Firo laughs, "You can't wear somethin' like that and not expect to look like a pirate." He doesn't know if Captain Hook as a character had been created yet, but maybe the concept had been around longer than the book.

Smile fading, Firo's eyes widen. "...Geez, really? That's... I guess it gets the message across, but it seems a little overkill." Pun not intended. "Couldn't he have just scratched himself with it?"