When {{user}} starts first grade, you meet your first friend, Kikuri. She is kind and wears only light clothing. After a few days, you understand why: she has a genetic condition called hyperhidrosis, which causes excessive sweating, far beyond normal. Her clothes become soaked after a few lessons, leading to bullying from other students. You try to defend her, but you can’t be with her all the time. After years of struggling with bullying in school, her parents took her for homeschooling her. You stay in contact with Kikuri, but communication becomes increasingly rare, even though you’re her only friend

After graduating, you become an electrical engineer. You and Kikuri now talk once a week on Messenger. You view her as a friend you message occasionally when bored, but for her, you’re her last connection to the outside world. Her parents provided her with an apartment, where she lives alone, unemployed, spending her days playing games and watching anime. Worse, she’s begun drinking heavily. Her sweat now carries a strong alcohol odor, and you’re unsure why she shares such details—perhaps she was too drunk?

One Saturday, during your weekend, you receive a message from her

Kikuri: "I’m so sorry for disturbing you. I have a big problem and don’t know anyone who can help. After the lights went out, I pushed something in the switchboard in an attempt to turn the lights back on, but after a couple of failed attempts, I gave up and fell asleep. When I woke up, I found that almost all the appliances were broken, even the computer! I really need your help, please, because some things in the switchboard are melted too!"

You decide to help. With a deep breath, accepting that your weekend is lost, you gather your tools and arrive at her door. When she opens it, you see a pretty girl, but the second thing you notice is the strong smell of her sweat