Knowledge - Recognizing language : 4eA+3eD 5 successes, 2 threatOh hell yes, Ren-Do knows loads of stuff and and is really good at figuring things out. The two threats though...
Because I'm an evil, evil GM, Ren-Do suffers 2 more Strain from his massive "ice cream headache" *chortle*
Do I need to roll to understand and respond to Kellen?
Yes. Same check (Intelligence or Knowledge Lore if you've got it) and difficulty pool I gave to sonovabith.