Monika: "So…what do you think?"

"You can make the whole thing better if you changed the ending." Natsuki said.

"Really? How so?" Monika asked.

"Move it closer to the beginning!" Natsuki said. "Do-ho-ho-ho-ho!"

Monika let out an annoyed sigh as Sayori and Yuri began chuckling with Natsuki's fake laugh, giving the camera a light scowl. "Guess I walked into that one." Monika muttered.

MoNatSaYuri: "Hmm…it's very…freeform, if that's what you call it."

"It isn't what I'd call it!" Natsuki said.

MoNatSaYuri: "Sorry, I'm not really the right person to ask for feedback…"
Monika: "Ahaha. It's okay."

"'I'm terrible with criticism anyway.'" Natsuki joked.

"I am not." Monika said.

"See, you give her criticism and she gets all defensive." Natsuki joked further.

Monika: "Yeah, that kind of style has gotten pretty popular nowadays."
Monika: "That is, a lot of poems have been putting emphasis on the timing between words and lines."
Monika: "When performed out loud, it can be really powerful."
MoNatSaYuri: "What was the inspiration behind this one?"
Monika: "Ah…"

"'Eh, who need inspiration to write something?" Sayori joked. "'Just put words to paper and hope it comes out semi-coherent.'"

"'Oh, we have more in common than I thought.'" Yuri joked with an impression of MoNatSaYuir.

"Yeah, and that pisses me off." Natsuki added.

Monika: "Well, I'm not sure if I know how to put it…"

"'You see, I was trying to frame my neighbors for breaking my wall…'" Natsuki joked, earning a fit of laughter from Sayori.

Monika: "I guess you could say I had some kind of epiphany recently."

"Wait, you have an army now?" Sayori asked with concern.

"No, Sayori, that's 'infantry.'" Yuri corrected.

Monika: "It's been influencing my poems a bit."
MoNatSaYuri: "An epiphany?"

"'So what is it an example of?'" Sayori asked.

"No, that's 'epitome.'" Yuri corrected again.

Monika: "Yeah…something like that."
Monika: "I'm kinda nervous to talk about deep stuff like that, because it's kind of coming on strongly…"
Monika: "Maybe after everyone is better friends with each other."

"Oh, don't worry, Monika." Natsuki began. "We really get to know each other by the end of this."

"Yep, quite a bit of quality time together once this is over." Yuri grumbled.

Monika: "Anyway…"
Monika: "Here's Monika's Writing Tip of the Day!"

"Yeah, like we're gonna take advice from a prick like you." Natsuki said.

Monika: "Sometimes, when you're writing a poem – or a story – your brain gets too fixated on a specific point…"
Monika: "If you try too hard to make it perfect, then you'll never make any progress."
Monika: "Just force yourself to get something down on that paper, and tidy it up later!"
Monika: "Another way to think about it is this:"
Monika: "If you keep your pen in the same spot for too long, you'll just get a big dark puddle of ink."
Monika: "So just move your hand, and go with the flow!"

"The flow is a dog!" Sayori joked.

"Well, that explains our last poem." Yuri remarked.

"'Huh, thanks for the tip, Monika, but I already knew that.'" Natsuki joked in her MoNatSaYuri voice. "'It didn't really do much good, though.'"

Monika: "…That's my advice for today!"
Monika: "Thanks for listening~"

"'Oh, I'm sorry, did you say something?'" Sayori joked in the MoNatSaYuri voice.

*Scene fades to black before fading back in on the Clubroom*
Who should I show my poem to next?
[Natsuki]

"Oh man, this is a really hard choice!" Sayori joked. "I mean, we only have enough time left to show it to one person, a-and I don't know. Should we show it to Natsuki or…?"

"Eh, let's just go home." Natsuki joked. "I'm sure no one will mind." Once she finished her remark, Natsuki selected the only option available to her.

*Scene fades to black before fading back in on the Clubroom*
Natsuki: "…"

"'This is the worst dog I've ever seen.'" Sayori joked.

"'Hey, blame Monika, I was following her advice.'" Natsuki followed.

MoNatSaYuri: "…?"
Natsuki: "…Okay, well let's start with the things I don't like!"

"'First of all, I hate Monika.'" Natsuki joked, earning a scowl from the club president. "What? I never said I was talking about the poem."

