[Hey, bossman. Does that mean he's not fired in the event they don't all freeze to death? Of course he catches the deadpan, but even that isn't enough to make him alter the calm tone. Fine then, in that case he'll treat the TLK as a joke too (fun fact: Sebastian's middle name is Passive Aggressive).]
Oh dear. But please do be mindful of the potential consequences of making such jokes - we might end up with couples kissing in every corner. [Think of his poor Victorian sensibilities!]