Claire: Alex? What... What are you doing home from Antarctica?!
Alex: [shivering] I couldn't take the cold anymore. I was so desperate, I took a Japanese fishing boat part of the way home.
Claire: Oh, honey, I'm so glad to have you home. Wow, you did not ride up front with the captain, did ya?
Alex: I would've called, but frostbite did a weird thing to my hands. They froze into permanent "hang loose" signs. People keep calling me dude.