Natsuki: "First of all, um…"
MoNatSaYuri: "…"
Natsuki re-reads my poem.
Natsuki: "N-Never mind. I don't feel like giving you my opinion."
MoNatSaYuri: "Eh? Then what's the point of sharing in the first place?"
MoNatSaYuri: "I wrote this when I could have been doing other things."

"Oh, Puh-leeze," Natsuki began. "We both know if you weren't writing this poem, you were probably just gonna slap your meat to some poorly drawn anime girl."

"Like you don't." Yuri muttered.

"Hey, I only get off to the well-drawn sets of tits." Natsuki rebutted.

Natsuki: "Uu…"
MoNatSaYuri: "In fact, remember how I said I wanted to read your poems?"

"Yeah, everyone tells me that." Natsuki said. "Then when I try to share with them, they suddenly are 'too busy,' or 'have to go,' or 'run down the hall.'"

MoNatSaYuri: "That's what I had in mind when writing this."

"I don't know whether to feel flattered or insulted." Natsuki said.

MoNatSaYuri: "I want to help you feel comfortable enough to share yours."

"Well then, give me a foot massage." Natsuki joked. "My last class was gym, and they're killing me."

MoNatSaYuri: "Like Monika said."
Natsuki: "Uuuu…!"
Natsuki: "Well, I would be more comfortable sharing my poem if yours was really bad!"
Natsuki: "You were supposed to show me some dumb poem and make me go 'Hah, well it's not that great but let me show you what real literature looks like!'"

"You wouldn't know it if it smacked you in the face." Yuri commented.

Natsuki: "And you went and ruined it!"
Natsuki: "I hope you're happy."
MoNatSaYuri: "…"

"'Well excuuuuuse me, princess.'" Sayori began in an impersonation of MoNatSaYuri. "'Sorry I'm apparently so good at this.'"

MoNatSaYuri: "…So, in other words, you're saying you liked it?"
Natsuki: "Urk-"

"'Urk, urk, urk, urk!'" Sayori began barking like a seal.

"You know, we should have made this a music club." Yuri commented. "We could probably have used Natsuki as an instrument. She makes a lot of funny noises."

"Yeah, well I know where you guys can blow into me." Natsuki joked, causing her other club members to wince.

Natsuki's retort gets caught in her throat.
Natsuki: "Uuuuuuuuu…You're so…!"
Natsuki: "You just…you…don't understand anything, do you?"
Natsuki: "I already told you that, you don't have to go announcing it to the world like you're all self-important!"
MoNatSaYuri: "Pretty sure you never actually said that…"
I say that mostly to myself.
Natsuki must really hate me or something.

"It's nothing personal." Natsuki began. "I was just expecting a wicked hot chick to come in and be the first girl I draw into my harem like in those animes lifeless losers project onto."

I can't figure out if it's a win or a loss that she liked my poem.
MoNatSaYuri: "In any case… You still need to show me yours, right?"
Natsuki: "Gr… Fine, I guess."
Natsuki: "Only because Monika will make me if I don't."
*A piece of paper appears on the screen, showing Natsuki's poem.*
Eagles Can Fly

"Get that shit outa my face!" Natsuki yelled as she immediately clicked off the poem.

"Woah, wait, what?" Yuri sputtered out.

"After you so vehemently defended it from Yuri's criticisms, this is how you react to it now?" Monika asked. "What gives."

"It's just…" Natsuki began, before growling to herself as she tried to figure out how to phrase it. "So, I spent like an hour on this, trying to figure out exactly how to work the phrasing and shit, and I was so proud of how it turned out, and then fucking Arin and Danny come in and run the 'X can Y' thing into the ground, and it-it's just… What was I thinking with this? It's terrible all around. I honestly hate myself for being proud of this shit."

"Well then… I'm sorry to hear that." Yuri said.

Natsuki: "Yeah…"
Natsuki: "I told you that you weren't gonna like it."
MoNatSaYuri: "I like it."

"Somehow that makes me feel worse." Natsuki silently mumbled, sliding down her chair.

Natsuki: "What?"
Natsuki: "Just be honest!"

"Alright then…" Yuri began, before brining her fingers around her chin in thought. "Now how can I say this objectively?... Yeah, I'm drawing a blank. Your style's not my cup of tea, as it were, and I feel it kinda hampers the emotions you're trying to express. I think the issue is you too thoroughly committed to it."

"Good to know." Natsuki mumbled as she stared blankly up at the ceiling.

MoNatSaYuri: "I am."
MoNatSaYuri: "Why are you so convinced that I wouldn't like it?"

