[Robin nods, pulling it over his shoulders and standing in one fluid movement. He pulls it shut for a moment or two, trying to gauge whether or not the hem is even. It looks good enough to him, at least.]

I haven't decided how I want to synthesize it, but it would suck if I gave it defensive properties and then tried to go at it with a needle and scissors, right?

[Or briefly disappeared "whenever it took damage," which is what he's aiming for.]