Doki Doki Literature Club
Self-Insert Extraordinaire, Chapter 4
A.N: Before I start this chapter, I wanted to apologize for my lack of updates on this.
College was literally sapping my life these last weeks. Along with that, were the holidays so my time/spirit was pretty much cut. Nevertheless! Enjoy!
tTM (The Tactitian Magician)
Confusion.
As I saw what stood before me, my knees felt weak and I immediately sought support on the wall.
'I wasn't actually expecting files WHILE being part of this world.'
I shook my head and glanced over to the computer, baring the files to me. I rubbed my eyes and sat down on the chair, taking the mouse into my right hand.
I immediately went over the character files. There, I found exactly what I was expecting. The files for every girl were sitting there, arguably not messed with. I let go of the mouse and pass my hand over my hair.
I did not know what to think.
I did not know what to do.
I closed my eyes and exhaled. I grabbed the mouse again and immediately copy and pasted the files into another folder.
'I can't actually mess with them right now. I shouldn't. And not like I know what everything else is. My programming knowledge is below zero and I haven't actually looked much further than the character folder.'
I gulped dry air and closed the window.
Shocking discoveries aside, I had an assignment for the club. My motivation for the poem was gone, but I still had to write something.
If the mechanics of the game applied, all I had to do is pick some keywords and *supposedly* write around those.
'I have no clue what to even write.'
"God…" I exhaled as I shook my head. For brief seconds, I was caught thinking about what exactly was going on. I was transported to the world of a video game. I still couldn't believe how reality crushing all of this really was. It's one thing for it to happen in anime or video game, but when it actually happens to your physical person, you begin to question everything.
I sighed as I grabbed my pencil and opened the internet to look up inspiration for some sort of poem.
After what felt like hours, my hand finally started to move. I wasn't exactly sure what would come out of it, but I assumed I could just refine it in the end.
After I was done, I gave my poem a read and it came out sounding like something Sayori would like, mentioning all sorts of happy and sad stuff in contrast.
I suppose that's a basic topic for poems and an easy one to start with.
'Let's go on an adventure
just me and you
and at the time of departure
we will cry.
But it's alright
because it's a wonderful life.
But the memories will stay
so please
don't make disarray.'
I twisted my nose at what I wrote.
"Feels like it's a little short…"
I sighed but I ultimately saved what I wrote in my bag so I wouldn't forget it.
Feeling a little hungry, I decided to go ahead and look at what was available on the kitchen. I realized I hadn't done that yet and that was a motive of alarm.
Going down the stairs, I turned to the kitchen section, still in my uniform.
"I really need to change." I sighed as I opened the cabinets. I found cereals and other basic wares, between which, I spotted some noodles in the corner.
'Well, worse comes to worst I won't starve… all that much.'
I half-joked to myself as I turned to the fruit plate sitting on the counter. It had fresh fruit of great variety. I reached for an apple and sat down on the couch admiring the time passing. As I finished chomping down the fruit, I reached for a pen that was on the table and a sheet of paper.
"I need to write down exactly everything that I can't forget." After tapping the pen on my forehead while thinking, I immediately write down:
-Save Sayori (Day of the Festival)
"Hm…" I sighed.
In all honesty, I dreaded not being able to change anything. All I could think about is rushing to Sayori's. After all, I know how she gets when 'protagonist-kun' isn't around.
I sigh, yet again.
'You know what… It's probably a good idea.'
I thought as I searched for some sort of cell phone.
"I need to have a phone somewhere, right?" I look around the living room with no success whatsoever.
I decide to climb back to my room and check there. Besides, where else could it be?
I rummaged through and through and finally came across a mobile phone in a drawer.
'Ah ha. I knew it. Now I just need to look for Sayori's number in this…'
As I scrolled passed the apps, I find one that seems to be shaking. It had the icon of a floppy disk, from years ago.
'Hm… What's this?'
I tap it like an idiot.
All that greeted me was a small window reading 'State Saved'. My eyes widen and a chill gets sent down my spine.
'Is there anything in this house that won't do anything to scare me out of my mind for two seconds…?'
Of course, all that was missing was the save function. I wasn't sure where to go from here. This opens up a million possibilities.
I sigh as that seems to be what I do most of the time now.
"Well… I guess, all things considered, it's a nice thing to have."
I searched for Sayori's number in the contact list, since I was pretty sure that anyone would have their childhood friend's number. I didn't have to look for too long as she was the only number the phone had registered.
'Geez… I assume this is part of Monika basically erasing everything…'
It was still a hard concept to accept.
Everyone in the world was just gone.
'I never gave it much thought being stuck in this paradigm of wanting to fix stuff, but… a lot of people are missing.'
I begin to feel exhausted. I guess the thrill of the day was what kept me awake.
And now that it's dying down, I'm starting to realize how tired I actually feel. I look at the clock and notice that it's a little bit past 10PM.
'Earlier than the time I usually go to bed, but today… today marks an exception… I suppose… I suppose I can go to Sayori's tomorrow…'
Barely having eaten anything, I dropped to my bed.
Where I fell, was where I stood. I immediately entered a deep slumber.