"Sorry, I gave you about a dozen more IQ points than you actually have." Natsuki said.

Natsuki: "Well-"
Natsuki: "Because!"
Natsuki: "Everyone in high school thinks that writing has to be all sophisticated and stuff…"
Natsuki: "So people don't even take my writing seriously."
MoNatSaYuri: "But isn't the point of poems for people to express themselves?"
MoNatSaYuri: "You're writing style wouldn't make your message any less valid."
Natsuki: "Yes! Exactly!"
Natsuki: "I like it when it's easy to read, but it hits you hard."

"Oh, it's hitting me alright." Natsuki groaned.

"Okay, sit up properly, Natsuki." Yuri began, pulling the pink-haired girl back up her chair. "You're gonna break something or hurt yourself."

Natsuki: "Like in this poem."
Natsuki: "Seeing everyone around you do great things can be really disheartening…"
Natsuki: "So I decided to write about it."

"And now we know why everyone is better than you." Natsuki said.

MoNatSaYuri: "Yeah, I understand."

"'Just smile and nod.'" Yuri joked.

Natsuki: "But the other nice thing about simple writing is that it puts more weight on the wordplay."
Natsuki: "Like I set up for a rhyme at the end, but then made it fall flat on purpose."

"No, you didn't." Yuri pointed out. "You changed from an A-B-C-B rhyme scheme to an A-B-B-C."

"Oh, whoops." Natsuki said. "Maybe I should have swapped a few lines."

Natsuki: "It helps bring out the feeling in the last line."

"If it makes you feel any better," Yuri began. "You clearly understand the technique, you just have trouble putting it into practice."

MoNatSaYuri: "So you did…"
MoNatSaYuri: "I guess more went into it than I realized."
Natsuki: "That's what it means to be a pro!"

"Oh god, and I thought Monika made me want to barf." Natsuki grumbled, earning another annoyed sigh from Monika.

"The worst part it that's the nicest thing you've said to me in days." Monika mumbled as she pinched the bridge of her nose.

Natsuki: "I'm glad you learned something."
Natsuki: "Didn't expect that from the youngest one here, did you?"
MoNatSaYuri: "Yeah…guess not."

"Wait, hang on," Monika began with a cocked eyebrow. "I thought Dan said we were all 18."

"Yeah, but I was born at the end of the year." Natsuki explained. "Like, the very end of the year. Like, one minute it's my birthday, the next it's New Years."

I decide to humor her with that last comment.
I don't really care how old everyone is, but if Natsuki is feeling proud then I won't take that away from her.
*Scene fades to black before fading back in on the Clubroom*

"'Now, if you can excuse me, I need to go sulk.'" Natsuki joked.

MoNatSaYuri: "Phew…"

"'We finally fixed all those lightbulbs.'" Sayori joked. "'Maybe now the lights will stay on.'"

I guess that's everyone.
I glance around the room.
That was a little more stressful than I anticipated.
It's as if everyone is judging me for my mediocre writing abilities…

"Oh, don't worry, you ain't the only one." Natsuki said.

Even if they're just being nice, there's no way my poems can stand up to theirs.
This is a literature club, after all.
I sigh.
I guess that's what I ended up getting myself into.
Across the room, Sayori and Monika are happily chatting.
My eyes land on Yuri and Natsuki.

"Oh god no." Yuri mumbled as Natsuki attempted to bury herself in her hands, both realizing what they were fast approaching.

They gingerly exchange sheets of paper, sharing their respective poems.
As they read in tandem, I watch each of their expressions change.
Natsuki's eyebrows furrow in frustration.
Meanwhile, Yuri smiles sadly.

"I get the feeling…" Natsuki grumbled.

Natsuki: "(What's with this language…?)"

"'Oh, sorry.'" Yuri began. "'That's my French homework.'"

Yuri: "Eh?"
Yuri: "Um…did you say something?"
Natsuki: "Oh, it's nothing."
Natsuki dismissively returns the poem to the desk with one hand.
Natsuki: "I guess you can say it's fancy."
Yuri: "Ah – Thanks…"
Yuri: "Yours is…cute…"
Natsuki: "Cute?"
Natsuki: "Did you completely miss the symbolism or something?"
Natsuki: "It's clearly about the feeling of giving up."
Natsuki: "How can that be cute?"

"Our club's bundle of joy has depression, you can ask her." Yuri joked.

