[ He is well aware of her studying him, but to be fair, Ben is doing his own staring. She's pretty, he would be blind not to notice. Tanned and freckled which spoke of a life under the sun, with chestnut brown hair up in a way that frames her face.

And he can't help but note... there is something familiar about her, or her presence at least. If she were one of... the students, he would've recognized her.

The question is meant as a distraction, but in reality he realizes a moment too late it's a reminder that they're not going to pick their destination. Ben doesn't have a lot of hope, not really. But he finds... he hopes Rey gets to go to her island. ]

I think I'd like to go somewhere remote. A farm, or somewhere where there's mountains. Maybe a heard of bantha or two. As long as it's peaceful, I could go anywhere.

[ After living in the city, after a jedi temple full of kids; and having a voice in his head all of his life Ben thinks he'd like that kind of tranquility. ]