Not everyone can learn musical instruments on their own! Like me, I don't really know how to play anything, haha!

[ He is genuinely interested in how a cello works, but more than the cello itself, it's Ikari that he wants to know more about. The cello's just a part of it. ]

Eh, really? Hm... But I'm already gettin' some onigiri from you, I don't have money to pay you back for both that and this!

[ He just got here after all, and he doesn't even know what the currency here is yet! If only he's got his wallet... it's probably gone forever. ]