diff --git a/game/scripts/utility/common_functions.rpy b/game/scripts/utility/common_functions.rpy
index 43a40f93..7a38a189 100644
--- a/game/scripts/utility/common_functions.rpy
+++ b/game/scripts/utility/common_functions.rpy
@@ -86,12 +86,12 @@ init python early:
 
     def set_clipboard(txt):
         txt = str(txt)
-        pygame.scrap.put(pygame.scrap.SCRAP_TEXT, txt.encode("utf-8"))
+        pygame.scrap.put(pygame.scrap.SCRAP_TEXT, txt.encode())
 
     def get_clipboard():
         clipboard = pygame.scrap.get(pygame.scrap.SCRAP_TEXT)
         if clipboard:
-            return clipboard
+            return clipboard.decode()
         return None
 
     def evaluate(txt):
diff --git a/game/scripts/utility/devtools.rpy b/game/scripts/utility/devtools.rpy
index 577f58d4..7d12d970 100644
--- a/game/scripts/utility/devtools.rpy
+++ b/game/scripts/utility/devtools.rpy
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ init -999 python early:
 
     def get_gpu_info():
         try:
-            info = "\n".join([glGetString(GL_VENDOR).decode("utf-8"), glGetString(GL_RENDERER).decode("utf-8"), glGetString(GL_VERSION).decode("utf-8")])
+            info = "\n".join([glGetString(GL_VENDOR).decode(), glGetString(GL_RENDERER).decode(), glGetString(GL_VERSION).decode()])
         except:
             info = "ERR: Unknown or incompatible driver."
         return info
diff --git a/game/scripts/utility/editor.rpy b/game/scripts/utility/editor.rpy
index da424a59..3bbb28ca 100644
--- a/game/scripts/utility/editor.rpy
+++ b/game/scripts/utility/editor.rpy
@@ -275,7 +275,10 @@ init python:
                         if not fp.startswith(path) or not ext in extensions:
                             continue
 
-                        expressions = d.setdefault(charname[:3], OrderedDict()).setdefault(part, _list((None,)))
+                        if part in ("cheeks", "tears"):
+                            expressions = d.setdefault(charname[:3], OrderedDict()).setdefault(part, _list((None,)))
+                        else:
+                            expressions = d.setdefault(charname[:3], OrderedDict()).setdefault(part, _list())
 
                         if not expression in expressions:
                             expressions.append(expression)