"I was making a joke. The first thing is true, though. In my world, all Elves are related, and I'm closely related to a great many of them. But I don't expect anyone outside of my world to just know that. My world isn't the center of the multiverse."

"Do you ever find yourself making a remark about your own experience, and then realizing the other person heard it differently than you meant it?" No accusation in his tone, just curiosity. "Different experiences, different interpretations."