She was allowed to speak and without any interruption, with him seeming to just listen and watch her while he packed up the mat and secured it on the bike. There was an unreadable expression to his face and a song stuck in his head. It was only after she'd asked him where they were going that he said something. "You look good when you smile." Both intended to serve as compliment, and an invitation to do it more often without asking for it. But it wasn't an answer and that only came once he'd put his helmet back on.
"We'll go to wherever heading in this direction takes us. I'll stop again when we find a nice place to stay." There wasn't a plan, and he genuinely didn't have a set destination in mind. He might have had a rough idea of where this route would go, but it wasn't certain. The whole point was for her to see this planet exactly as it was, and him curating the places they saw didn't do that goal any justice.
Once they had both gotten back on the bike, he looked back at her like he did when they'd started this journey. Wanting to know she was ready before giving the engine any power, a small courtesy that showed consideration for the person behind him.
