Beready to go by eight. We can check them out to see if they are as good asthey say." But what about Lisa? Is she okay with this.... with me being abr...desmaid?" She told me she was one girl short, and when I mentioned that you coulddo it and why, she got real excited and asked to see you once we get youall fixed up! So, tomorrow, eight am, be ready to go. We have to get youall fixed up."My mother had covered all her bases and left me no recourse except toflat out say no, but she was right. All. We had brought George up to be (what used to be called) a gentleman. That is, he was taught that it is never right to hit a girl/woman. He also knew that men were to open doors for them. They are to be protected as much as we can arrange it. Cussing was not allowed in our house. Essentially any adult born before 1950 would understand exactly what we were trying for. Along about this time it became clear that George had inherited my tendency to depression. He received excellent care from a. “Why would this be a big deal to the cast?” I asked.“Knowing that Mr. Nomura accepted you as his kōhai would mean that you are more than the gaijin hired to be sexy and cute,” Misaki said.Her little smile, and adding the ‘sexy and cute,’ helped soften the blow. I had to remember that people around the world had preconceived opinions of Americans that I would have to work to overcome. I might be big in Japan, but I was still an outsider.Misaki left me to get ready herself. When I made it to the. I walked over to talk to him. "Oh good, you're here! I've been waiting," he said excitedly. "Guys, this is Clare, the new girl I was telling you about. I see she indeed dressed very well for the part tonight." The guys all looked me up and down like they were appraising me or something, and I started getting an idea of the tradition he was talking about. "Uh, hi guys; so what's this tradition, exactly?" "Come upstairs, Clare, and we'll show you," TJ said as he grabbed my hand and led me up the.