[ She gracefully leads them over to a table being furnished with plates of food by one of the servants, and she sets her drink down on the table to catch her attention. ]

Hello.

[ The way the servant responds, skittishly, almost, when she sees that one of the guests is trying to talk to her tells Kasumi all she needs to know about how Mereeri handles his help, and she can only imagine that they all received a rather upstanding do not talk to anyone or even make your existence known speech before tonight's event. ]

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to startle you.

That's... That's okay.

I just wanted to let you know that you all have done such a lovely job with everything, tonight. I'm sure the other guests appreciate your effort, as well.

[ The truth is, they probably don't, but that's why Kasumi's here. ]

Um... Sorry, ma'am, I'm not supposed to talk to the guests.