Author's notes:
Welcome back!
So, I'll say a couple more things.
Like, In the future, when really lewd and or really violent events happen in a chapter, there will be warning, so don't worry, randomness in that regard will not happen.
Second, like I said last time, go check out "Fieshh#5437" and chat with him a bit! He's helping me a lot with this so far, and I thank him for making this a more enjoyable piece of fiction!
And now I shall answer a few questions.
"What is the meaning of the title?"
It was a line in one of Monika's poems, and it's also foreshadowing~
"Will there be more OC's other than you?"
…Maybe.
"Why does this story suck so much?"
Because me.
Now enjoy the story that my main man helped to make better!
I-If you think it's good anyway... It's not like I want you to like it or anything...
...The heck was that...?
Can we start the chapter now...?
Chapter 2: Photography
Monday(?), January 15th, 5:36 PM
As Me and Sayori parted ways, I remembered a god-awful image... The image of her hanging out, the blood on her hands... How lifeless she looked... how... I love Monika, but I needed to make sure she wouldn't do any funny business.
...Well speak of the dang devil, there she was, standing over by the cross walk, I walk over to her.
Me: "Monika? What are you doing here?"
Monika: "Waiting for you~"
Me: "Oh come on now... How can you be sure that was the right choice? It hasn't even been six hours since we met!"
Monika: "But we were in the same class last year!"
Me: "Oh c'mon! Now that's unfair!"
She then does the pose again! That sly son of a-
Monika: "...Hey... We need to talk."
Me: "Right... Let's get to my place first."
She nods, and we get to my house... Weird, it looks dang similar to my actual home, but... No one is around. Well... At least the game keeps stock!
We enter the house and sit on one of the living room couches.
Monika: "You know... You're cuter than I'd thought you'd be~"
Me: "But I'm not cute!"
Monika then giggles... This girl can do no wrong I swear.
Me: "Wait a second... What DO I look like...?"
I quickly get up to go to one of the bathroom mirrors
Hmm... Just as I thought! It's me... But I look like a DDLC character! Same brown hair... Same blue eyes... Same busted up glasses, the game couldn't have fixed those for me? Ugh...
Although... I look older than actual me, only by a few years though.
I didn't notice that Monika followed me.
Monika: "Seeeeee? I told you!"
Me: "No... Still not cute... But definitely older..."
Monika: "Older? Were you younger before coming here?"
Me: "Yeah... I'm actually 16 in my universe, but I appear to be at least 18 now..."
I wonder why it aged me...
Monika: "Huh... That is odd."
Me: "Yeah... I wonder what else is different."
We head back to the couch.
Me: "Monika... I'm curious, can you access the files from here?"
Monika: "I'm not sure, let me check..."
She then closes her eyes, she looks deep in thought, then re-opens her eyes.
Monika: "I can!"
Me: "That'll make this much easier then... Monika I don't want you to mess with everyone's files again, my goal here is to save them... While being with you."
Monika: "How do you know that's a good idea hmm? After all it was you who said we only met less than 6 hours ago! ~"
Me: "Bah! Nonsense young one! But... I'm serious Monika, I'm saving everyone... I need this... I need this for me... And you! Being in an endless void forever sounds boring... Better with you of course but... Even that gets old..."
I look into Monika's eyes... She's tearing up.
Monika: "I... I think I want to save them too... Even if they're not real... They're still my friends... I love them..."
Me: "Then don't mess with them..."
Monika: "I... I won't... Now that you're here, I'm not really alone in this world anymore..."
Me: "You promise?"
Monika: "Promise."
I get up and give her a hug.
She's warm... Like a beating heart.
I let go of her and begin to ponder...
Me: "So... This is pretty much my place, but it doesn't seem like anyone is here... Let me look for something."
I quickly run upstairs into my room... Yep, still a mess.
Me: "(Where is it...? Where is it...?)"
I'm frantically looking through all sorts of drawers and cabinets.
Monika: "What are you looking for?"
Me: "...Aha! Found it!"
It's my phone, could I connect to the real-world internet or contact someone...?
Me: "...Crap!"
