At the very least, they were out of the way enough that the large instruments on his wrists and back weren't available to be stared at. Take your blessings where you can find them, right?

He does move to unclasp them as they sit, at least from around his wrists for ease of movement. It would probably just make eating on the whole a little easier, not to mention being a literal weight off his shoulders. Or arms in general. One calloused hand rubs at his forearm, and it might be clearer now that his left arm has a spiraling dragon tattoo, disappearing up the rolled cuff of his sleeve.

"Well it's not my first hop to another dimension."