Would you take me along on your next trip out? I want to explore the far side and I can't get out fast enough on foot. I'd like to avoid being gone too long.

[It doesn't occur to him that he's saying that because he doesn't want to make his family wait for him. He's usually run out without a second thought.]

And, yes, I'd like some lessons. I guess I should try to learn how some machines work instead of just crashing into them.