diff --git a/src/api/dadjoke.rs b/src/api/dadjoke.rs
index d3ac9c6f..b29e2bfe 100644
--- a/src/api/dadjoke.rs
+++ b/src/api/dadjoke.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ pub async fn get_joke() -> Result<String> {
     if let StatusCode::OK = status {
         Ok(resp.text().await?)
     } else {
-        Err(eyre!("Failed to fetch joke from {DADJOKE} with {status}"))
+        Err(eyre!("Couldn't get a joke!"))
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/api/prism_meta.rs b/src/api/prism_meta.rs
index 0bfa3fa0..ce6adf18 100644
--- a/src/api/prism_meta.rs
+++ b/src/api/prism_meta.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::api::REQWEST_CLIENT;
 
-use color_eyre::eyre::{eyre, Result};
+use color_eyre::eyre::{eyre, Context, Result};
 use log::*;
 use reqwest::StatusCode;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
@@ -27,11 +27,15 @@ pub async fn get_latest_minecraft_version() -> Result<String> {
     let status = resp.status();
 
     if let StatusCode::OK = status {
-        let data = resp.json::<MinecraftPackageJson>().await?;
+        let data = resp
+            .json::<MinecraftPackageJson>()
+            .await
+            .wrap_err_with(|| "Couldn't parse Minecraft versions!")?;
+
         let version = data
             .recommended
             .first()
-            .ok_or_else(|| eyre!("Couldn't find first recommended version!"))?;
+            .ok_or_else(|| eyre!("Couldn't find latest version of Minecraft!"))?;
 
         Ok(version.clone())
     } else {
diff --git a/src/api/rory.rs b/src/api/rory.rs
index 9e56e8d5..63be4500 100644
--- a/src/api/rory.rs
+++ b/src/api/rory.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::api::REQWEST_CLIENT;
 
-use color_eyre::eyre::{eyre, Result};
+use color_eyre::eyre::{eyre, Context, Result};
 use log::*;
 use reqwest::StatusCode;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 pub struct RoryResponse {
     pub id: u64,
     pub url: String,
+    pub error: Option<String>,
 }
 
 const RORY: &str = "https://rory.cat";
@@ -25,14 +26,22 @@ pub async fn get_rory(id: Option<u64>) -> Result<RoryResponse> {
 
     let req = REQWEST_CLIENT
         .get(format!("{RORY}{ENDPOINT}/{target}"))
-        .build()?;
+        .build()
+        .wrap_err_with(|| "Couldn't build reqwest client!")?;
 
     info!("Making request to {}", req.url());
-    let resp = REQWEST_CLIENT.execute(req).await?;
+    let resp = REQWEST_CLIENT
+        .execute(req)
+        .await
+        .wrap_err_with(|| "Couldn't make request for shiggy!")?;
     let status = resp.status();
 
     if let StatusCode::OK = status {
-        let data = resp.json::<RoryResponse>().await?;
+        let data = resp
+            .json::<RoryResponse>()
+            .await
+            .wrap_err_with(|| "Couldn't parse the shiggy response!")?;
+
         Ok(data)
     } else {
         Err(eyre!(
diff --git a/src/commands/general/rory.rs b/src/commands/general/rory.rs
index ea62d1da..59d157ec 100644
--- a/src/commands/general/rory.rs
+++ b/src/commands/general/rory.rs
@@ -9,14 +9,18 @@ pub async fn rory(
     ctx: Context<'_>,
     #[description = "specify a Rory ID"] id: Option<u64>,
 ) -> Result<()> {
-    let resp = get_rory(id).await?;
+    let rory = get_rory(id).await?;
 
     ctx.send(|m| {
         m.embed(|e| {
-            e.title("Rory :3")
-                .url(&resp.url)
-                .image(resp.url)
-                .footer(|f| f.text(format!("ID {}", resp.id)))
+            if let Some(error) = rory.error {
+                e.title("Error!").description(error)
+            } else {
+                e.title("Rory :3")
+                    .url(&rory.url)
+                    .image(rory.url)
+                    .footer(|f| f.text(format!("ID {}", rory.id)))
+            }
         })
     })
     .await?;
diff --git a/src/commands/general/say.rs b/src/commands/general/say.rs
index 27cd82ff..6439f4b9 100644
--- a/src/commands/general/say.rs
+++ b/src/commands/general/say.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ pub async fn say(ctx: Context<'_>, #[description = "Just content?"] content: Str
         .await
         .ok_or_else(|| eyre!("Couldn't get channel!"))?;
 
+    ctx.defer_ephemeral().await?;
     channel.say(ctx, &content).await?;
     ctx.say("I said what you said!").await?;