In Sora no Woto episode 4, a classic example shows up in the form of Maria, one of the assistants to professional glass-blower Carl. Maria has less than 10 lines in the episode—a few explaining to Kanata that Carl is one of only five "meisters" of glass-blowing in the country and how serious he is about his craft, then a few teasing him about his implied relationship with the glass shop owner in town, and finally a couple to facilitate the conversation between Kanata and Carl about talent (which is great). So why does Maria come off as so much more interesting than some nameless exposition machine?
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