diff --git a/client/scripts/main.gd b/client/scripts/main.gd
index 2914b4dfa..a68af9dd5 100644
--- a/client/scripts/main.gd
+++ b/client/scripts/main.gd
@@ -220,6 +220,8 @@ func _play_close_sound_events() -> void:
 func _play_recognition_chimes() -> void:
 	var active_ids: Dictionary = {}
 	for rec in GameState.pending_recognitions:
+		if not rec is Dictionary or not rec.has("entity_id"):
+			continue
 		var eid: int = rec.entity_id
 		active_ids[eid] = true
 		if not _known_recognition_ids.has(eid):
diff --git a/client/scripts/rendering/sound_indicator_renderer.gd b/client/scripts/rendering/sound_indicator_renderer.gd
index 6dc0864ef..1ed633cbc 100644
--- a/client/scripts/rendering/sound_indicator_renderer.gd
+++ b/client/scripts/rendering/sound_indicator_renderer.gd
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func _draw() -> void:
 		else:
 			alpha = lerpf(1.0, 0.0, (t - fade_start) / (FADE_DURATION / INDICATOR_LIFETIME))
 
-		var color: Color = _color_for_type(ind.event_type)
+		var color: Color = color_for_type(ind.event_type)
 		color.a = alpha * 0.9
 		_draw_arrow(edge_pt, dir, color)
 
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ func _draw_arrow(pos: Vector2, dir: Vector2, color: Color) -> void:
 
 
 ## Map event type string → D-018 color category.
-func _color_for_type(event_type: String) -> Color:
+func color_for_type(event_type: String) -> Color:
 	var et := event_type.to_lower()
 	if et.contains("voice") or et.contains("speech") or et.contains("convers") or et.contains("talk"):
 		return COLOR_VOICE
diff --git a/client/tests/test_rendering.gd b/client/tests/test_rendering.gd
index 4e4a760fe..100be1862 100644
--- a/client/tests/test_rendering.gd
+++ b/client/tests/test_rendering.gd
@@ -461,23 +461,23 @@ func test_sound_indicator_empty_update_preserves_existing() -> void:
 
 func test_sound_indicator_color_voice() -> void:
 	var renderer := _make_sound_indicator_renderer()
-	assert_that(renderer._color_for_type("voice")).is_equal(SoundIndicatorRenderer.COLOR_VOICE)
-	assert_that(renderer._color_for_type("Voice")).is_equal(SoundIndicatorRenderer.COLOR_VOICE)
-	assert_that(renderer._color_for_type("speech")).is_equal(SoundIndicatorRenderer.COLOR_VOICE)
+	assert_that(renderer.color_for_type("voice")).is_equal(SoundIndicatorRenderer.COLOR_VOICE)
+	assert_that(renderer.color_for_type("Voice")).is_equal(SoundIndicatorRenderer.COLOR_VOICE)
+	assert_that(renderer.color_for_type("speech")).is_equal(SoundIndicatorRenderer.COLOR_VOICE)
 	renderer.queue_free()
 
 func test_sound_indicator_color_danger() -> void:
 	var renderer := _make_sound_indicator_renderer()
-	assert_that(renderer._color_for_type("Gunshot")).is_equal(SoundIndicatorRenderer.COLOR_DANGER)
-	assert_that(renderer._color_for_type("alert")).is_equal(SoundIndicatorRenderer.COLOR_DANGER)
-	assert_that(renderer._color_for_type("danger")).is_equal(SoundIndicatorRenderer.COLOR_DANGER)
+	assert_that(renderer.color_for_type("Gunshot")).is_equal(SoundIndicatorRenderer.COLOR_DANGER)
+	assert_that(renderer.color_for_type("alert")).is_equal(SoundIndicatorRenderer.COLOR_DANGER)
+	assert_that(renderer.color_for_type("danger")).is_equal(SoundIndicatorRenderer.COLOR_DANGER)
 	renderer.queue_free()
 
 func test_sound_indicator_color_neutral_for_unknown() -> void:
 	var renderer := _make_sound_indicator_renderer()
-	assert_that(renderer._color_for_type("Footstep")).is_equal(SoundIndicatorRenderer.COLOR_NEUTRAL)
-	assert_that(renderer._color_for_type("")).is_equal(SoundIndicatorRenderer.COLOR_NEUTRAL)
-	assert_that(renderer._color_for_type("Unknown")).is_equal(SoundIndicatorRenderer.COLOR_NEUTRAL)
+	assert_that(renderer.color_for_type("Footstep")).is_equal(SoundIndicatorRenderer.COLOR_NEUTRAL)
+	assert_that(renderer.color_for_type("")).is_equal(SoundIndicatorRenderer.COLOR_NEUTRAL)
+	assert_that(renderer.color_for_type("Unknown")).is_equal(SoundIndicatorRenderer.COLOR_NEUTRAL)
 	renderer.queue_free()
 
 func test_sound_indicator_deduplicates_same_position() -> void: