Monika: "Sayori has been working on posters, and I've designed some pamphlets we can give out during the event."
"Ooh, pamphlets." Natsuki said with a roll of her eyes. "That's sure to leave an impression."
Natsuki: "Okay, that's great and all…"
Natsuki: "But that doesn't tell us what we're actually going to be doing for the event."
"Yeah, it does." Monika said. "You just need to read the pamphlets."
"We'll be collecting human sacrifices for the ritual." Yuri joked.
"We need at least ten virgin souls." Natsuki added.
Monika: "Ah, sorry! I thought you heard about it already."
"'Monika, don't you know none of us have lives outside of this club?'" Sayori joked in an impression of Natsuki.
"'No, seriously. Nothing happens outside of this room.'" Natsuki added. "We walk out of that door, and we stop existing."
Monika: "We're going to be performing!"
"'Be sure to tune your guitars.'" Sayori joked.
"I thought this was a literature club." Yuri stated.
"Music is literature!" Natsuki joked.
Natsuki: "Performing?"
Yuri: "P…"
Yuri: "Um, Monika…"
Monika: "Yeah! We're going to be having a poetry performance."
Monika: "Each of us are going to choose a poem to recite during the event."
Monika: "But the cool part is, we're also going to let anyone else come up and recite poems too!"
"Well, I guess it couldn't get any worse." Natsuki said.
Monika: "Sayori's putting it on all the posters in case anyone wants to prepare ahead of time."
Sayori: "Ehehe~"
Sayori, who's been coloring a poster, holds it up for us to see.
"'No, no, Sayori, we're the 'lit-er-a-ture' club, not the 'lesbian' club.'" Natsuki joked in an impersonation of the club president.
"'But it's the best way to get people to attend!'" Sayori joked.
Natsuki: "Are you kidding me, Monika?"
Natsuki: "You didn't… You didn't already start putting those posters up, did you?"
Monika: "Eh? Well, I did…"
Monika: "Do you really think it's that bad of an idea…?"
Natsuki: "Well, no."
"'I just think we need to work on the acoustics.'" Natsuki stated.
"Why? You can't hear what's said upfront?" Monika asked.
"No, I can hear every word." Natsuki said before she and Yuri started snickering.
"… Walked right into that one." Monika sighed.
Natsuki: "It's not a bad idea."
Natsuki: "But I didn't sign up for this, you know!"
Natsuki: "There is no way I'm going to be performing in front of a group of people like that!"
"'I mean, the Statler and Waldorf quotes are only funny when we do it to you.'" Natsuki said.
Yuri: "I…I agree with Natsuki!"
Yuri: "I could never…in my life…do something like that…"
Imagining it, Yuri shakes her head in fear.
Sayori: "Guys…"
Monika: "No, Sayori…"
Monika: "I understand where they're coming from."
Monika: "Remember that Natsuki and Yuri have never shared their poems with anyone until just a couple days ago…"
Monika: "It's a lot to ask for them to recite their poems out loud to a whole room full of people."
Monika: "I guess I kind of overlooked that."
Monika: "So, I'm sorry."
"Woah, Monika just apologized for something!" Natsuki said, wide-eyed as she read over the line.
"Don't fall for it, Natsuki, it's all a trap." Yuri reminded the girl.
Natsuki: "…"
Monika: "…But!"
"I knew that was coming." Natsuki sighed.
Monika: "I still think we should give it our best!"
Monika: "We're the only ones responsible for the fate of this club."
Monika: "If we start the event and each put on a good performance…"
Monika: "Then it will inspire others to do the same!"
"'And when we inevitably make fools of ourselves, they can point and laugh.'" Yuri stated.
Monika: "And the more people who perform, the better we'll be able to show everyone what literature is all about!"
"'Crappy poems and spelling mistakes!'" Natsuki joked.
Sayori: "Yeah!"
"'Yeah.'" Natsuki said in monotone again.
Sayori: "It's about expressing your feelings…"
"'I feel like running away and hiding.'" Yuri joked.
Sayori: "Being intimate with yourself…"
"'But not too intimate, if you catch my drift.'" Natsuki joked.
Sayori: "Finding new horizons…"
Sayori: "And having fun!"
"'We're not having fun.'" Natsuki and Yuri both announced.
Monika: "That's right!"
Monika: "And it's those reasons we're all in this club today."
