diff --git a/src/com/massivecraft/mcore/MetadataSimple.java b/src/com/massivecraft/mcore/MetadataSimple.java
index c4a05aec..bfd7ddcd 100644
--- a/src/com/massivecraft/mcore/MetadataSimple.java
+++ b/src/com/massivecraft/mcore/MetadataSimple.java
@@ -50,12 +50,19 @@ public class MetadataSimple extends MetadataValueAdapter
 		metadatable.setMetadata(key, new MetadataSimple(plugin, value));
 	}
 	
-	public static Object get(Metadatable metadatable, String key)
+	public static MetadataValue getMeta(Metadatable metadatable, String key)
 	{
 		List<MetadataValue> metaValues = metadatable.getMetadata(key);
 		if (metaValues == null) return null;
 		if (metaValues.size() < 1) return null;
-		return metaValues.get(0).value();
+		return metaValues.get(0);
+	}
+	
+	public static Object get(Metadatable metadatable, String key)
+	{
+		MetadataValue metaValue = getMeta(metadatable, key);
+		if (metaValue == null) return null;
+		return metaValue.value();
 	}
 	
 }
diff --git a/src/com/massivecraft/mcore/util/MUtil.java b/src/com/massivecraft/mcore/util/MUtil.java
index da125041..67e77761 100644
--- a/src/com/massivecraft/mcore/util/MUtil.java
+++ b/src/com/massivecraft/mcore/util/MUtil.java
@@ -490,6 +490,18 @@ public class MUtil
 		return new ArrayList<T>(coll).get(index);
 	}
 	
+	public static <T> List<T> random(Collection<T> coll, int count)
+	{
+		List<T> ret = new ArrayList<T>(coll);
+		if (count < 0) count = 0;
+		while (ret.size() > count)
+		{
+			int index = MCore.random.nextInt(ret.size());
+			ret.remove(index);
+		}
+		return ret;
+	}
+	
 	// -------------------------------------------- //
 	// LE NICE EQUALS and compare
 	// -------------------------------------------- //