OF COSPLAYS AND PEOPLE WITH NO PARTICULAR FASHION STYLES
Chapter V
Japan sat in his study, staring at the blank piece of drawing paper in front of him. It was long past midnight and he has yet to come up with any costume designs. Why he is making costume designs in the middle of the night, you might ask. Well, the answer is quite simple. It is because Japan is simply the type of person who can't say no to a favour from a friend even when it was given to him at a time when he is normally already asleep. And, quite unfortunately, he lost even more of his ability to refuse when more calls came, asking him for costume designs of people they wanted to cosplay for the UN day.
First, there was Italy calling him on telephone, asking if he could make a costume of Michelangelo for him.
"Veee~~~ Japan, you'll do it, right?" Italy asked.
"Well, Itaria-kun, I am not quite sure I know enough of this guy to make a costume of him." He said
"It's alright! I'll send you a picture of him! Veee~! Thanks, Japan!" Italy said a quick goodbye then hung up. The Japanese man was about to protest when his cell phone rang. It was Germany, making him confused.
"Hello?" came the deep voice from the other end.
"Oh? What's wrong Germany-san?" Japan inquired.
"No-nothings wrong. It's just that I…" he trailed off before continuing. "I have a favour to ask you. I-if you're not busy, of course." Japan wanted to say he really was busy. It is true, though, with Italy's costume still burdening him. But it was so rare for Germany to ask him a favour and he'll feel bad if he refused.
"What is it?"
"Would you mind… making me a knight costume?" Knights… that wasn't so hard.
"Okay." he agreed without even asking what it was for since he already knew.
A few minutes later after he finished Germany's design and was about to research about Michelangelo, more calls from different nations came to him and he, fair as he is, didn't want to be unfair and accepted them all. After five more call, everything finally ended and Japan was left in peace. Most of the designs were easy to make but some of his fellow nations just gave him names of people and told him that they will just send him a picture.
He sighed, 'In making costumes for cosplay, only the picture is not enough. The designer must learn more things about the fashion of the person he is about to imitate and make it his own. If not, the costume would only be empty.'
With that in mind, Japan went in front of his computer to search about the people requested of him but first, he needed a list.
Michelangelo for Italy
Alfred von Schleiffen for Belgium (Although Schleiffen is German. I wonder why.)
Menes and Hatshepsut for Egypt (I wonder who will wear Hatshepsut's costume) and
Aristophanes for Egypt
"Let's start with Michelangelo." Japan said to himself as he started browsing the net. "Hmmm…" he mused as he scrolled down "The greatest sculptor of Renaissance and yet his talent doesn't end there, also a well known and skilled painter, poet and architect. He is quite a great inspiration to the people with his passion for sculpting. Italy-kun's choice isn't bad. He gives everything he has for his work to become the embodiment of perfection. Reading this just gave me a new inspiration to work harder for the design making." He though with a smile, all traces of sleep gone as he got immersed in his researches.
"Next we have Schleiffen. Why would a German like him pique the interest of someone like Belgium?" he thought as he typed in the name. To his surprise, more search results were entitles 'The Schleiffen Plan' than 'Alfred von Schleiffen' itself. "Oh… I never knew Germany-san's sons could be so reckless. It is common knowledge in a war not to underestimate an enemy whether it's new or not, specially one as big as Russia-" he was cut off of his criticisms as he found the answer to his question. "Oh, I see. So Belgium-san just wanted to rub the failure of the Schleiffen Plan in Germany-san's face." Now that Japan thought about, Belgium was the type of person to do exactly that.
"Then there's Menes and Hatshepsut. I have heard Greece-san, since he is friens with Egypt-san, talk about them and I agree they are quite remarkable people. It is not every day we can find a person able to unify two kingdoms and keep his rule for long. And having a woman not bent on showing off the power she has acquired is also quite impressing."
"Aristophanes." Japan chuckled. "The playwright who had enough humour and courage to make fun of Athenian politicians, generals, philosophers, and even his fellow playwrights and still made them funny for most people. Well, at least it's what Greece-san told me and in my honest opinion, people like these are quite rare, be it on ancient times of today."
Having finished his research and finally getting an idea for each of the designs, Japan rewarded his self with a long, satisfying slumber.
Uhmm... Hi, guys! Sooo, I just want to clarify that this fanfiction wasn't made to offend anyone in anyway. That's all.
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