...I'm thinking it might be a little too elaborate for a joke, unless the rest of you are in on it as well.

[he's a councilman, okay, he's not here to be pranked by a bunch of weird people and spirits. Speaking of spirits... well. She looks mostly human, but...]

Is... a Crystal Gem some sort of spirit, then? I hope that sort of question isn't uncalled for, but I'm less knowledgeable about the subject than I really should be.