The question...isn't surprising, but briefly unsettles Jarod for how out of place it makes him feel. It shows in his brief, wan smile that, for a fleeting moment, makes him look like a lost little boy.

"I was educated, but as I understand it, school is...not merely instruction. It's a formative experience--and no. I didn't have that." he admits. "I was less schooled and more...programmed. Like a machine."