diff --git a/Content.Server/2G2C/Carrying/BeingCarriedComponent.cs b/Content.Server/2G2C/Carrying/BeingCarriedComponent.cs
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+namespace Content.Server.Carrying
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Used so we can sub to events like VirtualItemDeleted
+    /// </summary>
+    [RegisterComponent]
+    public sealed class BeingCarriedComponent : Component
+    {
+        public EntityUid Carrier = default!;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Content.Server/2G2C/Carrying/CarriableComponent.cs b/Content.Server/2G2C/Carrying/CarriableComponent.cs
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+++ b/Content.Server/2G2C/Carrying/CarriableComponent.cs
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+using System.Threading;
+
+namespace Content.Server.Carrying
+{
+    [RegisterComponent]
+    public sealed class CarriableComponent : Component
+    {
+        public CancellationTokenSource? CancelToken;
+        /// <summary>
+        ///     Number of free hands required
+        ///     to carry the entity
+        /// </summary>
+        [DataField("freeHandsRequired")]
+        public int FreeHandsRequired = 2;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Content.Server/2G2C/Carrying/CarryingComponent.cs b/Content.Server/2G2C/Carrying/CarryingComponent.cs
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+++ b/Content.Server/2G2C/Carrying/CarryingComponent.cs
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+namespace Content.Server.Carrying
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Used so we can sub to events like VirtualItemDeleted
+    /// </summary>
+    [RegisterComponent]
+    public sealed class CarryingComponent : Component
+    {}
+}
diff --git a/Content.Server/2G2C/Carrying/CarryingSystem.cs b/Content.Server/2G2C/Carrying/CarryingSystem.cs
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+using System.Threading;
+using Content.Server.DoAfter;
+using Content.Server.Hands.Systems;
+using Content.Server.Hands.Components;
+using Content.Shared.MobState.Components;
+using Content.Shared.Hands.Components;
+using Content.Shared.Hands;
+using Content.Shared.Stunnable;
+using Content.Shared.Interaction.Events;
+using Content.Shared.Verbs;
+using Content.Shared.Carrying;
+using Content.Shared.Movement.Events;
+using Content.Shared.Pulling;
+using Content.Shared.Pulling.Components;
+using Content.Shared.Standing;
+using Content.Shared.ActionBlocker;
+using Robust.Shared.Physics;
+
+namespace Content.Server.Carrying
+{
+    public sealed class CarryingSystem : EntitySystem
+    {
+        [Dependency] private readonly HandVirtualItemSystem _virtualItemSystem = default!;
+        [Dependency] private readonly CarryingSlowdownSystem _slowdown = default!;
+        [Dependency] private readonly DoAfterSystem _doAfterSystem = default!;
+        [Dependency] private readonly StandingStateSystem _standingState = default!;
+        [Dependency] private readonly ActionBlockerSystem _actionBlockerSystem = default!;
+        [Dependency] private readonly SharedPullingSystem _pullingSystem = default!;
+        public override void Initialize()
+        {
+            base.Initialize();
+            SubscribeLocalEvent<CarriableComponent, GetVerbsEvent<AlternativeVerb>>(AddCarryVerb);
+            SubscribeLocalEvent<CarryingComponent, VirtualItemDeletedEvent>(OnVirtualItemDeleted);
+            SubscribeLocalEvent<BeingCarriedComponent, UpdateCanMoveEvent>(OnMoveAttempt);
+            SubscribeLocalEvent<BeingCarriedComponent, StandAttemptEvent>(OnStandAttempt);
+            SubscribeLocalEvent<BeingCarriedComponent, GettingInteractedWithAttemptEvent>(OnInteractedWith);
+            SubscribeLocalEvent<CarrySuccessfulEvent>(OnCarrySuccess);
+            SubscribeLocalEvent<CarryCancelledEvent>(OnCarryCancelled);
+        }
+
+
+        private void AddCarryVerb(EntityUid uid, CarriableComponent component, GetVerbsEvent<AlternativeVerb> args)
+        {
+            if (!args.CanInteract || !args.CanAccess)
+                return;
+
+            if (!CanCarry(args.User, uid, component))
+                return;
+
+            if (HasComp<CarryingComponent>(args.User)) // yeah not dealing with that
+                return;
+
+            if (!HasComp<KnockedDownComponent>(uid) && !(TryComp<MobStateComponent>(uid, out var state) && (state.IsCritical() || state.IsDead() || state.IsIncapacitated())))
+                return;
+
+            AlternativeVerb verb = new()
+            {
+                Act = () =>
+                {
+                    StartCarryDoAfter(args.User, uid, component);
+                },
+                Text = Loc.GetString("carry-verb"),
+                Priority = 2
+            };
+            args.Verbs.Add(verb);
