More than I'm comfortable with sometimes. You'd be surprised what you can pick up with a good nose.

[Sam has gotten very good over the years at filtering, but sometimes he gets the oddest, most specific whiffs of poor diet, or arousal, or a severe lack of deodorant, and can't help but wish clothespins weren't more in style.]

You get a power or two of your own? [and probably the guy won't want to talk about it, and Sam can't blame him for that without being the world's biggest hypocrite, but it seems polite to ask.]

Sam Merlotte. Good to meet you, Keith. Did you pick up John when you came here?