[ A joke? The smile dimmed considerably on his face, arm slowly lowering with the ring box. A different reaction than he anticipated but he knew confusion would happen for sure. He just didn't foresee the look currently in the other guy's eyes.

Better explain things and quickly. ]

Hi. You must not know anything about selkies but that's okay we're usually rarer than mermaids or even sirens. [ You're rambling, Kai. ] I dropped my pelt, you picked it up and now we're bonded and married because you returned it to me. You provided for a selkie.

[ A forced smile worked its way onto his face but he looked far less happy and excited than a few moments ago. ]

It's not a joke.