[ There's an immediate response, and that's a number of violent headshakes. He's not risking his head - or any other part of him, for that matter - with Elijah around. ]

A-ah, no-- it's fine.. I'm okay with watching. [ Watching from a considerable distance away from Elijah, thank you.

If the tension isn't any worse, it becomes really hard for him to say anything at all because the risk that he might provoke either of the two looms. And then there's the subject of their weird names-- Mikado's not familiar with western names, but.. Meredith? Isn't that a girl's name?

He's careful not to touch on that-- Meredith doesn't miss his targets, it seems, and he's not willing to take any chances. ]

Mikado.. um, Ryuugamine Mikado. I-It's nice to meet you.

How are you supposed to.. [ 'Play' seems like the wrong word in this instance. ] .. do what you're doing?