He's not hiding, he's giving himself time to assess the situation. That's totally different.
"Oh, you must be referring to my twin brother!" he declares, in that kind of loud, emphasized tone of voice one would use to make sure that if there are any people around they'll think this is a completely boring conversation not worth listening to. He lowers the jacket a bit, but only to give the cut a better look; he was legitimately looking at the quality, thank you very much.
He's much quieter when he resumes speaking, in the same way a boombox at max volume is much quieter than a plane crash. "I hope you'll forgive my outburst, I'm not exactly used to being exposed in public!"
Except when he's the one doing the exposing, like he did with Flourish in that one coffee shop. Or depending on your definition of "expose", when he casually rips off his shirt.
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"Oh, you must be referring to my twin brother!" he declares, in that kind of loud, emphasized tone of voice one would use to make sure that if there are any people around they'll think this is a completely boring conversation not worth listening to. He lowers the jacket a bit, but only to give the cut a better look; he was legitimately looking at the quality, thank you very much.
He's much quieter when he resumes speaking, in the same way a boombox at max volume is much quieter than a plane crash. "I hope you'll forgive my outburst, I'm not exactly used to being exposed in public!"
Except when he's the one doing the exposing, like he did with Flourish in that one coffee shop. Or depending on your definition of "expose", when he casually rips off his shirt.