ZEX obviously wasn't enjoying this, and Zelnick paused, feeling a bit sorry for him.

After a moment of hesitation, he softly and self-conciously pet ZEX's hair. "It is kinda a mess," he said, tone a tentative sort of kind-- it wasn't ZEX's fault he had no idea how to take care of his human body, after all. "That should've rinsed out most of the grime, though, and conditioner will make it easier to brush." Zelnick somewhat suspected that "easier" would still be "not very easy," but with a comb and some patience... "I don't suppose anyone's shown you how to brush your hair?" He continued petting ZEX's hair soothingly, trying to ignore the weirdness of doing so when ZEX's distress was over getting his hair washed, not an identity crisis or having fallen before a fairly minor enemy or something.