“Uh, there wouldn’t have been a mess if they hadn’t cut them.” Josh spoke up. “They would have come back to me if they hadn’t been cut… so it’s the fault of whoever started cutting.” he glanced pointedly at Adrian. “They were being surprisingly well behaved, actually, they didn’t break anything or tie anyone up… That really hasn’t happened to me in years,” Josh said, embarrassed. “Like years before I came to the academy…” 

He hesitated a moment. “Era… she’s… yeah? I guess so. When I first came here, she was my sidekick until I transferred to the sidekick side. After she ended up in the middle of my last relationship disaster, she’s started acting more… bitchy?... than usual. Granted, I probably would have never talked to me again after the, uh, organ tinsel and death threats, but Era said it wasn’t my fault. Luckily, Aella graduated so none of us ever have to see her again. Era’s kind of like my best friend and worst enemy. If I need her for anything ever, she’s right there, but if she sees anyone picking on me or anything, even if she imagines it, she explodes. She imagined you guys were picking on me, and that, combined with the fact that you're villains, I'm surprised she walked away.”