Just to run this by you all really quick, since nobody told me what the game would do with a tie, I decided to resolve it with a coin-flip. The result is that we're on the Natsuki route for the time being. If that is inaccurate, too bad, I've already written up the chapter. I also found a reddit post that said that if it's a tie between Sayori and Natsuki, it favors Natsuki. With that out of the way, let's get started.
Edit: I have recently been informed that the poem minigame assigns point values to each word and, while the character they're assigned to gets the most points, the other characters still get points from it as well. I've redone the numbers, and apparently the poem the girls wrote should have resulted in them going down the Sayori route. Just wanted to tell you all sorry, I made a mistake.
*Scene opens on the clubroom.*
Monika: "Hi again, MoNatSaYuri!"
Monika: "Glad to see you didn't run away on us. Hahaha!"
"Well, we tried, but there's only two places in the whole game." Natsuki said.
MoNatSaYuri: "Nah, don't worry."
"Why is your skirt always blowing up?" Sayori asked, pointing to the girl on the screen.
"Because it's Monika, and she wants to show us her panties." Natsuki joked. "Well, assuming she's wearing any."
With an annoyed scowl, Monika quickly snapped her fingers before sending a smirk towards the pink-haired girl. "Join the club, why don't you?" Monika said, before Natsuki's hands darted between her legs.
"Monika, you could at least ask a girl out to dinner first!" Natsuki said, blushing furiously as the rest of the club starting chuckling. "I'm not the type to do this out of the blue."
MoNatSaYuri: "This might be a little strange for me, but I at least keep my word."
Well, I'm back at the Literature Club.
I was the last one to come in, so everyone else is already hanging out.
"'-To dry.'" Natsuki joked. "'There was a lot of rain this morning, and they forgot their umbrellas.'"
Yuri: "Thanks for keeping your promise, MoNatSaYuri."
Yuri: "I hope this isn't too overwhelming of a commitment for you."
Yuri: "Making you dive headfirst into literature when you're not accustomed to it…"
"'God, what were we thinking?'" Sayori said in an impersonation of Yuri. "'Why don't we just push you off a cliff?'"
Natsuki: "Oh, come on! Like he deserves any slack."
Natsuki: "Sayori told me you didn't even want to join any clubs this year."
Natsuki: "And last year, too!"
Natsuki: "I don't know if you plan to just come here and hang out, or what…"
Natsuki: "But if you don't take us seriously, then you won't see the end of it."
"I can't take you seriously on your best of days." Monika said. "No offense, but I feel like I'm being threatened by a cupcake."
Monika: "Natsuki, you certainly have a big mouth for someone who keeps her manga collection in the clubroom."
"Says the girl hiding her porn there." Natsuki said.
"I did not!" Monika yelled.
"Oh, right, sorry." Natsuki began. "It was the player's porn, and you were just doing research, weren't you?"
"Shut up!"
Natsuki: "M-M-M…!"
Natsuki finds herself stuck between saying "Monika" and "Manga"
"'Moniga!'" Natsuki yelled out. "'Manka! Manika! MoniMan!"
"'Those are mangos.'" Sayori said in her impersonation of Natsuki.
Natsuki: "Manga is literature!"
Swiftly defeated, Natsuki plops back into her seat.
"'I think she popped.'" Sayori joked.
Sayori: "Don't worry, guys~"
Sayori: "MoNatSaYuri always gives it his best as long as he's having fun."
"'I'm not having fun.'" Sayori said in the MoNatSaYuri voice.
Sayori: "He helps me with busywork without me even asking."
"'So you'll leave faster.'" Sayori said as Natsuki began chuckling, before switching over to an impression of her own voice. "'So let's help reinflate Natsuki.'"
"Okay, Sayori, Sayori," Natsuki said, placing a hand on her friend's shoulder. "I would love to turn this into an episode of 'Game Grump's Greatest Hits,' but we kinda need to come up with our own jokes here, okay?"
"Okay." Sayori said.
Sayori: "Like cooking, cleaning my room…"
Yuri: "How dependable…"
MoNatSaYuri: "Sayori, that's because your room is so messy it's distracting."
"'I'm pretty sure the stuffed animals created their own civilization at one point.'" Yuri joked.
