[He snags a table in the corner, even pulls out a chair for Kim in true gentlemanly fashion. Then he sits nearest the wall and sets down his box of coffee cups on his side of the table.]

Sounds like a racket, if you ask me. Pull a bunch of vulnerable, "lost" people into your city, put a jersey on them and sic them on your enemies if they want to eat. Throw in an incentive to keep them from complaining, and voila. Instant army.

Problem is, I can't see much in the way of alternate options.