His spoon is hovering over the stew as he laughs. It's automatic, loud and he's immediately hammering it down again as his brain catches up. He goes so far as to look briefly apologetic. Such a quick journey from apparent amusement to sheepishness.

"Sorry, didn't mean to laugh... there's a conspiracy theory that it's flat but it definitely ain't that. It's round, yeah. Like a football."

Because of course Ankari might not know about Earth's roundness but the football reference? Of course that'll make more sense.

The next question he's back to looking a bit uncomfortable. How to phrase this without being rude or insensitive?

"Nah just... humans. And animals. Elves're... not real. But there's books and movies and shit like that with elves in. Fantasy shit. I just know what the ears look like."

And Ankari's ears are exactly where his gaze flicks to and then away from almost immediately after so he doesn't get caught for staring.