diff --git a/scenes/tests/3d/eva_movement_component.gd b/scenes/tests/3d/eva_movement_component.gd
index 50b62d8..0de52de 100644
--- a/scenes/tests/3d/eva_movement_component.gd
+++ b/scenes/tests/3d/eva_movement_component.gd
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func _orient_pawn(delta: float):
 	
 	# 2. Smoothly Interpolate Towards Target Basis
 	var current_basis = pawn.global_basis
-	var new_basis = current_basis.slerp(target_basis, delta * orientation_speed).orthonormalized()
+	var new_basis = current_basis.slerp(target_basis, delta * orientation_speed).get_rotation_quaternion()
 	
 	# Store the body's yaw *before* applying the new basis
 	var _old_body_yaw = current_basis.get_euler().y
diff --git a/scenes/tests/3d/player_controller_3d.gd b/scenes/tests/3d/player_controller_3d.gd
index 7e69e20..9c1739a 100644
--- a/scenes/tests/3d/player_controller_3d.gd
+++ b/scenes/tests/3d/player_controller_3d.gd
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ class_name PlayerController3D
 	
 # --- Mouse Sensitivity ---
 @export var mouse_sensitivity: float = 0.002 # Radians per pixel motion
+var _mouse_motion_input: Vector2 = Vector2.ZERO
 
 class KeyInput:
 	var pressed: bool = false
@@ -24,19 +25,23 @@ func _unhandled_input(event: InputEvent):
 	
 	# Handle mouse motion input directly here
 	if event is InputEventMouseMotion and Input.get_mouse_mode() == Input.MOUSE_MODE_CAPTURED:
-		# Calculate yaw and pitch based on mouse movement
-		var yaw_input = event.relative.x
-		var pitch_input = -event.relative.y
+		_mouse_motion_input += Vector2(event.relative.x, -event.relative.y)
 		
-		var sensitivity_modified_mouse_input = Vector2(yaw_input, pitch_input) * mouse_sensitivity
-		
-		# Send rotation input via RPC immediately
-		server_process_rotation_input.rpc_id(multiplayer.get_unique_id(), sensitivity_modified_mouse_input)
-
 func _physics_process(_delta):
 	if not is_multiplayer_authority() or not is_instance_valid(possessed_pawn):
 		return
 
+	if _mouse_motion_input != Vector2.ZERO:
+		# Calculate yaw and pitch based on mouse movement		
+		var sensitivity_modified_mouse_input = Vector2(_mouse_motion_input.x, _mouse_motion_input.y) * mouse_sensitivity
+		
+		# Send rotation input via RPC immediately
+		server_process_rotation_input.rpc_id(multiplayer.get_unique_id(), sensitivity_modified_mouse_input)
+		
+		# Reset the buffer
+		_mouse_motion_input = Vector2.ZERO
+
+
 	var move_vec = Input.get_vector("move_left_3d", "move_right_3d", "move_backward_3d", "move_forward_3d")
 	var roll_input = Input.get_action_strength("roll_right_3d") - Input.get_action_strength("roll_left_3d")
 	var vertical_input = Input.get_action_strength("move_up_3d") - Input.get_action_strength("move_down_3d")