Soldat doesn't stare. They don't. Soldat is very good at not looking at people, so of course they don't stare.

They are also, however, very good at watching people without looking directly at them, and that is some very vibrant hair. They don't even bother with a "yes" to his question, because how else would they have gold filigree on the arm, and white hair? "Yours as well, I guess," they say instead, nodding in his direction and trying not to smile.