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Many tasks feel futile in a pandemic. Many of us are just trying to survive, and anything outside the basics feel superfluous. I’ve certainly wrestled with those feelings since lockdown began, but a year later and I’m, thankfully, doing alright. Subsequently, I’ve been left with a lot of free time and those superfluous activities transformed to essential ones.

Cosplay, and just dressing up in general for Instagram, became a keep busy activity for me. There are no in-person conventions going on, but dressing up at home is one of the only times I feel creative. Donning a costume felt like the last like glimmer of fun left in the world.

If this year has taught me anything, it’s that the things that make us happy—truly happy—are to be cherished. Never before have I so actively encouraged myself to play video games, indulge in prestige dramas on TV, and generally just allow myself to do the things I enjoy, including cosplay.

But we’re at a funny juncture in cosplay culture where a lot of us are in our 30’s, even our 40’s, and are starting to ask ourselves a painful question: Am I too old for this?

It’s no secret that I love The Good Place. It was a wonderful show that balanced being both silly and heartfelt and always encouraged you to be a little better than you were yesterday.

I cosplayed as Janet last year, and that was great. Now I wanted a new challenge. I’m not sure if you’d call it closet cosplay or bounding, but I put together outfits inspired by each of the six main The Good Place characters.