"Murderer!" Ethan yelled at Charlie.

"Kidnapper!" Charlie shouted back.

"That is no reason to kill someone!" Ethan argued.

"Who knows what you were going to do to her?" Charlie said. "I did what I had to for Claire's protection. And I'd do it again."

"I would strangle you, but I can't, seeing as I'm already dead," Ethan said.

"Sucks to be you," Miles said slowly.

Ethan glared at Miles. "Who is this guy?"

"Miles," Miles introduced himself. "And I'm not dead. And I'm not explaining why, just take my word for it, 'kay?"

"Who else lives around here Mikhail?" Boone changed the subject.

"Uh, who doesn't live here?" Mikhail said as they all walked around to the next house. "Basically everyone who was on the island is now dead. But here at this house," Mikhail stopped, pointing at the neighboring place. "I don't know Naomi's roomie, but otherwise, this is Naomi's house."

"Seriously?" Miles asked excitedly.

"We're here to meet new people, Miles," Libby reminded him.

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They had started a bonfire and were gathered around it. Some of the Barracks residents joined them including Leslie Arzt, Naomi, Regina (who turned out to be Naomi's new roommate who had just died that same day), Scott, Seth, Nikki, Paulo, Goodwin, and Danny & Colleen Pickett.

"So I know that you and Claire and a thing," Miles said to Charlie. "And you and the Arab guy," he continued to Shannon.

"I know you know his name," Shannon said.

"But who else?" Miles asked, completely ignoring Shannon's comment.

"Why don't you guess?" Charlie suggested.

"Oh, that should be fun," Boone said sarcastically.

"Okay, okay!" Miles exclaimed. "Uh…you," Miles said to Nikki. "And…" he thought about if for a while.

"Wow, how stupid can you get?" Shannon muttered.

"Listen, lady," Miles said impatiently. "I don't know all of those yahoos down at the ranch, so I need some time, got it?" Shannon didn't say anything.

"It's me," Paulo said after a while.

"Goodness, get some patience, please," Miles said. "Okay well I was thinking of live people so that opens up a whole lot of new opportunities. Anyway, Boone, and…" He thought about it for a bit and then gasped. "Oh! There was a love triangle with you!" He pointed to Shannon.

Everyone was laughing hysterically (except for Boone and Shannon, who both looked like they were going to throw up) and Miles looked confused. "What?"

Libby tapped him on the shoulder and he turned her way. "They're brother and sister," she said softly.

"Oh-Oh!" Miles laughed. "Sorry, man, but if it wasn't her then who was it?"

"You know, some of us died before we could have a 'thing' with anybody," Boone said grumpily.

"Who else besides you?" Miles asked.

Miles watched as the hands of Boone, Norris, Scott, and Arzt rose. "So you're raising your hand because you think you died quickly, or because you never had a relationship with anyone?"

"Both," Norris told him.

"And they're married, so count them out too," Ethan added, referring to Danny and Colleen.

"That narrows it down," Miles said. "Um, Goodwin and…uh, the blonde one! Not Claire, but…Juliet!"

Several people applauded him and Miles bowed dramatically. "Nice," Goodwin said. "And your first guess, too."

"Mikhail," Miles began next.

"Nope," Mikhail shook his head.

"Um, okay," Miles said. "Ethan?"

"Sorry, no," Ethan said.

"Libby!" Miles exclaimed. Libby just smiled and waited for him to continue. "Yes! Okay, um…Jack?" She shook her head and smiled still. "Ford?"

"Still no," Libby grinned.

"I give up!" Miles said.

"I don't know if you know him, but his name is Hurley," Libby told him. Miles burst out laughing.

"Are you serious?" Miles chuckled. Libby nodded again. "Wow, isn't he a bit too big for you?"

Everyone else laughed at this. "Hey, he's a really nice guy," Libby protested. "Whatever, go ahead and laugh, see if I care."

"Nah, sorry Libby," Ana said sincerely. "You two made a cute couple until Michael killed us both."

"Speaking of cute couples," Miles said after his laughing fit was over. "I think you and Jack would make a good pairing."

"Are you kidding?" Charlie said. "She and Kate both have, like, ten guys. And what's with you and pairing people up with Jack?"

"Yes, but I really don't see her and Jack," Boone said. "I sort of more see her and Sawyer."

"No way," Nikki said. "It's got to be her and Jack."

"Sawyer," Boone said forcefully.

"Jack," Nikki said with equal defiance.

"Ana, settle this, would you?" Boone turned to Ana.

"Well, um," Ana stammered. "I was never really with either of them…"

"Then which would you rather be with?" Nikki asked her kindly.

"Uh, I think," Ana began. "I think I'm going to have to go with Sawyer."

"Yes, ha," Boone said triumphantly.

"Well, that's okay, I guess," Nikki said. "Because that would leave Jack and Kate, and they're the most perfect couple ever."

"Didn't you say that about me and Claire earlier?" Charlie asked.

"No, I said you were the perfect match, besides Jack and Kate," Nikki said.

"That's not fair," Charlie pouted. "No one else was ever even considered paired up with me or Claire."

"Actually, when I was still alive," Paulo said matter-of-factly. "I heard a lot of talk on the beach about her and that Scottish guy-Desmond."

"And," Miles decided to put in. "I totally see her and Ford right now. Now that you're out of the picture, that is."

"This is so wrong," Charlie said. "Let's talk about something else."

Before they could make fun of Charlie any further, someone walked out of a house. "Hey, what's going on out here?"

"Uh oh," Ethan muttered. "Hier kommt trouble."

Tom had made his way over to them. "Well, hello, who is this?" Tom grinned, referring to Miles.

"Uh, Tom, this is Miles," Danny said slowly. "Miles, meet Tom."

"Hey," Miles said vaguely.

"Hello," Tom said and sat down next to him. "What are we doing out here?"

"Just talking," Colleen answered. But once again, the conversation was interrupted by two people emerging from the woods, looking very panic-stricken.

"What's going on?" one of them panted. "Who are you guys?"

"Karl?" Goodwin questioned. "What happened?"

"No, no," Karl said nervously. "This isn't right, you're dead!"

They all exchanged looks. "It's always hard to comfort the newbies," Boone said.

"What are you talking about?" Karl yelled. "You-you're all dead!"

"I know," Colleen said comfortingly. "But so are you."
Tom seems to have taken a liking to Miles. And now Karl & Rousseau are here.