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Alexa : Alexa Woods, environmental technician and guide.
Miller : Do you work for
Weyland?
Alexa : No. I split my time
between working for a small environmental group and taking scientists on
expeditions on the ice. One pays for the other and neither pays very well.
Miller : The ice?
Alexa : Antarctica.
Co-pilot : Alexa, you and
your friend buckle up. We're going to hit
some turbulence.
Miller : Friend of yours?
Alexa : ...of my dad's. He
trained most of the pilots down here. During the summer, my sister and I
tagged along.
Miller : Does she work with
you?
Alexa : No. She hates the
cold, moved to Florida. If you see her skiing, she's being pulled by a boat.
Co-pilot : Just passed the PSR!
Miller : Damn, I wanted a
picture.
Alexa : Of what?
Miller : The PSR. They
should really call it out before you pass it.
Alexa : The PSR is the
point of safe return. It means we've used more than half our fuel so we can't
turn back.
Miller : But we could still
land? I mean if something went wrong...?
Alexa : We could ditch but
the temperature of the water would kill us in three minutes.
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