The little he knew about electricity had been explained in various worlds as "the thing that made the lights work". Something similar to lightning, or so he'd understood. The ninja had never taken complexity well, particularly when he didn't need to know anyway, and that hadn't registered high on his priority list. So when the woman attempted explaining things, he wasn't able to follow, though that may have been her intent in the first place.

What he did know was that he wasn't putting a thing in his mouth that one of them offered. He only glared at the small thing held out before him, mouth shut tight and teeth grinding.