Monika: "What's wrong?"
Me: "It's my phone... I was hoping I would be able to contact someone... but the phone's been wiped clean. I can't seem to get online either... Let me try calling someone."
I call my dad's number.
...
Straight to voicemail.
Dang it.
Me: "Monika, What's your number?"
Monika: "I'm not sure I have one... It's hard to remember past this morning, since my only real experiences are what the game has allowed me to interact with, like how the only things I've consumed are cupcakes and tea."
Me: "Then make up a number."
She then tells me a random phone number and I call it.
Suddenly her left pocket starts vibrating, and she pulls out a phone.
Monika: "Ahhh! I see! It seems certain kind of objects might pop into existence if they didn't have a set code in the game!"
Me: "And THAT is what I'm testing... While it seems, I can't connect to my world from here, at least not yet, I still wonder about things like photos and documents..."
I then open another drawer to look for a certain photo, it could be an extremely useful example to know if I'm alone. It was the photo of me when I was born, in my mom's arms.
And I found it! Well... Sort of...
Me: "Oh gOd! What thE heck is thIs?!"
The entire photo was red-shifted, where my mom should be is replaced by a glitchy, bloody corpse.
It's horrifying... It's like she was put into a meat grinder...
And the surroundings, like the hospital bed and curtains all seemed to be... Made of some sort of clay...? Yeah... Like a black and white checkered clay.
The only thing that was un-touched was new born me.
I show the image to Monika, she has a look of disgust on her face...
But then.
A sudden piercing, distorted, blood curdling scream shot through the room, Me and Monika both froze with fear when we hear this and I drop the photo.
But the picture changed.
It was my baby face but with my eyes open, there was nothing in my eye sockets, nothing but blood. My nose looked like it was severely infected, it was turning black, and I had this disgusting smile with bloody, razor sharp teeth.
And one single eye was scraped into my forehead, like someone carved it with a knife.
The photo started to rise into the air and turn black, and then it disintegrated
You ever played any valve game? You know that effect when something is disintegrated? That basically just happened to the photo.
As soon as the photo is gone the screaming comes to a sudden stop.
Me: "WHAT THE HECK WAS THAT?!"
Monika: "I don't know exactly... But my prediction is that the game doesn't want any connection in between the game and the real world..."
Me: "I guess that makes sense... So, put the photo album down then?"
Monika: "It's probably for the best."
Me: "Well, I'm scarred for life now. Sounds like a good enough excuse to eat!"
Monika and I laugh at that statement and decide to go check for food down in the kitchen, luckily it seems food and drinks stay here... But what's weird, is any sort of electronic that could connect to the internet are either restored to factory settings or just don't work. The only things that do are appliances, like the oven and washing machine.
And despite being just me here in the world, everyone else's stuff is still here... Like pet supplies and other family member's computers.
Things like documents and notebooks are blank, unless they're mine or relate to me specifically.
Such as doctor's notes, or homework.
Board games, movies, books and video games are all still here, although the movies and video games don't work, I can at least still play a nice game of "Monopoly" or "Card's Against Humanity."
But then I remember something...
Me: "The poem! I gotta write my poem for tomorrow!"
Monika: "You don't want to forget that!"
I look around for pen and paper and find them with relative ease.
After talking a bit to Monika about writing tips, I write my poem...
"I stand in front of a waking mirror.
Feeling the cold bathroom floor caressing my heals.
Whilst my eyes view nothing but agony, and every endless tragedy.
I feel a cold, damp hand grasp at my right arm as it drags me into nothing.
As my fear turns into joy, my tears flow ever so gracefully into the hellish inferno of my savior.
My ears hear nothing but crunching and scraping at a door that never appears.
I taste every sin that god has ever forgiven me for, every person I've destroyed with my own lust and vengeance.
My back radiates ever so softly into the night.
The calming storm takes me away.
And suddenly, I have the urge to use the bathroom."
Me: "You know... For how short this is, and it being my first real poem. I'm actually kinda proud."
Monika: "Let me see!"
