Back at home, Mina and Korine are getting ready for the new year. Mina asks Korine to help her write her New Year's cards, but Korine says she'll do it later. Mina tells Korine not to push her self too hard, because she's going to have to clean up after herself. She tells her mom that she wants her to wear her kimono when she gets older, and she says that's what she always dreamed of doing. Korine agrees, and Mina tells her that she can wear her hair for her if she wants. Mina says that she'd like to invite a girl to come and hang out with them, but she doesn't have the time to do so. She says that if word gets out, he'll let her know. She asks if there's anything else she can do to help, and he says that he'd do her hair if she wanted to go someplace, too. He tells her not to leave the room, because he's just going to let her do whatever she wants with the kimono. He asks if he can have a little chat with a girl, too, but Mina says she can't, because it's too late. She wants to go to the next room, where they'll be doing the next scene. Mina wants to know if she can watch him go, but he says he can. She's a big fan of umejiro, so she wants to see what he can learn from watching him go. He must be kind and friendly, she says, and it makes her feel like he is treating her like a girl. Mina thanks him for the outfit he put on, and says that it looks pretty cool. She also says that her mom helped her put it on, which makes her think that he meant to say something nice about her. She wonders if he'