It will be nice to have more competence than the robots. They're advanced for what they are, but this is more delicate work.

[Said semi-thoughtfully. Billy's isn't the sort of demeanor you'd associate with delicate work, but it seems our resident highfalutin bird has decided to go for it.]

I'm a man of my word, but you'll see that too, in due time.

Now, I have some spare time -- why don't you tell me more about your home circumstances?