diff --git a/Dalamud/Game/Text/Evaluator/SeStringEvaluator.cs b/Dalamud/Game/Text/Evaluator/SeStringEvaluator.cs
index 47c4b5899..6c768cfa1 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Game/Text/Evaluator/SeStringEvaluator.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Game/Text/Evaluator/SeStringEvaluator.cs
@@ -1744,7 +1744,7 @@ internal class SeStringEvaluator : IServiceType, ISeStringEvaluator
                 return false;
 
             case TextParameterType.String:
-                this.EvaluateAndAppendTo(builder, p.StringValue.AsReadOnlySeStringSpan(), null, language);
+                this.EvaluateAndAppendTo(builder, p.StringValue.AsSpan(), null, language);
                 return false;
 
             case TextParameterType.Uninitialized:
diff --git a/Dalamud/Utility/CStringExtensions.cs b/Dalamud/Utility/CStringExtensions.cs
index a1848c512..f025ee85c 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Utility/CStringExtensions.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Utility/CStringExtensions.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-using InteropGenerator.Runtime;
+using Dalamud.Game.Text.SeStringHandling;
+
+using InteropGenerator.Runtime;
 
 using Lumina.Text.ReadOnly;
 
@@ -7,6 +9,9 @@ namespace Dalamud.Utility;
 /// <summary>
 /// A set of helpful utilities for working with <see cref="CStringPointer"/>s from ClientStructs.
 /// </summary>
+/// <remarks>
+/// WARNING: Will break if a custom ClientStructs is used. These are here for CONVENIENCE ONLY!
+/// </remarks>
 public static class CStringExtensions
 {
     /// <summary>
@@ -14,11 +19,34 @@ public static class CStringExtensions
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="ptr">The pointer to convert.</param>
     /// <returns>A span.</returns>
-    public static unsafe ReadOnlySeStringSpan AsReadOnlySeStringSpan(this CStringPointer ptr)
+    public static ReadOnlySeStringSpan AsReadOnlySeStringSpan(this CStringPointer ptr)
     {
         return ptr.AsSpan();
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Convert a CStringPointer to a Dalamud SeString.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="ptr">The pointer to convert.</param>
+    /// <returns>A Dalamud-flavored SeString.</returns>
+    public static SeString AsDalamudSeString(this CStringPointer ptr)
+    {
+        return ptr.AsReadOnlySeStringSpan().ToDalamudString();
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Get a new SeString that's a <em>copy</em> of the text in this CStringPointer.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="ptr">The pointer to copy.</param>
+    /// <returns>A new Lumina SeString.</returns>
+    public static Lumina.Text.SeString AsLuminaSeString(this CStringPointer ptr)
+    {
+        var ssb = new Lumina.Text.SeStringBuilder();
+        ssb.Append(ptr.AsSpan());
+
+        return ssb.ToSeString();
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Extract text from this CStringPointer following <see cref="ReadOnlySeStringSpan.ExtractText()"/>'s rules. Only
     /// useful for SeStrings.