[Link does suspect the humor is an attempt at either coping or deflection. He does similar things himself.]

Well luckily I'm not a ...casual player?

Actually I dunno what you're saying.

But...Listen, I know this is probably not what you want to hear right now but when you're up to it could you contact me and tell me what, exactly, happened out there?

It won't be a pleasant conversation but I need to know everything I can about this ...thing... if I'm going to find a way of stopping it.

[From what little he knows jumping on it and stabbing it in the neck with a sword won't work which means his usual approach is useless.]