Monika: "Don't you want to share that with others?"
Monika: "To inspire them to find the same feelings that brought you here in the first place?"
"The only person who joined this club because she liked books was Yuri." Natsuki explained. "I could have joined any club if it got me out of the house for another hour, Sayori only joined because why not, and MoNatSaYuri just wanted some cupcakes."
"Hey, what about me?" Monika asked.
"You're here cause you really wanna fuck the player." Natsuki stated.
Monika: "I know you do."
Monika: "I know we all do."
Monika: "And if all it takes is standing in front of the room for two minutes and reciting a poem…"
Monika: "…Then I know you can do it!"
Natsuki: "…"
Yuri: "…"
Natsuki and Yuri remain silent.
Sayori looks worried.
"'And I just realized I left the stove on.'" Monika joked.
I guess that leaves me no choice…
"'Monika, this is a terrible idea.'" Natsuki said.
MoNatSaYuri: "I agree…"
MoNatSaYuri: "I don't think it's too much to ask."
MoNatSaYuri: "I think that Sayori and Monika have been trying really hard to get new members."
MoNatSaYuri: "The least we can do is help them out a little bit."
Natsuki: "Well… maybe, but…"
Natsuki: "…"
It looks like Natsuki doesn't have an argument left.
"Oh, I have several." Natsuki said. "I'm just trying to figure out which one to start with."
Natsuki: "Uu…"
Natsuki: "…Okay, fine!"
Natsuki: "I guess I'll just have to get it over with."
Sayori: "Alright~!"
Monika: "Phew…"
Monika: "Thanks, Natsuki."
Monika: "What about you, Yuri…?"
Yuri: "…"
Yuri dejectedly glanced around at everyone else's expecting faces."
Yuri: "Sigh…"
Yuri: "I-I guess I don't really have a choice…"
"Not in this club ya don't." Natsuki stated.
Sayori: "Ahaha! That's everyone!"
"'Another win for peer pressure!'" Sayori called out.
Sayori: "You're the best, Yuri~"
"'Monika's eye noticeably twitches.'" Natsuki said in her MoNatSaYuri voice.
Yuri: "This club is seriously going to be the death of me…"
"You have no idea." Natsuki, Sayori, and Yuri all said in tandem.
Monika: "Oh gosh…"
Monika: "You'll be fine, Yuri."
Monika: "But anyway…"
Monika: "Let's move on to the main event!"
Monika: "I want each of you to choose a poem of yours."
Monika: "We're going to practice reciting them in front of each other."
Natsuki: "N-N-No way!"
Yuri: "Monika…!"
Yuri: "This is too sudden…!"
Monika: "Well, if you can't recite your poem in front of the club, how do you expect to do it in front of strangers?"
"Think that might be our problem with this whole thing?" Natsuki asked.
Yuri: "Oh no…"
Monika: "Don't worry."
Monika: "I'll start off to help everyone feel a little more comfortable."
"Oh, good, you're making all of our poems seem good by comparison." Natsuki joked.
Sayori: "Can I go next?"
"Sure, you can also go third and fourth!" Natsuki joked.
Monika: "Ahaha. Of course."
Monika: "Now, let's see…"
Monika flips through her notebook to the specific poem she has in mind for herself.
"'Too complicated…'" Yuri said in an impersonation of the brunette. "'Not at all safe for work… That one's private… That's my math homework… Seven times eight is totally forty-five…'"
She then stands behind the podium.
Monika: "The title of this is The Way They Fly."
Monika: "Ahem…"
Monika begins reciting her poem.
Her clear, confident voice fills the room.
More than that, her inflection is pristine.
She knows exactly how to apply emotion behind each line she recites, bringing the words to life.
"Are we really just getting a narration of how Monika recites her poem without the actual poem?" Yuri asked.
"Look at it this way, it saves us from having to experience it." Natsuki joked.
"If you guys want, I can read a poem now." Monika suggested.
"No!"
Is this something she's done before, or is she simply a natural?
"But what if the narration is Monika's poem and she's just hacking the game again?" Sayori asked.
"Then I'm not surprised this is what Monika thinks of herself." Natsuki said.
"I'm not that self-centered!"
I glance around me.
"'Where did everyone else go?'" Sayori joked.
Everyone has their eyes on Monika.
Sayori looks amazed.
