Ed had a lot of terms bandied about growing up, all spoken about him, rarely to him. Autistic came up a lot. Psychopath wasn't uncommon. Retard was popular.

Point is, Ed and people have never been a natural fit. And the nuances of what Vrenille means go past him completely.

He shrugs a little. "I don't know what I don't know, if that makes sense. I'm aware that I'm missing a lot of information, but until I have more-" It's frustrating. "Can you tell me about the socio economic structure here? The politics?"