Can you answer a couple of my questions regarding adjusting my cat to becoming indoor/outdoor?

Hi Fluther! been a while!

So I got this cat a year ago as a baby, his name is Hank and he’s not a purebred but I think he is mostly Russian Blue. He is a wonderful little fella. He was not an outdoor cat at all the first 10 months of his life. In June I moved to a very small remote town in southern Utah and started letting him outside. At this point I would say he is outside 75% of the time, but I like to bring him in at night because there are a lot of coyotes and mountain lions and skunks and whatnot and I’d just rather he be here cuddling with me!

Well now the problem is that whenever he’s inside he’s crying nonstop for the first half hour! Then he seems to settle down and fall asleep, but it is generally kind of annoying. Sometimes it goes on for up to an hour. When I go into the main living area to see what he’s up to, he is usually just laying there looking relaxed so I’m not sure if he’s crying just for the sake of it or if he is actually sad to be inside?

In addition to this I am moving back to Boulder, CO next month and living in a house with no other pets but it is by a kind of main road—do you just trust that your cat will not run out on it? I have only in my adult life had one other cat, and bc of health issues he was strictly indoor so this is new to me. I’m worried I’ll either a.) have to keep him inside more and he will annoy my roommates or b.) i’ll be forced to let him out because he is annoying but then I will worry about him being run over.

Lol, I know these questions seem kinda silly, but I just don’t have firsthand experience. I’ve also heard Russian Blues are chatty cats in general, so maybe that’s part of it. Just really don’t wanna annoy my new roommates and also kinda want the constant crying to stop haha..

Any advice greatly greatly appreciated. Thanks!