*Scene fades to black, before fading in on a notebook spread across a table.*
"Alright," Natsuki began as she reached for the make-shift die again. "Second verse, same as the first."
"Oh, can I do the first roll?" Monika asked.
"No." Natsuki said before dropping the die on the table. "Okay, Yuri, you're up."
"Um…" Yuri hummed as she quickly read through the list of words. "'Climax.'" Yuri read as she clicked the word, pleasing her chibi.
"Odd, most stories end with the climax." Sayori joked.
With a thump, the die fell to the table again, and Natsuki glanced over at the purple-haired girl. "You again."
"… 'Vivid.'" Yuri read.
Shaking the die around in her hand, Natsuki dropped it to the table before smirking to herself. "And I'm up… 'Mouse…'" Natsuki said as she clicked her word.
"The vivid climax of a mouse." Sayori joked as Natsuki began rolling the die.
"No, it's 'the climactic, vivid mouse.'" Natsuki said. "And you're up."
"Hm…" Sayori hummed before clicking her word. "'Embrace.'"
"The climactic, vivid mouse embrace." Monika joked as Natsuki rolled the die again.
"And that's me." Natsuki said before looking back up at the screen. "'Valentine's.'" Natsuki read as she clicked the word. "The climactic, vivid mouse embraces Valentine's." With that, Natsuki snatched up her die and rolled it again. "And I get another word… 'Email.'"
"The climactic, vivid mouse embraces Valentine's emails…" Sayori recited with a chuckle.
"This is the weirdest poem I've ever heard." Yuri commented as Natsuki rolled her die.
"Yeah, well you're about to make it weirder." Natsuki stated.
"… Hm…" Yuri hummed. "Embraces Valentine's Emails sensation… Emails starscape…. 'Sensation.'" Yuri said as she clicked her word.
With a thump, the die fell back to the table, and Natsuki let out a sigh before glancing at Yuri. "You again." Natsuki said.
Yuri silently mouthed the possible word choices she had before a smile grew across her face as she selected the word 'disaster.' "Climactic, vivid mouse embraces Valentine's emails sensation disasters!"
"So far, this actually makes a weird kind of sense." Monika said as Natsuki began rolling the die.
"How?" Sayori asked.
"Look, it's like…" Monika began. "A really big mouse received an email on Valentine's Day, but it's a really bad email, and it gives him all sorts of weird feelings, and he's just… Into it?"
"Well, Sayori, it's your turn to turn this car crash into a train wreck." Natsuki said.
"Um… 'Romance.'" Sayori said as she went to select the word. "No! 'Rose!'" Sayori began waving the mouse between the two options, humming to herself as she thought. "Um… Disaster romance, or disaster rose? Um… Eenie, Meenie, Miny…" Reciting the rhyme, the cursor landed on 'Rose,' and Sayori shrugged as she selected it.
"So what poem did we make last time?" Yuri asked as Natsuki began rolling her die.
"I don't remember." Monika shrugged. "We made that part a week ago."
"The viewers can tell us in the comments." Natsuki said as she dropped the die. "In the meantime…" Natsuki muttered before selecting the word 'jump.'
"The climactic, vivid mouse embraces Valentine's emails sensation disasters. Roses jump?" Yuri recited as Natsuki rolled the die.
"Your turn, Yur." Natsuki said.
"… 'Melancholy.'" Yuri said.
"Roses jump melancholy." Monika said as Natsuki rolled the die.
"And while they're melancholy…" Natsuki said as she read through the words. "'Vanilla.'" Natsuki read as she selected the word.
"Roses jump melancholy vanilla?" Sayori asked.
"The vanilla's melancholy!" Natsuki chuckled as she rolled the die again. "Oh, me again." Natsuki said as she looked through the words before chuckling more. "'Doki-Doki!'" Natsuki laughed as she selected the word. "Roses jump melancholy vanilla. Doki-Doki!"
"No, disaster roses jump melancholy vanilla." Monika suggested.
"Call me weird, but I actually kinda like this poem." Sayori commented.
"Yeah, maybe we pegged MoNatSaYuri's writing all wrong." Monika said as Natsuki rolled the die.
