[ ... Well, it certainly seems polite. Or it has the eloquence to appear polite. Joshua isn't ready to trust it, but he's definitely curious. ]

It's saying it doesn't get to speak much. And that you should pat my back in congratulations on its behalf, hee hee.

[ What, he can still be teasing. Then he addresses the spirit directly, and though he's looking in Kari's direction, there's something off about it. As if he's looking through her instead of at her. ]

I'm something from the space between life and death. And what sort are you?