[This is the first time someone has asked him about the mask-- people simply just... did not. So he has to wonder if this little kitty is brave... or too curious by half.]

Why else would one wear a mask, but to keep something hidden? I am a secretive person, you see. I like my privacy enough to keep at least some part of my face hidden.

[As long as some part is, he doesn't care. ... Though he'd rather hide away the top half than the bottom half.]