Mika: An' a French knot here... Yep, that's it fer the embroidery.

Mika: 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 ♪

Mika: 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.

Yume: ...Huh?

Yume: Hey you, what's that embroidery?

Mika: Whaddya... Ah, don't take it without askin'~?

Yume: Ooh, Yume wants to do this too.

Yume: Heyyy, how did you do the embroidery this detailed?

Mika: How? I just embroider followin' the pattern, usually...

Mika: Umm, If I remember right, yer... Yume-kun?

Yume: Forget that, Yume wants you to answer their question.

Mika: (Nnah~, what an odd kid.)

Yume: ...It's something only you can answer, Mika Kagehira-san of Valkyrie.

Mika: Nnah? Ya remember me?

Yume: Your name, at least. Valkyrie is popular with the kids at Yume's school.

Mika: Nfufu, thank ya kindly ♪

Mika: I can certainly teach ya. Can ya bring me some o' yer work so I can explain?

Yume: 'Kay, here it is. Yume wants to make this costume.

Mika: Ooh, what an elaborate costume ♪ What stage is this fer?

Yume: No, this is for cosplay. Yume wants to cosplay on stream, so they're in the middle of making it theirself.

Yume: It's from this manga. Look, it's the character wearing the hat. The embroidery here is being a pain.

Mika: Oh, I know this manga~ It's the one Jun-kun was readin'.

Mika: Yer pretty amazin' ta be makin' such a complicated costume all by yerself, Yume-kun ♪

Mika: The fabric o' the costume matches the manga, so it looks like ya put a lot o' effort in ta makin' it.

Yume: Well, of course. Yume is on a different level from other cosplayers.

Mika: Ahaha. Well then, I should teach ya how ta embroider this.

Yume: ...(Diligently embroidering)

Mika: (...This kid actually listens when I explain things. Maybe they're not so strange after all?)

Mika: (But still, this costume. Honestly, it ain't just the embroidery, the sewin' is sloppy in places.)

Mika: (The lengths o' the left 'n right hems are a bit different, an' the lengths o' the linin' seams are uneven.)

Mika: (Overall, it's very good, an' makin' somethin' like this at that age is impressive.)

Mika: (But I'm afraid they might get upset if I point it out... So I'll wait 'n see.)

Yume: Phew, finished... ♪

Mika: It looks great. It's just like the manga.

Yume: Ufufu, with this, Yume is one step closer to that character.

Yume: Hey, shadow person. Can Yume ask you something else? ^[1]

Mika: 'Course. What is it?

Yume: 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.

Mika: Hmm. I've never made somethin' quite like this either.

Mika: Lookin' at the art, doesn't it seem like they probably prioritized how it looks an' ignored how gravity works?

Mika: So I think it'd be difficult ta make it look like that in the real world.

Yume: That doesn't matter. Yume still wants to wear a hat like this.

Mika: Oh no, I dunno how ta do it, either...

Mika: Oh, I got it.

Mika: Oshi-san, sorry fer botherin' ya while yer busy?

Shu: 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.

Yume: (Whisper) If you're so busy, then you should quit yapping and teach Yume already...

Shu: What was that, you impudent philistine?

Mika: Nnah~ Yume-kun isn't tryna be rude.

Mika: 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: ...Yume is sorry.

Mika: 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'?

Shu: ...Hmph. This much is simple.

Shu: ...(Quickly finishes the hat)

Mika: Nnah? What just happened?!

Shu: Were you not looking? I suppose it cannot be helped. I shall do it once more.

Shu: ...(Again finishes the hat in a flash)

Mika: No good, I didn't catch it at all.

Yume: This guy is awesome... Yume wants to be able to do this, too.

Shu: Of course yours truly would be able to do something as trivial as this.

Shu: 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.

Mika: ...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.

Yume: What are you talking about? You taught Yume what they needed to know.

Mika: I see... That's a relief ♪

Yume: Shadow person. Can Yume ask you one more thing?

Mika: Huh? But Oshi-san called me over.

Yume: Please. Yume wants you to teach them.

Mika: ...Alright, just fer a bit ♪

One hour later

Shu: Good grief, I told him to come back to the room. What in the world is Kagehira up to?

Shu: Kagehira. How much longer will—

Shu: Gyah?! Kagehira...!

Shu: Seriously... Now, why are you attaching scraps of fabric to that child?

Mika: Oh, Oshi-san. Did ya finish makin' the outfit?

Mika: I was helpin' Yume-kun make their costume but ended up remakin' the whole thing from scratch.

Mika: I looked it up an' found out that instead o' sewin' the fabric, ya can layer the fabric an' stick it ta the body.

Mika: That's why I'm stickin' the materials directly onto Yume-kun's body like this ♪

Mika: Oh, don't worry, though. I covered them in wrap properly so that their clothes wouldn't get dirty.

Yume: Hey, shadow person. Don't look over there, Yume wants you to focus on making their costume.

Mika: Nnah, ma bad.

Mika: 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.

Shu: ...Kagehira.

Mika: Huh, what's up? Do ya wanna work on the costume with us?

Shu: Cease work on that costume right this instant! Did I not tell you to return to the room?

Mika: Nnagh?! That's right, I got so into makin' the costume, it totally slipped ma mind...!

Shu: How dare you forget the promise you made to me. I misjudged your character!

Mika: Oshi-san, wait. Don't be so mad~!

Yume: Shadow person. Yume won't allow you to leave them like this and go off somewhere. You need to finish what you started.

Mika: I can't just leave Yume-kun here covered in glue like this. But Oshi-san...

Mika: Nnaaaagh, bein' helpful is hard!