Masumi Usui/Last Runway

Date Outfit Masumi Ver.

Backstage Stories

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Masumi	The next play has a fashion show theme…
Taichi	Since it’s the perfect chance, I wanna do something that’s like an actual fashion show to prepare for our roles!
Tenma	Something like a fashion show…
	Like we can coordinate an outfit ourselves and showcase it, or something?
Taichi	Yeah, yeah!
Yuki	Wouldn’t it be better to coordinate somebody else’s outfit rather than your own?
	As designers, our roles are to come up with outfits for models.
Masumi	Coordinate another person’s outfit…
	I’ll pick out Director’s outfit…
Taichi	HAH! That's it! I GOT IT!
	What if, each day, we all take turns coming up with date outfits for Director-sensei!
Yuki	Heh, that might be interesting.
	Even the dumb puppy has some good ideas, huh?
Tenma	Date outfits, huh? It’ll also be an opportunity for us to get to know various different styles of clothing, so I think it’d work great as role study.
Masumi	I’m the only one who needs to come up with outfits for her.
Taichi	Come on, Masumi-kun! If you look at outfits by other people, you might be able to see Director-sensei in a new light!
Tenma	Alright, then we’ll go in order starting next week?
Yuki	Got it. Each of us will think about our outfits then.
Taichi	It’s finally the start of Director-sensei’s date outfit fashion show!
Tenma	Today’s the day Masumi’s coordinating Director’s clothes, right?
Yuki	All I feel is worry though.
Taichi	I’m dying to see Director-sensei make her appearance~!
Tenma	That being said, aren’t they late?
Taichi	True. Ah… wait, maybe he's putting together a crazy elaborate outfit!?
	*door opens*
Masumi	We’re ready.
Tenma	Ah, they came.
Yuki	Late much?
Masumi	It's only natural I took my time preparing every little detail since I'm coordinating an outfit for her.
Taichi	So? So? What kinda outfit is it!?
Masumi	…Come out, Director.
Izumi	U-um, Masumi-kun…
	Do I really have to walk out like this…?
Masumi	Yes.
Izumi	Uh... a-alright, here goes...

Izumi	H-how is it…
Yuki	Uwahh… that’s extra.
Tenma	Oi, just double-checking…
	But the theme was date outfits, wasn’t it?
Taichi	Skip the date—it’s already the wedding!!
Izumi	Like I thought…
Masumi	Obviously. I coordinated her outfit in the image of a wedding dress.
Tenma	You ignored the theme!?
Taichi	So that’s why it took you guys so long to get ready.
	That makes sense.
Yuki	Or rather, you really found lots of clothes covered in white lace, huh?
Masumi	I went around from clothing store to clothing store in Veludo city, looking for clothes that would fit the image.
	I went to shopping malls, the clothing shops in the neighbouring town, and I also went online shopping…
Tenma	He’s beyond persistent.
Yuki	*Sigh*… I’m appalled beyond words, but I do understand how it feels to go around to different shops searching for things that match the image I want.
	I guess I can give him credit for his determination…
Taichi	But I doubt you could go out for a date in the city dressed like that.
Yuki	That’d obviously be impossible.
Tenma	They’ll think she’s a bride who ran away at the altar.
Izumi	(U-umm, they sound pretty harsh…)
Masumi	*Sigh*… you’re wearing the wedding dress that I coordinated…
Izumi	(But Masumi-kun doesn’t seem to mind at all. In fact, he’s totally satisfied with it…)
Masumi	Hey, these are just regular clothes that are styled like a wedding dress—.
	But I’m definitely going to make you wear a real wedding dress in the near future.
Taichi	WOOAAHH, M-MASUMI-KUN…!
	Is that a legit proposal to Director-sensei!?
Yuki	Alright, alright.
Tenma	How many hundreds of times have we heard Masumi’s confessions and proposals now…?
Masumi	It’s not enough, no matter how many times I say it. I love you, Director…
	If you want, we can go pick out a wedding dress right now—.
Izumi	Count me out!
	Enough, Masumi-kun. I'm going to go change now!

Anna