[Oh... well now. You've got James' attention, whatsit.

Brow raised, he went to crouch down in front of it, peering again.

A little man. Well what do you know.]

Wotcher, little man in the talky device.

Let me get this straight: It's 'kind of' useful 'on occasion' when it 'isn't on'?

[Well, that earns a grin.]

There are a lot of bad jokes I could make about that, but I'll spare you in exchange for you telling me what it is useful for.