diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6fb4706eff..80bff1b0ad 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ however, insignificant breaking changes do not guarantee a major version bump, s
 # v4.2.0
 
 Upgraded discord.py to version 2.6.3, added support for CV2.
+Forwarded messages now properly show in threads, rather then showing as an empty embed.
 
 ### Fixed
 - Make Modmail keep working when typing is disabled due to a outage caused by Discord.
@@ -18,6 +19,8 @@ Upgraded discord.py to version 2.6.3, added support for CV2.
 - Eliminated duplicate logs and notes.
 - Addressed inconsistent use of `logkey` after ticket restoration.
 - Fixed issues with identifying the user who sent internal messages.
+- Solved an ancient bug where closing with words like `evening` wouldnt work.
+- Fixed the command from being included in the reply  in rare conditions.
 
 ### Added
 Commands:
diff --git a/Pipfile b/Pipfile
index c539f055f7..8fe5bd40c8 100644
--- a/Pipfile
+++ b/Pipfile
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ parsedatetime = "==2.6"
 pymongo = {extras = ["srv"], version = "*"}  # Required by motor
 python-dateutil = "==2.8.2"
 python-dotenv = "==1.0.0"
+uvloop = {version = ">=0.19.0", markers = "sys_platform != 'win32'"}
 lottie = {version = "==0.7.0", extras = ["pdf"]}
 requests = "==2.31.0"
 
diff --git a/Pipfile.lock b/Pipfile.lock
index c7946bbdd9..ae2da5ae76 100644
--- a/Pipfile.lock
+++ b/Pipfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
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         },
         "pipfile-spec": 6,
         "requires": {},
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             "markers": "python_version >= '3.9'",
-            "version": "==1.7.0"
+            "version": "==1.8.0"
         },
         "idna": {
             "hashes": [
@@ -1409,6 +1435,49 @@
             "markers": "python_version >= '3.9'",
             "version": "==2.5.0"
         },
+        "uvloop": {
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+            ],
+            "markers": "sys_platform != 'win32'",
+            "version": "==0.21.0"
+        },
         "webencodings": {
             "hashes": [
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diff --git a/bot.py b/bot.py
index 089a88dc14..671d9ab9c4 100644
--- a/bot.py
+++ b/bot.py
@@ -2035,4 +2035,3 @@ def main():
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()
-
diff --git a/cogs/utility.py b/cogs/utility.py
index 4387a0b653..aa6c6881e9 100644
--- a/cogs/utility.py
+++ b/cogs/utility.py
@@ -1363,7 +1363,18 @@ async def permissions_add(
                     key = self.bot.modmail_guild.get_member(value)
                 if key is not None:
                     logger.info("Granting %s access to Modmail category.", key.name)
-                    await self.bot.main_category.set_permissions(key, read_messages=True)
+                    try:
+                        await self.bot.main_category.set_permissions(key, read_messages=True)
+                    except discord.Forbidden:
+                        warn = discord.Embed(
+                            title="Missing Permissions",
+                            color=self.bot.error_color,
+                            description=(
+                                "I couldn't update the Modmail category permissions. "
+                                "Please grant me 'Manage Channels' and 'Manage Roles' for this category."
+                            ),
+                        )
+                        await ctx.send(embed=warn)
 
         embed = discord.Embed(
             title="Success",
@@ -1454,17 +1465,50 @@ async def permissions_remove(
             if level > PermissionLevel.REGULAR:
                 if value == -1:
                     logger.info("Denying @everyone access to Modmail category.")
-                    await self.bot.main_category.set_permissions(
-                        self.bot.modmail_guild.default_role, read_messages=False
-                    )
+                    try:
+                        await self.bot.main_category.set_permissions(
+                            self.bot.modmail_guild.default_role, read_messages=False
+                        )
+                    except discord.Forbidden:
+                        warn = discord.Embed(
+                            title="Missing Permissions",
+                            color=self.bot.error_color,
+                            description=(
+                                "I couldn't update the Modmail category permissions. "
+                                "Please grant me 'Manage Channels' and 'Manage Roles' for this category."
+                            ),
+                        )
+                        await ctx.send(embed=warn)
                 elif isinstance(user_or_role, discord.Role):
                     logger.info("Denying %s access to Modmail category.", user_or_role.name)
-                    await self.bot.main_category.set_permissions(user_or_role, overwrite=None)
+                    try:
+                        await self.bot.main_category.set_permissions(user_or_role, overwrite=None)
+                    except discord.Forbidden:
+                        warn = discord.Embed(
+                            title="Missing Permissions",
+                            color=self.bot.error_color,
+                            description=(
+                                "I couldn't update the Modmail category permissions. "
+                                "Please grant me 'Manage Channels' and 'Manage Roles' for this category."
+                            ),
+                        )
+                        await ctx.send(embed=warn)
                 else:
                     member = self.bot.modmail_guild.get_member(value)
                     if member is not None and member != self.bot.modmail_guild.me:
                         logger.info("Denying %s access to Modmail category.", member.name)
-                        await self.bot.main_category.set_permissions(member, overwrite=None)
+                        try:
+                            await self.bot.main_category.set_permissions(member, overwrite=None)
+                        except discord.Forbidden:
+                            warn = discord.Embed(
+                                title="Missing Permissions",
+                                color=self.bot.error_color,
+                                description=(
+                                    "I couldn't update the Modmail category permissions. "
+                                    "Please grant me 'Manage Channels' and 'Manage Roles' for this category."
+                                ),
+                            )
+                            await ctx.send(embed=warn)
 
