Well, certainly a promising response, if he isn't writing Ed off right away. Ed decides to be charitable and not scribble out a circle to transmits right there, though he doesn't stop himself giving Ginko a flat look and rapping his right shoulder with the stick.

"I think I know what the hell is wrong with it already." Still, he walks past the mushishi and gestures for him to follow. "And I haven't done anything with anyone's veins. I'm just trying to find something out here."