Bass hadn't actually reached the volcano-mountain. Instead, he'd landed on a rooftop of a building of some village on the way there. He figured he should at least try to scope out the area - he knew nothing about the world they were in, after all. Watching for a while may not completely alleviate that issue, but there was a chance that something of interest could happen. Also he wasn't so sure he wanted to be anywhere near a volcano that a rocket had flown into. Not for a small while, anyway.

There was a small flaw in the 'watch and wait' plan, though - there was nowhere really he could hide and get a good view, and, well, a guy with a jumpsuit, an elaborate helmet, and a giant-ass cloak standing on a roof was not exactly... inconspicuous.