[ Ranger huffs out a breath. He's not even the least bit surprised to hear that. He had thought of information, but not items from the school store. He suspects both could be of use to him. Information exchange was a tedious and dangerous affair. It was better gotten through other means. ]

Once you've met your basic needs, there's nothing more valuable than information, [ He agrees. It was, at times, even more important than meeting one's basic needs. As for the rest... He hums thoughtfully. ] That store's no more normal than the rest of this place. I saw a couple religious items there, but I dunno what the rest of it was for. Most of 'em look useless.

[ Which was all to say that he was certain that they would be good to have. Really, the only thing he's pretty sure is useless is the rock vending machine or whatever it is. ]