Three cities, one hour

Shadow Amelia first. Her lines are full of times; say each one clearly and don't rush: "seven a.m.", "noon", "nine p.m." Then take Sora's part. He's polite and dry, and his last line is a deadpan joke. Leave a short pause before "Nobody else was there."

1. AmeliaSora, I need to set up a meeting with you, me and the New York team. It's harder than it sounds.
2. SoraLet me guess. The time zones.
3. AmeliaExactly. Tokyo is nine hours ahead of London, and New York is five hours behind.
4. SoraSo when it's nine a.m. in New York, it's two p.m. in London.
5. AmeliaAnd eleven p.m. for you. I can't ask you to join at eleven at night.
6. SoraI've done it before. But I'm not very clever at that hour.
7. AmeliaWhat about early morning in New York? Seven a.m. there is noon here and nine p.m. for you.
8. SoraNine p.m. is okay, if it's under an hour. Would New York really start at seven?
9. AmeliaTheir team lead said she'd do it once. She's an early riser anyway.
10. SoraThen let's make it one hour, and not a minute longer.
11. AmeliaAgreed. I'll send an agenda so we don't waste any time.
12. SoraGood. Which day?
13. AmeliaWednesday. Monday is a holiday in New York, and Friday evening is already your weekend.
14. SoraThank you. People often forget that part.
15. AmeliaI'll send an invite that shows all three time zones, so nobody gets confused.
16. SoraPlease do. Last month someone invited me to a meeting at four a.m. by mistake.
17. AmeliaDid you join?
18. SoraI did. Nobody else was there.