Daryl was at the perimeter fairly early himself, though he didn't see the point in getting there too early. Enough time to do a quick meet'n'greet of the people he'd been requested to help protect and then go and get on with things was all he was really looking to have. Learning faces and that sort of thing.

He came dressed as he normally did. Dark shirt with the sleeves cut off, dark jeans with patched holes in the knees, work boots, some knives both hidden and not on his waist, and crossbow across his back. He'd been told they didn't expect to encounter anything needing heavier ordinance, maybe some wild animals on the predator side of things that anyone with a hunting background should be able to handle. It was just soil samples after all.

He recognized the truck as the one he'd been told to look for and came around to the driver's side to see if there was anyone inside yet. Spotting the kid, he gave him a quick look over before moving over to lean against the side of the truck to wait for the rest of the team. Wasn't sure the kid was with them, but he figured there wasn't much other reason for him to be hanging around.

After a moment, he pulled out a smoke and lit up.