LAUNCHING--launching without them being on the balloons. See, she would have deflated like immediately but then the Professor opened a window and the cold outside could give a Cold One frostbite. It was ridiculous! No wonder they were snowed in with no hope of end in sight? Holy Kneazle, sweet Circe, just wow.

Lex waited until everyone else had released their balloons before doing the same with hers. The readings could tell whether or not they'd be doomed to suffer through this for another few months? Was it bad she was hoping to see something like...maybe 100 degrees somewhere up there in the clouds? Massive heat wave to melt the ice and get them out of here?

Too unrealistic?

Yeah, she figured as much.

Alexa watched the balloon ascend higher and higher into the clouds before her eyes turned to the readings. Something hopeful please. This was getting depressing--"WHAT??" -40?? What? Whaaaat? No. Oh come ON. Seriously?????? They were dooooooooooooomed.