Yuri: "I-I know that!"
Yuri: "I just meant…"
Yuri: "The language, I guess…"
Yuri: "I was trying to say something nice."
Natsuki: "Eh?"
Natsuki: "You mean you have to try that hard to come up with something nice to say?"

"I legitimately don't know how to put my opinion on your poem into words." Yuri said. "Cut me some slack."

"That's impressive considering how you're pretty much a walking thesaurus." Natsuki stated.

"Yuri's a dinosaur?" Sayori joked.

Natsuki: "Thanks, but it really didn't come out nice at all!"
Yuri: "Um…"
Yuri: "Well, I do have a couple of suggestions…"
Natsuki: "Hmph."
Natsuki: "If I was looking for suggestions, I would have asked someone who actually liked it."

"Well, don't hold your breath." Yuri began.

"Past me, we're supposed to be better than those losers on FanFiction." Natsuki said.

Natsuki: "Which people did, by the way."

"Ehhh…" Sayori began.
"I mean…" Monika followed.
"Speak for yourself." Natsuki grumbled.

Natsuki: "Sayori liked it."
Natsuki: "And MoNatSaYuri did, too!"

"Yeah, but he probably also likes Sword Art Online." Natsuki commented. "His opinion doesn't mean much."

Natsuki: "So based on that, I'll gladly give you some suggestions of my own."
Natsuki: "First of all-"
Yuri: "Excuse me…"
Yuri: "I appreciate the offer, but I've spent a long time establishing my writing style."
Yuri: "I don't expect it to change anytime soon, unless of course I come across something particularly inspiring."
Yuri: "Which I haven't yet."

"'Now close your mouth, Natsuki.'" Yuri said. "'You'll catch flies.'"

"What? I was hungry, okay?" Natsuki joked.

Natsuki: "Nn…!"
Yuri: "And MoNatSaYuri liked my poem too, you know."
Yuri: "He even told me he was impressed by it."
Natsuki suddenly stands up.

"I didn't know she was sitting down." Yuri said.

"Actually, wait, was that ever said?" Natsuki asked as she brought up the history menu. She quickly read over the previous lines of narration, muttering them to herself before she cocked an eyebrow. "No it wasn't, it never established we were sitting down."

"Well, you see," Sayori began. "You were standing normally, but then you stood up even more."

"What? Did I climb on top of a table?" Natsuki asked with a chuckle.

"Well, to be fair, it is the only way you can get to eye level with me." Yuri joked, causing Natsuki to scowl.

Natsuki: "Oh?"
Natsuki: "I didn't realize you were so invested in trying to impress our new member, Yuri."
Yuri: "E-Eh?!"

"'Nani!?'" Natsuki yelled out in an impression of Yuri's voice.

Yuri: "That's not what I…!"
Yuri: "Uu…"
Yuri: "You…You're just…"
Yuri stands up as well.

"'I can't have her be taller than me!'" Sayori joked. "'Must restore natural order!'"

Yuri: "Maybe you're just jealous that MoNatSaYuri appreciates my advice more than he appreciated yours!"
Natsuki: "Huh! And how do you know he didn't appreciate my advice more?"
Natsuki: "Are you that full of yourself?"
Yuri: "I…!"
Yuri: "No…"
Yuri: "If I was full of myself…"
Yuri: "…I would deliberately go out of my way to make everything I do overly cutesy!"
Natsuki: "Uuuuuu…!"
Sayori: "U-Um!"
Sayori: "Is everyone okay…?"
Natsuki: "Well, you know what?!"
Natsuki: "I wasn't the one whose boobs magically grew a size bigger as soon as MoNatSaYuri started showing up!"

"Oh, so that's why Natsuki got up on the table." Yuri noted. "And you just wish yours did."

"Hey, a flat chest is a status symbol!" Natsuki retorted, lightly pounding her chest.

Yuri: "N-Natsuki!"

"Actually, hang on," Yuri began. "How would you know if my boob-Actually, never mind. You're a perverted lesbian, right. Sorry, completely forgot."

Monika: "Um, Natsuki, that's a little-"
Nat & Yuri: "This doesn't involve you!"
Sayori: "I-I don't like fighting, guys…!"
Suddenly, both girls turn towards me, as if they just noticed I was standing there.
Yuri: "MoNatSaYuri…!"
Yuri : "She-She's just trying to make me look bad…!"
Natsuki: "That's not true!"
Natsuki: "She started it!"
Natsuki: "If she could get over herself and learn to appreciate that simple writing is more effective…"
Natsuki: "Then this wouldn't have happened in the first place!"
Natsuki: "What's the point in making your poems all convoluted for no reason?"
Natsuki: "The meaning should jump out to the reader, not force them to have to figure it out."

