diff --git a/cogs/chat.py b/cogs/chat.py
index 2ba70eb..517b5b8 100644
--- a/cogs/chat.py
+++ b/cogs/chat.py
@@ -273,11 +273,14 @@ class ChatCog(commands.Cog):
                 image_attachment.filename,
                 user_text[:80],
             )
+            ext = image_attachment.filename.rsplit(".", 1)[-1].lower() if "." in image_attachment.filename else "png"
+            mime = f"image/{'jpeg' if ext == 'jpg' else ext}"
             response = await self.bot.llm_heavy.analyze_image(
                 image_bytes,
                 IMAGE_ROAST,
                 user_text=user_text,
                 on_first_token=start_typing,
+                media_type=mime,
             )
         else:
             # --- Text-only path: normal chat ---
diff --git a/cogs/commands.py b/cogs/commands.py
index 70e0fca..a4572e1 100644
--- a/cogs/commands.py
+++ b/cogs/commands.py
@@ -320,9 +320,8 @@ class CommandsCog(commands.Cog):
             f"Scanning {len(messages)} messages... (first request may be slow while model loads)"
         )
 
-        for msg in messages:
+        for idx, msg in enumerate(messages):
             # Build context from the messages before this one
-            idx = messages.index(msg)
             ctx_msgs = messages[max(0, idx - 3):idx]
             context = (
                 " | ".join(f"{m.author.display_name}: {m.content}" for m in ctx_msgs)
diff --git a/cogs/sentiment/__init__.py b/cogs/sentiment/__init__.py
index 7746c4d..d0f039a 100644
--- a/cogs/sentiment/__init__.py
+++ b/cogs/sentiment/__init__.py
@@ -145,7 +145,9 @@ class SentimentCog(commands.Cog):
                 mention_config = config.get("mention_scan", {})
                 if mention_config.get("enabled", True):
                     await self._maybe_start_mention_scan(message, mention_config)
-            return
+                return
+            # For non-report intents, fall through to buffer the message
+            # so it still gets scored for toxicity
 
         # Skip if empty
         if not message.content or not message.content.strip():
@@ -317,11 +319,13 @@ class SentimentCog(commands.Cog):
             if aliases:
                 anon_key = anon_map.get(msg.author.display_name, msg.author.display_name)
                 lines.append(f"  {anon_key} is also known as: {', '.join(aliases)}")
-        # Also include aliases for members NOT in the conversation (so the LLM
-        # can recognize name-drops of absent members)
+        # Include aliases for members NOT in the conversation (so the LLM
+        # can recognize name-drops of absent members), using anonymized keys
+        absent_idx = 0
         for uid, aliases in all_aliases.items():
             if uid not in seen_ids:
-                lines.append(f"  (not in chat) also known as: {', '.join(aliases)}")
+                absent_idx += 1
+                lines.append(f"  Absent_{absent_idx} is also known as: {', '.join(aliases)}")
         return "\n".join(lines) if lines else ""
 
     @staticmethod
diff --git a/cogs/sentiment/state.py b/cogs/sentiment/state.py
index 35a6e5b..921af24 100644
--- a/cogs/sentiment/state.py
+++ b/cogs/sentiment/state.py
@@ -32,19 +32,24 @@ async def flush_dirty_states(bot, dirty_users: set[int]) -> None:
     if not dirty_users:
         return
     dirty = list(dirty_users)
-    dirty_users.clear()
+    saved = 0
     for user_id in dirty:
         user_data = bot.drama_tracker.get_user(user_id)
-        await bot.db.save_user_state(
-            user_id=user_id,
-            offense_count=user_data.offense_count,
-            immune=user_data.immune,
-            off_topic_count=user_data.off_topic_count,
-            baseline_coherence=user_data.baseline_coherence,
-            user_notes=user_data.notes or None,
-            warned=user_data.warned_since_reset,
-            last_offense_at=user_data.last_offense_time or None,
-            aliases=_aliases_csv(user_data),
-            warning_expires_at=user_data.warning_expires_at or None,
-        )
-    logger.info("Flushed %d dirty user states to DB.", len(dirty))
+        try:
+            await bot.db.save_user_state(
+                user_id=user_id,
+                offense_count=user_data.offense_count,
+                immune=user_data.immune,
+                off_topic_count=user_data.off_topic_count,
+                baseline_coherence=user_data.baseline_coherence,
+                user_notes=user_data.notes or None,
+                warned=user_data.warned_since_reset,
+                last_offense_at=user_data.last_offense_time or None,
+                aliases=_aliases_csv(user_data),
+                warning_expires_at=user_data.warning_expires_at or None,
+            )
+            dirty_users.discard(user_id)
+            saved += 1
+        except Exception:
+            logger.exception("Failed to flush state for user %d", user_id)
+    logger.info("Flushed %d/%d dirty user states to DB.", saved, len(dirty))
diff --git a/utils/database.py b/utils/database.py
index b121f5e..16079ef 100644
--- a/utils/database.py
+++ b/utils/database.py
@@ -628,7 +628,8 @@ class Database:
                 return []
             # Build OR conditions for each keyword
             conditions = " OR ".join(["Topics LIKE ?" for _ in topic_keywords])
-            params = [limit, user_id] + [f"%{kw}%" for kw in topic_keywords]
+            escaped = [kw.replace("%", "[%]").replace("_", "[_]") for kw in topic_keywords]
+            params = [limit, user_id] + [f"%{kw}%" for kw in escaped]
             cursor.execute(
                 f"""SELECT TOP (?) Memory, Topics, Importance, CreatedAt
                     FROM UserMemory
diff --git a/utils/llm_client.py b/utils/llm_client.py
index 0e03c69..ca4bc3d 100644
--- a/utils/llm_client.py
+++ b/utils/llm_client.py
@@ -865,13 +865,14 @@ class LLMClient:
         system_prompt: str,
         user_text: str = "",
         on_first_token=None,
+        media_type: str = "image/png",
     ) -> str | None:
         """Send an image to the vision model with a system prompt.
 
         Returns the generated text response, or None on failure.
         """
         b64 = base64.b64encode(image_bytes).decode()
-        data_url = f"data:image/png;base64,{b64}"
+        data_url = f"data:{media_type};base64,{b64}"
 
         user_content: list[dict] = [
             {"type": "image_url", "image_url": {"url": data_url}},