Dimitri & Mercedes B / houses.fedatamine.com

Dimitri, Mercedes enter the scene

Mercedes. I'm sorry to ask this of you, but...will you lend me a hand?

What can I do for you? Oh, is the cuff of your overcoat still torn? Mending that shouldn't be a problem at all.

It's pathetic, I know, but I fear my sewing skills are... Well, as you can see, they're just about nonexistent.

Goodness! You must have been concerned when I tore your cuff.

Ah, well... That is to say...

Would you please teach me to sew? I hear you're rather amazing at it.

Of course I'll teach you! Don't look so heartbroken.

You will? Thank you! I owe you for this.

I'll go get my sewing kit. You wait here.

I'm so sorry, Dimitri. I've never seen, um... Well, it's just a bit...

No need to dance around the issue. You're fed up with my clumsy efforts, aren't you?

I thought you might end up bending some needles if you tried mending this on your own, but...

How did you manage to break a pair of scissors?

I-I'm just... I'm so sorry. Really.

I try to be careful, but with delicate work like this, I just can't seem to manage.

There's no need to apologize! But you must have been uncomfortable making your way here with this tear.

My inability to control my own strength is humiliating. Of course I'm useless at needlework.

No giving up on yourself. You just have to practice, that's all.

No matter how difficult something is, if you keep at it and don't give up, then you're sure to improve. Isn't that what you told me?

Right you are. To give into despair isn't like me. Thank you for the reminder. OK... I'm ready to give it another go.

Great! I'm glad to hear it! First things first, let's make sure the needle is actually threaded this time.

No! I bent another one!