[His hold tightens around Allen at that, and he can't help giving a big grin. Wow, he actually knows about that without Clay having to explain it; he really can't describe the amount of joy that makes him feel, so he tries to express it by the way he holds Allen and how he responds, with that happy tone to his voice.]

Yeah, that's exactly it! You got it!

[But... well, they are talking about his mom, not space.]

She'd like you a lot, I think. And? She'd feed you. She taught me how to cook and provide for myself, since she couldn't be around as much as she wanted to. But she was a really good cook. It was almost one of her other passions in life.