"Okay, Yuri, I brought her up, now bring 'er down." Natsuki said.
"'Raindrops.'" Yuri read as she selected her word.
"The climactic, vivid mouse embraces Valentine's email sensation." Monika recited as Natsuki prepared to roll the die. "Disaster roses jump melancholy vanilla. Doki-Doki. Raindrops."
"My turn." Natsuki said after rolling the die, before humming as she read the words. "'Poof.'" Natsuki said with a grin.
"Raindrops poof." Monika recited as Natsuki prepared to roll the die again.
"Yuri, you're up." Natsuki said.
"Hey, how come I'm getting the short end of the stick this time?" Sayori asked.
"Now you know how I felt." Yuri said before selecting her word. "'Breathe.'"
"Raindrops poof breathe." Monika recited. "No, that doesn't sound right. How's about 'raindrops poof breath?'" She asked as Natsuki rolled the die again.
"Still you, Yuri." Natsuki said.
"… 'Graveyard.'" Yuri read as she selected her word.
"So the climactic, vivid mouse embraces Valentine's email sensation." Monika began reciting. "Disaster roses jump melancholy vanilla. Doki-Doki. Raindrops poof breathe. Graveyards…" As Monika spoke, Natsuki rolled the die before glancing at Sayori.
"Okay, you wanna go? Go." Natsuki said as she gestured to the screen.
"Hm… 'Cheer.'" Sayori said as she selected the word.
"Graveyards cheer-"
"No wait, color! Aw!" Sayori cried out, realizing the other word available.
"'Curses! Why am I not writing this poem in pencil!?'" Natsuki cried out in her MoNatSaYuri voice.
"'Or at the very least, why do I not have white out?'" Yuri joked as Natsuki rolled the die.
"Okay, I'm pretty sure we're on the Yuri route at this point." Natsuki said.
"Oh, is it my turn?" Yuri asked before reaching for the mouse. "… 'Breathe.'" Yuri read as she selected the word.
"Raindrops poof breath. Graveyards cheer breath." Monika recited.
"No, they cheer for breath." Natsuki suggested.
"Oh, did I choose that word already?" Yuri asked as Natsuki rolled the die.
"Okay Yuri, take us home." Natsuki said before sitting back in her chair.
"Uh, 'raindro-' wait, no, I did that one already…" Yuri muttered before finding the perfect word to end on. "'Unending!'" Yuri said as she selected the word.
The list disappeared from the notebook, and Yuri's chibi jumped up in joy as the screen faded to black.
"So the climactic, vivid mouse embraces Valentine's email sensation." Monika recited as the screen faded to black. "Disaster roses jump melancholy vanilla. Doki-Doki. Raindrops poof breath and graveyards cheer for breaths unending."
"That's… Actually not half bad…" Natsuki admitted.
"'Not half bad?'" Yuri repeated with a raised eyebrow. "It's complete nonsense."
"Yeah, but it's the fun kind of nonsense." Natsuki said. "You could probably bullshit some hidden meaning if you tried hard enough."
*Scene opens on the clubroom.*
Another day passes, and it's time for the club meeting already.
"'Man, it's a good thing I don't have classes or anything.'" Natsuki joked.
I've gotten a little more comfortable here over the past couple days.
Entering the clubroom, the usual scene greets me.
"'For the last time, you complete dullard,'" Yuri began. "'We live in Japan and you make Japanese puns. We play rugby, not football.'"
"'And I'm telling you they're the same thing!'" Natsuki joked back.
Sayori: "Hi, MoNatSaYuri."
MoNatSaYuri: "Yo, Sayori."
MoNatSaYuri: "Looks like you're in a good mood today."
Sayori: "Ehehe~"
Sayori: "I'm just still not used to you being in the club, that's all."
MoNatSaYuri: "I see…"
MoNatSaYuri: "… That's a pretty simple thing to get you in a good mood."
"Trust me, this girl is easy to impress." Natsuki noted.
MoNatSaYuri: "But I guess it's always the simple things with you, anyway."
Sayori: "Speaking of which…"
Sayori: "I'm kinda hungry…"
Sayori: "Will you come with me to buy a snack?"
