[Don't think she doesn't notice that continued relaxation. It's just going to encourage her good mood.]

Shoulder length's not that bad, and New York can get seriously hot in the summer so I'm not totally unused to it. I'll just have to invest in hair ties. Or steal some of Gene's. [Oh he of the glorious Mongolian mane. The scissors re-emerge.] Okay, no sudden movements.

[Carefully, she starts to snip.]