[ It's only after her reaction does Simon realise something was lost in translation, and he's a little more abashed now. He chuckles nervously, considers asking if it's natural before deciding that's probably rude. ]

I've never actually seen it... as a hair color, uh, until meeting you. [ Quickly, he tries to come up with a recovery. ] Uh, it'll probably catch the light really well when we jump...

Speaking of when we jump, what color parachute do you have? [ Smooth! Okay, not really. But now seems like an awkward time to mention, 'Oh yeah, mine's blue.' ]