"Eh, just start nibbling on your arm." Natsuki joked. "You're the club's cinnamon bun, remember."
MoNatSaYuri: "No thanks."
Sayori: "Eh?"
Sayori: "T-That's not like you at all!"
"Who have you spent your entire childhood with?" Yuri asked. "That's exactly like this guy."
"Yeah, I'm surprised he hasn't stolen your panties yet." Natsuki joked, before glaring at Monika. "Unlike some people." With an annoyed scowl, Monika snapped her fingers, causing Natsuki to cock an eyebrow. "You do know you've already stolen my panties, right?"
"Look down." Monika said before Natsuki did as she was told and went beat red.
"Okay, the panties were one thing, but my skirt too!?" Natsuki yelled. "Don't you think that's a little far?"
"Fine, fine." Monika sighed before snapping her fingers again. "I'll take your bra instead."
"She won't notice the difference." Yuri noted, causing Natsuki to scowl.
MoNatSaYuri: "I have my reasons."
MoNatSaYuri: "Why don't we take a look at your purse, Sayori?"
"Oh, do you like it?" Sayori asked. "I bought it last week."
Sayori: "E-Eh?"
Sayori: "Why that… All of a sudden?"
"'Because the pattern is absolutely amazing.'" Monika joked. "'Where did you get it, I just have to have one.'"
MoNatSaYuri: "No reason, really."
MoNatSaYuri: "I just wanted to look at it."
Sayori: "A-Ah…"
Sayori nervously retrieves her coin purse.
She fumbles with the latch and gets it open.
Then, she turns it upside-down and lets its contents spill onto the desk.
"'A set of condoms litter the table.'" Natsuki joked.
"'You see, MoNatSaYuri, I'm really horny, and I want to have sex with you behind the vending machine.'" Sayori followed up.
"'Seriously? Not even Natsuki can fit back there.'" Yuri joked in the MoNatSaYuri voice.
"'I have my ways.'" Sayori joked.
Only two small coins fall out.
Sayori: "A-Ahaha…"
MoNatSaYuri: "I knew it…"
MoNatSaYuri: "I can see right through you, Sayori."
"'That's why I don't ask you to move when you stand in front of the TV.'" Sayori joked.
Sayori: "That's not fair!"
"'I was wearing the lead jacket!'" Monika joked.
Sayori: "How did you even know?"
"'Well, I noticed a stain of chalk between your left forefinger and thumb.'" Yuri began. "'I then recalled you were out playing billiards last night. From there, it was simple for me to deduce that you've gambled your allowance away in one night.'"
MoNatSaYuri: "It's simple."
MoNatSaYuri: "If you had enough money in the first place, you would have bought a snack before coming to the clubroom."
MoNatSaYuri: "So, either you're not hungry and wanted an excuse to take a walk…"
MoNatSaYuri: "Or, you planned to conveniently forget that you spent all your money, so that I would lend you some!"
MoNatSaYuri: "But there's one more thing…"
MoNatSaYuri: "… You're always hungry!"
MoNatSaYuri: "And so, that only leaves the one option!"
Sayori: "Uwaaa~!"
Sayori: "I give up!"
Sayori: "Don't make me feel guiltyyy!"
MoNatSaYuri: "If you feel guilty, that means you deserve to feel guilty…"
Yuri: "Ahaha."
"Well, so glad someone finds this funny." Sayori commented.
Yuri suddenly giggles.
MoNatSaYuri: "Eh?"
I didn't notice that she was listening in.
Her face is in her book, as always.
"'At this point, I wouldn't be surprised if she wears it as a hat out of the club.'" Sayori joked.
Yuri: "A-Ah!"
Yuri: "I wasn't listening or anything-!"
"'I was just paying attention to the noises associated with the auditoria communication the two of you were previously engaged in.'" Yuri sputtered out.
"… I'm pretty sure that's a really wordy way to say you were listening." Natsuki commented.
Yuri: "It was just…something in my book…"
"Yeah, the torture scene from chapter seventeen always leaves me in stitches too." Monika joked.
"Oh, I'm sure." Natsuki added.
"Goddamn it, walked right into that one." Monika muttered.
