And just walking up and having a nice chat with him is out of the question.

Thanks for this, Akito.

[Wait, X, aren't you forgetting something?

Yeah. Your name. Asking him all these questions, and you forgot to give him your name. Or her. Or whoever this is -- Akito is a male name, right?

Seriously -- just because he was in a strange situation didn't mean he was immune to common courtesy!]

My name is X. Sorry I didn't mention it earlier.