Oh no. He knows that pout. He wore it himself for a decent part of his childhood. Mantis isn't one to consider himself susceptible to emotional ploys, but he does understand why this jam would be important to the teen.

"I will make as much jam as I can from them." From one person who grew up without a mother to another. "I trust you've got enough survival skills that you should be able to go out and come back unscathed. When you get back, you can tell me about the wilds as the price for my cooking."