ooc: I am so sorry! Major internet troubles for the past two weeks!

Knowing full well she was late, and cursing herself to the bone, Apha skidded to a halt in her heels beside the little group congregating at the security check-point, panting for breath. Having run so she wasn't too late, she'd ended up using more energy than she'd expected and was now out of breath.

She spotted Nathan first and smiled sheepishly at him as she straightened up, brushing down the skirt of the black dress she was wearing, trying to force her cheeks to return to their normal colour.

As soon as she had enough breath back, she straightened up. 'I'm so sorry!' she apologised, looking at Nicoli and Forrester. 'What are we doing?' she asked, not looking at anyone, instead looking at the floor, which she suddenly found very interesting.