+        }
+
+        private void OnVirtualItemDeleted(EntityUid uid, CarryingComponent component, VirtualItemDeletedEvent args)
+        {
+            if (!HasComp<CarriableComponent>(args.BlockingEntity))
+                return;
+
+            DropCarried(uid, args.BlockingEntity);
+        }
+
+        private void OnMoveAttempt(EntityUid uid, BeingCarriedComponent component, UpdateCanMoveEvent args)
+        {
+            args.Cancel();
+        }
+
+        private void OnStandAttempt(EntityUid uid, BeingCarriedComponent component, StandAttemptEvent args)
+        {
+            args.Cancel();
+        }
+
+        private void OnInteractedWith(EntityUid uid, BeingCarriedComponent component, GettingInteractedWithAttemptEvent args)
+        {
+            if (args.Uid != component.Carrier)
+                args.Cancel();
+        }
+
+        private void OnCarrySuccess(CarrySuccessfulEvent ev)
+        {
+            if (!CanCarry(ev.Carrier, ev.Carried, ev.Component))
+                return;
+
+            Carry(ev.Carrier, ev.Carried);
+        }
+
+        private void OnCarryCancelled(CarryCancelledEvent ev)
+        {
+            if (ev.Component == null)
+                return;
+
+            ev.Component.CancelToken = null;
+        }
+
+        private void StartCarryDoAfter(EntityUid carrier, EntityUid carried, CarriableComponent component)
+        {
+            if (component.CancelToken != null)
+            {
+                component.CancelToken.Cancel();
+                component.CancelToken = null;
+            }
+
+            component.CancelToken = new CancellationTokenSource();
+            _doAfterSystem.DoAfter(new DoAfterEventArgs(carrier, 3f, component.CancelToken.Token, target: carried)
+            {
+                BroadcastFinishedEvent = new CarrySuccessfulEvent(carrier, carried, component),
+                BroadcastCancelledEvent = new CarryCancelledEvent(carrier, component),
+                BreakOnTargetMove = true,
+                BreakOnUserMove = true,
+                BreakOnStun = true,
+                NeedHand = true
+            });
+        }
+
+        private void Carry(EntityUid carrier, EntityUid carried)
+        {
+            if (TryComp<SharedPullableComponent>(carried, out var pullable))
+                _pullingSystem.TryStopPull(pullable);
+
+            Transform(carried).Coordinates = Transform(carrier).Coordinates;
+            Transform(carried).ParentUid = carrier;
+            _virtualItemSystem.TrySpawnVirtualItemInHand(carried, carrier);
+            _virtualItemSystem.TrySpawnVirtualItemInHand(carried, carrier);
+            EnsureComp<CarryingComponent>(carrier);
+            ApplyCarrySlowdown(carrier, carried);
+            var carriedComp = EnsureComp<BeingCarriedComponent>(carried);
+            carriedComp.Carrier = carrier;
+            _actionBlockerSystem.UpdateCanMove(carried);
+        }
+
+        public void DropCarried(EntityUid carrier, EntityUid carried)
+        {
+            RemComp<CarryingComponent>(carrier); // get rid of this first so we don't recusrively fire that event
+            RemComp<CarryingSlowdownComponent>(carrier);
+            RemComp<BeingCarriedComponent>(carried);
+            _actionBlockerSystem.UpdateCanMove(carried);
+            _virtualItemSystem.DeleteInHandsMatching(carrier, carried);
+            Transform(carried).AttachToGridOrMap();
+            _standingState.Stand(carried);
+        }
+
+        private void ApplyCarrySlowdown(EntityUid carrier, EntityUid carried)
+        {
+            if (!TryComp<FixturesComponent>(carrier, out var carrierFixtures))
+                return;
+            if (!TryComp<FixturesComponent>(carried, out var carriedFixtures))
+                return;
+            if (carrierFixtures.Fixtures.Count == 0 || carriedFixtures.Fixtures.Count == 0)
+                return;
+
+            float carrierMass = 0f;
+            float carriedMass = 0f;
+            foreach (var fixture in carrierFixtures.Fixtures.Values)
+            {
+                carrierMass += fixture.Mass;
+            }
+            foreach (var fixture in carriedFixtures.Fixtures.Values)
+            {
+                carriedMass += fixture.Mass;
+            }
+
+            if (carrierMass == 0f)
+                carrierMass = 70f;
+            if (carriedMass == 0f)
+                carriedMass = 70f;
+
+            var massRatioSq = Math.Pow((carriedMass / carrierMass), 2);
+            var modifier = (1 - (massRatioSq * 0.15));
+            var slowdownComp = EnsureComp<CarryingSlowdownComponent>(carrier);
+            _slowdown.SetModifier(carrier, (float) modifier, (float) modifier, slowdownComp);
+        }
+
+        public bool CanCarry(EntityUid carrier, EntityUid carried, CarriableComponent? carriedComp = null)
