 case base::flat::T_STRING:
                 {
                     // Stolen reference
@@ -180,10 +185,12 @@ namespace python
         {
             // Borrowed reference
             PyObject *item = PyTuple_GetItem (tuple, i);
+            if (item == NULL)
+                out.put_char ("n", ' ');
             
             // Check for the type of this object
             // String?
-            if (PyString_Check (item)) 
+            else if (PyString_Check (item)) 
                 out.put_string ("s", PyString_AsString (item));
             
             // Integer?
diff --git a/src/world/action.h b/src/world/action.h
index aba181f..6052c01 100644
--- a/src/world/action.h
+++ b/src/world/action.h
@@ -75,6 +75,20 @@ namespace world
          * @param target the object acted on.
          */
         void execute (world::character *actor, world::object *target);
+        
+        /**
+         * Get the method that implements the action. Might be
+         * NULL if the action is not initialized yet.
+         *
+         * @return the method that implements the action. 
+         */
+        python::method *get_method () const { return Action; }
+        
+        /**
+         * Get the arguments used to execute the action.
+         * @return the method arguments.
+         */
+        PyObject *get_args () const { return Args; }
 #endif
         
         /**
diff --git a/src/world/area.cc b/src/world/area.cc
index 760f723..3e736b0 100644
--- a/src/world/area.cc
+++ b/src/world/area.cc
@@ -253,9 +253,7 @@ bool area::put_state (base::flat & file) const
         if (!data.Anonymous.empty())
         {
             base::flat anonym;
-            j = data.Anonymous.begin();
-            
-            for (; j != data.Anonymous.end(); j++)
+            for (j = data.Anonymous.begin(); j != data.Anonymous.end(); j++)
             {
                 // save location action
                 if ((*j)->has_action ())
@@ -309,10 +307,6 @@ bool area::put_state (base::flat & file) const
     
     file.put_flat ("states", record);
 
-    // reset
-    index = 0;
-    record.clear();
-        
     // save the zones
     std::list <world::zone *>::const_iterator zone_i = Zones.begin();
     base::flat zone_list;