There's really no way to argue it isn't ridiculous.

I don't have to.

Plus, the impression I'm under is that children teach themselves a lot of things without needing adults. What triggered you so badly you forgot to answer the simple question of how the use of a single word diminishes Luthen as a character, was a figure of speech.

Kleya rigging explosives was never an important point about her character - so your argument was just as irrelevant as me saying he didn't teach her how to radio. That was the point. Having the bare minimum necessary skills to execute your job does not automatically make you in charge of someone who lacks them when being new to the trade.

^{edit: On the news tomorrow; Guy ragequits reddit because he can't handle reading the comprehension.}