Johnny wouldn't fault him if he looks away. One of his more disparaging nicknames is "Creepy-eyes Alpha" for a reason. That's what most people do, and the fact that Freddy looks back at him at all and holds it is a good measure of his personality, unnerved as he is. He gives a small nod of approval as he draws back.

"Trust me. Earth doesn't get any better from there." No kidding. When it comes to worldwide nuclear devastation, a little pollution doesn't seem so bad. "But the good thing about here, is that if you've never been on a skimmer or tasted what aliens think human food is like, now's your chance. Pretty sure you don't have that, right?" Johnny's not actually sure, but he's pretty certain that they only had groundcars back then. Might be novel for somebody who's never been out of the system. "I personally like to wander. Just - stick to the third-dimensional spaces."

Is he forgetting something? Oh, right. "And you might want to get cleaned up first. Folks here are familiar enough with humans that they might get concerned that most of your blood is on the outside."