“Now that might be headed to a crisis,” she says with the kind of exaggerated sigh that is most definitely only half serious. “I told her before we moved in that I would need all the top shelves in the closet for my hats and fascinators, but now she’s saying she needs most of that space back. I can’t stuff my accessories into a dresser. Can you imagine?”

They’d all be crushed! Feathers and ribbons need space to breathe. Seiichi must surely understand this predicament, given his intimate knowledge of Hokuto’s impressive collection.