@ichodichos I can see that happening and them becoming friends. I also looked it up and it's called Lima Syndrome, where the abductee feels sympathy for the abducted.
This chapter felt kinda awkward to me, can’t really see the whole 37 year old dude inviting someone the age of his daughter over to his house to be “friends”
@Luke_chase I think he did it because Machida's the same age as his daughter, to try to get better at talking with someone that age. Plus it's already been said that he's immature for his age so he might relate to highschool kids more than working adults.