"Ugghh. You sure you can't give me an excuse to get away?"

He's kidding, grinning as he does, but he'll do the next best thing from giving a personal introduction, since he can't just call Taiki here - he nods over to the door leading into the direction of the dressing carriage, where, by that door...

"Use the ICP and look him up on the roster. Name's Taiki on there too."