Helping With Costume Making
An' a French knot here... Yep, that's it fer the embroidery.
Can I pat myself on the back a lil'? The embroidery was real tough 'n detailed, but the satisfaction from it outweighs all'a that ♪
Is Oshi-san still makin' clothes in the room? I went somewhere else ta keep our materials from gettin' mixed up, but I'll go check on him.
...Huh?
Hey you, what's that embroidery?
Whaddya... Ah, don't take it without askin'~?
Ooh, Yume wants to do this too.
Heyyy, how did you do the embroidery this detailed?
How? I just embroider followin' the pattern, usually...
Umm, If I remember right, yer... Yume-kun?
Forget that, Yume wants you to answer their question.
(Nnah~, what an odd kid.)
...It's something only you can answer, Mika Kagehira-san of Valkyrie.
Nnah? Ya remember me?
Your name, at least. Valkyrie is popular with the kids at Yume's school.
Nfufu, thank ya kindly ♪
I can certainly teach ya. Can ya bring me some o' yer work so I can explain?
'Kay, here it is. Yume wants to make this costume.
Ooh, what an elaborate costume ♪ What stage is this fer?
No, this is for cosplay. Yume wants to cosplay on stream, so they're in the middle of making it themself.
It's from this manga. Look, it's the character wearing the hat. The embroidery here is being a pain.
Oh, I know this manga~ It's the one Jun-kun was readin'.
Yer pretty amazin' ta be makin' such a complicated costume all by yerself, Yume-kun ♪
The fabric o' the costume matches the manga, so it looks like ya put a lot o' effort in ta makin' it.
Well, of course. Yume is on a different level from other cosplayers.
Ahaha. Well then, I should teach ya how ta embroider this.
...(Diligently embroidering)
(...This kid actually listens when I explain things. Maybe they're not so strange after all?)
(But still, this costume. Honestly, it ain't just the embroidery, the sewin' is sloppy in places.)
(The lengths o' the left 'n right hems are a bit different, an' the lengths o' the linin' seams are uneven.)
(Overall, it's very good, an' makin' somethin' like this at that age is impressive.)
(But I'm afraid they might get upset if I point it out... So I'll wait 'n see.)
Phew, finished... ♪
It looks great. It's just like the manga.
Ufufu, with this, Yume is one step closer to being that character.
'Course. What is it?
This is the hat, but the ribbon won't hang down like in the art. It being fluttery is important, but it just looks cheap like this.
Hmm. I've never made somethin' quite like this either.
Lookin' at the art, doesn't it seem like they probably prioritized how it looks an' ignored how gravity works?
So I think it'd be difficult ta make it look like that in the real world.
That doesn't matter. Yume still wants to wear a hat like this.
Oh no, I dunno how ta do it, either...
Oh, I got it.
Oshi-san, sorry fer botherin' ya while yer busy?
Hmph. If you know that, then tell me what you want quickly. Time is a precious resource that cannot be bought back no matter how much you spend.
(Whisper) If you're so busy, then you should quit yapping and teach Yume already...
What was that, you impudent philistine?
Nnah~ Yume-kun isn't tryna be rude.
But. Yume-kun, if ya keep talkin' back ta Oshi-san like that, I won't teach ya anymore. Come on, apologize to him properly!
...Yume is sorry.
Now, then. We wanna make a hat like in this art, but we can't get the ribbon right no matter what we try. Oshi-san, what would ya recommend doin'?
...Hmph. This much is simple.
...(Quickly finishes the hat)
Nnah? What just happened?!
Were you not looking? I suppose it cannot be helped. I shall do it once more.
...(Again finishes the hat in a flash)
No good, I didn't catch it at all.
This guy is awesome... Yume wants to be able to do this, too.
Of course yours truly would be able to do something as trivial as this.
Will that be all? Then I will return to the room. Kagehira, I wish to hear your thoughts on the outfit I'm creating when you return later.
...Oshi-san really is somethin' else. If we were gonna do somethin' like this, it would've been better ta ask Oshi-san ta teach from the start rather than me.
What are you talking about? You taught Yume what they needed to know.
I see... That's a relief ♪
Shadow person. Can Yume ask you one more thing?
Huh? But Oshi-san called me over.
Please. Yume wants you to teach them.
...Alright, just fer a bit ♪
One hour later
Good grief, I told him to come back to the room. What in the world is Kagehira up to?
Kagehira. How much longer will—
Gyah?! Kagehira...!
Seriously... Now, why are you attaching scraps of fabric to that child?
Oh, Oshi-san. Did ya finish makin' the outfit?
I was helpin' Yume-kun make their costume but ended up remakin' the whole thing from scratch.
I looked it up an' found out that instead o' sewin' the fabric, ya can layer the fabric an' stick it ta the body.
That's why I'm stickin' the materials directly onto Yume-kun's body like this ♪
Oh, don't worry, though. I covered them in wrap properly so that their clothes wouldn't get dirty.
Hey, shadow person. Don't look over there, Yume wants you to focus on making their costume.
Nnah, ma bad.
But y'know, outfits fer cosplay are pretty interestin'. Havin' ta think about how ta approach it with the character in mind is new an' fun.
...Kagehira.
Huh, what's up? Do ya wanna work on the costume with us?
Cease work on that costume right this instant! Did I not tell you to return to the room?
Nnagh?! That's right, I got so into makin' the costume, it totally slipped ma mind...!
How dare you forget the promise you made to me. I misjudged your character!
Oshi-san, wait. Don't be so mad~!
Shadow person. Yume won't allow you to leave them like this and go off somewhere. You need to finish what you started.
I can't just leave Yume-kun here covered in glue like this. But Oshi-san...
Nnaaaagh, bein' helpful is hard!