[Conrad's brow creases, giving Elias an apologetic look while he explains just why he's wearing that mask. Conrad probably shouldn't have brought attention to it, now that he thinks about it, but at least Elias doesn't seem upset or anything.]

Oh-oh... I'm sorry. I shouldn't have assumed- Uhm. I understand. That makes sense since you can't mask like normal.

[Conrad doesn't mind looking like he did when he was turned. Maybe if he makes it to being quite old he won't want to look twenty-eight anymore, but he's only forty years old, so he's fine with it.]

Anyway... Yeah, I see, that makes sense. About the ring. I'm good with more accessorizing. Maybe I should shop around for something else that'll work with it? [It'll give him something to do and any time he can spend looking for fashion-related stuff is time well spent.