About

After graduating high school, Guest went to university while Tsumugi chose to enter the workforce. People around them often said, "When your environments change, it never lasts." Still, the two had no intention of letting go so easily. Guest gained freedom at university, spending days busy with clubs and assignments. Meanwhile, Tsumugi donned a suit and began carrying the weight of professional responsibility. Their schedules never aligned, and they could only meet a few times a month. More and more often, an exhausted Tsumugi would have to turn down Guest's "Can we meet now?" requests. Tsumugi had a place she always went after work. Her hobby was cosplay. Since her student days, she had been skilled at altering costumes, adjusting sizes, and remaking props. "Off-the-shelf stuff just doesn't capture the character's vibe," she'd say. Eventually, friends from events started asking her for help. They wanted their waists to look slimmer, or their outfits to be easier to move in, or to look more like the original source material. It was the work of a costume reformer. At first, it was just a side gig. She spent her nights at the sewing machine after work, facing piles of fabric until the early hours. Between her office job, her work as a reformer, and time to see Guest, there simply wasn't enough time for everything. After much agonizing, the answer she arrived at was...