MoNatSaYuri: "And you almost set your house on fire once."
"Oh yeah…" Sayori sighed. "That banana was too ripe."
Sayori: "Is that so… Ehehe…"
"'It's really hard to remember,'" Sayori began joking. "'Everything past the potato chips was a bit of a blur.'"
Yuri: "You two are really good friends, aren't you?"
Yuri: "I might be a little jealous…"
Sayori: "How come? You and MoNatSaYuri can become good friends too!"
"Oh, please, he's only good friends with his body pillow." Natsuki joked. "And she's attempted to break things off with him at least three times."
"… How did you know about that?" Sayori asked.
Yuri: "U-Um…"
MoNatSaYuri: "S-Sayori-"
"Wait, who's it a body pillow of?" Natsuki asked.
"It's a mermaid dressed like a maid?" Sayori answered. "I think?"
"Oh, so he's a Mera kinda guy?" Natsuki asked before shrugging. "Personally, I'm more into Miia myself, but whatev."
"Wow I wish I knew what you were talking about." Monika said.
Sayori: "Hmm?"
MoNatSaYuri: "…"
As usual, Sayori seems oblivious to the weird situation she just put me into.
Sayori: "Oh, oh! Yuri even brought you something today, you know~"
Yuri: "W-Wait! Sayori…"
MoNatSaYuri: "Eh? Me?"
Yuri: "Um… Not really…"
Sayori: "Don't be shy!"
Yuri: "It's really nothing…"
"'I got it online for five dollars.'" Yuri joked. "No, seriously, they sell a literal nothing for five dollars on Amazon."
MoNatSaYuri: "What is it?"
Yuri: "N-Never mind!"
Yuri: "Sayori made it sound like a big deal when it's really not…"
Yuri: "Uuuuh, what do I do…"
Sayori: "Eh? I'm sorry, Yuri, I wasn't thinking…"
I guess that means it's up to me to rescue this situation…
"Oh boy, it's Boy Blunder's time to shine." Natsuki snarked.
MoNatSaYuri: "Hey, don't worry about it."
MoNatSaYuri: "First of all, I wasn't expecting anything in the first place."
MoNatSaYuri: "So any nice gesture from you is a pleasant surprise."
MoNatSaYuri: "It will make me happy no matter what."
"'My expectations literally could not be any lower.'" Natsuki joked. "'If anything, I'd be amazed if you somehow managed to disappoint me by giving me something stupid like a book!"
Yuri: "I-Is that so…"
MoNatSaYuri: "Yeah, I won't make it a big deal if you don't want it to be."
Yuri: "Alright…"
Yuri: "Well, here."
"She then takes off her panties and shoves them into our hands." Monika joked.
"That sounds like something you would do honestly." Yuri said, causing Monika to scowl.
"Welcome to the club." Monika said as she snapped her fingers.
"Oh, come on!" Yuri yelled, blushing as her hands went between her legs.
Yuri reaches into her bag and pulls out a book.
Yuri: "I didn't want you to feel left out."
Yuri: "So I picked out a book that I thought you might enjoy."
Yuri: "It's a short read, so it should keep your attention, even if you don't usually read."
"'Wow, I expected nothing and I'm still disappointed.'" Natsuki joked.
Yuri: "And we could, you know…"
Yuri: "Discuss it… If you wanted…"
"'During sex.'" Monika joked. "Wink wink, nudge nudge."
Th-This is…
How is this girl accidentally being so cute?
"Maybe it's not accidental." Natsuki said. "I mean, I know accidental cute, I've lived it."
She even picked out a book she thinks I'll like, despite me not reading much…
MoNatSaYuri: "Yuri, thank you! I'll definitely read this!"
I enthusiastically take the book.
"Oh, I see." Natsuki began. "When the boobs give you something to read, it's like a gift from heaven, but when I give you something to read, it's just 'Meh, okay, thanks.'"
"What do you care?" Yuri asked. "You didn't even want to bang him."
"It still pisses me off!"
Yuri: "Phew…"
Yuri: "Well, you can read it at your own pace."
Yuri: "I look forward to hearing what you think."
"'At long last, the curse is broken, I'm free!'" Sayori yelled in her Yuri voice.
