"I see. Well, I can tell you that you are definitely saturated with the T-Virus." James said, then chuckled. "I can tell you, that confused the hell out of me when I first noticed it. Just as well, I guess, because I was about to plug you in the head at long range. I guess the virus must have had something to do with it, but how can a hat become infected? T does quite a few things to its victims that don't make a lot of sense, but affecting an inanimate object? That's particularly screwed up." He glanced around, searching for Tophat.
"Where are you, anyway? Its kinda disconcerting talking to someone that I can only hear in my head."