"Hmm, well, that's because I am," Ash said looking at her, "But even spoiled playboys have personalities beyond the surface. It just takes people asking the right questions to get past that." He never hid his reading or his intelligence, but everyone around focused on what he tended to show more of. A very active libido and a strong interest in satisfying that sex drive as often as he could.
He looked at her now with interest, "So you find me interesting." He smiled at that. Ash wasn't one to let such comments go unnoticed and thrown to the side. He always pointed them out because it was fun to see how quickly girls would try to excuse it as something else or shy away.
"Why on earth would he want to keep around a howling monkey?" he now looked confused, "I believe the name in itself says a lot about why he shouldn't keep one around." He shook his head, thinking Lyra's dad a strange man for even considering it. Maybe he was one of those people that just collected animals because they were rare.