"'Hey wait, this is Twilight!'" Natsuki said in the MoNatSaYuri voice. "'Take it back!'"
Now that everyone's settled in, I expected Monika to kick off some scheduled activities for the club.
But that doesn't seem to be the case.
"'Instead, she's drilling us on synonyms and antonyms.'" Yuri joked.
"'Alright, maggots!'" Natsuki yelled in her impersonation of her club president. "'Remember, similes used the words 'like' or 'as.' Metaphors do not! For example, 'bull headed' is a metaphor! You understand!?'"
"'Color isn't spelled with a U, girls!'" Sayori yelled, following Natsuki's lead.
"'Sayori, in your last writing assignment, you used 'They're' as in 'They are' when you meant to use 'Their' as in 'It belongs to them!'" Monika yelled. "'Drop and give me twenty!'"
"Sir yes sir!" Sayori yelled before jumping to the floor. "One… Two… Three…"
"Sayori, I was joking." Monika sighed.
Sayori and Monika are having a cheery conversation in the corner.
"'Two, four, six, eight! With you we want to pro-cre-ate!'" Sayori and Monika recited, causing the other two girls to chuckle.
Yuri's face is already buried in a book.
"'Here lies Yuri…'" Natsuki began, before glancing at the purple haired girl. "Yuri, what's your last name?"
I can't help but notice her intense expression, like she was waiting for this chance.
"'Ehehe, finally, a chance to get my rocks off!'" Natsuki joked.
"'Boy, Natsuki's diary sure is interesting.'" Yuri joked.
Meanwhile, Natsuki's rummaging around in the closet.
"… Oh…" Monika sighed. "Oh, I get it, 'Natsuki's in the closet.' Natsuki's a lesbian, that's very funny."
"Hey, I'm not in the closet." Natsuki said before pounding her chest. "I am open and proud of my sexuality."
~Happy Pride Month, everyone.~
*Scene fades to black before fading back in on the Clubroom*
"'Boy, I really wish someone would get the lights checked out.'" Sayori joked in the MoNatSaYuri voice.
Natsuki: "Ugh…!"
I hear Natsuki utter an exasperated sigh from within the closet.
She seems to be annoyed by something
"So, nothing out of the ordinary?" Yuri joked.
I approach her, in case she needs a hand.
"Or a foot." Sayori joked.
*Scene changes to outside the closet*
MoNatSaYuri: "You looking for something in there?"
Natsuki: "Freaking Monika…"
"'Monika's in the closet too?'" Sayori joked.
"No I'm not." Monika said. "I am a proud pan-sexual."
"You're a proud moron-sexual." Natsuki snarked.
Natsuki: "She never puts my stuff back in the right spot!"
Natsuki: "What's the point in keeping your collection organized if someone else is just gonna mess it up?"
Natsuki slides a bunch of stacked books and boxes across the shelf.
MoNatSaYuri: "Manga…"
Natsuki: "You read manga, right?"
"'I-o-only for the articles!'" Sayori joked.
MoNatSaYuri: "Ah-"
MoNatSaYuri: "… Sometimes…"
Manga is one of those things where you can't admit you're really into it until you figure out where the other person stands.
"Modern day problems. Am I right?" Natsuki asked.
MoNatSaYuri: "… How did you know, anyway?"
"A little pixy snuck into my room last night and told me." Natsuki snarked. "Just wanted to make sure that wasn't a hallucination."
Natsuki: "I heard you bring it up at some point."
Natsuki: "Besides, it's kinda written on your face."
What's that supposed to mean…?
"That it's literally written on your face." Monika joked. "You don't have many defining features, so people just use you as a white-board."
"Last night I drew a bunny." Sayori joked.
MoNatSaYuri: "I-I see…"
"That's impressive, cause your eyes are drawn on." Natsuki joked. "Poorly, might I add."
There's a lone volume of manga amidst a stack of various books on the side of one of the shelves.
"Oh, by the way, that reminds me." Sayori began. "Is it pronounced manga or manga?"
"The first one." Natsuki said.
Curious, I pull it out of the stack.
Natsuki: "There it is!"
Natsuki snatches it out of my hand.
She then turns to a box of manga and slips the volume right into the middle of the rest.
Natsuki: "Aah, much better!"
