"In a manner of speaking." Frustrated, Billy shoves again and gets halfway out, torso suspended from the pile almost like a plank sticking out of a green mountain.

Once his head clears, Pat's odd question comes back to him. "Tell who?" All Billy can tell about the 'thing' he hypothesizes might be talking is that it's a snapping blob. Possibly with tentacles. Nearsightedness, you're really a curse sometimes.