diff --git a/src/commands.rs b/src/commands.rs
index 9494572..35174d9 100644
--- a/src/commands.rs
+++ b/src/commands.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ struct ParserState {
     rotation: Quat,
     velocity: DVec3,
     angular_momentum: DVec3,
-    pronoun: String,
+    pronoun: Option<String>,
     is_sphere: bool,
     is_player: bool,
     is_lifeform: bool,
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ impl Default for ParserState {
             rotation: Quat::IDENTITY,
             velocity: DVec3::splat(0.0),
             angular_momentum: DVec3::new(0.03, 0.3, 0.09),
-            pronoun: "they/them".to_string(),
+            pronoun: None,
             is_sphere: false,
             is_player: false,
             is_lifeform: false,
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ pub fn load_defs(
                 }
             }
             ["pronoun", pronoun] => {
-                state.pronoun = pronoun.to_string();
+                state.pronoun = Some(pronoun.to_string());
             }
             ["chatid", chat] => {
                 state.chat = chat.to_string();
@@ -602,6 +602,7 @@ fn spawn_entities(
             if state.is_clickable {
                 actor.insert(hud::IsClickable {
                     name: state.name.clone(),
+                    pronoun: state.pronoun.clone(),
                     ..default()
                 });
             }
@@ -632,7 +633,7 @@ fn spawn_entities(
                     actor_id: state.id.clone(),
                     chat_name: state.chat.clone(),
                     name: state.name.clone(),
-                    pronoun: Some(state.pronoun.clone()),
+                    pronoun: state.pronoun.clone(),
                     talking_speed: 1.0,
                 });
             }
diff --git a/src/hud.rs b/src/hud.rs
index a80c169..1ab1cd4 100644
--- a/src/hud.rs
+++ b/src/hud.rs
@@ -111,10 +111,12 @@ impl Message {
 #[derive(Component)]
 pub struct IsClickable {
     pub name: Option<String>,
+    pub pronoun: Option<String>,
     pub distance: Option<f64>,
 }
 impl Default for IsClickable { fn default() -> Self { Self {
     name: None,
+    pronoun: None,
     distance: None,
 }}}
 
diff --git a/src/world.rs b/src/world.rs
index f786980..63856e3 100644
--- a/src/world.rs
+++ b/src/world.rs
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ pub fn setup(
             hud::IsClickable {
                 name: Some(name),
                 distance,
+                ..default()
             },
             PbrBundle {
                 mesh: sphere_handle.clone(),