nodding with welding helmet up pops it down

code/obj/item/clothing/helmets.dm

@@ -738,6 +738,13 @@ TYPEINFO(/obj/item/clothing/head/helmet/camera)
 		if (ishuman(the_mob))
 			..()
 
+	/// Ran when the wearer emotes
+	proc/emote_handler(mob/source, var/emote)
+		switch(emote)
+			if ("nod")
+				src.flip_down(source, silent=TRUE)
+				boutput(mob, "<span class='hint'>You nod, dropping the welding mask over your face.</span>")
+
 	proc/obscure(mob/user)
 		user.addOverlayComposition(/datum/overlayComposition/weldingmask)
 		user.updateOverlaysClient(user.client)
@@ -746,12 +753,11 @@ TYPEINFO(/obj/item/clothing/head/helmet/camera)
 		user.removeOverlayComposition(/datum/overlayComposition/weldingmask)
 		user.updateOverlaysClient(user.client)
 
-	proc/flip_down(var/mob/living/carbon/human/user)
+	proc/flip_down(var/mob/living/carbon/human/user, var/silent = FALSE)
 		up = FALSE
 		see_face = FALSE
 		icon_state = "welding[decal ? "-[decal]" : null]"
 		item_state = "welding[decal ? "-[decal]" : null]"
-		boutput(user, "You flip the mask down. The mask now provides protection from eye damage.")
 		src.c_flags |= (COVERSEYES | BLOCKCHOKE)
 		src.hides_from_examine |= (C_EARS|C_MASK|C_GLASSES)
 		setProperty("meleeprot_head", 1)
@@ -760,14 +766,15 @@ TYPEINFO(/obj/item/clothing/head/helmet/camera)
 			if (user.head == src)
 				src.obscure(user)
 				user.update_clothing()
+		if (!silent)
+			boutput(user, "<span class='hint'>You flip the mask down. The mask now provides protection from eye damage.</span>")
 
 
-	proc/flip_up(var/mob/living/carbon/human/user)
+	proc/flip_up(var/mob/living/carbon/human/user, var/silent = FALSE)
 		up = TRUE
 		see_face = TRUE
 		icon_state = "welding-up[decal ? "-[decal]" : null]"
 		item_state = "welding-up[decal ? "-[decal]" : null]"
-		boutput(user, "You flip the mask up. The mask now provides higher armor to the head.")
 		src.c_flags &= ~(COVERSEYES | BLOCKCHOKE)
 		src.hides_from_examine &= ~(C_EARS|C_MASK|C_GLASSES)
 		setProperty("meleeprot_head", 4)
@@ -776,15 +783,19 @@ TYPEINFO(/obj/item/clothing/head/helmet/camera)
 			if (user.head == src)
 				src.reveal(user)
 				user.update_clothing()
+		if (!silent)
+			boutput(user, "<span class='hint'>You flip the mask up. The mask now provides higher armor to the head.</span>")
 
 	equipped(mob/user, slot)
 		. = ..()
 		if (!src.up)
 			src.obscure(user)
+		RegisterSignal(user, COMSIG_MOB_EMOTE, PROC_REF(emote_handler))
 
 	unequipped(mob/user)
 		. = ..()
 		src.reveal(user)
+		UnregisterSignal(user, COMSIG_MOB_EMOTE)
 
 	disposing()
 		. = ..()

strings/changelog.txt

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 
 (t)sun jul 09 23
+(u)aloe &
+(+)*nod-ing while wearing a flipped-up welding mask now flips it down.
 (u)aloe
 (+)Gave the captain (and the gimmick leadership roles like VIP and RegDir) a new traitor item, the black market megaphone. It costs 5 TC and makes your text really, really large and annoying.
 (t)sat jul 08 23