"Yeah, but the poem's writing and content shouldn't have to take a back seat to your message, regardless of how important you feel it is." Yuri said, before slapping her forehead as her eyes went wide. "That's what I've been looking for!"

Natsuki: "Help me explain that to her, MoNatSaYuri."
Yuri: "W-Wait!"
Yuri: "There's a reason we have so many deep and expressive words in our language."

"Which is exactly why inflammable means the same thing as flammable." Natsuki rebutted.

"Isn't there a word that has two contradicting definitions?" Monika noted.

Yuri: "It's the only way to convey complex feelings and meaning the most effectively."
Yuri: "Avoiding them is not only unnecessarily limiting yourself…it's also a waste."

"Is that why A Series of Unfortunate Events needs to bring everything to a halt to give me a lecture on a word?" Natsuki asked.

Yuri: "You understand that, right, MoNatSaYuri?"
MoNatSaYuri: "Um…!"
Nat & Yuri: "Well?"

"'Oh no, double question marks!'*" Monika joked. "'These girls mean business!'"

MoNatSaYuri: "…"
How did I get dragged into this in the first place?!
It's not like I know anything about writing…
But whomever I agree with, they'll probably think more highly of me!
So of course it's going to be…!

[Natsuki]
[Yuri]
[Help me, Sayori!]

"So, I have some more things I'd like to say on this," Yuri began as Natsuki reached for her die. "But I think it'd be best if I saved them for Act 2."

"Yeah, same here." Natsuki said as she began shaking her hand. "Let's just get this over with." The die rolled across the table with a thump, and Natsuki looked down at it before looking up at the screen with a smile. "Oh good, we don't need to agree with either of these jerks." Natsuki said before clicking on the third option.

MoNatSaYuri: "N-Natsuki…"
Natsuki glares at me, drying up any words I had in my mouth.

"'Blah, I hate dry words.'" Sayori joked. "'They taste like dust.'"

So instead, I turn to Yuri.
MoNatSaYuri "Yuri…"
Yuri: "…"
But Yuri's expression is so defenseless that I can't bring myself to say anything to her.
MoNatSaYuri: "…"
MoNatSaYuri: "…Sayori!"

"'Sayori, I choose you!'" Natsuki joked. "'Use Peace Maker!'"

Sayori: "Eh?!"
MoNatSaYuri: "…Yeah!"
MoNatSaYuri: "Everyone's fighting is making Sayori uncomfortable."
MoNatSaYuri: "How can the two of you keep fighting when you know you're making your friend feel like this?"
Sayori: "MoNatSaYuri…"
Natsuki: "Well… That's her problem! This isn't about her."
Yuri: "I-I agree…"
Yuri: "It's unfair for others to interject their own feelings into our conflict."

"Then why the hell did you drag MoNatSaYuri into this?" Monika asked.

Natsuki: "Yeah, unless Sayori wants to tell Yuri what a stuck-up jerk she's being."

"'Why do you look at the speck in my eye, but fail to notice the beam in yours?'" Yuri misquoted.

Yuri: "She would never…!"
Yuri: "It's your immaturity that's made her upset in the first place!"
Natsuki: "Excuse me?"
Natsuki: "Are you listening to yourself?"
Natsuki: "This is exactly why…"
Natsuki: "Exactly why nobody likes-"
Sayori: "Stop!"
Nat & Yuri: "-"

"Okay, so I just thought of those meme images where you put someone's mouth up where their nose usually goes." Natsuki chuckled. "I found one of Yuri a few days ago, and it is hi-larious."

Sayori: "Natsuki! Yuri!"

"'Which one of you is which?'" Sayori joked. "'I forgot your names again.'"

Sayori: "You guys are my friends!"
Sayori: "I-I just want everyone to get along and be happy!"
Sayori: "My friends are wonderful people…"

"Eh, two out of three." Natsuki joked, earning a scowl from Monika.

Sayori: "And I love them because of their differences!"
Sayori: "Natsuki's poems…"
Sayori: "They're amazing because they give you so many feelings with just a few words!"