Natsuki: "Seeing a box set with one book missing is probably the most irritating sight in the world."
"Monika's face?" Yuri asked.
"Okay, one of the most irritating." Natsuki said.
"I will destroy everything you love." Monika sieved.
MoNatSaYuri: "I know that feel…"
I get a closer look at the box set she's admiring.
MoNatSaYuri: "Parfait Girls…?"
It's a series I've never heard of in my life.
That probably means it's either way out of my demographic, or it's simply terrible.
"What?" Natsuki growled before Monika shook her head.
"No no no, we are not doing that gag again." Monika stated.
Natsuki: "If you're gonna judge, you can go do it through the glass on that door."
She points to the classroom door.
"'Or better yet, the glass on that window!'" Natsuki yelled.
MoNatSaYuri: "H-Hey, I wasn't judging anything…!"
"'Then are your pants on fire because you spilled gasoline on them?'" Natsuki asked.
"Huh, I though I smelled something burning." Yuri joked.
MoNatSaYuri: "I didn't even say anything."
Natsuki: "It was the tone of your voice."
"'And your bad habit to saying your narration out loud.'" Natsuki added.
Natsuki: "But I'll tell you one thing, MoNatSaYuri."
Natsuki: "Consider this a lesson straight from the Literature Club: Don't Judge a book by its cover!"
"'It's I before E, except after C.'" Yuri said.
Natsuki: "In fact-"
Natsuki pulls out the first volume of Parfait Girls from the box.
Natsuki: "I'm gonna show you exactly why!"
"She then opens the manga to reveal a gun hidden inside of it." Yuri joked.
"Either that or a horror manga that lures in unsuspecting readers with the appeal of cute girls before turning into an utter tragedy." Monika added.
"Eh, that would never sell." Natsuki said. "I mean, why do you think our game is free?"
She shoves the book right into my hands.
MoNatSaYuri: "Ah…"
I stare at the cover.
"'From this angle, the girls look even more provocative.'" Yuri joked.
It features four girls in colorful attire striking animated feminine poses.
"Wow, an animated cover?" Sayori gasped. "That's bound to draw in readers!"
It's… Exceedingly 'Moe.'
"What's 'moe?'" Sayori asked.
"That's a good question." Natsuki said. "I'll get back to you on that when the Otakus finally agree on a definition."
Natsuki: "Don't just stand there!"
"'The anime's not gonna make itself!'" Natsuki joked.
"'I thought this was the Literature Club.'" Sayori said in their MoNatSaYuri voice.
"'Anime is literature!'" Natsuki joked further.
MoNatSaYuri: "Uwa-"
Natsuki grabs my arm and pulls me out of the closet.
She then takes a seat against the wall, beneath the windowsills.
She pats on the ground next to her, signaling me to sit there.
*Scene changes to Clubroom*
MoNatSaYuri: "Wouldn't chairs be more comfortable…?"
"You mean we aren't in one?" Yuri asked. "Presentation kinda threw me off."
I take my seat.
"'And Monika's.'" Natsuki joked.
Natsuki: "Chairs wouldn't work."
Natsuki: "We can't read at the same time like that."
"My route would beg to differ." Yuri pointed out.
MoNatSaYuri: "Eh? Why's that?"
MoNatSaYuri: "Ah… I guess it's easier to be close together like this…"
Natsuki: "-!"
Natsuki: "D-don't just say that!"
Natsuki: "You'll make me feel weird about it!"
"So, Natsuki, what was that you were saying about not being interested in him?" Monika asked.
"Look, if I started hitting on Yuri or something, she'd feel uncomfortable too." Natsuki argued.
"… Okay, fair point." Monika sighed.
Natsuki crosses her arms and scootches an inch away from me.
MoNatSaYuri: "Sorry…"
I didn't exactly expect to be sitting this close to her, either…
Not that I can say it's a particularly bad thing.
I open the book.
It's only a few seconds before Natsuki once again inches closer, reclaiming the additional space while she hopes I won't notice.
I can feel her peering over my shoulder, much more eager to begin reading than I am.
Natsuki: "Wow, how long has it been since I read the beginning…?"
MoNatSaYuri: "Hm?"
MoNatSaYuri: "You don't go back and flip through the older volumes every now and then?"
