I know you're making fun, but gloves might actually help. It's coming on winter, it wouldn't look strange. It will give people a chance to speak with them without being constantly distracted by their insane glowing hands.

It's like us carrying our staffs with us. When we have them, all they see is a mage and no matter what we do all they think about is all the terrible things they've been taught about mages. Leave them at home and suddenly we're people first.