Yuri has an intense expression on her face that I don't understand.
Finally, Monika finishes the recitation.
"'I, quite literally, look over Natsuki.'" Yuri joked.
The four of us applaud.
"That poem was outta sight!" Natsuki said.
"You mean you liked it?" Monika asked.
"No, it was, 'outta sight.'" Natsuki said. "I had my eyes closed." With that, Yuri and Natsuki began snickering.
Monika takes a breath and smiles.
Sayori: "That…that was so good, Monika!"
Monika: "Ahaha, that you very much."
Monika: "I was just hoping to set a good example."
Monika: "Are you ready to go next, Sayori?"
Yuri: "I…I'll go next!"
Sayori: "Uwah! Yuri's fired up all of a sudden!"
"'Hey, I'm the narrator here!'" Natsuki joked in her MoNatSaYuri voice.
Yuri clutches a sheet of paper between her hands and stands up.
Keeping her head down, she walks quickly over to the podium.
"'A difficult task for her, since she's so tall.'" Sayori joked.
Yuri: "This poem is called-!"
Yuri anxiously glances at each of us.
Sayori: "You can do it, Yuri…"
Yuri: "It…It's called…Afterimage of a Crimson Eye."
"Eh, that's just the subconjunctival hemorrhage or whatever those are called." Monika joked. "Give it a minute, it'll wear off."
Yuri's voice shakes as she starts reading the poem.
Just a moment ago, she practically refused to do this.
"Yes, thank you, we were all here for that." Natsuki nodded.
Why is she suddenly putting in so much effort?
"Because you either go big or go home." Yuri stated.
As Yuri gets past the first couple of lines, her voice changes.
"'It's a really good impression of Morgan Freeman.'" Natsuki joked.
"'And the skies bleed crimson.'" Yuri said, putting her voice as deep as she could.
It's almost like what happens when Yuri gets absorbed into her books.
Her quivering words transform into the sharp syllables of a fierce and confident woman.
The poem is full of twists and turns in its structure that she enunciates with perfect timing.
This must be a rare glimpse into the whirling fire Yuri keeps concealed inside her head…!
"No, I just practice talking to myself in the mirror a lot." Yuri said.
Suddenly, she's finished.
Everyone is stunned.
"'And then she uses tackle on Monika.'" Sayori joked. "'It's super effective.'"
Yuri snaps back into reality and glances around her as if she bewildered even herself.
"'So anyway, that's what I did for Christmas.'" Yuri joked.
Yuri: "I…"
"'Oh good lord, I summoned the demons again, didn't I?'" Natsuki joked.
…It's up to me to save this situation.
"'It wasn't as bad as Monika's.'" Natsuki said.
I'm the first to start applauding.
Everyone joins me afterward, and we give Yuri the recognition she deserves.
It's not that we didn't want to applaud for her.
But we were caught so off-guard that we must have forgotten.
"Actually, wait, I just realized." Sayori began. "For poetry reading, aren't you supposed to snap your fingers?"
"... I don't know." Monika shrugged with the rest of her club.
"Eh, we were never gonna convince anyone we were professionals anyway." Natsuki joked.
As we applaud, Yuri holds the poem to her chest and rushes back to her seat.
Monika: "Yuri, that was really good."
Monika: "Thank you for sharing."
"'Now please read a different poem for the recital.'" Natsuki joked.
Yuri: "…"
Looks like Yuri is down for the count…
Sayori: "Okaay~"
Sayori: "I guess I'm next, then!"
Sayori hops out of her chair and cheerfully walks to the podium.
Sayori: "This one's called…My Meadow."
Sayori: "Ah…"
"'Wait, this is my math homework.'" Sayori joked. "'No wait, this is Yuri's math homework. How'd that get there?'"
Sayori: "…Ahaha!"
Sayori: "Sorry, I giggled…"
Sayori: "Ehehe…"
MoNatSaYuri: "Sayori…"
Sayori: "It's a lot harder than I thought!"
"'I was told to imagine everyone in their underwear, but it makes you all look funny.'" Sayori said.
Sayori: "How did you guys do it so easily?"
"It was mostly the adrenalin." Yuri stated.
Monika: "Ah…"
Monika: "Try not to think of it like you're reciting to other people."
Monika: "Imagine you're reciting it to yourself, like in front of a mirror, or in your own head."
