"I'm not the little mermaid without an ocean," Cougar feels compelled to keep poking holes in Jake's logic, seeing as it's not very sound, which isn't a surprise because it's Jake and he doesn't think he's ever really gone on much more than pure feeling than fact. Still, he can't complain about the hair braiding, enjoying the way it feels as he settles back into the touch, humming happily.

"How does it look?" he prompts, hoping to hear nothing but confidence in return.