Ed turns up a frown once again. "The environment here isn't exactly the most forgiving, either..." He means the people. The people here aren't the most forgiving. "If I was a monster, I sure as hell wouldn't want to stay here... I guess I'll find out when I get there."

Gradually losing his humanity at the whim of some force outside of his own control isn't the most jarring and horrible thing to possibly happen to him anymore, truthfully. Although that has him thinking now...

He turns to the cute guy next to him, a troubled look on his face. "...hey, do you remember where you were before you came here? What you were doing last?"