+        {
+            if (!Resolve(carried, ref carriedComp))
+                return false;
+
+            if (!TryComp<HandsComponent>(carrier, out var hands))
+                return false;
+
+            if (hands.CountFreeHands() < carriedComp.FreeHandsRequired)
+                return false;
+
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        private sealed class CarryCancelledEvent : EntityEventArgs
+        {
+            public EntityUid Uid;
+
+            public CarriableComponent Component;
+
+            public CarryCancelledEvent(EntityUid uid, CarriableComponent component)
+            {
+                Uid = uid;
+                Component = component;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private sealed class CarrySuccessfulEvent : EntityEventArgs
+        {
+            public EntityUid Carrier;
+
+            public EntityUid Carried;
+
+            public CarriableComponent Component;
+
+            public CarrySuccessfulEvent(EntityUid carrier, EntityUid carried, CarriableComponent component)
+            {
+                Carrier = carrier;
+                Carried = carried;
+                Component = component;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Content.Shared/2G2C/Carrying/CarryingSlowdownComponent.cs b/Content.Shared/2G2C/Carrying/CarryingSlowdownComponent.cs
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index 000000000..f9913c36a
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+using Robust.Shared.GameStates;
+using Robust.Shared.Serialization;
+
+namespace Content.Shared.Carrying
+{
+    [RegisterComponent, NetworkedComponent, Access(typeof(CarryingSlowdownSystem))]
+
+    public sealed class CarryingSlowdownComponent : Component
+    {
+        [DataField("walkModifier", required: true)] [ViewVariables(VVAccess.ReadWrite)]
+        public float WalkModifier = 1.0f;
+
+        [DataField("sprintModifier", required: true)] [ViewVariables(VVAccess.ReadWrite)]
+        public float SprintModifier = 1.0f;
+    }
+
+    [Serializable, NetSerializable]
+    public sealed class CarryingSlowdownComponentState : ComponentState
+    {
+        public float WalkModifier;
+        public float SprintModifier;
+        public CarryingSlowdownComponentState(float walkModifier, float sprintModifier)
+        {
+            WalkModifier = walkModifier;
+            SprintModifier = sprintModifier;
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/Content.Shared/2G2C/Carrying/CarryingSlowdownSystem.cs b/Content.Shared/2G2C/Carrying/CarryingSlowdownSystem.cs
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+++ b/Content.Shared/2G2C/Carrying/CarryingSlowdownSystem.cs
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+using Content.Shared.Movement.Systems;
+using Robust.Shared.GameStates;
+
+namespace Content.Shared.Carrying
+{
+    public sealed class CarryingSlowdownSystem : EntitySystem
+    {
+        [Dependency] private readonly MovementSpeedModifierSystem _movementSpeed = default!;
+
+        public override void Initialize()
+        {
+            base.Initialize();
+            SubscribeLocalEvent<CarryingSlowdownComponent, ComponentGetState>(OnGetState);
+            SubscribeLocalEvent<CarryingSlowdownComponent, ComponentHandleState>(OnHandleState);
+            SubscribeLocalEvent<CarryingSlowdownComponent, RefreshMovementSpeedModifiersEvent>(OnRefreshMoveSpeed);
+        }
+
+        public void SetModifier(EntityUid uid, float walkSpeedModifier, float sprintSpeedModifier, CarryingSlowdownComponent? component = null)
+        {
+            if (!Resolve(uid, ref component))
+                return;
+
+            component.WalkModifier = walkSpeedModifier;
+            component.SprintModifier = sprintSpeedModifier;
+            _movementSpeed.RefreshMovementSpeedModifiers(uid);
+        }
+        private void OnGetState(EntityUid uid, CarryingSlowdownComponent component, ref ComponentGetState args)
+        {
+            args.State = new CarryingSlowdownComponentState(component.WalkModifier, component.SprintModifier);
+        }
+
+        private void OnHandleState(EntityUid uid, CarryingSlowdownComponent component, ref ComponentHandleState args)
+        {
+            if (args.Current is CarryingSlowdownComponentState state)
+            {
+                component.WalkModifier = state.WalkModifier;
+                component.SprintModifier = state.SprintModifier;
+
+                _movementSpeed.RefreshMovementSpeedModifiers(uid);
+            }
+        }
+        private void OnRefreshMoveSpeed(EntityUid uid, CarryingSlowdownComponent component, RefreshMovementSpeedModifiersEvent args)
+        {
+            args.ModifySpeed(component.WalkModifier, component.SprintModifier);
+        }
+    }
+}
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