When Brendan caught sight of the girl who was waiting for them, he couldn't believe his eyes for a moment. Literally he couldn't believe his eyes. The girl he'd left behind him was apparently standing in front of him.
He sent a message to Rafaela asking, 'You're still aboard your ship, right?'
Her short, affirmative, reply arrived a moment later, while the girl visible in front of the group didn't react at all. When he silently asked the station for her identity, it identified her as the race entrant 'Cinderella', but not as Rafaela Donatella. That was an obvious error, even if her appearance was a disturbingly close match.
Doris Rian Donatella pushed the nervous looking Eks Corp Security team members aside and growled, "Cinderella!"
