Claire looked at the girl who sat next to her and introduced herself, giving the Quantum a friendly smile. "Claire Rivers. The grumpy girl over there is my sister, Blythe. We're twins." She said, figuring it was the best to get out of the way right away.  That way the girl shouldn't have to find out later on, on her own. 

Mike nodded and got into the shuttle. He noticed Israfil had kept a seat free for him and smiled, walking over to the boy and sitting down next to him. There was at least one nice person, which was good to know.  Too bad they wouldn't be working together. Still, he'd probably see the boy some times, or at least he hoped so.

"Say if you don't mind me asking, why were you so nervous? I mean, everybody is late sometimes, it's not a very big deal."