I think the joke here is that Roy is taking his teamamets seriously enough to the point he did a long lecture on why Banjo wouldn't be part of the voting, when before he'd have dismissed Elan right away. Even Elan was impressed at Roy's change of behavior. When Roy came to his senses and dismissed the whole thing, Elan was relieved. The joke here is that Elan is self-aware enough to know Roy is not supposed to take him seriously.