Trillen nodded slowly as he listened to the exchanges. He had to wonder if Mr. Snead was just agreeing with Kate to keep her happy or if he really though the choices were good. In the end, he decided it didn't really matter. He liked what he picked out and that was the end of that. Like Kate, he didn't see much use in being in with the latest fashion. He was only really wearing the clothes anyway to make Kate feel better and the fact he couldn't deny the logic of it. If he was clothed as a free man, he would raise a lot less eyebrows. And blend in better to boot. Blending in was important to him. After all, a slave that stood out in the wrong ways, did not live very long. "Do I really have to wear a hat?"