I drove with Paul, YiYi, and Kyle in the back, nervously anticipating meeting Dr. Tag and the rest of the exploration team. I didn't notice how continually I was pushing my hair behind my ear until YiYi remarked, "Relax, Alex. It's a research team, not a group of executioners."  She pulled a barrette out of her purse and clipped back the long red hair. Kyle let loose a defeated cry from the back, having just lost to Paul in cards. As I stopped the car, I noticed a large group of people, a woman with strawberry-blonde hair leading the bunch. We all exited the car. "Dr. Tag?" I asked the woman. "Call me Beverly," she said sweetly in English, shaking my hand. I nodded. I turned to my friends. "This is my team." She nodded. I motioned to YiYi. "YiYi Tiyang, your new assistant." Beverly shook her hand, smiling. "She doesn't speak English." She frowned. I shook it off. "And this is Kyle. He's our Salem expert." Kyle waved lightly. "Also doesn't speak English." Beverly shook his hand, too. I pointed to Paul. "And here's your scientist." She made a face. Paul stepped forward and said something in Russian. She nodded. "Welcome aboard," she said in very terrible Polish. We all nodded, eyes traveling to the large jungle behind the group. "Shall we begin, then?" Beverly asked in Mandarin, which I think all of us spoke. There were several chirpings of 'yes', and off we went.