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Some notes about Kori’s cafe uniform!

-For context, Kori is one of two owners of a cafe in the city Myrios. A relatively small cafe with a brick exterior and ivy growing on the building, she had the cafe for two years, and only closed it for about a month for renovations once. For those first two years, the only full-time staff were herself and her best friend, Phecda Shioto, before hiring more staff in the summer of 2025.

- Kori honestly has the most simple cafe uniform. A white button-down shirt with the sleeves rolled up, black pants, and a black tie, this is pretty much the default uniform. Others tend to add extra components (like Phecda’s gloves and apron, or Goodwin’s skirt and nylons), but it seems Kori doesn’t want the fuss of making her morning routine any more complicated than necessary. 

- I’ve always drawn her with wedges in her sneakers. I think it’s because I used to give everyone high heels, but honestly I think wedge sneakers suit Kori well. She doesn’t have a complex about her height despite being short, but I think she would find them more comfortable. Either way, she does a lot of walking and she hasn’t complained about them, so they’ll stick around. 

- Kori’s own coffee preferences surprisingly aren’t why she started a cafe; it was actually Phecda who suggested the idea. However, Kori does rely on coffee a lot (even before becoming addicted to a strawberry coffee flavoring additive distributed by the company Ares), and at the time she preferred black coffee. She hates cappuccinos. Somehow (maybe due to the addictive nature), she doesn’t mind the sweeter or thicker coffee that the strawberry flavoring creates. 

- She is notably a better hostess at her job than her usual more aloof demeanor, although her eyes are still ‘scary’ to her coworkers. As a boss she has a dry sense of humor and a slight irritation with customer service -- not that customers will ever see that side of her on the job. 

Reservations for two?

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Back again for some more design note stuff!

- Only Soru (left)’s outfit is canon, this is his work uniform. He is the mayor of the city Myrios and the owner of a technology company called Ares, and this suit is the one he wears for public appearances. When he’s actually working he usually wears a sweater he knit himself, but he likes to keep up professional appearances too much to let the public know that.

- Kori’s (right) outfit is either non-canon or post-canon. She eventually takes over Soru’s role, but mostly as a symbolic figurehead only -- she puts most of her attention to her cafe and lets the Ares staff manage the rest. However, she does like her silly little outfits, so she absolutely would wear a company suit on the days she goes into the office. 

- The marking on Kori’s face is one that she gets at the end of her story, so this version of her is the late-to-post-canon version of her.

- The device on Soru’s hip is the operation terminal for the hologram profile system that exists in the city, which his company developed. Kori’s phone, with a company phone case here, has the hologram profile system app open. 

- The Ares company colors are white and bright blue, but the uniforms for the higherups are black and gold. All higherups at the company have the company gold tie, but aren’t expected to wear it (or wear it properly). In practice, the uniforms are mostly for appearances, as many staff with important roles swap out parts of the uniform or modify it unless they are to be seen by the public. Lower positions or individual departments aren’t expected to wear a uniform.

- Soru’s main color (blue) has been reincorporated into his work outfit with his dark blue belt. Kori’s (red) has been reincorporated through the pocket square and the tie clip. 

Omoide siblings + matching suits

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Kioku notes!!

- Kioku is Kori Omoide’s catfish persona. The entire reason Kioku exists is because Kori thinks it’s responsible to catfish a scientist for his help. Because of this, not only did Kioku need to be visually distinct so said scientist wouldn’t recognize her Immediately, but also this quite possibly may be the only way Kori is willing to let herself act in a flirtatious manner. 

- Kioku Kyuurei is supposedly a former idol. This is a lie she thought of upon first hearing the name of her disguise, and thinking it would be more fitting for an idol debut than a convincing pseudonym (not that she has a track record of more convincing names, if the name Marun Ookami is anything to go by). 

- Kioku’s design is actually Kori’s old design from 2014-2015. While Kori’s main design is closer to her 2013 design, for a while her hair was smoother and she wore predominantly black/gray/blue rather than black/red/gold like her first and final iterations. 

- The main features that distinguish Kioku from Kori are her somewhat wavy hair (as Kori keeps her hair often more rough), and her makeup (as Kioku wears more than Kori usually does, because Kori hates the feeling of heavy makeup near her eyes). The blue contact lenses also distinguish Kioku in this way. 

- While Kori’s suspicious and dry internal monologue is still present with Kioku, outwardly Kioku acts more flirtatious, complimentary, and polite. She also is somewhat bolder, and rather than her usual nervousness and desire to avoid Situations, she is willing to instigate them as Kioku. 

- The back of the jacket has the decal reading 9-0 on it. The nine and zero are somewhat a joke on 9 (”kyuu”) and zero (”rei”) respectively. As this is a jacket Phecda had given Kori to disguise herself with from his theatre stuff, his suggestion of an alias for her may have partially come from that decal, which likely was just a way to keep track of his costume pieces. It is unknown who the previous owner of this coat is, but Phecda likely sewed it himself considering his sewing skills and the fact that it remained in his possession until Kori needed it. However, as the decal is only noted briefly and the meaning not elaborated, the true extent of the coat’s origins or the decal tagging it are merely speculation. 

- The costume test took hours with Phecda’s and Tekuka’s help. The second time she wore it, it only took an hour to get it all on, get her makeup done, and have her hair curled and straightened to achieve the softer look. 

She's ready to catfish someone <3