"Oh, um-" Dan wasn't asking for someone to actually explain it to him. He actually didn't intend to ask anything at all; the admission of ignorance just sort of burst out of him, as easily and as unwitting as an exhale. "I'd be much obliged. I ain't got much in the way of education."

Boimler's so jazzed that Dan feels like prioritizing his own insecurities about his ignorance would be tantamount to kicking a puppy. He doesn't know Boimler well at all, and the guy has definitely seemed more teamwork and order than Dan could ever imagine feeling enthusiastic about, but this could be a good opportunity to get to know the kid.

He follows Boimler on over. "I'm Dan, by the way. Ah, thank you for walking me through this. It's kind of embarrassing to not know stuff that folks seem to know from birth, practically."

He isn't sure why truth just seems to be rolling off his tongue - usually he's habitually, casually dishonest. But at least this is a very minor sort of confession. Everyone feels stupid and inadequate at some point in their lives, and it makes sense to Dan that when surrounded by people from all different levels of education and technology that that edge would feel a little sharper for him here.