diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/NucleusLib/pnNetCommon/plNetAddress.cpp b/Sources/Plasma/NucleusLib/pnNetCommon/plNetAddress.cpp
index b2af6ac6..60a3c541 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/NucleusLib/pnNetCommon/plNetAddress.cpp
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/NucleusLib/pnNetCommon/plNetAddress.cpp
@@ -50,47 +50,41 @@ plNetAddress::plNetAddress()
     Clear();
 }
 
-
-plNetAddress::plNetAddress(uint32_t addr, int port)
+plNetAddress::plNetAddress(uint32_t addr, uint16_t port)
 {
     Clear();
     SetHost(addr);
     SetPort(port);
 }
 
-
-plNetAddress::plNetAddress(const char * addr, int port)
+plNetAddress::plNetAddress(const char * addr, uint16_t port)
 {
     Clear();
     SetHost(addr);
     SetPort(port);
 }
 
-
 bool plNetAddress::SetAnyAddr()
-{        
+{
     fAddr.sin_family = AF_INET;
     fAddr.sin_addr.s_addr = INADDR_ANY;
     return true;
 }
 
-
 bool plNetAddress::SetAnyPort()
-{        
+{
     fAddr.sin_family = AF_INET;
     fAddr.sin_port = htons(0);
     return true;
 }
 
-
-bool plNetAddress::SetPort(int port)
-{        
+bool plNetAddress::SetPort(uint16_t port)
+{
     fAddr.sin_family = AF_INET;
     fAddr.sin_port = htons(port);
     return true;
 }
 
-
 void plNetAddress::Clear()
 {
     memset(&fAddr,0,sizeof(fAddr));
@@ -98,16 +92,14 @@ void plNetAddress::Clear()
     fAddr.sin_addr.s_addr = INADDR_ANY;
 }
 
-
-int plNetAddress::GetPort() const
+uint16_t plNetAddress::GetPort() const
 {
     return ntohs(fAddr.sin_port);
 }
 
-
-std::string plNetAddress::GetHostString() const 
+plString plNetAddress::GetHostString() const
 {
-    return std::string(pnNetCommon::GetTextAddr(fAddr.sin_addr.s_addr));
+    return pnNetCommon::GetTextAddr(fAddr.sin_addr.s_addr);
 }
 
 uint32_t plNetAddress::GetHost() const
@@ -115,37 +107,35 @@ uint32_t plNetAddress::GetHost() const
     return fAddr.sin_addr.s_addr;
 }
 
-
-std::string plNetAddress::GetHostWithPort() const 
+plString plNetAddress::GetHostWithPort() const
 {
-    static const int buf_len = 1024;
-    char buf[buf_len];
-    sprintf(buf,"%s:%d",pnNetCommon::GetTextAddr(fAddr.sin_addr.s_addr),GetPort());
-    return std::string(buf);
+    plStringStream ss;
+    ss << pnNetCommon::GetTextAddr(fAddr.sin_addr.s_addr) << ":" << GetPort();
+    return ss.GetString();
 }
 
-
-bool plNetAddress::SetHost(const char * hostname) 
+bool plNetAddress::SetHost(const char* hostname)
 {
     fAddr.sin_addr.s_addr = pnNetCommon::GetBinAddr(hostname);
     fAddr.sin_family = AF_INET;
     return true;
 }
 
-bool plNetAddress::SetHost(uint32_t addr) 
+bool plNetAddress::SetHost(uint32_t addr)
 {
     memcpy(&fAddr.sin_addr, &addr,sizeof(addr));
     fAddr.sin_family = AF_INET;
     return true;
 }
 
-std::string plNetAddress::AsString() const
+plString plNetAddress::AsString() const
 {
-    char buf[100] = "";
-    sprintf(buf,"IP:%s:%d",pnNetCommon::GetTextAddr(fAddr.sin_addr.s_addr),GetPort());
-    return std::string(buf);
-}
+    plStringStream ss;
+    ss << "IP:" << pnNetCommon::GetTextAddr(fAddr.sin_addr.s_addr);
+    ss << ":" << GetPort();
 
+    return ss.GetString();
+}
 
 void plNetAddress::Read(hsStream * s)
 {
diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/NucleusLib/pnNetCommon/plNetAddress.h b/Sources/Plasma/NucleusLib/pnNetCommon/plNetAddress.h
index dda04dc5..e238b8b9 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/NucleusLib/pnNetCommon/plNetAddress.h
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/NucleusLib/pnNetCommon/plNetAddress.h
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ You can contact Cyan Worlds, Inc. by email legal@cyan.com
 #ifndef plNetAddress_h_inc
 #define plNetAddress_h_inc
 
+#include "HeadSpin.h"
+#include "plString.h"
 
