Uh oh. Mei saw his mood shifting before her eyes, and she glanced down at her book, then at him.
"Ah...well...I, see, that is, we're actually not near any towns or places where I could get some," she said. "But I assure you, you're still green! Just, your drawing isn't green. Yet! I even made a note beside the drawing, see, that says you're green--for future reference! And you are a magnificent, majestic green, believe me! Besides, this drawing doesn't have you human-colored. The colors aren't any colors at all, because it hasn't been colored in yet! It's just blank. Besides, not even light-skinned humans are white. They're more...pinkish."