[ hmmm. he gestures hunter closer to tell this story in a way no one can eavesdrop ]

... Back home, Kaoru was worried, for a while, that the only way for us to be seen as individuals would be to separate. So I dyed my hair instead. [ he shrugs ] Make it easier for everyone else to figure us out.

[ he says it like it's a silly little story because it's mid party, but hunter can have lore because he has rights ]