That's a good question! He hums it over softly as he tends to the food sizzling away in that hot hot oil, like he's trying to piece it out for his own sake, too.

"I guess it was always more of a necessity thing?" He'd picked up a lot of various things growing up, of course, but the past year and some change really turbo-charged the need to hone those skills. "My last guardian was a pretty terrible cook." To kind of... clarify that point a little.

"But there is something... rewarding about putting together a meal that tastes good."

So like maybe? he likes it? it's hard to really say.