 #include "hsStlUtils.h"
 #include "hsStream.h"
@@ -73,24 +75,28 @@ class plNetAddress
 
 public:
     plNetAddress();
-    plNetAddress(uint32_t addr, int port);
-    plNetAddress(const char * addr, int port);
+    plNetAddress(uint32_t addr, uint16_t port);
+    plNetAddress(const char* addr, uint16_t port);
     virtual ~plNetAddress(){}
 
     void Clear();
+
     bool SetAnyAddr();
     bool SetAnyPort();
-    bool SetPort(int port);
-    bool SetHost(const char * hostname);
-    bool SetHost(uint32_t ip4addr);
-    int GetPort() const;
-    std::string GetHostString() const;
+
+    uint16_t GetPort() const;
+    bool SetPort(uint16_t port);
+
     uint32_t GetHost() const;
-    std::string GetHostWithPort() const; 
-    const AddressType & GetAddressInfo() const { return fAddr; }
-    AddressType & GetAddressInfo() { return fAddr; }
+    bool SetHost(const char* hostname);
+    bool SetHost(uint32_t ip4addr);
+
+    const AddressType& GetAddressInfo() const { return fAddr; }
+    AddressType& GetAddressInfo() { return fAddr; }
 
-    std::string AsString() const;
+    plString GetHostString() const;
+    plString GetHostWithPort() const;
+    plString AsString() const;
 
     void Read(hsStream * stream);
     void Write(hsStream * stream);
diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/NucleusLib/pnNetCommon/pnNetCommon.cpp b/Sources/Plasma/NucleusLib/pnNetCommon/pnNetCommon.cpp
index 2ca67cb1..566c6f35 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/NucleusLib/pnNetCommon/pnNetCommon.cpp
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/NucleusLib/pnNetCommon/pnNetCommon.cpp
@@ -57,23 +57,23 @@ namespace pnNetCommon
 #ifndef SERVER
 
 // NOTE: On Win32, WSAStartup() must be called before GetTextAddr() will work.
-const char * GetTextAddr(uint32_t binAddr)
+plString GetTextAddr(uint32_t binAddr)
 {
     in_addr in;
-    memcpy(&in,&binAddr,sizeof(binAddr));
-    return inet_ntoa(in);
+    memcpy(&in, &binAddr, sizeof(binAddr));
+    return plString::Format("%s", inet_ntoa(in));
 }
 
 // NOTE: On Win32, WSAStartup() must be called before GetBinAddr() will work.
 uint32_t GetBinAddr(const char * textAddr)
 {
     uint32_t addr = 0;
-    
+
     if (!textAddr)
         return addr;
-    
-    struct addrinfo * ai = NULL;
-    
+
+    struct addrinfo* ai = NULL;
+
     addr = inet_addr(textAddr);
     if(addr == INADDR_NONE)
     {
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ uint32_t GetBinAddr(const char * textAddr)
             memcpy(&addr,(void*)(&(((sockaddr_in*)(ai->ai_addr))->sin_addr)),sizeof(addr));
         pnAddrInfo::Free(ai);
     }
-    
+
     return addr;
 }
 
diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/NucleusLib/pnNetCommon/pnNetCommon.h b/Sources/Plasma/NucleusLib/pnNetCommon/pnNetCommon.h
index a1c63f41..197046c2 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/NucleusLib/pnNetCommon/pnNetCommon.h
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/NucleusLib/pnNetCommon/pnNetCommon.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ You can contact Cyan Worlds, Inc. by email legal@cyan.com
 #define pnNetCommon_h_inc
 
 #include "HeadSpin.h"
+#include "plString.h"
 #include "hsStlUtils.h"
 #include "hsRefCnt.h"
 #include "hsStream.h"
@@ -81,9 +82,9 @@ namespace pnNetCommon
 {
 #ifndef SERVER
 
-    uint32_t GetBinAddr(const char * textAddr);
-    const char * GetTextAddr(uint32_t binAddr);
-    
+    uint32_t GetBinAddr(const char* textAddr);
+    plString GetTextAddr(uint32_t binAddr);
+
 #endif // SERVER
 }
 
diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plAvatar/plAvBrainGeneric.cpp b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plAvatar/plAvBrainGeneric.cpp
index 37349445..90e07626 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plAvatar/plAvBrainGeneric.cpp
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plAvatar/plAvBrainGeneric.cpp
@@ -170,12 +170,6 @@ void plAvBrainGeneric::Activate(plArmatureModBase *avMod)
 {
     plArmatureBrain::Activate(avMod);
 
-    if ((GetType() == kEmote || GetType() == kAFK || GetType() == kSitOnGround) && fAvMod->IsLocalAvatar())
-    {
-        plInputIfaceMgrMsg* msg = new plInputIfaceMgrMsg(plInputIfaceMgrMsg::kDisableClickables );
-        plgDispatch::MsgSend(msg);
-    }
-
     int numStages = fStages->size();
     if (!numStages)
         return; 
@@ -315,12 +309,6 @@ void plAvBrainGeneric::Deactivate()
     }
         
     plArmatureBrain::Deactivate();
-
-    if ((GetType() == kEmote || GetType() == kAFK || GetType() == kSitOnGround) && fAvMod->IsLocalAvatar())
-    {
-        plInputIfaceMgrMsg* msg = new plInputIfaceMgrMsg(plInputIfaceMgrMsg::kEnableClickables );
-        plgDispatch::MsgSend(msg);
-    }
 }
 
 // GETRECIPIENT