This sounds strangley familiar, like from playground bullies who get caught and confronted.
*I was just joking. You guys are no fun. You have no sense of humor. If you can’t take a joke, I’m not playing with you any more.*
/walks off in a huff feeling like the misunderstood, persecuted martyr, having convinced no one but himself of anything he said.
That does it. I’m taking my toys too...