Interlude 4 - Kaori, The Actress, Finale

The Next Day

Kaori and her group were getting ready. Currently, Kaori was sitting on a wooden chair, backstage at the theatre, reaching up and adjusting her flower crown with trembling, unsteady hands. Normally, before any and all performances she was calm and ready. 

However, this time, she wasn't. She was as nervous as she'd ever been for this sort of thing. The reason why was simple. All she had to do was peek by the door leading to the stage to see it. 

The building was absolutely packed. Over a dozen rows of chairs surrounded the circular stage, and for some reason, only a few were empty. As Kaori looked and saw that once again, she gulped. 

What the heck happened!?  Kaori asked herself.  Why are all these people here?