Monika: "It's your poem, so it'll come out the best that way."
Sayori: "I see, I see…"
"'Okay, now Sayori, I know you probably won't understand this, but try to stay with me here.'" Sayori joked. "'No, stop playing with your ribbon, listen to me now.'"
Sayori: "Okay, then…"
Sayori begins her poem.
Somehow, it feels like her soft voice was made as a perfect match.
This poem isn't aimlessly cheery like Sayori is.
It's serene and bittersweet.
If I were to read this on paper, I probably wouldn't think much of it…
But hearing it come from Sayori's voice almost gives it a whole new meaning.
Maybe this is what Sayori meant when she said she likes my poems.
"'If I wrote something for Natsuki, she'll make a Natsuki poem,'" Natsuki exclaimed in her MoNatSaYuri voice. "'But if I wrote something for Yuri, she'd write a Yuri poem.'"
It's like I get to reach more deeply into someone I thought I knew through and through.
Sayori finishes, and we applaud.
Sayori: "I did it~!"
MoNatSaYuri: "Good job, Sayori."
Sayori: "Ehehe, even MoNatSaYuri liked it."
Sayori: "I guess that's a good sign~"
MoNatSaYuri: "What does that even mean…?"
Monika: "It came out nicely, Sayori."
Monika: "The atmosphere of the poem fits you really nicely."
"Does anyone remember what My Meadow was like?" Natsuki asked, getting a group of mumbles and headshakes from her club in response. "Well, I guess we'll have to take her word for it."
Monika: "But it might be that other poems wouldn't work quite as well with that kind of delivery…"
Sayori: "Eh? I don't really understand…"
"Well, you see Sayori…" Natsuki began. "Hm, how do I wanna put this… It's like chocolate syrup. It makes ice cream great, but it doesn't really work with… Say, Cheetos."
"Hey, chocolate on Cheetos is awesome." Sayori stated.
Monika: "In other words, I've seen poems of yours where that sort of gentle delivery wouldn't work as well."
Monika: "They might need a little more force behind them, depending on what you're reading…"
Sayori: "Oh, I know what you mean!"
"'I should hit my poems with baseball bats!'" Sayori joked.
"… Metaphorically?" Monika asked.
"Nope."
Sayori: "That's…well, I've been practicing that kind of thing…"
Sayori: "It's just embarrassing to do in front of everyone…"
Sayori: "Ehehe…"
Monika: "Then next time, I'm going to make you pick a poem that challenges you a little more."
Monika: "We don't have much time before the festival, you know?"
Sayori: "Okaaaaay."
Monika: "Now, who's next…?"
Monika: "Natsuki?"
Natsuki: "Hmph."
Natsuki: "Don't make me go before MoNatSaYuri."
Natsuki: "It's not like I can compare to you guys, anyway…"
"Relax, it'll be fine." Monika stated.
"Just don't read Eagles Can Fly and everything will be fine." Natsuki said.
"'I hear the ripping of paper as Natsuki shreds something behind her back.'" Yuri said in her MoNatSaYuri voice.
Natsuki: "Might as well let MoNatSaYuri lower everyone's standards a little before I have to do it."
Sayori: "Natsuki…"
MoNatSaYuri: "It's fine, it's fine."
MoNatSaYuri: "I might as well get it over with."
MoNatSaYuri: "But it's not like I have much of a selection of what to read."
MoNatSaYuri: "I'll just have to go with what I wrote for today."
"Does anyone remember what that poem was?" Natsuki asked.
"It had something to do with a rose and a mouse?" Sayori asked more than she answered.
"That was a week ago, remember." Yuri stated.
"Eh, if given enough acid, I'm sure we can recreate it." Natsuki joked.
I stand up and step in front of the podium.
Everyone has their eyes on me, making me feel terribly awkward.
I recite my poem.
Since I'm not exactly confident in my own writing, it's hard to put energy into it.
Despite that, once I finish, I receive applause anyway.
MoNatSaYuri: "Sorry I'm not really as good as everyone else…"
Monika: "Don't worry about it so much."
Monika: "I think it's less about your abilities, and more about your lack of confidence in your writing."
Monika: "That's something that'll improve over time, though."
MoNatSaYuri: "Yeah… Maybe."
Monika: "Alright, then!"
Monika: "That just leaves you, Natsuki."
Natsuki: "Yeah, yeah."
