Tsumugi -2004-

: This spirit took on Tsumugi’s form and memories to fulfill a promise of returning to the island, effectively existing as a "placeholder" for a person who could no longer be there. Narrative Themes

: The Tsumugi the player meets in the present day is actually a Tsukumogami —a spirit born from a discarded stuffed bear that the original Tsumugi left behind when she returned to Germany in 2004. Tsumugi -2004-

: The name appears frequently in anime and games, such as Tsumugi Kotobuki from K-On! and Tsumugi Shirogane from Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony . Oshima Tsumugi double ikat on Amami Island - EYHO Tours : This spirit took on Tsumugi’s form and

Her hands were a landscape of calluses. The silk she used wasn't the glossy, cultivated stuff from Kyoto. It was kibiso — the coarse, bumpy outer layer of the cocoon, the part the silkworm rejects when it chews its way out. Waste silk, some called it. But waste, Mrs. Ueda explained, was a colonial idea. “The worm knows what to keep. The worm knows what gives strength.” and Tsumugi Shirogane from Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony

3.1. Weaving as metaphor