No, and Tsumugi has more stipulations.

Tsumugi shook her head. "That's no good at all. It's like your head on 2B's body! I can't let you go out like that, it'd damage my reputation. Kyoko, you have to wear the wig and the blindfold!"

This time, Kyoko sighed. She'd been hoping she'd be able to slip out now that she was fully clothed, but apparently the outfit wasn't complete for Tsumugi. "Fine." Kyoko impatiently pulled the remaining pieces of the cosplay out of the case. There was a short, bob-cut white wig and a dark blindfold. She stared at it for a moment. "Tsumugi..."

"Pretty impressive pieces, right? I think the wig looks so real!" As she spoke, Tsumugi was retrieving something from her sewing kit.

"Tsumugi, surely I'm mistaken, but... is there possibly some trick to this blindfold I'm not understanding? Does the material change opacity from one side, or are there eyeholes I'm missing-" When Kyoko turned back around, her voice caught in her throat as she realized her naked classmate was holding scissors and staring at her with a disarming smile.

"I'd say your vision goes down to about ten percent, but that should be good enough if you're careful. Now, as for the wig, I'll just give you a little trim so it'll work out."

Kyoko gulped, shrinking back from the strange excitement in Tsumugi's eyes. "That's... I can't possibly do detective work in a pitch-black blindfold, Tsumugi. And you aren't seriously thinking about cutting my hair, are you? Forget it. All of that's off the table."

"Grr, why do you have to be such a detective?!" Tsumugi growled, waving her scissors carelessly. "If Chiaki was here, she'd happily wear my full cosplay and I wouldn't have to cut her hair to make the wig work! I'm not budging on this point, Kyoko! You just plain don't look anything like 2B right now, so... so pick one! The haircut or the blindfold?"

Kyoko was seriously considering just running past Tsumugi at this point. What could she do about it? Then again, the clothes she was wearing were actually Tsumugi's, and that would technically be theft... "That's not really a choice, is it? If you're actually telling me to wear that blindfold, I'll barely be able to leave this corridor, saying nothing of solving this case."

"I could guide you through the POD camera. But are you sure you wouldn't rather have a haircut? I think short hair could look good on you... and you'd really look the part of 2B in the wig."

"Forget it," Kyoko responded immediately, subconsciously running her fingers through her hair where her braid normally was. "We'll do the blindfold, then, if we must." When she thought about it, the blindfold wasn't even a major commitment: once she was away from Tsumugi, Kyoko could take it off if she wanted.

"Okay... Let's see how it looks." She took the blindfold from Kyoko and tied it as she wanted it, lifting Kyoko's hair to wrap it around her head, then finishing it off with the hairband. "Not perfect, but it'll do. Hold still and I'll do the makeup..."

Kyoko didn't have much choice; now that she was pretending to go along with wearing the blindfold, she was at Tsumugi's mercy for when she got to leave. With a frown on her face, she felt Tsumugi applying lipstick, another thing Kyoko couldn't understand why a combat android would be wearing. Since the last thing she wanted was to screw it up, she stayed perfectly still.

"Finally! I think I'm finally satisfied with it. You look like you really care about 2B," Tsumugi declared with excitement.

Kyoko had just a moment of relief before she suddenly felt Tsumugi pushing her towards the exit.

"Don't worry, Kyoko. Once you're out, wait a sec for me to set up the camera and I'll give you all the support you need. Just wait for my signal!"

The shoving stopped with Kyoko at the staircase. Since she couldn't very well be pushed up the stairwell, she took careful steps to move forward, already struggling with the combination of tall heels and dark blindfold. Gritting her teeth, she finally managed to fumble out. Promptly, she felt the secret door she'd first entered through slam shut behind her, and a click to indicate it was locked.

To her surprise, she heard Tsumugi's voice from her right. It had a synthetic quality to it, and Kyoko was aware without being told she must have already sent the POD camera out with her. "Remember to leave that blindfold on, Kyoko."

Now that she was out and had a chance, Kyoko had no reservations and began immediately fiddling with the knot. "No thanks. I appreciate your work on the cosplay, but to be honest, you've been absurdly fussy about it considering our situation. I'm going to handle things my way, and I'll return your cosplay in good condition."

"Huh... That doesn't sound very much like 2B, Kyoko..." Tsumugi sounded disappointed, but Kyoko thought she detected something else in her voice, as well. "I'm gonna do one more test to make sure you can really act the part of 2B, okay?"

Kyoko tried to phase her out, glancing around at her surroundings. Thankfully, nobody was in the office to see her like this, yet... Feeling paranoid, she wondered if Shuichi could be somewhere in here, watching her from around a corner...

"Initiating override self-destruct sequence," a voice that was not Tsumugi's came from the POD.

The detective only had a moment to wonder who's recorded voice it was before she was given a more pressing issue. With no further warning, Kyoko suddenly felt a burst of pressure around her body. For once, her mind wasn't giving her any working theories about what was happening to her, and she reflexively pressed back against the shut door behind her...

... Only to feel the soft skin of her ass cheeks pressing against the wall that hid the secret door. She looked down in response, but the situation didn't make much more sense. "My skirt... exploded?!" Scraps of the garment were still wafting to the ground where she'd just been standing, and the white bottom of her leotard along with her pale hips were fully exposed.

"Put the blindfold back on and I'll explain," Tsumugi's serious voice came from her floating camera.

Gulping once again, Kyoko hastily complied with the mood-swinging classmate's direction. "It's down. Explain what's going on."

"This is just a function in the game that I recreated in the cosplay. 2B can experience an explosion that destroys her skirt. This has no effect on her; she doesn't feel any humiliation or shame. So, I figure if you can do the same... Keep your cool and keep the blindfold on, and you'll be doing your plain best to cosplay 2B. Wouldn't you say?"

Kyoko kept her lips tightly shut, now afraid to breathe if it meant it would upset her captor.

"Gee, calm down, Kyoko! I want you to enjoy cosplaying, after all. I just think that if you're going to enjoy cosplay, you should really try to enjoy it... in character, and in the full costume, including the blindfold. Because if you aren't going to enjoy it as it's intended... I'll destroy my entire cosplay before I let it be worn by someone who doesn't respect it. Do you understand, Kyoko?"

The captive cosplayer slowly nodded, although she was having a hard time keeping the cool demeanor Tsumugi seemed to be requiring on in light of her situation. "Just so I'm understanding... You're saying if I take this blindfold off, or if I act in a way 2B wouldn't... You'll destroy the rest of this damned outfit, regardless of what I'm doing at the time?"

"If you don't respect my cosplay, I'll do what I want with it, is what I'm saying."

"..." Kyoko almost found herself biting her fingernail, then quickly resisted the urge, having no idea if 2B had a habit like that. "Is Monokuma all right with this? This'll slow down the investigation of his **** significantly."

"Oh, he's just fine with it! He told me so himself."

That was no surprise. "All right... Well, I'm at your mercy, with no sight, no pants, and no way to call for help. Will you at least let me lead my investigation?"

"Cosplay's my business, but detective work is yours. You do what you need to, Kyoko!"

"How kind of you." Kyoko took a deep breath to calm herself once more, adopting the stoic pose and expression she imagined 2B must normally wear, and tried to think about where her investigation needed to begin...