"'Crap, I just ran out of excuses.'" Natsuki said.
Natsuki: "I'm going."
Natsuki begrudgingly gets out of her seat and makes her way to the podium.
"'Calm down, Natsuki, calm down.'" Sayori said in an impersonation of her pink-haired friend. "'Try to imagine them in their underwear.'"
"'… Oh no, they're hot!'" Natsuki joked. "'Except MoNatSaYuri, naked Slenderman is just creepy.'"
Natsuki: "The poem is called…"
Natsuki: "It's called…"
Natsuki: "W-Why are you all looking at me?!"
"Sounds interesting." Yuri quipped.
Monika: "Because you're presenting…"
Natsuki: "Hmph…"
Natsuki: "Anyway…the poem is called Jump."
"Please tell me this isn't Eagles Can Fly 2." Yuri joked.
Natsuki takes a breath.
"'Specifically Sayori's.'" Sayori joked.
Once she starts reciting the poem, her sour attitude disappears a little.
"'She goes from a lemon to a lemon with some sugar.'" Monika quipped.
While she's still a little unenthused, her poem has a rhythm and rhyme to it.
"Well, I'd hope it did, it's a poem." Yuri stated.
It's Natsuki's trademark style, and it works surprisingly well when spoken aloud.
The words feel like they bounce up and down, as if giving life to the poem.
Natsuki finishes, and everyone applauds.
She huffs back to her seat.
"'Huff, huff, huff – man, reading – huff,'" Yuri huffed in an impersonation of her friend. "Reading a poem sure – huff – takes a lot out of you.'"
Monika: "That wasn't so bad, was it?"
Natsuki: "Easy for you to say…"
"'Easy for – huff huff – you to say…'" Yuri read.
Natsuki: "You better not make me do that again."
Monika: "Ah, well…"
Monika: "Do you at least feel prepared enough to recite a poem in front of other people?"
"'I feel prepared enough to throw myself out the window if that's what it comes to.'" Yuri joked.
Natsuki: "I mean, doing it in front of other people will be way easier!"
"'My rep can't get any worse.'" Natsuki said.
Natsuki: "I can put on whatever face I want for other people."
"'And I'm thinking of borrowing that Nico girl's face.'" Natsuki joked.
Natsuki: "But when it's just my friends…"
Natsuki: "It's just…embarrassing."
"Ah, you said we're friends." Monika said.
"That ship has sailed and sunk." Natsuki responded.
Sayori: "That's a surprise, Natsuki…"
Sayori: "I think it would be the other way around for me."
Natsuki: "Well, that's just how it is, so…"
Monika: "Well, I guess in that case…"
Monika: "You won't have much to worry about for the festival."
Monika: "That said, I want to thank everyone for coming through."
Monika: "It might be hard, but I hope that you all have an idea of what it's like now."
Monika: "Make sure you pick a poem and get enough practice before the festival, okay?"
Monika: "I'll be making pamphlets, so let me know ahead of time what you'll be reciting."
MoNatSaYuri: "Jeez…"
MoNatSaYuri: "I should probably find some other poem to recite instead."
"Eh, I don't know, the melancholy roses jumping vanilla or whatever sounded pretty good." Sayori said.
Monika: "That's fine, too!"
Monika: "It doesn't have to be your own."
"'Oh, thank god.'" Natsuki said. "'Now I'll make a bit less of a fool of myself.'"
Monika: "I'm already pleasantly surprised that you're putting in all this effort for the club."
Monika: "It makes me really happy."
MoNatSaYuri: "Ah… Yeah, no problem…"
Monika: "Okay, everyone!"
Monika: "I think that's about it for today."
Monika: "I know the festival is coming up, but let's try to write poems for tomorrow, as well."
Monika: "It's been working out really nicely so far, so I'd like to continue that."
Monika: "As for the festival, we'll finish planning tomorrow, and then we'll have the weekend to prepare."
Monika: "Monday's the big day!"
Sayori: "I can't wait~!"
Yuri: "I can do this… I can do this…"
MoNatSaYuri: "Alright-"
"'Can you guys lend me some enthusiasm?'" Natsuki jokingly asked.
"'Here, you can borrow some of mine.'" Sayori responded.
"'Nah, you need all the good feelings you can get.'" Natsuki stated.
I stand up.
