[ Sometimes u just need another idiot to be pals with, it's fine. ]

I do, yeah! I got sick of it being black all the time. I wanted to be... like, different, ya know? Wanna make my own splash. Now it just feels like part of me, even though my teachers are always on my back to dye it back.

[ A pause, he considers. ]

You seem like you're around my age. You're in high school, yeah?