--- a/Modules/TalkingHead.lua	Mon Aug 21 22:15:46 2017 -0400
+++ b/Modules/TalkingHead.lua	Tue Sep 05 02:56:33 2017 -0400
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 local FRAME_PADDING = 2
 
 local print = DEVIAN_WORKSPACE and function(...) print('VnTalkingHead', ...) end or nop
-local thf = TalkingHeadFrame
+local thf
 local m = {
 
   anchorPoint = 'TOPLEFT',
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 
 function m:OnLoad()
   Veneer:AddHandler(self, self.anchorPoint)
-  -- force this so we can implant
   LoadAddOn('Blizzard_TalkingHeadUI')
   thf = TalkingHeadFrame
 end
@@ -32,17 +31,16 @@
 function m:Setup()
   print('|cFF00AAFF'..self:GetName()..'|r:Setup()', thf:IsShown(), self:IsShown())
 
-  self:SetSize(thf:GetSize())
 
   --hooksecurefunc(thf, 'SetPoint', function(...)
   --  print('SetPoint', ...)
   --  print(debugstack())
   --end)
 
-
   self.Name:SetAllPoints(thf.NameFrame.Name)
   self.Text:SetAllPoints(thf.TextFrame.Text)
   self.Portrait:SetAllPoints(thf.PortraitFrame.Portrait)
+  self:SetSize(thf:GetSize())
 
   self:ApplySettings()
 
@@ -51,6 +49,9 @@
 end
 
 function m:ApplySettings()
+  if not thf then
+    return
+  end
 
   thf.NameFrame.Name:ClearAllPoints()
   thf.TextFrame.Text:ClearAllPoints()
@@ -78,6 +79,9 @@
 end
 
 function m:ClearAnchor()
+  if not thf then
+    return
+  end
 
   UIPARENT_MANAGED_FRAME_POSITIONS["TalkingHeadFrame"] = nil
   for i, alertSubSystem in pairs(AlertFrame.alertFrameSubSystems) do
@@ -111,6 +115,9 @@
 end
 
 function m:Update()
+  if not thf then
+    return
+  end
 
   Veneer:InternalReanchor(self)
 end