Hinata was at on the floor beside the Kakita stochastic couturier machine, surrounded by a few piles of fabrics he had acquired for this and had the instruction book for the device in his hands.

He was reading very slowly and looking more and more confused. Turning the page he looked at the next paragraph . . . and turned back to read the page before again. He went back and forth between the pages several times before lowering the book and staring into space for a moment.

"Oh kami why is this so hard?????"

Tossing the instruction manual aside for now he picked out the fabrics he wanted and started trying to make the machine work. His first attempt cut short when he realised there was no way this would be ready for the beach oshidama.

"Ah crapcakes! Why didn't anyone tell me this takes a full day?????"

He then remembered he was on a Scorpion world and there were bound to be parties to attend. He had the fireworks tonight already sorted but there would be more and he liked any excuse not to have to wear long pants.

"OK so we press this and this and then . . . evening wear yeah that's the right category and . . . stand on the marked area for measurement scan . . . ???? OH! just a moment Couturier-samaaaaaa!!"

He stood in the blue box and waited and waited . . . and then realised he hadn't pressed the button. After a brief moment of confusion he pressed the right button, it was flashing, and the machne beeped happily through taking his measurements. Then all he had to do was feed the fabric, 95% Crane blue, 4.5% white, 0.5% silver, into the machine and then stare at the 'Estimated Time to Completion' timer as it began to count down.

He then turned to head back to his room and tripped over the discarded instruction manual.

"ACK!!!"

. . . and so began the feud between Instruction Manual-san and the Asahina Idol.

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D3 MA Kakita stochastic couturier machine roll for quality. | 1k1 ⇒ 4 (TN: ?) No mechanical bonuses.