[He won't protest it this time, but he's not going to acknowledge the praise either.]

Unfortunately we're probably going to see the worst of people when they start to get hungry. If someone starving finds out someone else has food, they're not going to ask for it nicely.

[Which is why even though he wants to help, Pratt isn't really spreading the knowledge around that he has food. He doesn't want to guard it 24/7]