         embed = discord.Embed(
             title="Success",
diff --git a/core/paginator.py b/core/paginator.py
index d0b10c0b4b..7356804ccb 100644
--- a/core/paginator.py
+++ b/core/paginator.py
@@ -156,9 +156,20 @@ async def run(self) -> typing.Optional[Message]:
         if not self.running:
             await self.show_page(self.current)
 
-            if self.view is not None:
-                await self.view.wait()
-
+        # Don't block command execution while waiting for the View timeout.
+        # Schedule the wait-and-close sequence in the background so the command
+        # returns immediately (prevents typing indicator from hanging).
+        if self.view is not None:
+
+            async def _wait_and_close():
+                try:
+                    await self.view.wait()
+                finally:
+                    await self.close(delete=False)
+
+            # Fire and forget
+            self.ctx.bot.loop.create_task(_wait_and_close())
+        else:
             await self.close(delete=False)
 
     async def close(
diff --git a/core/time.py b/core/time.py
index 71f4ca3c8a..b6ce91f419 100644
--- a/core/time.py
+++ b/core/time.py
@@ -160,6 +160,30 @@ def __init__(self, dt: datetime.datetime, now: datetime.datetime = None):
     async def ensure_constraints(
         self, ctx: Context, uft: UserFriendlyTime, now: datetime.datetime, remaining: str
     ) -> None:
+        # Strip stray connector words like "in", "to", or "at" that may
+        # remain when the natural language parser isolates the time token
+        # positioned at the end (e.g. "in 10m" leaves "in" before the token).
+        if isinstance(remaining, str):
+            cleaned = remaining.strip(" ,.!")
+            stray_tokens = {
+                "in",
+                "to",
+                "at",
+                "me",
+                # also treat vague times of day as stray tokens when they are the only leftover word
+                "evening",
+                "night",
+                "midnight",
+                "morning",
+                "afternoon",
+                "tonight",
+                "noon",
+                "today",
+                "tomorrow",
+            }
+            if cleaned.lower() in stray_tokens:
+                remaining = ""
+
         if self.dt < now:
             raise commands.BadArgument("This time is in the past.")
 
@@ -199,6 +223,26 @@ async def convert(self, ctx: Context, argument: str, *, now=None) -> FriendlyTim
         if now is None:
             now = ctx.message.created_at
 
+        # Heuristic: If the user provides only certain single words that are commonly
+        # used as salutations or vague times of day, interpret them as a message
+        # rather than a schedule. This avoids accidental scheduling when the intent
+        # is a short message (e.g. '?close evening'). Explicit scheduling still works
+        # via 'in 2h', '2m30s', 'at 8pm', etc.
+        if argument.strip().lower() in {
+            "evening",
+            "night",
+            "midnight",
+            "morning",
+            "afternoon",
+            "tonight",
+            "noon",
+            "today",
+            "tomorrow",
+        }:
+            result = FriendlyTimeResult(now)
+            await result.ensure_constraints(ctx, self, now, argument)
+            return result
+
         match = regex.match(argument)
         if match is not None and match.group(0):
             data = {k: int(v) for k, v in match.groupdict(default=0).items()}
@@ -245,7 +289,10 @@ async def convert(self, ctx: Context, argument: str, *, now=None) -> FriendlyTim
         if not status.hasDateOrTime:
             raise commands.BadArgument('Invalid time provided, try e.g. "tomorrow" or "3 days".')
 
