Parents dead, moving far away. He wonders if she, like him, was running to something or if she was running from something. He nods to the remark about it not working out, understanding the sentiment. There's some form of training she's leaving out somewhere in there and trying to go from any kind of formal training to an office job might be difficult. Or maybe he's overthinking it.

"Not even close." He smiles. "Former US military. Served my time, didn't really have anything to go home to. Decided to visit my aunt and uncle here and, uh, now just lookin' for work, hoping to stay for awhile."

It's not entirely the truth. His pursuit of his old C.O. is what brought him to London and his relatives are a convenient place to stay until he can find his feet. Still, knowing that vampires exist here and all the other shady supernatural shit, he can only assume that Cooper's caught up in it all somehow. It's the last thing he wants to drag innocent civilians into.