I know, I'm grouching. [He sighs, running a hand through his hair.] Stuff like this is why the Corps was founded, to make sure ordinary people had somebody around who could protect them from... enemies who could eat suns or something.

[Then he throws up his hands. He knows they both agree about this.]

Damnit. They might not care that it reflects badly on them, but at least they could think about how it reflects on their teachers.