[Bill blinks a moment. What is Pine tree playing a--
Right. The communicator. He has only been reading text this entire time. The idiot actually hasn't recognized him yet!]

"CALL IT A HUNCH!"

[Which is good, because Bill can barely retain his laughter. OH MAN, THIS is RICH!]

"You just sounded so informative; I'll bet you know LOTS OF THINGS! You do this little WELCOMING COMMITTEE biz for every s- person who falls to this side of the void?"