[oh he looks so uncertain at how cropped it is, at first, but-- the explanation helps.]

-I see what they meant. It does look like it'd be more comfortable in that length, but if it's paired with something that needs sleeves...

[his ears perk, as he considers this, rifling through other outfits.]

It could work. And there must be something somewhere to match that isn't just-- shorts, or half of a skirt.