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MissAmy 
At the sight of the young woman skidding to a halt, Jake sucked in a deep breath, his eyes widening in disbelief - both at how late she was and who she was. It took him a moment to avert his eyes, but he forced them to wander around the room so he needn't acknowledge her presence.
He felt it rude not to, though, so he turned back to her after she finished speaking and nodded, keeping his face blank. 'Apha,' he greeted her.
Apha stiffened at the sound of a familiar voice saying her name and she turned her gaze enquiringly to the speaker, before her eyes narrowed dangerously. She returned his nod.
'Hello, Jake,' she said, cooly, before turning from him.
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Amelie Nathan got the distinct impression that his friendliness towards Jake was wasted completely. The smile faded as he returned to his post at the security checkpoint.
His attention was drawn towards Apha who looked a little flustered in her lateness. He returned her sheepish smile with a warm one – thank Merlin there was another MLES employee here. He winked at her before turning back to the young woman he was currently attending to at the checkpoint.
She looked at Nathan, having noted the exchange between he and Jake. She rolled her eyes, half-smiling at Nathan.
'He's a little . . . unfeeling, at times,' she explained.
'It takes a while for ze barriers to fall - or, zey used to after a while.'
She shrugged, not looking back at the man she knew was standing there, instead glancing around, before frowning.
'Where are ze others?' she asked, meaning the other MLES employees.