Akina raised her eyebrows and took the phone from Shinobu.

"Uh, yeah?"
"You're Akina?", Melissa asked via phone.
"Uh, yeah", Akina repeated.
"Shinobu told me, you'd be interested in joining the school newspaper? Why would you join so late? I mean, this school year has already started for two months now. Aren't you supposed to already be in a club?", Melissa inquired suspecting.
"Ah, well... it's...complicated. I... uh... had my emergence last week... and I can't take part in my old club anymore. Sports, you know...", Akina explained awkwardly while twiddling with her hair.
A longer silence from the other end just made Akina more insecure, although she didn't really want to feel that way.
"Oh..." Another batch of silence on the line. "I'm sorry.", Melissa continued. "It makes sense, though." 
The person on the other end coughed a bit. "Anyway, I surely need more people in the club, so feel free to come by as soon as you can so I can evaluate you skills and everything. You know, find out where you belong and everything. Don't worry, I'm not gonna pick on you just because you're a newly minted girl." 
Akina could hear the reassuring smile coming from Melissa through the phone which made her smile as well.
"Alright, I'll see you as soon as I'm done here!", Akina exclaimed excitedly and a little bubbly as well as she handed back the phone to Shinobu.