Someone tell me why the HECK it's repeating the first line…I didn't write that!

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Miles' POV:

I'm in a team with all idiots.

Except Naomi, of course. She's amazing. I did what she suggested and talked to my teammates and they were idiots.

I talked to Dan first. There was only one word to describe that guy: Crazy. He is not right in the head, I tell you. I don't even think he knows what he's talking about. Why Matthew put him on the team, I will never know.

And then there was Charlotte. She is out of control. I don't know what's got her all hyper, but it's really got to stop. That will get real annoying, real fast. And I'm not pleasant when I'm annoyed. And I get annoyed easily.

But of course there was another one. Frank. Naomi was right; he's a drunk or something. He told me that he was the pilot for us. There is NO way I'm surviving in a helicopter with that guy. Drunk driving is one thing, but drunk flying is another. That will not end well.

I decided to leave the craziness and go see if I could talk to Naomi. She'll make it all worth it, I hope.

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Dan was pretty sure everyone thought he was crazy, especially Miles. All throughout their conversation he was looking at Dan as if he was a lunatic. And maybe he was. He didn't know.

Even Charlotte was treating him a bit differently. That was probably only because Naomi called him a head case. And maybe he was. He didn't know.

Frank was pretty nice. They all were, but the kind of nice people are when they think you're crazy. And maybe he was. He didn't know.

After a bit Miles started calling him by his last name. He's never heard anyone do that before. It may take some time getting used to. He was only used to hearing "Dan" or "Daniel" or "Crazy."

All in all, he couldn't have hoped for better. Compared to some times, this was great. He really liked his team. They were great people. Especially Charlotte, she was really fantastic. He should talk to her more often. But right now she was talking to Frank. Dan sighed and ran his hand through his hair. Maybe he should just get out of there.

He walked through the doorway without saying bye to anyone. Miles wasn't even there anymore. He's not the most sociable of guys.

Dan ran into someone while he was thinking. "Sorry," he mumbled.

"That's alright," the person said. "What's your name?"

"Dan," he replied.

"Hey Dan, I'm Regina," Regina said. "What brings you here?"

"I'm, uh," Dan began. He didn't really know why he was here. Not exactly, that is. "I'm on Naomi's team."

Regina nodded. "I guess you're pretty important, then. What do you do?"

She sure asks a lot of questions, Dan thought to himself. "I-I don't really no quite yet. I guess they hired me for my interest in science, and I did a lot of research about the island, it sounds quite fascinating, I'm really excited to go there."

"Ah, you're the science guy," Regina nodded. "Well I guess I'll probably be working with you later on. I was flipping through some notes about the island, too, and I was reading something about a time difference, did you hear about that?"

"Yeah, I, uh, I think I read something like that," Dan said. "I really want to find more out about that, maybe when I get to the island."

"You're lucky you get to go," Regina sighed. "Oh, I have to get going. Nice meeting you, Dan." Regina walked away.

Dan continued walking toward his room. Regina didn't treat him as if he was crazy. In fact, she sort of acted as if he was a celebrity, 'I guess you're pretty important', 'you're the science guy', and 'you're lucky you get to go.' Maybe he wasn't crazy after all.

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Charlotte was too into her conversation to notice that both Miles and Dan had gone. Frank didn't see this either. "Where did they go?"

"I didn't see," Frank answered. "Why do you think Naomi called him a head case?"

"I don't know," Charlotte shrugged. "Why'd she call you a drunk?" Frank said nothing.

"Well I'm going to get going," Charlotte said. "See you in the morning, Frank." She and Frank both went to their separate rooms.

When Charlotte woke up in the morning she found a stack of papers pushed under the bottom of her door. She picked them up curiously. Skimming through them, she realized that they were records of her team. She immediately found Dan's and pulled it out. He seemed like an interesting guy and she really wanted to find out more about him.

Charlotte was so hooked on reading about everyone-for some reason, Naomi didn't include her own file- that she hadn't realized how late it was getting. She set them on her table for now so she could go to the boat's cafeteria for breakfast.

When she arrived it looked as if the entire boat was there. Charlotte decided to just get her food and eat up in her room where it wasn't so crowded.

She made her way through the crowd and up to the front of the room. She saw someone she recognized ahead of her. "Dan!"

Dan turned and his face brightened when he saw it was her. He walked towards her.

"What a mob, huh?" Charlotte said.

"Yeah, I know," Dan laughed. "I think I'm going to take my food upstairs so it's not so confined."

Wow. That was better than her idea. "Good idea, can I join you?" Charlotte asked him.

For a second it looked as though Dan was caught off guard by this question, but he shook it off and said, "Of course."

The two of them managed to make their way through the crowd and out into the daylight. "It's a beautiful day," Charlotte noted.

"It is," Dan agreed.

"So what do you think about the ship?" Charlotte said.

"Oh, I don't know," Dan shrugged. "I've never been a big fan of the sea, but you know, it's a change of scenery. I like being away from home every once in a while."

"Same here," Charlotte said. "Well, actually, I love the ocean, I always have."

"So how about this island business?" Dan said.

"It sounds fascinating," Charlotte got this dreamy look on her face. "I'm so excited; I can't believe we actually get to go. I'm particularly interested in the wildlife there. There's got to be a whole bunch of different animals."

"Yeah, there should be," Dan said. "I-,"

"OY! YOU TWO!"

Dan and Charlotte jumped to their feet. Someone was approaching them. "What are you doing out on deck?"

"Eating, is there a problem?" Charlotte responded boldly.

"I guess not," the man replied. "Why aren't you eating down in the cafeteria?"

"It's overly-populated," Charlotte answered. "And why are you questioning us, exactly?"

"It's my job," the man told her. "I'm Captain Gault. And who are you?"

"My name is Daniel Faraday," Dan introduced himself.

"Charlotte," Charlotte said simply.

"And what are you supposed to be doing right now?" Captain Gault said.

"Nothing," Dan said. "That's why we're sitting out here."

"You've got nerve," Captain Gault said to him. "I respect that, but make sure you don't get carried away. Carry on with your meals." He went on toward some other part of the ship.

"Wow," Charlotte said. "Nice captain."

"Yeah, right," Dan laughed.

"So what were you saying before?" Charlotte asked curiously.

"Oh," Dan said. He didn't remember. "I was just saying how this-this island…it kind of seems as if it's like a different planet. No one really knows about it, no one lives there… there's so many things that can be completely different from what we're used to here."

"I know what you mean," Charlotte nodded. "But as for no one living there, how is that possible? I mean, from what I heard it's a pretty big place, someone at some time should've lived there. Who knows, maybe there's someone living there now."

"Maybe," Dan said. "I think we're going to be provided with more information later, like when we get closer. They know a lot more than we do."

"They better," Charlotte said.

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Uh…I kind of just made up that ending. I don't like that ending.