[ He nods — yes, like gambling. Playing games for a payout. With her showing interest in the motorcycle game, he leans back on the adjacent seat, fishing the card they were given out of his pocket. ]

Yeah, sort of. See that pedal down there? You press down on it to accelerate. [ He gestures to it, then squeezes one of the handlebars. ] And these are the brakes. Kind of like the reins, I guess? This game is probably a lot easier than driving the real thing, don't worry.

[ You know... probably. He's only driven a motorcycle under truly dire circumstances, so he assumes this will be like a walk in the park. He laughs, explaining this all breezily. ]

And there's no danger of crashing. So, what do you say? Wanna race?

[ It's a bit of a joking challenge — he likes fun competitions. Why play games if you're not both gonna be fired up about winning? ]