Does this crayon retract? (and other cosplay conundrums)

I'm about to make my second foray into cosplay territory – the first where I'll be cosplaying a recognisable character. My questions are plentiful; my qualms, fortunately less so. I don't yet have the knowhow to sew a whole outfit together in a weekend, so I've gone the route of sourcing all my outfit items: an old crop top, a new pair of baggy black cargo pants I see myself wearing everywhere, my platform sneakers that need new white laces instead of the current pink-orange ones, a black backpack I'll reuse for future outfits, and my gamer friend's arm sleeves. The thing I need to do tomorrow is style the wig. I have never styled a wig in my life. I have barely successfully styled the hair on my own head when it was long enough for such things. So tomorrow is going to be a feat of discovery, both in craftiness and mental resilience as I attempt not to make a ham out of the hair I hope to wear. (Once that hairspray is on, it's on.) And, of course, a purple wig means I'll need to have…