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Originally Posted by GDB
There's absolutely no reason to believe, based purely on the anime, that they rehearsed this introduction at all.
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I haven't read the novel and dniv's response is exactly how I reasoned it for myself. It's not hard to figure out that they planned it out at least somewhat, considering:
1. Kirito brought Asada somewhere with the intent of meeting someone.
2. The only people at the bar, besides the bartender, were two female SAO survivors.
3. They all knew about her condition and invited a survivor to talk to her.
So yeah, I'm pretty sure they at least talked about who would meet Asada, what words to use for introductions, explanations, and so on. The entire point of the scene wasn't just for Asada's benefit either. Survivors guilt is something nearly all of the SAO survivors have to deal with. That's why Kirito stammered at the end before the little girl gave Asada the picture. So instead of looking at it as Asada being introduced to friends, look at it as being introduced to a support group.
By no means will I ever state that SAO is well written overall, but episodes like this certainly are done very well.