"That's- that wasn't the question I asked kid," oh god, he sounds like such a fucking teenager. "Just making sure you can... I dunno. Survive in a city. Like, if you're old enough to pay fuckin' rent or whatever?"

Are you old enough to pay rent, Knuckles? You don't seem old enough to pay rent.

"That's great, thanks. It'll keep me going for a while. You want anything for them?"

He might feel a little bad about taking fruit from a kif who probably isn't old enough to pay rent.