'Yes I can' W transmitted back to Ed having suddenly received a long distance transmission. He could have said more, but there actually wasn't much to say. Plus, he had his own problems to handle.
For one, Brennan Bosque might have acted quite stupid, but Ed could tell he wasn't sold on having a bloody slime like monster in his body. W could only infer he was trying to put up with it for survival.
His joke about a dragon the day before was probably just a way to cope with the situation. By picturing himself in different places, by imagining a better future, by selling himself a fantasy, Brennan could cope with having a monster inside him.
He was fine with a monster that could rob him of his hearing, his sight, his feeling, it was a monster that could leave him in total darkness. It was a monster that would force him to be alone with his own thoughts and reflect, and sometimes there was nothing scarier than peace and quiet.
