Keltham's roving eyes light on Carissa's armpit hairs.  Civilization has mastered biochemical control of hair; Keltham himself doesn't have hair anywhere he doesn't want to.  Most women of dath ilan do elect to switch off hair in armpits; Civilization tries to avert certain kinds of status-appearance contests that can only have a few winners and many losers, but everyone getting a simple treatment to choose their hair pattern is hardly that.  He - does see why women would choose that, now?  It doesn't look good on her, in his own decision and choice.

Keltham reaches down, wraps a single long armpit hair around his forefinger and pinches it between his forefinger and thumb, and then rips it out.

Keltham's roving eyes light on Carissa's armpit hairs.  Civilization has mastered biochemical control of hair; Keltham himself doesn't have hair anywhere he doesn't want to.  Most women of dath ilan do elect to switch off hair in armpits; Civilization tries to avert certain kinds of status-appearance contests that can only have a few winners and many losers, but everyone getting a simple treatment to choose their hair pattern is hardly that.  He does see why a supermajority of Civilization's women would choose that, now.  It doesn't look good on Carissa, in his own decision and choice.

Keltham reaches down, wraps a single long armpit hair around his forefinger and pinches it between his forefinger and thumb, and then rips it out.