[For a second, Winter just stops. Had... had he seriously just done that as a joke? She'd overreacted? But then... ugh, these aliens were going to be the death of her, maybe even literally. Forcing a slight smile, she nods.]

Ha... I have to say, it was in poor taste. We're already nervous about this place, so when you said that, I admit I prepared for the worst. I don't know about you, but I don't think I'd survive exposure to the atmosphere at this altitude, to say nothing of falling to Earth from here.

[A pause, before her tone softens, and she adds:] Really, though. What are you doing up here?