(D2 LA Sakuras room) A staged practice run

[Usogawa Emiko]

Emiko had by now finally put her disappointment of earlier behind her and managed to improve her mood enough. She knew it would be important to be confident for helping her new dear friend!

Deciding snacks would also help, she had collected some sweet looking strawberry dangos before making her way to Sakuras room and gently knocking on the frame.

"Kakita-san? It's Usogawa Emiko."

[Kakita Sakura]

Emiko had by now finally put her disappointment of earlier behind her and managed to improve her mood enough. She knew it would be important to be confident for helping her new dear friend!

Deciding snacks would also help, she had collected some sweet looking strawberry dangos before making her way to Sakuras room and gently knocking on the frame.

"Kakita-san? It's Usogawa Emiko."

“Usogawa-sama.”

There's the sound of footsteps from the other side of the door before it slides open, the Crane smiling gently- her blindfold removed. “Has the day treated you well?”

[Usogawa Emiko]

Emiko smiled warmly and bowed.

"It's lovely to see you Kakita-san. The day has treated me well enough, although I feel like it's getting better now. I hope it has treated you well also? May I come in?"

[Kakita Sakura]

Emiko smiled warmly and bowed.

"It's lovely to see you Kakita-san. The day has treated me well enough, although I feel like it's getting better now. I hope it has treated you well also? May I come in?"

“It has treated me well… and I would be honoured for you to come in.”

She sniffs the air a moment, moving to one side so Emiko could enter. “Is that fresh dango I smell?”

[Usogawa Emiko]

“It has treated me well… and I would be honoured for you to come in.”

She sniffs the air a moment, moving to one side so Emiko could enter. “Is that fresh dango I smell?”

"It is! Strawberry dango, I hope you like strawberries? I picked them up for you" Emiko said with a smile as she entered the room and had a brief look around while offering one to Sakura.

[Kakita Sakura]

“It has treated me well… and I would be honoured for you to come in.”

She sniffs the air a moment, moving to one side so Emiko could enter. “Is that fresh dango I smell?”

"It is! Strawberry dango, I hope you like strawberries? I picked them up for you" Emiko said with a smile as she entered the room and had a brief look around while offering one to Sakura.

“I do, yes. My thanks, Usogawa-sama…”

Sakura's room is fairly… the best word to describe it is neat, everything laid out in very well-defined positions- and much of the furniture is at the sides of the room, the table in the centre the only exception- but it’s obviously laid out so there are no surprises for Sakura as she navigates the room.

[Usogawa Emiko]

The setup did make sense to the young Otter. A blind woman would likely need everything in a specific position. The table at the centre might be an issue for teaching but she suspected it was vital.

"I think I could learn from you Kakita-san. I'm not as tidy" Emiko said with a smile as she held out the tray for Sakura "here, try one! I insist you have the first. Oh, and please call me Emiko, you don't need to be as formal now."

[Kakita Sakura]

The setup did make sense to the young Otter. A blind woman would likely need everything in a specific position. The table at the centre might be an issue for teaching but she suspected it was vital.

"I think I could learn from you Kakita-san. I'm not as tidy" Emiko said with a smile as she held out the tray for Sakura "here, try one! I insist you have the first. Oh, and please call me Emiko, you don't need to be as formal now."

Sakura blushes slightly. "In that case... Sakura, Emiko- -san."

She takes one of the dango, gently pulling it off the stick and chewing. "It's *good*."

[Usogawa Emiko]

Sakura blushes slightly. "In that case... Sakura, Emiko- -san."

She takes one of the dango, gently pulling it off the stick and chewing. "It's *good*."

"They are? I'm glad" Emiko said with a smile, taking one for herself "ok, so...what do you know about acting?"

[Kakita Sakura]

“That you are playing a role other than your own. Among the Great Clans, at least, the Shosuro dedicate themselves to the art… I am not as familiar with those Minor clans who have schools of acting, I admit. That… is close to the extent of my knowledge of acting itself.”