[Things he was prepared for today: not this]

That's- you don't have to say stuff like that! I know I'm kinda freaky-looking, it doesn't bother me anymore. It won't hurt my feelings.

[Like. He does want people to like him? But he knows the tail and the claws and the teeth are a bit much for pretty much everyone ever. He's definitely banking on people being won over by his charming personality.]