"Right. I really hope that's not going to be a thing here."

He doesn't want to deal with people he knows turning into giant monsters and trying to eat him. When they find the driftwood, though, that brightens things up a bit.

"Great! I'm glad we found something. And hey, maybe your real artificial leg will show up at some point!"

Which he's sure would work better, but for now, he's glad that Varian has something.