Sounds more and more like a new frontier rather than abandoned civilization.

[He doesn't have all that much experience with either, but at the least he has a bit more context and a possibly better picture of what they're gallivanting into at this point. As for the snacks, he doesn't press the issue but does spend a moment or two nibbling thoughtfully between his personal smoke clouds.

Rifling through what he knows -- what they need to know or maybe just what he's curious about. That list is neverending so we'll go with:]

How long were they out there?