Teen Said:

look, why dont u put a ~n on nick, so there is no reason to this
like
mode +b ~q: $+ $address(%Mute.nick,2)
mode +b ~n: $+ $address(%Mute.nick,2)

no need to make that 2 diff lines. you can put in one

mode # +bb ~q: $+ $address(%Mute.nick,2) ~n: $+ $address(%Mute.nick,2)