"I have got to introduce you to something called Manic Panic, then," Noriko says with a grin. "Some of it washes out, or is just colored gel. Since your hair is dark, it might not take some of the dark shades easy, but there are ways to deal with that."

Oh, man. Don't get her started on hair color and style choices, Eleanor, or you won't hear the end of it for a long time. "You could have hair any color in nature. And some that aren't, even."