[He assumes correctly. Even if she's pretty damn sure that he can look after himself while out there exploring, it's a comfort to know that she can look after him. Plus it should be fun, so long as they don't run into anything too nasty.]

From what I gather, there's a person or a group that's made a map. We can figure out who and ask to make sure.

[Clever for him to frame his curiosity concerning her friends that way, though. It's just like him, and she relents.]

Bringing someone else along wouldn't hurt. I've met a surprising number of people who seem reliable.

[A surprising number to her is, like, three. And now she's practically baiting him into asking who.]