I did say the Internet. I did say we might find answers. But I forgot important things.

Firstly, I said MIGHT. So far, nothing came up. Apparently, typing in 'conscious Doki Doki Literature Club Yuri' doesn't give any relevant answers.

Secondly, it's the Internet. In a place where everyone assumes there are no girls in the Internet unless you show your tits and statements can be either really sarcastic or really honestly stupid, no one's gonna take my claim seriously. I posted a tweet on Twitter asking if anyone else had a Doki Doki character talk to them. Of course, I was met with suspicion and ridicule. Even my DMs became saturated with trolls. Fuck.

Yuri didn't understand though. She never was a fan of social media aspect of the Internet.

I thought of sending a message to Dan Salvato's Twitter but I decided not to. From what I gathered, no one else had a sentient visual novel character on their computers. This also eliminates Monika's official Twitter too. Most likely it's under Team Salvato's management.

There's only one person who doesn't think I'm crazy. The very person who made me play this cursed game. His Twitter handle is creusetsan. I don't remember much how I met this weeb but I like him. He's pretty nerdy but not too much and he can be pretty funny at times. It wasn't long before I got pretty chatty with him though we never talked about real life, just anime and video games. The only problem with him is that he likes girly stuff. Listen, I have no problem with people liking pink, ponies, or even both but MY GOD this guy. This fucking guy. He will suggest an anime or cartoon that will just make me wish I never owned the Barbie dolls I had as a kid. I turned down magical girl shows, a pony cartoon, and even plain romance animes. In his credit, he didn't turn down most of my suggestions. He even fucking watched Corpse Party. Dude's insane, I tell you.

I was sitting on my bed, browsing Twitter on my laptop. I didn't want to use the computer Yuri was in. I sent him a message about Yuri, to see if he knows anything about it. He did send me the download link for it. I still have the download link too on my DMs.

And like a fiber cable connection, Creuset replied. It made me think he's probably connected to NASA's internet or something. I opened his reply.

You're not kidding? That's amazing! How is Yuri?

That a rather short reply. How is Yuri, what kind of question is that? I thought he'd be like LMAO you talkin' shit or something. Eh, whatever. This is Creuset I'm talking to.

Yuri's actually doing fine. She's taking it all slowly in. You know, being in a computer and shit.

I clicked reply and before I could even get my ass of my fucking bed, a reply came in. LET ME GET MY DAMN CUP NOODLES, BITCH. I opened it.

That's great! IIRC, she's your favorite, right?

I typed in my reply.

Yeah. I'm pretty confused how this all happened. Any idea?

I clicked send. I waited for Creuset's reply for a minute but nothing came. The fuck? Did he fell asleep or something? Fuck it. I stood up and ran for my now overcooked instant noodles.

After eating, Yuri suggested I take a look at the game files. There might be clues in there if we should believe the game mechanics worked at this point. I wasn't sure if I should; I didn't want to accidentally close the game or delete anything. If Monika was right, closing the game would send an 'awakened' character pain and fucked up visions. But Yuri was right; we had no other leads.

And so I sat down and grabbed my wireless keyboard and mouse and started. It was weird to have Yuri's window minimized. What if she wanted to say something? I decided to make it quick so I can put her back on screen. So far, the game files looked the same. No new files though. I opened up the Characters folder and what the fuck? Yuri's chr file became a folder? I opened the folder and inside was a shit ton of files that I don't know what they are for. I'm pretty sure her file wasn't like this when I played… How big is this folder? I checked its properties and its…

OVER A HUNDRED AND FIFTY GIGABYTES?!

How?! How the hell did so much memory got in here without alarming my goddamn antivirus?! Creuset, what the fuck did you send me?!

I then heard a weird sound. Oh wait, it's the click sound from the Doki Doki game. Yuri's probably making that sound. I minimized everything and opened the game window.

'Are you alright?' Yuri asked, looking worried. She sat on a chair with her arms on top of a desk which reminded me of Monika's Act Three room. 'I heard you scream about something.'

And I thought I didn't. What is wrong with— Wait, I know.

"It's just that your file is different now. That's all that changed."

'I see.'

"Yeah… So uh. I'll think of something."

'That would be… nice.'

After that… Nothing. We just sort of stared to somewhere else rather than looking at each other. Fuck, this weird atmosphere is making me, well… feel weird. AH WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO TALK ABOUT WITH YURI I DON'T KNOW HER THAT MUCH AND SHE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW ME THAT MUCH LIKE WHAT THE FRESH HELL IS THIS I HAVEN'T TALKED TO REAL PEOPLE IN ALMOST A YEAR GOD THIS IS SO AWKWARD SOMEONE KNOCK ON MY DOOR PLEASE—

'Um, can I ask you something?'

"Y-yeah! Sure, fire away." Thank god she said something.

'Your hair. Why is it like that?'

"My hair?"

'Yes, I just noticed half of your hair is shaved but half of it is still long. Are you in the middle of shaving your hair?'

I choked and then laughed. What, in the middle of shaving? Oh my god. My stomach fucking hurt now.

'Did I say something wrong?' Yuri wondered, looking all confused.

"Wait," I said, holding my aching stomach. "Lemme just… compose my shit."

"Okay." I took in a deep breath and exhale. "It's my hairstyle."

'Um, that's a hairstyle?'

"Yeah, it is."

'But it looks unfinished.'

"It's… How the hell am I gonna explain… Well, it's different. But it's kinda common now with people."

'Really?'

"It's alright Yuri. I know you love books than going outside. Wait, me too."

'Then how did you end up with that hairstyle?'

"It's because..."

Holly loved it. She used to say she would do it herself but her mother would probably disown her if she did. I wasn't sure if she was exaggerating or not but it was enough that she kept her long hair.

'Did Holly suggested it?'

"How did you—"

'Sorry! I didn't mean to hear! It's just that I've heard you say that name numerous times.'

"It's alright. Yeah. Holly wanted a haircut like this," I moved my hair so she could see it more clearly. "But she couldn't."

'Why not?'

"She's dead."

Yuri's eyes widened. 'I'm so sorry.'

"It's alright. I… kinda wanted to talk about it. I don't know. I thought I didn't want to remember her after her death, but I wanted to talk about her. At least with you. I think she would've liked you."

For a few seconds, Yuri looked like she was contemplating whether she wanted to pursue the topic or not. Eventually, I knew her answer. 'Tell me about her.'

Well, where do I fucking begin?