diff --git a/mbchc-dev.user.js b/mbchc-dev.user.js
index 366c70a..1a50903 100644
--- a/mbchc-dev.user.js
+++ b/mbchc-dev.user.js
@@ -34,8 +34,9 @@
         LAST_HACKED: null,
         HISTORY_MODE: false,
         RE_TITLE: /^[a-zA-Z]+$/,
-        RE_PREF_ACTIVITY_ME: /^@/,
-        RE_PREF_ACTIVITY:    /^@@/,
+        RE_PREF_ACTIVITY_ME:     /^@/,
+        RE_PREF_ACTIVITY_ME_APO: /^@'/,
+        RE_PREF_ACTIVITY:        /^@@/,
         RE_ACT_CIDS: /^<(\d+)?:(\d+)?>/,
         RE_TZ: /(?:GMT|UTC)([+-]\d\d?)/i,
         RE_ALL_LEFT:  /^<+$/,
@@ -157,6 +158,10 @@
             "ItemEars":           ["ear", "ears", "earlobe", "earlobes"],
             "ItemHead":           ["head", "face", "hair", "eyes", "forehead"],
         },
+        BCE_TESTER_PATCHES: [
+            [/^\^('s)?( )?/g, "^SourceCharacter$1\\s+"],
+            [/([^\\])\$/g, "$1\\.?$$"],
+        ],
         SUBCOMMANDS_MBCHC: {
             "versions": {desc: "show the mod versions across the room", cb: mbchc => mbchc.inform(mbchc.gather_versions().map(c => `<div><b>${c.name}</b> (${c.cid}): ${c.version}</div>`).join(""))},
             "autohack": {desc: "toggle the autohack feature", cb: mbchc => mbchc.inform(`Autohack is now ${(mbchc.AUTOHACK_ENABLED = !mbchc.AUTOHACK_ENABLED) ? "enabled" : "disabled"}`)},
@@ -343,7 +348,7 @@
             let result = {
                 Type: "Action",
                 Event: trigger.Event,
-                Matchers: trigger.Matchers.map(m => ({Tester: new RegExp(m.Tester.source.replace(this.RE_CARET, "^SourceCharacter\\s+"), "u")}))
+                Matchers: trigger.Matchers.map(m => ({Tester: new RegExp(this.BCE_TESTER_PATCHES.reduce((ax,[f,r]) => ax.replaceAll(f,r), m.Tester.source), "u")}))
             }
             return(result)
         },
@@ -600,6 +605,7 @@
         let input = window.ElementValue("InputChat")
         if (!input.startsWith("@@@") && input.startsWith("@")) {
             input = input.replace(window.MBCHC.RE_PREF_ACTIVITY, window.MBCHC.PREF_ACTIVITY)
+            input = input.replace(window.MBCHC.RE_PREF_ACTIVITY_ME_APO, `${window.MBCHC.PREF_ACTIVITY}<${window.Player.cid}:>SourceCharacter'`)
             input = input.replace(window.MBCHC.RE_PREF_ACTIVITY_ME, `${window.MBCHC.PREF_ACTIVITY}<${window.Player.cid}:>SourceCharacter `)
             window.ElementValue("InputChat", input)
         }