[Oh, money concerns. Relatable. Their housing might be free, but the barely furnished barracks rooms haven't been cheaper, with his occasional impulse buys of knickknacks to make it feel homier. At least the repair work was cheaper than a nicer house would have been.]

Yeah!! Nothing makes people feel welcome, like food made especially for them. Even if the details of 'them' were a little hypothetical....

[He's never known for sure what an incoming human might be like, but that's never stopped him from cooking for them. Before or after beginning his mom lessons.]

I'm new to cooking, but I like it! And I'd like to help out.