"Yes it is!" Bobby insisted, completely losing the slippery grasp of diplomacy he was attempting to wrestle. This, he felt, was incontestable, and he would be firm about it, no matter her college-age wisdom. His hands on his hips, he said, "I thought people that dyed their hair like that did it because it was so weird. Don't want to stand out, don't do it."
Easy solution for a girl who was going to get all flustered over the matter. Not that these were easy words to live by-- Bobby certainly had his own share of awkward moments when couldn't keep his mouth shut. But that was a lot different than the complicated business of rainbow inspired hair.