-        if begin not in (0, 1) and end != len(argument):
+        # If the parsed time token is embedded in the text but only followed by
+        # trailing punctuation/whitespace, treat it as if it's positioned at the end.
+        trailing = argument[end:].strip(" ,.!")
+        if begin not in (0, 1) and trailing != "":
             raise commands.BadArgument(
                 "Time is either in an inappropriate location, which "
                 "must be either at the end or beginning of your input, "
@@ -260,6 +307,20 @@ async def convert(self, ctx: Context, argument: str, *, now=None) -> FriendlyTim
         if status.accuracy == pdt.pdtContext.ACU_HALFDAY:
             dt = dt.replace(day=now.day + 1)
 
+        # Heuristic: If the matched time string is a vague time-of-day (e.g.,
+        # 'evening', 'morning', 'afternoon', 'night') and there's additional
+        # non-punctuation text besides that token, assume the user intended a
+        # closing message rather than scheduling. This avoids cases like
+        # '?close Have a good evening!' being treated as a scheduled close.
+        vague_tod = {"evening", "morning", "afternoon", "night"}
+        matched_text = dt_string.strip().strip('"').rstrip(" ,.!").lower()
+        pre_text = argument[:begin].strip(" ,.!")
+        post_text = argument[end:].strip(" ,.!")
+        if matched_text in vague_tod and (pre_text or post_text):
+            result = FriendlyTimeResult(now)
+            await result.ensure_constraints(ctx, self, now, argument)
+            return result
+
         result = FriendlyTimeResult(dt.replace(tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc), now)
         remaining = ""
 
diff --git a/core/utils.py b/core/utils.py
index f249cb9e50..19ff4cd37b 100644
--- a/core/utils.py
+++ b/core/utils.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 import typing
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from difflib import get_close_matches
-from distutils.util import strtobool as _stb  # pylint: disable=import-error
 from itertools import takewhile, zip_longest
 from urllib import parse
 
@@ -56,15 +55,12 @@
 def strtobool(val):
     if isinstance(val, bool):
         return val
-    try:
-        return _stb(str(val))
-    except ValueError:
-        val = val.lower()
-        if val == "enable":
-            return 1
-        if val == "disable":
-            return 0
-        raise
+    val = str(val).lower()
+    if val in ("y", "yes", "on", "1", "true", "t", "enable"):
+        return 1
+    if val in ("n", "no", "off", "0", "false", "f", "disable"):
+        return 0
+    raise ValueError(f"invalid truth value {val}")
 
 
 class User(commands.MemberConverter):
@@ -373,7 +369,7 @@ def create_not_found_embed(word, possibilities, name, n=2, cutoff=0.6) -> discor
 
 def parse_alias(alias, *, split=True):
     def encode_alias(m):
-        return "\x1aU" + base64.b64encode(m.group(1).encode()).decode() + "\x1aU"
+        return "\x1AU" + base64.b64encode(m.group(1).encode()).decode() + "\x1AU"
 
     def decode_alias(m):
         return base64.b64decode(m.group(1).encode()).decode()
@@ -395,7 +391,7 @@ def decode_alias(m):
         iterate = [alias]
 
     for a in iterate:
-        a = re.sub("\x1aU(.+?)\x1aU", decode_alias, a)
+        a = re.sub(r"\x1AU(.+?)\x1AU", decode_alias, a)
         if a[0] == a[-1] == '"':
             a = a[1:-1]
         aliases.append(a)
@@ -617,7 +613,6 @@ def return_or_truncate(text, max_length):
 class AcceptButton(discord.ui.Button):
     def __init__(self, custom_id: str, emoji: str):
         super().__init__(style=discord.ButtonStyle.gray, emoji=emoji, custom_id=custom_id)
-        self.view: ConfirmThreadCreationView
 
     async def callback(self, interaction: discord.Interaction):
         self.view.value = True
@@ -628,7 +623,6 @@ async def callback(self, interaction: discord.Interaction):
 class DenyButton(discord.ui.Button):
     def __init__(self, custom_id: str, emoji: str):
         super().__init__(style=discord.ButtonStyle.gray, emoji=emoji, custom_id=custom_id)
-        self.view: ConfirmThreadCreationView
 
     async def callback(self, interaction: discord.Interaction):
         self.view.value = False
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 0aa1206d2f..8530e8e0d5 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ defusedxml==0.7.1; python_version >= '2.7' and python_version not in '3.0, 3.1,
 discord.py[speed]==2.6.3; python_version >= '3.8'
 dnspython==2.8.0; python_version >= '3.10'
 emoji==2.8.0; python_version >= '2.7' and python_version not in '3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3'
-frozenlist==1.7.0; python_version >= '3.9'
+frozenlist==1.8.0; python_version >= '3.9'
 idna==3.10; python_version >= '3.6'
 isodate==0.6.1
 lottie[pdf]==0.7.0; python_version >= '3'
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ requests==2.31.0; python_version >= '3.7'
 six==1.17.0; python_version >= '2.7' and python_version not in '3.0, 3.1, 3.2'
 tinycss2==1.4.0; python_version >= '3.8'
 urllib3==2.5.0; python_version >= '3.9'
+uvloop==0.21.0; sys_platform != 'win32'
 webencodings==0.5.1
 yarl==1.21.0; python_version >= '3.9'
 zstandard==0.25.0; python_version >= '3.9'