No verbal response from Derek? Sigh. Ashley tucked a strand of her long blonde hair behind her ear and sat back with crossed arms. This sitting in silence thing was going to be pleasant. ...Not.

But then others arrived and the blonde perked up immediately. "Hello, it's great to meet you." Ashley said to the woman who'd introduced herself as Roxanne, extending a hand. "I'm Ashley Green." And she was ready for camping and checking out these new plants, that was for sure.

Next up was Jade and Ashley let a soft smile play on her lips as she eyed her coworker. It was nice having familiar faces around. "Hey there! Looks like you're right on time to me." Unless the others were just extremely late.

And then there was Elizabeth, another woman Ashley was not familiar with. She reached out and shook the woman's hand, giving her a friendly smile. "Hello, it's nice to meet you. I'm Ashley."