"I've come to the conclusion that the real reason for the war is that half of our society was made up of sadist and the other half of masochists. You lot seem to enjoy suffering," he said with a chuckle.
The question was so strange that for a moment, he simply stared at her. "Expectations?" he finally said. "I was told that these are magical scars and you can't make them disappear. At this point, I was thinking that keeping the bandages all the time might just be the way to go so I don't scare people."
He tilted his head, still moving very slowly. "Are you saying that there are other options other than masks and long hair? Because I'll take anything you can do."