Not just that! It's my style! Wearing it down doesn't really match my look, y'know? It's not cool!

[And he is nothing if not cool. Or so he'd like to think. He laughs and ducks his head a little when she messes up his hair, though; it's already a mess, he can't even be mad.]

Ah, that's why I grew a beard, though . . . that's part of the look too, but I definitely look way younger without it. And beauty's totally worth the time!

[Wait. He reconsiders that.]

Not that I'd call myself "beautiful." I save that for girls.