[There's just confusion on top of confusion at this point, but he's just going to roll with it. Is she a real Princess? Doesn't matter, just keep smiling, just push through this without asking a question about every single aspect of her life, even if he really, really wants to know everything.]

Charles Boyle! It's great to meet you, Princess Carolyn. [Taking that hand in a friendly shake, eyes flicking only briefly down to the pink fur and-] You have very soft hands. [Would it be weird if he stroked them?-- yes, he thinks, it would be weird so don't do it, just let go and give the poor woman her hand back.

Beat.]

You really would be a hit with the furries though. Maybe too much. In fact, maybe just avoid them.