[His posture relaxes again, now that he's not bracing for a negative reaction. He even laughs a bit, at that last part.]

Well, not everyone can be as nice to look at as us! Dogs are pretty cute, though. Not as cute as ponies, but pretty cute!

Oh, and yeah, same-sex marriage has been cool in New York for... I dunno, like almost 10 years? We had the wedding here on campus. My grandmothers and aunts all came and cooked enough food for an actual army.