I never hide. [He looks indignant at that, but not really angry enough to make it totally sincere.] Your hair's gonna distract anyone we bump into from anything else anyway, it's the best camouflage I could have.

[He doesn't get it. How this is flowing so easily, just needling the guy and taking his mild needling in return and not having any real flare-ups of anger or offense. That's not how communicating with John Allerdyce works. But at the same time, he can't tell if he's going soft or if Ryan is just too laid back to get really, genuinely annoyed with him.

Or if he cares which it is.]