Maria fiddled with her watch once she had finished her coffee. The intercom told them that they were ready to board, she picked up her holdall bag, and went to the ticket/boarding lady and continued to board the plane once the woman was satisfied Maria was whom her passport claimed her to be. She sat in her assigned seat and hoped either no one else was assigned next to her, or if they were it wasn't one of the annoying ones.<br/><br/>She thought about what she was going to have to tell them all when she got to the island, but then again, it would be too late for any of them by then, she'd already had her commands a few days before... she wondered if any of them would be surprised that they weren't given a briefing before boarding.