That's right! The added protection is a good idea. Unless those are all explosives set to rip us all apart into itty-bitty bits later, that is.
Buuut that's unlikely, so uh, it's a good idea... probably.

[ The way this youth is suffering from embarrassment makes him smile even wider. Gogol has no shame so he's really only pleased with himself. In fact he tries to lean this way and that to grab eye contact. ]