PERILS OF TRAVEL
   Characters
   Anne  A capable, practical professional woman in her mid to late twenties, probably on the way to higher management. She normally keeps her feelings under close control, which however does sometimes slip.
   Barbara  A rather younger professional, competent in her speciality but less worldly than Anne, with whom she is nevertheless sufficiently familiar for a measure of light banter to be accepted.
   Set
   An anonymous international airport lounge.
   Time
   Late 2002.