Interlude 4 - Kaori, The Actress, Part 8

The next day, the group took a moment out of the morning to go through the screenplay they'd be adapting. The four of them were sitting in their room, holding their respective scripts in their hands as they read their lines aloud.

"Ah, but, my dear Lucy, how is Lydia meant to see the truth with tainted eyes? Surely, a cleansing is needed first?" Vermia asked, sitting at the edge of the bed with her legs crossed and her back straight, in a fairly proud position. 

Yumi, who was playing Lucy, and was sitting next to her, replied: 

"I disagree that they're tainted in the first place. If anything, your poison-covered words are what I grow concerned over." 

"Poison? I promise you, my darling if my words could heal both your souls I would have them do so in an instant." 

"Lydia, please, tell this insufferable woman that her presence is not needed."