[He's tempted to brush off the thanks, to dismiss it as the sort of thing any friend would do, but truthfully, he's not much for making friends, and he's pretty sure it's rude to dismiss someone's heartfelt thanks, anyway. So instead, he simply shrugs, and offers Ned that tiny, enigmatic smile.]
Consider it a debt repaid.
[Because Ned helped him, before. Because he owed him. And, remarkably, because he wanted to help him. That's an unusual feeling. His brushed back hair flops down into his face again.]
Dammit.
[It's an uncharacteristic amount of irritation coming from him, in regards to something as simple as hair, but then, he's been frustrated by the lack of answers to their research, anyway. And then an idea occurs to him.]
no subject
Consider it a debt repaid.
[Because Ned helped him, before. Because he owed him. And, remarkably, because he wanted to help him. That's an unusual feeling. His brushed back hair flops down into his face again.]
Dammit.
[It's an uncharacteristic amount of irritation coming from him, in regards to something as simple as hair, but then, he's been frustrated by the lack of answers to their research, anyway. And then an idea occurs to him.]
Do you know how to cut hair?