“didn't you go in yet?” when katie pemberton arrived she was in no doubt surprised by an waiting, fidgeting adelinda. trotting by, a few minutes later than she'd organised the time, katie's still expectantly looked on at the choir member. trust someone not to take the intuitive; katherine pemberton was sighing before she'd entered the room.

katie had been the one to schedule this private singing lesson and she'd insisted out of necessity; what she'd already dismissed as a disappointing beginning would not damper the rest of this session. as freshman and a new member to the choir club adelinda was someone katie felt something protective over. a sweet personality in the choir, her voice on the other hand was lacking. or, rather, katie had assumed it would be so as she could hardly hear it otherwise.

and while katie would hold even inexperience against someone she supposed she had to be hesitant as the president of choir club. unfortunately, everyone was new to things at some point and not everyone had the same chance at such a high quality vocal training as she had - something katie would resolutely state to her fellow members with little care of how smug it would come off as. with the other's pleasant personality, and with what she wanted to emphasise was the responsibility of leading a group of singers, she'd offered to share a few of her vocal techniques with the freshman. really, she'd insisted but katie wouldn't see why someone would turn the opportunity down.

passing by adelinda with little other acknowledgement she pushed the doors opened herself. as per usual her movement was slightly limited by a heavy looking shoulder-bag on one shoulder, “there's no need to wait out there, adelinda.” katie addressed her but otherwise didn't look back or hold the door open. nor did she seem interested in checking whether the room was free or occupied, immediately settling down her bag on a desk at the wrong but it seemed for once she had an excuse for her presumptuousness.

“i booked this room for a whole hour,” opening her back she started look through, leaning forward in her heels to get a good look about what was in bag she was shuffling through, “it was no problem, obviously. i just said it was for choir business.” and it was, wasn't it?

making a sound of approval as she found what she was looking for katie took out a planner, leaving her bag and its contents spilling out on the table as she stepped through the wall. while she flipped through the diary she took in her surroundings. it didn't seem to appease katie's standards but it'd have to do. as a second-thought she asked absent-mindedly above the sound of page flicking, “oh, i suppose i should ask how you are adelinda. day been nice?”

@adelinda

a wary eye returned to adelinda and katie watched the other's fidgeting with judging eyes. the reply was satisfying, she supposed she could let that pass as an adequate answer, but the habits not so much. katie only spoke back once she found the page she had being looking for. the triumphant hum she made was the only break in her otherwise harsh beginning, “just ordinary?”

as she set the diary down on the table katie was quick to talk the chance to talk about her day, “similarly average, but i got some important work done.” as she stated it katie's pride glowed off her, “in fact, i'm organising something very important indeed.” it obviously wasn't long before she arrived back to regarding adelinda warily. taking one glimpse back down to the planner she marched towards the other, narrowing the between them. she sized adelinda up before stating plainly, “you can't sing if you're nervous, you know.”

an exhausted sigh followed from katie. lifting a hand on her hip, she looked on the other expectantly, “are you normally this nervous when singing?” and while her tone was blunt and matter-as-fact as ever katie hadn't intended it to be so forthright a question. her later words were probably more comforting in that they betrayed at least some sympathy she had for adelinda's skittish temperament then, “relax. i'm not going to ask you to sing right now.”

moving back to her bag apparently katie's clarification was only going to come after she'd rummaged through it again.

“you remember some of the warm-ups we've done in choir?” with a water bottle in hand katie twisted the lid, uninterested in maintaining eye contact as she went over her plan, “we could start with those. there are some things that may help calm you down too.” the emphasis on may sounding somewhat inconvenienced, “i say may, though.” she shrugged before drinking.

@adelinda