@Epic just change:
.timer 1 2 describe # $replace($1-,$me,%nick)
To:
.timer 1 2 describe # $replace($1-,$me,$nick,$chr(36),$+($chr(36),!),$chr(37),$+($str($chr(2),2),$chr(37)),|,$+($str($chr(2),2),|))
Or remove the timer. The timer is causing the evaluation.
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