[ She has no problem talking to him while she's changing. Unlike some people, Mercury hovering outside of her changing door is kind of comforting instead of irritating. Despite how annoyed she acts with him, she always feels better when he's around than when he isn't.

Emerald may not be a genius but she's been here longer than Mercury has, so she's had plenty of time to look this crap up at least well enough to know what she might've been in for. Cordis, if anything, was the one she kind of wanted to be. ]

A pheromone is like cologne, except it comes from some animals' bodies. Humans don't normally have it, but those aligned with Cordis do. It actually makes people think you're sexy even if they're annoyed with you, instead of just causing peoples' allergies to flare up.