xP I think this is me being tired and distracted.
I remember reading Rom-Stein's posts earlier and finding the logic to be contradicting, but I can't remember how now. I think I missed that trying to pick it out. I'm going to get some rest before trying to respond again.
Jeez, I spent a while thinking of why I'd say Reed is townie, and I'm hoping this isn't intuition from talking to him in person. I'll try to explain, but I agree, this is a tad weak.
He's a person who's good at navigating social situations in real life, usually in the role of an advice giver, or someone trying to probe others for philosophical thoughts. ...There's just a lack of sugar coating and dampening --a directness-- in his questioning that makes me think he's genuinely grabbing for information here.