At least the guy seems content enough to do all the talking himself, which is fine by Arthur. He's not talkative under normal circumstances, and these are not normal circumstances at all. But he's polite enough to shake the hand and happy enough to go along with whatever.

As long as it doesn't take too long, anyway. As far as he's concerned, the best thing to do would be to tick the boxes of these destinations and call it a day.

... Make like a tree and--

Seriously?

"I'm too sober for this."