Ed's less eager to join the new member of the group; sure, he stalks over, but it's mostly out of curiosity, not so much because he's feeling sociable. The weird critter lurking next to the kid's a bit of a surprise too, and he takes a curious sniff; it definitely doesn't seem like anything he's familiar with. He offers a smirk in greeting nonetheless, even if it's nowhere near as warm as Charlie's grin.

"Dunno, with that thing I think he's pretty much set out here. ...What is it, anyway?"