They're both mysterious individuals of unknown capability to the other. For instance, Reyson doesn't actually know how to use a credit card. He is very good at acting like he's doing exactly what he's supposed to be doing, though. Just has to look at the other shoppers, notice someone else using one, and copy them with utmost confidence and absolutely no clue what kind of information is rattling around in those machines. Nobody would guess that his primary means of acquiring goods for twenty years was to ask the local pirates to kindly grab some off the next Begnion ship to pass too close to the island.

"I'm fine with the park. Let's go."

That would have been his suggestion as well, truth be told. Even if he does not have an emotional connection with the local trees, it's still an improvement over air conditioning and the like. Although if it got him answers he would be willing to have this conversation waist deep in a poisonous swamp, the trees will help his mood. He's definitely scaring this young man and he's in too much of a snit to feel any kind of bad about it.