Claire turned when she heard a deep-sounding voice behind her and smiled when she saw the semi-familiar face from the pictures on the network. He teased her about starting without him and she chuckled. "Yeah, I couldn't help it," she laughed. "First few are on me, go for it..."
She paused for a second, looking over at him with a grateful smile.
She'd been here for a couple of days now, and it wasn't like she'd been moping or anything, but it was nice to be out of the cabin or away from the grocery store. "Thanks for asking me here, by the way. Figure it was about time for some socialization..." she said, pausing as she looked him over. "Especially after the afternoon I had, anyway."