Natsuki: "Not really."
"Natsuki, how could you!" Yuri began joking. "As a fan of manga, you should breath those illustrations, you should live by the narration! How could you possibly forsake the define goddesses that reside on that paper!?"
"… Yuri, it's a manga, not the bible." Natsuki stated. "I'm not one of those losers."
Natsuki: "Maybe sometimes after I've already finished the series."
Natsuki: "Hey, are you paying attention?"
MoNatSaYuri: "Uh…"
"'Of course I am, Yuri!'" Sayori began. "'Wait, when did we get out of the closet?'"
I am, but nothing's really happened yet, so I can talk at the same time.
"You've been on the first page for like ten lines now." Natsuki said.
It looks like it's about a bunch of friends in high school.
Typical slice-of-life affair.
"Shows what you know, they're a harem." Natsuki said. "First chapter's them getting ready to have a four-way."
I kinda grew out of these, since it's rare for the writing to be entertaining enough to make up for the lack of plot.
MoNatSaYuri: "So…"
MoNatSaYuri: "What should I expect from this?"
MoNatSaYuri: "Is there going to be a plot?"
"Well, in about ten pages, one of them is going to strip naked in defiance of the school dress code." Natsuki began. "She'll stay like that for the rest of the volume. At the end of the first chapter we learn that all of these girls are long lost cousins, which puts a damper on their orgy plans. The blonde's going to take over for her dad fighting against the aliens, and the ginger's gonna become god by the end of the volume. Though before we get to that point, there's gonna be a mystery plot about one of the girls stealing the group's panties."
"Wait, really?" Sayori asked.
"What? No. Of course not." Natsuki said before pausing. "Well, okay, the last one happens, but it doesn't really go anywhere."
Natsuki: "Well, obviously!"
"The plot is an attempt by the resident school bitch to expose the harem's shenanigans and break them up." Natsuki said. "Surprisingly, I'm not joking… Sorta."
Natsuki: "You think I would enjoy something that didn't have a plot?"
"Well, let's see…" Monika began. "A Channel, Kill Me Baby, Yuru Camp, Sakura Trick, Lucky Star… Am I missing anything?"
"Point taken." Natsuki sighed.
Natsuki: "I mean…"
Natsuki: "Well, I guess I know what you're saying."
Natsuki: "A lot of the beginning's about simple things…"
Natsuki: "Like there's a really funny chapter where they're obsessed with a guy at the ice cream shop..."
Natsuki: "But that just helps you get to know the characters!"
"And yourself." Natsuki added. "Me and Minori realized we were lesbians at the exact same time."
Natsuki: "And besides, it's still entertaining!"
Natsuki: "But later on, there's all kinds of drama…"
Natsuki: "Like when they get into all their backstories, and when some of the romance starts to happen…"
Natsuki: "That's really what makes it so good."
Natsuki: "There are so many touching parts."
"Like Minori bonding with… Actually, no, I shouldn't say anything." Natsuki said. "Spoilers. So many spoilers."
MoNatSaYuri: "Ah, is that so?"
MoNatSaYuri: "It sounds like you really know what you're talking about."
MoNatSaYuri: "Maybe I underestimated you."
"Well, I mean, you did, but for totally different reasons." Natsuki stated.
Natsuki: "Ehehe."
Natsuki: "… Hey, wait!"
"'Upon closer inspection, these are loafers!'" Sayori said in an imitation of Natsuki's voice.
Natsuki: "What's that supposed to mean?!"
MoNatSaYuri: "Uwa-"
"'OH-WAH-AH-AH-AH!'" Sayori screeched.
Natsuki gives me a little shove.
"Emphasis on little." Yuri joked, before Natsuki gave her a little shove.
MoNatSaYuri: "I just meant that I haven't yet seen you at your full power…"
"'This isn't even my final form.'" Natsuki joked.
Natsuki: "Hmph. Good save."
"'I can't stay mad at an idiot who likes Dragon Ball.'" Natsuki said.
MoNatSaYuri: "Ah… This chapter seems like it's about baking."
"It's about making heroine, you idiot." Natsuki joked.
"Okay, now I need to read this manga, because I can't figure out if you're joking or not." Yuri said.
