[He seems to be waiting briefly for the initial surprise, and it comes in the form of the other's short silence, before he seems to accept what he's been told.]

Well, don't be too hard on yourself. Everyone is at least a little surprised. At least, the do when they immediately believe me, which doesn't happen as nearly as often as it should. [He lets out one bark of laughter, looking down into his drink.] Ah yes. I get that a lot. But no, overly presumptuous humans were the ones that decided that ridiculous combination was superior for whatever reason. I think tall, dark and very, very handsome suits me much better.