Sayori: "Yuriiii…"
Sayori: "Tell MoNatSaYuri to let me borrow some money…"
Yuri: "That's-!"
Yuri: "Don't get me involved like that, Sayori…"
Yuri: "Besides…"
Yuri: "You should only buy what you can responsibly afford…"
Yuri: "And frankly, after pulling a mischievous little stunt like that, your suffering is fair enough retribution."
MoNatSaYuri: "…"
Yuri: "Ah-!"
Yuri: "Did I just…"
"'Oh, god, no, I had a conversation!'" Yuri joked. "'Mom and dad will be so disappointed in me!'"
Yuri: "I-I didn't mean that!"
Yuri: "I got too absorbed into my book…"
Yuri: "Uu…"
Sayori: "Ahaha!"
Sayori: "I really like when you speak your mind, Yuri…"
Sayori: "It doesn't happen much, but it's a fun side of you!"
"Yeah, there's nothing more entertaining than hearing Yuri string words together." Natsuki joked. "Why, just yesterday, we had a conversation about the weather. Most fun I've had in days."
Yuri: "That's…"
Yuri: "There's no way you could think that…"
"Yeah, you're right." Sayori joked. "I was just saying that to make you feel better."
Sayori: "You were right, though…"
Sayori: "I did something bad, and now I have to accept the revolution."
"'Revolution?'" Monika repeated.
"~Ya say you want a rev~o~lu~tion, well, ya know/We all wanna change the world.~" Natsuki sang.
Yuri: "Retribution…"
Sayori: "That!"
"'Can I eat it?'" Sayori asked. "'No? Then you can keep it. Hey, Yuri, you wanna go get a snack?'"
Yuri: "Still, coming from you, Sayori…"
Yuri: "I guess there's a little devil inside all of us, isn't there?"
"Yeah, some more than others." Natsuki joked, glancing over at Monika.
"Do you want me to take your skirt off?" Monika asked, raising her hand as she prepared to snap her fingers.
"Moni, we've been over this:" Natsuki began joking. "I'm not into you like that."
Sayori: "Ehehe…"
MoNatSaYuri: "Don't let her fool you."
MoNatSaYuri: "Sayori knows exactly what she's doing."
"Just yesterday, she asked me what the Spanish word for taco was." Yuri said.
"She point-blank asked what animal the pink panther was." Natsuki added.
"I was joking." Sayori argued.
MoNatSaYuri: "After all, she told you guys she was bringing me to the club before she even told me…"
Sayori: "B-But…!"
Sayori: "You wouldn't have come if it weren't for the cupcakes…"
Sayori: "So I had to trick Natsuki into making them!"
"Yes, and what a cunning ruse it was." Natsuki began joking. "Text me after school asking me to bake cupcakes to help draw in new members. You magnificent bastard, I read your book!"
MoNatSaYuri: "Come on, give me more credit than that, Sayori."
"'Well, I would, but I'm out of money.'" Sayori joked.
Sayori: "Ehehe…"
Pwap!
Sayori: "Kyaa-!"
Out of nowhere, something smacks Sayori in the face and tumbles onto the desk.
Sayori: "Ow…"
Sayori: "What was-"
Sayori: "Eh?"
Sayori: "A-A cookie!"
"'My god, sweet treats are finally fighting back!'" Monika joked.
Sure enough, it's a giant cookie wrapped in plastic.
"'It manages to crush the desk with its weight alone.'" Yuri joked. "'It threatens to break through the floor. I'm honestly surprised it got into the room it's so big.'"
Sayori glances around.
Sayori: "I-Is it a miracle?"
Sayori: "It's because I paid my restitution!"
MoNatSaYuri: "Retribution…"
Yuri: "Actually, that one almost worked…"
Natsuki: "Ahahaha!"
"'Fool, you fall victim to my giant cookie attack!'" Natsuki joked.
Natsuki: "I was going to just give it to you."
Natsuki: "But then I heard you blab about the cupcakes."
Natsuki: "It was totally worth seeing your reaction, though. Ahaha!"
Sayori: "N-Natsuki!"
"'You managed to throw this thing?'" Sayori joked. "'I'm not even sure I can pick it up.'"
Sayori: "That's so nice of you!"
