"Do you do any arts besides knitting?" he wonders, idly. "A companion tried to teach me felting, once."

Jedao has picked up a lot of amateur skills from sex professionals his various Hexarchs have sent to keep him supposedly sane. At this point Jedao thinks Mikodez thinks it's at least social interaction, and picks them more for their hobbies than out of any hope that Jedao would eventually sleep with any of them.