Ed watches the man as he's approached, hunkering down more in his coat and pushing his glasses back up his nose, head down and gaze lifting. Like he's trying to make himself smaller than his actual six foot tall frame. "Trying- my luck?"

He's either a very smooth liar, or not actually sure what's suggested by those words. "They're marked, I just want to understand- Am I going to be in trouble for speaking to you?" He glances around, looking to see if anyone looks scandalised.