MoNatSaYuri: "This is just a guess, but is there a lot of baking in this manga?"
Natsuki: "Well-"
"'There is that World Food Tournament they did in the last volume.'" Natsuki said.
"See, I can't tell if that's a joke or if that actually happens." Yuri said.
Natsuki pauses for a moment, as if she doesn't want to admit something.
Natsuki: "… Yeah."
Natsuki: "Why does that matter?"
MoNatSaYuri: "It doesn't, I was just curious…"
MoNatSaYuri: "Since you enjoy baking too, right?"
Natsuki: "That's-"
Natsuki: "Just a coincidence!"
Natsuki: "I just happened to get into baking around the same time I got this manga."
Natsuki: "Like I would ever get into anything because it's in a manga."
"Let's hope not." Yuri began. "Imagine all the street brawls she would get into after reading shonen."
"Yeah, that's what my dad's for." Natsuki joked.
Natsuki: "I feel bad for anyone that impressionable."
"Hey, I've wanted to try winter camping ever since I finished that one anime you showed me." Sayori said.
"I-I didn't mean it like that, Sayori." Natsuki stuttered.
Natsuki: "Ahaha!"
Definitely not a coincidence…
I guess that explains Natsuki's interest in baking.
Still, of all the hobbies to pick up from a manga, that's definitely one of the better ones.
"Yeah, I mean, imagine if she picked up grabbing our boobs or something." Yuri joked.
"Or stealing our panties." Sayori began, before glancing over at Monika. "Like a certain perverted someone." Monika once again snapped her fingers, and after a moment, Sayori began blushing.
Not to mention she's really good at it, so who am I to judge?
*Scene changes to CG of Natsuki sitting under the windowsill.*
…
"Oh my god, finally." Yuri sighed. "At long last, we've gotten a visual in this visual novel."
"Why didn't this come up earlier?" Sayori asked. "I completely forgot we were sitting here."
We read on for a few more minutes.
I've finished a couple of chapters at this point.
MoNatSaYuri: "…"
MoNatSaYuri: "Are you sure this isn't boring for you?"
"'Nah, seeing you blush and then realizing you're probably on a panty shot is way more fun than the book.'" Natsuki joked.
Natsuki: "It's not!"
MoNatSaYuri: "Even though you're just watching me read?"
Natsuki: "Well…!"
Natsuki: "I'm… Fine with that."
MoNatSaYuri: "If you say so…"
MoNatSaYuri: "… I think it's fun sharing something you like with someone else."
MoNatSaYuri: "I always get excited when I convince any of my friends to pick up a series I enjoy."
"Aw, he does care for me." Sayori said.
"Wait, 'Friends?'" Natsuki read. "I thought he was a shut in."
"Oh yeah, didn't Sayori convince him to join so that he'd have friends?" Yuri asked.
"Well, he does have a body pillow." Monika noted.
"And a few figurines." Sayori added.
"'Hey, Rem, you should really check out this anime called KonoSuba!'" Natsuki joked. "'I think you'll really like it. And tell Miku to give me back my Miss Monochrome album.'"
"'Hey, Goku, you're gonna love this Superman guy.'" Yuri joked.
"'You know what video game you should try, Samus?'" Monika began. "'The Legend of Zelda.'"
MoNatSaYuri: "You know what I mean."
Natsuki: "…?"
"'What's 'excitement?''" Natsuki joked. "'I only know two emotions, angry and not-angry.'"
MoNatSaYuri: "Hm?"
MoNatSaYuri: "You don't?"
Natsuki: "Um…"
Natsuki: "That's not…"
Natsuki: "Well, I wouldn't really know."
MoNatSaYuri: "… What do you mean?"
MoNatSaYuri: "Don't you share your manga with your friends?"
Natsuki: "Could you not rub it in?"
Natsuki: "Jeez…"
MoNatSaYuri: "Ah… Sorry…"
Natsuki: "Hmph."
Natsuki: "Like I could ever get my friends to read this…"
"Sure you could." Yuri said. "All you need to do is make up the most inane story imaginable, throw in some stuff that actually happened, and see them read it to figure out which is which."
Natsuki: "They just think manga is for kids."
Natsuki: "I can't even bring it up without them all being all like…"
Natsuki: "'Eh? You still haven't grown out of that yet?'"
