At this point, Persimmon was getting quite annoyed with his company's grim obsession with being as uptight and aggressively serious at all times. "Alright, boys, lighten up. Nobody got hurt, and nobody was at any risk of getting hurt. I made sure of that.
Anyway, those guys who 'won't stop at the apple' aren't the same guys that get accepted into Beacon. We're made of better stuff." Persimmon recognized the irony of him saying this even though his own entrance into Beacon was illegitimate.
((So did Noctis totally leave? Does that mean we don't wait for Midna to post anymore? If yes, I'll move things along. If not, disregard the following:))
He looked at his scroll. "In case you holier-than-thou responsible huntsmen are wondering, you're going to be late for your initiation if you don't get going now. Go on ahead, I'll catch up."