Me: "Nope! You're just gonna have to wait until tomorrow~"
Monika: "You tease! ~"
Me and Monika giggle at each other as we hug each other once more.
Me: "Hey Monika?"
Monika: "Yeah?"
Me: "Is it too early to confess?"
Monika: "Well I already did, so I don't think so!"
Me: "Well... Then I love you, Monika."
Monika: "I love you too, Jackson~"
I kiss her on the forehead and she blushed a tad bit.
Me: "Hey...! I have an idea!"
Monika: "What is it?"
Me: "I know how we can keep them all alive! Since this house is empty... But still has all the beds and couches here, why not have all the club members stay here for the weekend, and we all work together for the festival? That way, no one has to choose who goes were, and we can make sure no one dies!"
Monika: "Jackson... That's a fantastic idea! I'll be sure to tell everyone about it tomorrow!"
Me: "Heck yeah! No one is going to die on my watch!"
We both laugh it away when I suddenly get a text, despite me not having any contacts before, it said it was Sayori.
Sayori: 'Hey, can I come by real quick?'
Me: 'whats wrong?'
Sayori: 'i just.. i dont feel well and i think your company will help'
Me: 'okay, you can come chat for a bit, anything for my best friend'
Sayori: 'Okay, ikll be there soon'
Me: "Monika... Go hide in another room, Sayori is coming by in a minute."
Monika nods and flees upstairs to what would be my dad's bedroom.
And shortly after, I hear a knock at the door and open it...
Me: "Hey Sayori, come on in."
She smiles, and we go into the living room and sit on a couch.
Me: "So... What's up?"
Sayori: "What do you mean?"
Me: "Like... You said you weren't feelin' good and wanted to talk."
Sayori: "Huh...? I didn't send a message... You texted me and asked if I wanted something to eat."
The heck?
Me: "But my text says-"
...Huh, it changed into what she said, but... Didn't she...?
Sayori: "Have you been okay lately...? You've been acting really weird since this morning..."
Me: "I... I Don't know... Maybe I'm going crazy...?"
I know what was really happening.
The game is messing with me.
Me: "Well... In any case... What would you like...?"
Sayori: "I'm not too hungry... But a cookie sounds yummy!"
She giggles, and I smirk at her and remembered that dad bought cookies last night.
(Thanks, dad.)
I go grab her a cookie and sure enough, she gulps it all down in just a few bites.
Sayori: "Mmmf! Thank you, Jackson!"
Me: "Anything for my friend, Sayori..."
She gleams at me.
Aww... She's really dang cute sometimes I swear.
Me: "Hey, Sayori...?"
Sayori: "Yeah?"
Me: "Don't let anyone... And I mean anyone tell you that you're not special..."
Sayori: "Huh...? Why are you telling me this all of a sudden...?"
Me: "Because I care for you... And so does all the club members, too. We love you Sayori, and we'd hate to see you go..."
Sayori looks confused, then a little sad.
I give her a hug.
And she accepts my embrace...
Sayori: "Hey Jackson?"
Me: "What is it Sayori?"
Sayori: "Can I spend the night here?"
Me: "Sure thing Sayori! Anything for my friend."
I should text Monika that she'll be here.
I pull my phone out and message her number.
Me: 'hey monika, sayori is staying the night, is that a problem?'
Monika: 'Not one bit! Try not to go crazy you too~"
Me: 'You know I wont!'
I hear a window open from upstairs, probably her leaving.
Sayori: "Who are you messaging?"
Me: "Oh, my dad. Saying I love him and all that jazz."
Sayori: "You said they're out of town for a few weeks, right?"
Me: "Yeah."
I guess that's the games reason for no parents, thanks?
After a few hours of chit-chatting with Sayori, we decide to head to sleep.
I told Sayori could sleep on the couch tonight, and there was food in the fridge if she got hungry.
As I head up to my room, I greet her goodnight.
Me: "Goodnight, Sayori."
Sayori: "Goodnight, Jackson! Sweet dreams!"
Me: "You too, Sayori."
But her dreams may not be so sweet after all.
To be continued in Chapter 3: Nightmare
See you there!