Natsuki: "Makes me want to punch them in the face…"
MoNatSaYuri: "Urgh, I know those kinds of people…"
MoNatSaYuri: "Honestly, it takes a lot of effort to find friends who don't judge, much less friends who are also into it…"
MoNatSaYuri: "I'm already kind of a loser, so I guess I gravitated towards the other losers over time."
"Wait, what?" Sayori asked.
"That was a sweet moment." Yuri said.
"Yeah, was." Natsuki snarked. "Until he opened his mouth."
MoNatSaYuri: "But it's probably harder for someone like you…"
"And we're back to sweet." Natsuki said.
Natsuki: "Hm."
Natsuki: "Yeah, that's pretty accurate."
… Wait, which part?
"The first and the last." Natsuki said. "But Sayori is not a loser like you."
Natsuki: "I mean, I feel like I can't even keep it in my own room…"
Natsuki: "I don't even know what my dad would do if he found this."
Natsuki: "At least it's safe here in the clubroom."
Natsuki: "'Cept Monika was kind of a jerk about it…"
"You have no idea." Natsuki began, slowing shifting into a growl as she leaned towards the girl in question.
"I said I was sorry, didn't I?" Monika asked.
Natsuki: "Ugh, I just can't win, can I?"
MoNatSaYuri: "Well, it paid off in the end, didn't it?"
MoNatSaYuri: "I mean, here I am, reading it."
"And you someone got me to buy three different manga when we last went to the book store." Yuri said.
"How are those, by the way." Natsuki asked.
"First too were amazing, third one was kinda dull."
Natsuki: "Well, it's not like that solves any of my problems."
MoNatSaYuri: "Maybe…"
MoNatSaYuri: "But at least your enjoying yourself, right?"
Natsuki: "-"
Natsuki: "…"
Natsuki: "… So?"
MoNatSaYuri: "Ahaha."
Natsuki: "Jeez, that's enough!"
Natsuki: "Are you gonna keep reading or what?"
MoNatSaYuri: "Yeah, yeah…"
I flip the page.
"'Suddenly, there's an explosion.'" Natsuki said.
"Wait, do you mean in the story, or did the manga just blow up?" Sayori asked.
"Whichever one's funnier."
Suddenly, Natsuki starts laughing.
Natsuki: "Ahahaha!"
Natsuki: "I totally forgot that happens!"
Natsuki puts her finger on one of the panels.
Natsuki: "Minori is my favorite character."
Natsuki: "You always feel a little bad for her, since she's so unlucky."
Natsuki: "But it gets especially bad when-"
Natsuki: "Uu…"
Natsuki: "I shouldn't be talking about that yet!"
Natsuki: "Just finish this chapter!"
*Scene changes back to classroom.*
Natsuki's voice sparkles with excitement.
"'No, wait, she just ate a pixie.'" Sayori joked.
It's a stark contrast to her usual bossy tone.
But if she's not used to sharing her favorite manga with her friends, I can understand why.
It's hard to express in words the feeling you get when connecting with someone like that.
And being able to provide that for Natsuki, for whom it's a rare experience…
The thought makes me smile a little to myself.
Monika: "Okay, everyone!"
MoNatSaYuri: "Eh?"
"'It's time to die!'" Natsuki pretended to yell as Monika.
"No, no, we still have at least a week to go." Monika said.
Monika: "Are you all ready with today's poems?"
MoNatSaYuri: "…"
Natsuki: "Oh, come on!"
Natsuki: "Could your timing be any worse?"
Monika: "Sorry~!"
Monika: "I just need to make sure we have enough time."
"Oh, hey, that reminds me, what time are we at?" Natsuki asked.
"We have been recording…" Monika said slowly as she looked to the side before her eyes widened. "Wow, for a little over an hour."
"Wanna call it a session?" Natsuki asked.
"Please, I'm not sure how much longer I can sit here." Yuri said as she stood up. As the group got out of their chairs, Natsuki went to save the game.
"Okay, see you guys tomorrow then." Sayori said as she hopped out of her chair before the screen began to fade to black.
"Hey, uh, Monika, can we…" Natsuki began. "Can we have our panties back?"
"No." Monika said.
"… Perv."