diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/mc/read.hpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/mc/read.hpp
index 816be0d4..a17df8c5 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/mc/read.hpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/mc/read.hpp
@@ -271,8 +271,8 @@ void MetalClawReader::setTypeInfo(const char*, int fields) {
 }
 
 template<typename T>
-Error readMC(const uint8_t *buff, std::size_t buffLen, T *val) {
-	MetalClawReader reader(buff, buffLen);
+Error readMC(const char *buff, std::size_t buffLen, T *val) {
+	MetalClawReader reader(bit_cast<uint8_t*>(buff), buffLen);
 	return model(&reader, val);
 }
 
diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/mc/test/tests.cpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/mc/test/tests.cpp
index 3c62ab98..fe830eaf 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/mc/test/tests.cpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/mc/test/tests.cpp
@@ -110,11 +110,9 @@ std::map<std::string, ox::Error(*)()> tests = {
 				// This test doesn't confirm much, but it does show that the writer
 				// doesn't segfault
 				constexpr size_t buffLen = 1024;
-				uint8_t buff[buffLen];
+				char buff[buffLen];
 				TestStruct ts;
-
 				oxReturnError(ox::writeMC(buff, buffLen, &ts));
-
 				return OxError(0);
 			}
 		},
@@ -122,7 +120,7 @@ std::map<std::string, ox::Error(*)()> tests = {
 			"MetalClawReader",
 			[] {
 				constexpr size_t buffLen = 1024;
-				uint8_t buff[buffLen];
+				char buff[buffLen];
 				TestStruct testIn, testOut;
 
 				testIn.Bool = true;
@@ -284,7 +282,7 @@ std::map<std::string, ox::Error(*)()> tests = {
 				//constexpr size_t descBuffLen = 1024;
 				//uint8_t descBuff[descBuffLen];
 				constexpr size_t dataBuffLen = 1024;
-				uint8_t dataBuff[dataBuffLen];
+				char dataBuff[dataBuffLen];
 				TestStruct testIn, testOut;
 
 				testIn.Bool = true;
diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/mc/write.hpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/mc/write.hpp
index 0c1f97c6..70b5c3dd 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/mc/write.hpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/mc/write.hpp
@@ -232,8 +232,8 @@ Result<Vector<char>> writeMC(T *val) {
 }
 
 template<typename T>
-Error writeMC(uint8_t *buff, std::size_t buffLen, T *val, std::size_t *sizeOut = nullptr) {
-	MetalClawWriter writer(buff, buffLen);
+Error writeMC(char *buff, std::size_t buffLen, T *val, std::size_t *sizeOut = nullptr) {
+	MetalClawWriter writer(bit_cast<uint8_t*>(buff), buffLen);
 	auto err = model(&writer, val);
 	if (sizeOut) {
 		*sizeOut = writer.size();
diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/model/walk.hpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/model/walk.hpp
index 21b3c015..c28a05bf 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/model/walk.hpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/model/walk.hpp
@@ -145,9 +145,9 @@ Error model(Reader *rdr, DataWalker<Reader, FH> *walker) {
 }
 
 template<typename Reader, typename Handler>
-Error walkModel(DescriptorType *type, uint8_t *data, std::size_t dataLen, Handler handler) {
+Error walkModel(DescriptorType *type, char *data, std::size_t dataLen, Handler handler) {
 	DataWalker<Reader, Handler> walker(type, handler);
-	Reader rdr(data, dataLen);
+	Reader rdr(bit_cast<uint8_t*>(data), dataLen);
 	return model(&rdr, &walker);
 }
 
diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/oc/test/tests.cpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/oc/test/tests.cpp
index d156fa8d..858d0769 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/oc/test/tests.cpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/oc/test/tests.cpp
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ const std::map<std::string_view, ox::Error(*)()> tests = {
 				oxAssert(ocErr, "Data generation failed");
 				auto type = ox::buildTypeDef(&testIn);
 				oxAssert(type.error, "Descriptor write failed");
-				oxReturnError(ox::walkModel<ox::OrganicClawReader>(type.value, ox::bit_cast<uint8_t*>(oc.data()), oc.size(),
+				oxReturnError(ox::walkModel<ox::OrganicClawReader>(type.value, oc.data(), oc.size(),
 					[](const ox::Vector<ox::FieldName>&, const ox::Vector<ox::TypeName>&, const ox::DescriptorField &f, ox::OrganicClawReader *rdr) -> ox::Error {
 						auto fieldName = f.fieldName.c_str();
 						switch (f.type->primitiveType) {