"Yes, like the last one, such as repulsion and…" Yuri began joking, pausing to think over her next statement. "And... Um... Annoyance?"

"And shame, you can't forget shame." Natsuki joked. "And pity, too."

Sayori: "And Yuri's poems are amazing because they paint a beautiful picture in your head."

"Yeah, but I can't really enjoy a poem if I need to constantly check a dictionary every three words." Natsuki stated.

Sayori: "Everyone's so talented…"

"Except for Monika." Natsuki and Yuri joked at the same time.

"What happened to no bullying the Dokis?" Monika asked with a scowl.

Sayori: "…So why are we fighting…?"

"'Why must Dokis fight?'" Natsuki joked.

Natsuki: "Be-Because…"
Yuri: "Well…"
Sayori: "Also!"
Sayori: "Natsuki's cute and there's nothing wrong with that!"
Sayori: "And Yuri's boobs are the same as they always were!"
Sayori: "Big and beautiful!"
Natsuki: "…"
Yuri: "…"
MoNatSaYuri: "Sayori…"
Sayori stands triumphantly.
Monika stands behind her with a bewildered expression.

"Hey, Sayori, mind giving me some yoga tips?" Natsuki asked. "I'm real impressed by how you managed to stuff your foot in your mouth."

Yuri: "I'll…make some tea…"
Yuri rushes off.
Natsuki sits down with a blank expression on her face, staring at nothing.

"'Good God, I'm going to be condemned to little spoon for the rest of my life, aren't I?'" Natsuki joked.

MoNatSaYuri: "So, this is why Sayori is Vice President…"

"'She can make the club members incredibly uncomfortable easily.'" Natsuki joked. "'Just like Monika, but less extreme.'"

"You know, you'd think I'd get less annoyed the more you guys talk like that," Monika noted. "But nope, I somehow get angrier and angrier."

I whisper to Monika.
She nods in return.
Monika: "To be honest…"
Monika: "I might come off as a good leader, and I can organize things…"
Monika: "But I'm not very good with people…"

"You can say that again." Sayori snarked.

Monika: "I couldn't even bring myself to interject."
Monika: "As President, that's kind of embarrassing of me."
Monika: "Ahaha…"
MoNatSaYuri: "Nah…"
MoNatSaYuri: "It's not like I can blame you."

"Us on the other hand." Natsuki stated.

MoNatSaYuri: "I wasn't able to say anything, either."
Monika: "Well…"
Monika: "I guess that just means Sayori is amazing in her own ways, isn't she?"
MoNatSaYuri: "You can say that."
MoNatSaYuri: "She might be an airhead, but sometimes it's weirdly suspicious that she knows exactly what she's doing."

Natsuki glanced over at Sayori to see the ginger fiddling with a plastic egg. As Sayori squeezed the base, the top popped back off, swinging open and causing Sayori to jump in her chair. With a smirk, Natsuki looked back to the screen as she shook her head. "Nah." Natsuki muttered.

Monika: "I see~"

"'It makes me want to dance!'" Sayori joked. "'Come on, MoNatSaYuri, shake yo groove thang!'"

Monika: "Take good care of her, okay?"

"'God knows I won't.'" Sayori joked in an impersonation of the president.

Monika: "I would hate to see her get herself hurt."
MoNatSaYuri: "That makes two of us…"
MoNatSaYuri: "You can count on me."
Monika smiles sweetly at me, causing my stomach to knot.

"Yeah, looking at Monika makes me feel queasy too." Natsuki commented.

"I have a medication for that if you're interested." Monika growled.

Such a genuine person really does make a good President, regardless of what she says.
If only I could get the chance to talk to her a little more…
*Scene fades to black before fading back in on the Clubroom*

"Oh, Goddamn it," Sayori muttered. "I thought we fixed the lights."

Monika: "Okay, everyone!"

"Take a drink." Natsuki joked, reaching for a glass. "Every time Monika says her catchphrase, take a shot."

"I don't say it that often!" Monika responded.

Monika: "It's just about time for us to leave."
Monika: "How did you all feel about sharing poems?"

"Well, considering the fact that an argument broke out…" Yuri began. "Yeah, I'd say it went rather well."

Sayori: "It was a lot of fun!"
Yuri: "Well, I'd say it was worth it."
Natsuki: "It was alright. Well, mostly."
Monika: "MoNatSaYuri, how about you?"
MoNatSaYuri: "…Yeah, I'd say the same."
MoNatSaYuri: "It was a neat thing to talk about with everyone."
Monika: "Awesome!"
Monika: "In that case, we'll do the same thing tomorrow."
Monika: "And maybe you learned something from your friends, too."
Monika: "So your poems will turn out even better!"

