RJ approached the group and stood closer at Lyn's request, commenting "No problem, I needed something to do, and my father always said 'Son, never miss a chance to enter a survival situation, it'll train you better for the real thing' Then again, Father's unit was always really big on that.' With that, he looked to the sleeping bags and ran a critical eye over them. He began to carefully survey the bags, grabbing them and checking what they were made of among other things. After a minute, he indicated a particular sleeping bag, saying "This brand is best, it'll trap the heat but not so much of it that you'll sweat while your asleep, and thats good since sweating could lead to catching a cold. Or at least, thats what father always said."
That said, RJ stepped back and turned to Marc. He gave a smile and offered his hand for shaking, saying "priyatno poznakomit'sya, nice to meet you Marc. My name is Rurik, but please call me RJ." Hearing that the man had graduated last year, Rurik's respect for him went up a little. The fact that he could go on this trip without anyone to finance him like Rurik did meant that he must have a decent job. That alone was enough to garner respect from Rurik. For now, Rurik didn't really have much of an opinion on anyone else, aside from his distrust of Harper and her popularity.