"That wasn't what he said," Nida counters, "and that joke is entirely because of something else. Which is why I didn't point it out at first, because it's not relevant."

Now Seifer's reading into things and Nida doesn't appreciate how hopeful it makes him feel.

"We talked about animals, okay? Ones their world has that we only have legends about. He didn't mean anything like what you think by that comment."

Okay, he needs to get back out to the party. This... is maybe a more serious conversation than he could handle right now.