[video/private] works for me!
[his lips quirk up, oh, hey, marine biology! interesting] Not at all. I'm stubborn as a mule, you can ask anyone, and I certainly don't plan to just turn myself over to a life sentence in a place like this.
Calm is another trait I'll freely admit to, though I can see why it might strike you as strange. I just don't see the point in getting angry or making demands. Until I find an opportunity to get home, why not take in the local color, as they say?