It was a weak plan, but the truth was that he didn't have a better one. Getting a lay of the land, learning their options, figuring things out one step at a time? It's what they needed to do. And what she'd suggested was a good first step.
"I enjoy the beach," he said quietly, glancing out at it with her. "It's peaceful." And for as much as he could fight, what Dimitri wanted most was peace. It was the reason he did his job, in the hopes that someday they could achieve it.
Maybe someday he'd have internal peace as well, though he wouldn't ask for it. He didn't deserve such a thing anymore.
"This place seems to run on a day schedule, like most of the world. It would be a good idea to do the same." The way they would have if they were still home, and on the run.