Slater got everything he needed ready to hand and set up by Delia's side. This life-changing decision (possibly) was about to be put into action and Slater forced himself into indifference, laying out the tools and the foam as if he were just touching himself up, grooming his hair.
"Sideburn's'll go first," he said with a nod, "see how different I look then..." And with that he grabbed the brush and foamed his mustache and face.