[His vampire getup is obviously carefully planned, of course he cares about style.]

You needn't worry about my iron-heeled Wellingtons. They are riding boots, and thus some amount of dirt will not ruin them.
[That said.]

I suppose if I am to... buy into the conceit of our imprisonment, I aught to change clothes. However, that conditional still weighs heavily on me.
[He doesn't want to buy into this nonsense.]