There's no way I'll be able to find the same enthusiasm as Sayori and Monika, but I'll do my best to get through it.
If it's for the sake of the club.
And impressing Monika…
"You can really tell when she's editing the script." Yuri commented.
Then I'll have to do my best.
MoNatSaYuri: "Ready to go, Sayori?"
Sayori: "Yep!"
Natsuki: "Look at you two, always going home together like that."
Monika: "It's kind of adorable, isn't it?"
Sayori: "Ehehe~"
MoNatSaYuri: "Jeeze, guys…"
MoNatSaYuri: "Don't make such a big deal out of it."
Yuri: "It must be a little nice, though…"
"~It must be nice, it must be ni-ice/To have the player by your side~" Natsuki sang.
MoNatSaYuri: "Well…"
"'Not really, I need to make sure she doesn't walk into traffic.'" Monika joked.
MoNatSaYuri: "Ah…"
How am I supposed to respond to that?
"Honestly?" Yuri suggested.
Sayori: "It's okay, MoNatSaYuri, you don't have to say it."
MoNatSaYuri: "…Whatever. Let's just go already."
*Scene changes to the residential area.*
I walk home with Sayori once more."
Even though it's only been a few days, a lot of things have already changed.
But today, Sayori is being a little quieter than usual on the way home.
MoNatSaYuri: "Hey, Sayori…"
Sayori: "…"
Sayori: "…Sorry! I was spacing out!"
MoNatSaYuri: "Ah, no wonder…"
Sayori: "Um…"
Sayori: "I was…thinking about something from earlier."
"'Did Natsuki really take that Nico girl's face?'" Sayori joked. "'If she did, then who's next?'"
Sayori: "I like how we get to…"
Sayori: "I-I mean…"
Sayori fumbles with her words.
Sayori: "So…let's just say that one day, Yuri asked to walk home with you…"
MoNatSaYuri: "Huh?!"
"'Yuri has a home!?'" Natsuki joked in her MoNatSaYuri voice.
Sayori: "What would you do?"
"I would probably pack pepper spray." Monika joked. "No telling what she might be planning."
"You're one to talk." Yuri spat.
MoNatSaYuri: "What kind of question is that…?"
"A… Fairly simple one, I assume." Yuri stated.
MoNatSaYuri: "You're kind of putting me on the spot, here…"
Sayori: "Ehehe…"
Well…
[I would walk home with Yuri.]
[I would still walk home with Sayori.]
"Okay, even number for Yuri, odd for Sayori." Natsuki stated as she reached for her die before throwing it onto the table. "And that's a three, so Sayori it is."
MoNatSaYuri: "Sayori…"
MoNatSaYuri: "You really think I would ditch you for Yuri?"
Sayori: "Eh?!"
Sayori: "B-But…"
Sayori: "She's so beautiful and smart…"
MoNatSaYuri: "Jeez…"
MoNatSaYuri: "I already see her in the club every day."
MoNatSaYuri: "Besides, you always seem to really like going home together…"
MoNatSaYuri: "I wouldn't just ruin that for you."
"Once again, this is the same person who called Sayori an annoying girl when we started this playthrough." Natsuki stated.
"Maybe he's using his poetry as an outlet for his frustration, leaving him in a better mood." Yuri suggested.
"… So what was that vanilla rain graveyard poem really about?" Natsuki asked.
Sayori: "You're so silly, MoNatSaYuri…"
"'And that's my job.'" Sayori stated.
Sayori: "You think about me too much sometimes."
Sayori: "Yuri would deserve it if she wanted it, so…"
MoNatSaYuri: "Sayori, I've already made up my mind."
"'Now help me lather us in glue.'" Sayori joked. "'I wanna make sure nothing comes between us.'"
MoNatSaYuri: "I really can't figure you out sometimes…"
Sayori: "Sorry…"
MoNatSaYuri: "Besides, what's the point in speculating something that's never going to happen?"
"Ask the philosophers." Yuri stated.
"And then Yuri comes out of the bushes and asks MoNatSaYuri to walk her home." Monika joked.
Sayori: "Hm…"
The conversation trails off.
It's kind of a weird thing for Sayori to care so much about…
But I want to respect her and keep her happy too.
Then again, the festival is only a few days away…
Who knows what will happen in that time?
"I don't know about you guys," Sayori began. "But I think everything is going to turn out a-okay."