"'Sorta.'" Sayori added.
Sayori: "I'm so happy…"
Sayori hugs the cookie.
MoNatSaYuri: "Jeez, just eat it…"
Sayori rapidly tears open the wrapper and takes a big bite.
Sayori: "Sho good…"
Sayori: "Mmf-!"
Sayori suddenly clasps her hand over her mouth.
"'Oh my god,'" Sayori began joking. "'Raisin cookie! Natsuki, how could you!?'"
"Hey, raisin cookies aren't actually that bad." Natsuki argued.
Sayori: "I bit my tongue…"
"Want me to kiss it all better?" Natsuki joked.
"No, I want MoNatSaYuri to." Sayori joked further.
Natsuki: "Ehehe."
"'Oh, the suffering of others.'" Natsuki joked. "'Now I understand dad.'"
Natsuki: "You're going through a lot over just one cookie."
Natsuki takes a bite of her own cookie.
Sayori: "Ah, yours looks really good too, Natsuki!"
Sayori: "Can I try it?"
Natsuki: "Jeez…"
Natsuki: "Beggars can't be choosers!"
Sayori: "But yours is chocolate…"
"'And I have a chocolate deficiency.'" Sayori joked. "'If I don't have at least a bar every day, I could die.'"
Natsuki: "Yeah, why do you think I gave you that one?"
Sayori: "Fine…"
Sayori: "Still, I'm really happy that you shared this one with me."
Sayori: "Ehehe~"
Sayori gets out of her seat and goes behind Natsuki, then wraps her arms around her.
Natsuki: "Ah- Jeez…"
"'Things are squeezing against other things.'" Natsuki said.
Natsuki: "I get it, I get it."
Cookie still in hand, Natsuki reaches up to nudge Sayori off of her.
Sayori: "…Om."
Sayori suddenly leans down and takes a bite out of Natsuki's cookie.
Natsuki: "H-Hey!"
"'An indirect kiss!?'" Natsuki joked. "'This is just like in that chapter of Parfait Girls!'"
Natsuki: "Did you seriously just do that?!"
Sayori: "Uhuhuhu!"
"'Bleh, dark chocolate!'" Sayori spat. "'Natsuki, what the hell?'"
Mouth full, Sayori trots away to safety.
Yuri and I laugh as well.
Natsuki: "Jeez! You're such a kid sometimes!"
"Well, if one of us looks the part, one of us should act it, right?" Sayori joked.
"What did you just say?" Natsuki asked, gritting her teeth.
"Nothing!"
Natsuki: "Monika! Can you tell Sayori-"
Natsuki: "-Eh?"
Natsuki glances around.
Monika isn't in the clubroom.
"'Huh, no wonder we were in such a good mood.'" Natsuki joked.
"Do you even want me here?" Monika asked angerly.
"Not particularly, no." Natsuki answered.
"Then… Then I guess I'll stay." Monika said. "Make you suffer through my presence."
Natsuki: "Ugh…"
Natsuki: "Where's Monika, anyway?"
Yuri: "Good question…"
Yuri: "Have any of you heard anything about her being late today?"
Sayori: "Not me…"
MoNatSaYuri: "Yeah, I haven't either."
"I actually thought that said 'Monika' for a second." Sayori said.
"'Hey, Monika, have you seen Monika?'" Yuri joked.
"'No, but I haven't passed any mirrors lately, so…'" Monika continued.
Yuri: "Hm…"
Yuri: "That's a bit unusual."
Sayori: "I hope she's okay…"
"I don't!" Natsuki added.
Natsuki: "Of course she's okay."
"'She's probably just plotting our murders or something.'" Natsuki said.
Natsuki: "She probably just had something to do today."
"'Like plot our murders!'" Sayori added.
Natsuki: "She's pretty popular, after all…"
"Somehow." Natsuki groaned.
"I will never understand how the 'Monika is best girl' thing started." Yuri stated.
Sayori: "Eh?"
Sayori: "You don't think she…"
Sayori: "She has a…!"
"'Family!'" Sayori yelled.
"'Friend outside of the club.'" Yuri stated.
"'Detention.'" Natsuki said.
"'Desire to avoid you three.'" Monika snarked.
