(Penny closes door. (She hugs him for a long time) See you later. Howard: Really? Instead of saying, no, we don't want to go on an NSF expedition, say, no, we don't want to spend "three months stuck in a cabin in the Arctic Circle with an a**l nutbag." Leonard: Actually, it would help. Leonard: I mean, I know she's not my girlfriend or anything, but wouldn't you think she'd feel a little bad that I'm going to be gone for the whole summer? Leonard: It's a blanket with sleeves. Leonard: Sheldon, it's two o'clock in the morning. Leonard: You went to President Seibert's house in the middle of the night? Penny: For three months? Penny: Okay, have a safe trip. Raj: Me, too. Scene: The apartment. Sheldon: ...the invitation to join the Arctic Expedition. Sheldon: And begin. Sheldon: Do you remember the grant proposal I submitted to the National Science Foundation to detect slow-moving monopoles at the magnetic North Pole? Sheldon: I need access to the Cheesecake Factory's walk-in freezer. There is a knock on the door. This is to train for a three-month expedition to the magnetic North Pole. To herself) Means I wish you weren't going.
Plan: A: Sheldon; Q: Who wins a National Science Foundation grant to go on an expedition to the Magnetic North Pole? A: a three-month expedition; Q: How long is the expedition to the Magnetic North Pole? A: magnetic monopoles; Q: What does Sheldon want to find at the Magnetic North Pole? A: string theory; Q: What theory does Sheldon want to prove the validity of? A: Raj; Q: Who is the fourth person Sheldon wants to go on the expedition with him? A: the Cheesecake Factory; Q: Where did Sheldon and the guys practice in the freezer room? A: a warm cabin; Q: Where do the guys end up spending their time in the Arctic? A: the expedition; Q: What does Leonard express doubts about going on? A: doubts; Q: What does Leonard express on the night before the expedition? A: Penny; Q: Who did Leonard think would miss him if he went to the Magnetic North Pole? A: the whole summer; Q: How long does Leonard think he won't see Penny? A: The next morning; Q: When does Leonard meet Penny again? A: a safe trip; Q: What does Penny wish Leonard for the expedition? A: the door; Q: What did Leonard close after Penny wished him a safe trip? A: Arctic; Q: Where do the guys agree to abide by the same rules as in the apartment? Summary: Sheldon wins a National Science Foundation grant to go on a three-month expedition to the Magnetic North Pole to detect magnetic monopoles and prove the validity of string theory. After some hesitation, he decides to go and wants Leonard, Howard and Raj to join him; they too initially hesitate as it would mean being locked in a cabin with Sheldon for three months, but finally agree. To prepare, Sheldon and the guys practise in the freezer room at the Cheesecake Factory, which however later proves unnecessary as they discover they will actually be spending their time in a warm cabin. On the night before the expedition, Leonard expresses doubts on going as it will mean not seeing Penny for the whole summer. He also believes Penny will miss him too, after she gives him a blanket with sleeves and a long hug. The next morning, when Leonard meets Penny again, she claims to have simply wished him a safe trip, but after he closes the door she sadly whispers "It means I wish you weren't going". The guys arrive in the Arctic and agree to abide by the same rules as in the apartment.