Ed's frown just got bigger at that. To him, it seemed like the adult had resigned himself to his fate here and that didn't sit well with him. However, he had noticed how ragged he looked and wasn't about to bitch at him about it when he had no idea how he had gotten to that state. Complaining about it would only make them both mad and likely end up with Ed learning some details he'd be happier to be ignorant about.

That didn't mean that he wasn't going to try to come up with something to help the guy. His eyes trailed away from the adult as he pondered whether or not there would be a way for him to learn more about these implants without drawing unwanted attention to himself. It most likely meant having to go back into that hellhole of a facility though, if only to check if there was a place he could read up on the tech of the place.

"I'll pass on the message," he reassured the older Ed.

Edward grew quiet. Everything he had wanted to say was said and he had to figure out what to do with himself first. Sloth was the top priority. The good news is that there was a beach, which meant more than enough water to mess around with using alchemy to see if he can come up with anything.