[ He's keeping video on his end mostly because it doesn't make a difference to him and ... he hasn't... fully figured out the device just yet. Not too sure he wants to experiment with the keys (though they are in braille) during conversation. He might accidentally hang up! ]

That's bad hospitality, I'll tell you what.

[ And he grins at the question. ]

As a bat, my friend. Though bats aren't really blind so I've never actually understood why the idiom is so popular. If it helps, I'm much blinder than a bat.