[ Jakob rears up, grim of mouth and about to snap, because why are you bothering him. ]

Of course it's—

[ - aaaaand then he looks down.

... Huh.

His expression changes from reproaching to quizzical as he eyes the item more closely. ]

I've never seen such a thing. The padding may be to deal with snags. It's possible they're passing judgment on the state of your ears.

[ He had to get a cloaked insult in, because of course he did. ]