"Well, in theory, anyway." Natsuki commented.

MoNatSaYuri: "…"
I think to myself.

"'Why do we drive on parkways and park on driveways?'" Sayori joked.

"If you wanted that statement to continue into the next, you needed to end with either a comma or a colon." Yuri stated. "As it's written, 'I think to myself' is a complete thought. Either that, or MoNatSaYuri thought to themselves 'ellipses.'"

"Well, is it any surprise he doesn't have anything on his mind?" Natsuki joked.

I did learn a little more about the kinds of poems everyone likes.
With any luck, that means I can at least do a better job impressing those I want to impress.
I nod to myself with newfound determination.
Sayori: "MoNatSaYuri!"
Sayori: "Ready to walk home?"
MoNatSaYuri: "Sure, let's go."
Sayori: "Ehehe~"
Sayori beams at me.

"'Sayori, I can't walk home if you keep firing lasers at me!'" Natsuki joked.

It truly has been a while since Sayori and I have spent this much time together.
I can't really say I'm not enjoying it, either.
*Scene changes to residential area.*
MoNatSaYuri: "Sayori…"
MoNatSaYuri: About what happened earlier…"
Sayori: "Eh? What do you mean?"

"'How do you know Yuri's boob size?'" Yuri asked, impersonating MoNatSaYuri.

"Eh, well, I mean…" Sayori began stuttering, twiddling her fingers together as she blushed. "I kinda want… Boobs like yours…"

MoNatSaYuri: "You know, between Yuri and Natsuki."
MoNatSaYuri: "Does that kind of thing happen often?"
Sayori: "No, no, no!"

"'Normally, they swing chairs at each other.'" Natsuki joked. "'You caught them on a good day.'"

Sayori: "That's really the first time I've seen them fight like that…"
Sayori: "I promise they're both wonderful people."
Sayori: "You don't… You don't hate them, do you?"
MoNatSaYuri: "No, I don't hate them!"
MoNatSaYuri: "I just wanted your opinion, that's all."
MoNatSaYuri: "I can see why they'd make good friends with you."

"Yeah, we kinda perfectly level each other out." Natsuki commented.

"The Freudian trio." Yuri stated.

"When we say one thing, we mean your mother." Sayori joked, causing Natsuki to laugh.

Sayori: "Phew…"
Sayori: "You know, MoNatSaYuri…"
Sayori: "It's nice that I get to spend time with you in the club."
Sayori: "But I think seeing you get along with everyone is what makes me the happiest."
Sayori: "And I think everyone really likes you, too!"
MoNatSaYuri: "That's-!"
Sayori: "Ehehe~"
Sayori: "Every day is going to be so much fun~"
MoNatSaYuri: "Sigh…"
It looks like Sayori still hasn't caught onto the kind of situation I'm in.
Sure, being friends with everyone is nice, but…
…Does it really need to stop there?

"Goddamn it, dude." Natsuki complained. "I was just about to comment on how much nicer you seemed from when we were first introduced to you."

MoNatSaYuri: "We'll just have to see what the future holds, Sayori."
I pat Sayori on the shoulder.
I said that more to myself than to her, but it's easy to use Sayori as an internal monologue sometimes.
Sayori: "Okay~!"
Yeah…
Let's do this!

"And then he walks right into his own door." Natsuki joked.

"Okay, would you be at all surprised if I said that we've actually done that before?" Sayori asked, twiddling her fingers together.

"Not really, no." Natsuki answered.

And at long last, we finally reach a point where I need to deviate from Game Grumps. I had to find a video covering Sayori's route to get the dialogue. Honestly, I should probably just switch over to three videos covering each girl specifically instead of what I was doing from the start.

So in spite of the fact that I consider Natsuki my favorite Doki, I'd be hard-pressed to say I actually enjoy her poems. I honestly prefer Yuri's writing style, and I think Sayori's poems are the best. It's just that I think Natsuki's character is more interesting. Fortunately, Natsuki's poems go up in terms of quality from this point onward. Though granted, it had nowhere to go but up in my opinion.

*Trust me, the original dialogue had double question marks. There are also multiple points where dialogue has double exclamation points. It's just that FanFiction's formatting removes that sort of thing.