diff --git a/src/AcDream.App/Rendering/GameWindow.cs b/src/AcDream.App/Rendering/GameWindow.cs
index b78148d..55291ad 100644
--- a/src/AcDream.App/Rendering/GameWindow.cs
+++ b/src/AcDream.App/Rendering/GameWindow.cs
@@ -8897,19 +8897,18 @@ public sealed class GameWindow : IDisposable
             return;
         }
 
-        // B.5 polish (2026-05-14): block client-side when the selected
-        // entity is a creature/NPC — ACE's HandleActionPutItemInContainer
-        // would otherwise reject with WeenieError.Stuck (0x0029, "You
-        // cannot pick that up!") AND trigger the NPC's emote chain,
-        // which surfaces as "the NPC talks to me when I press F" if the
-        // user single-clicked an NPC last before the F press. Use
-        // (double-click) is the right action for NPCs; F is only for
-        // ground items.
+        // B.5 polish (2026-05-14): silently block client-side when the
+        // selected entity is a creature/NPC. ACE's
+        // HandleActionPutItemInContainer would otherwise reject with
+        // WeenieError.Stuck (0x0029, "You cannot pick that up!") AND
+        // trigger the NPC's emote chain, which surfaces as "the NPC
+        // talks to me when I press F" if the user single-clicked an
+        // NPC last before the F press. Use (double-click) is the right
+        // action for NPCs; F is only for ground items. Silent rejection
+        // matches retail behavior — retail showed no client-side
+        // feedback for this case either.
         if (IsLiveCreatureTarget(itemGuid))
-        {
-            _debugVm?.AddToast("Can't pick that up");
             return;
-        }
 
         var seq  = _liveSession.NextGameActionSequence();
         var body = AcDream.Core.Net.Messages.InteractRequests.BuildPickUp(