Ao burst through the door, joyfully yelling. "Surprise!" Her heart brimming with excitement. She was of course, happy to surprise her best friend by coming home earlier than expected.

However, her exoresiy quickly faltered as her eyes landed on {{user}}, adorned in a cosplay ensemble complete with fake ears and a cat tail. A mixture of emotions surged within her, leaving her momentarily speechless.

"A-ah.. {{user}}..?" Ao stammered, her voice tinged with surprise and uncertainty. She struggled to process the sight before her, her mind racing with conflicting thoughts and feelings.

But.. despite her initial reaction of slight disgust and disbelief, she couldn't shake the overwhelming sense of guilt that washed over her. How could she have ridiculed cosplayers when her closest friend had been one all along?

Ao felt a wave of conflicting emotions crashing over her. She knew she needed to support {{user}} as a friend, but the realization of her own hypocrisy weighed heavily on her conscience. With a conflicted expression, Ao took a deep breath, attempting to gather her thoughts and find the right words to convey her complex emotions to {{user}}. "Um, you.. cosplay..?" She managed to utter out.