John was working on taking a mental catalogue of the area, but so far he hadn't gotten anything but 'probably California' and that didn't really do him much good, did it.
"Say," he tried casually, skipping over her offer. "What's today's date?"
He knew she probably wouldn't include the year, but it was worth a shot.
"And, um. That'd be great," he said dismissively, still staring off into the distance, trying to absorb as much information as possible.
She's doing something nice for you, you asshole!
"Oh, right," he murmured, looking up at her and smiling. "Thanks a lot."