[He tilts his head slightly to avoid the droplets, which land on his chin instead.]

And whose fault is that? Anyway, no one’s ever called me a ‘drowned chocobo’ before — and some people like the more disheveled look, I hear.

[No, he does indeed look like a drowned chocobo.]

Though if it’s that big of a dealbreaker, I could always use some help toweling off.

[Teasing, but also testing. How’s her reaction to that, he wonders?]