"'Compartmentalize?'" he repeated her, slowly, the word obviously foreign on his tongue, "what does that mean?"

Jean wasn't stupid, not in the slightest, but his worldview had broadened to a dizzying degree in the past couple of months, and he was always learning something new. Especially when it came to technology and psychology. He'd learned that he had to be inquisitive, and not be embarrassed about it, if he wanted to keep up.