Yuri: "Ahaha. I wouldn't be surprised."
Yuri: "She's probably more desirable than all of us combined."
"Huh, weird how the game just skipped over that line of dialogue." Yuri said as Natsuki quickly clicked past the statement.
Sayori: "Ehehe, that's true…"
"You guys can't do this forever." Monika noted as Natsuki once again clicked past it before anyone read it.
Natsuki: "Excuse me!?"
"Watch us." Natsuki said.
Suddenly, the door swings open.
"'Fun police!'" Sayori yelled. "'You're under arrest for having fun without a permit!'"
"'Oh no, it's the opinion police!'" Natsuki joked. "'They're here to arrest us for not liking Monika.'"
Monika: "Sorry! I'm super sorry!"
MoNatSaYuri: "Ah, there you are…"
"'I'm just a passive observer.'" Yuri joked in her MoNatSaYuri voice.
Monika: "I didn't mean to be late…"
Monika: "I hope you guys weren't worried or anything!"
"Sorta the opposite." Natsuki joked.
Sayori: "Eh?"
Sayori: "Monika chose the club over her boyfriend after all!"
"'Ahahahah.'" All four members of the Literature Club began giving the remark a fake laugh. As it went on, their laughter all took on a more forced tone as Sayori, Natsuki, and Yuri all glared at their club president, who continued to laugh nervously as she looked between all of them.
"Hehe, have I mentioned that I'm really sorry?" Monika asked.
"Have we mentioned that we really don't care?" Natsuki stated more than she asked.
Sayori: "You're so strong-willed!"
Monika: "B-Boyfriend…?"
Monika: "What on Earth are you talking about?"
Monika quizzically glances at me.
MoNatSaYuri: "Ah, never mind that…"
MoNatSaYuri: "What held you up, anyway?"
"'I was plotting your guys' murder and lost track of time.'" Natsuki joked.
Monika: "Ah…"
Monika: "Well, my last period today was study hall."
Monika: "To be honest, I kind of just lost track of time…"
Monika: "Ahaha…"
Natsuki: "That makes no sense, though."
Natsuki: "You would have heard the bell ring at least."
Monika: "I must not have heard it, since I was practicing piano…"
"'The pianos are really loud!'" Sayori joked. "'By the way, what did you just say, Natsuki?! My hearing's still recovering! I just came from the nurse's office!'"
Yuri: "Piano…?"
Yuri: "I wasn't aware you played music as well, Monika."
Monika: "Ah, I don't, really…!"
Monika: "I kind of just started recently."
Monika: "I've always wanted to learn piano."
Sayori: "That's so cool!"
Sayori: "You should play something for us, Monika!"
Monika: "That's…"
Monika looks at me.
Monika: "Maybe once I get a little bit better, I will."
Sayori: "Yay~!"
MoNatSaYuri: "That sounds cool."
MoNatSaYuri: "I'd also look forward to it."
"Jeez, she doesn't even have a dick, and everyone's dropping down to suck it." Natsuki grumbled.
Monika: "Is that so?"
"'Oh my gosh, player-Kun noticed me!'" Sayori joked.
Monika: "In that case…"
"And then she just whips out a piano." Sayori joked.
"Not a portable keyboard. No, a full grand piano." Yuri added.
"'Good thing I was lugging this thing around.'" Monika continued.
Monika: "I won't let you down, MoNatSaYuri."
Monika smiles sweetly.
"'Now get out of the frame you three.'" Natsuki imitated. "'The spotlight's mine now!'"
MoNatSaYuri: "Ah…"
MoNatSaYuri: "I didn't mean any pressure or anything like that!"
"'I actually meant a vacuum.'" Sayori joked.
Monika: "Ahaha, don't worry."
Monika: "I've been practicing a whole lot recently."
Monika: "And I'd really love a chance to share once I'm ready."
MoNatSaYuri: "I see…"
MoNatSaYuri: "In that case, best of luck."
Monika: "Thanks~!"
Monika: "So, I didn't miss anything, did I?"
"Well, aside from all of us joining together in a polygamous marriage and finalizing construction on that moon base, not much." Natsuki joked.
"You should have seen it, Monika!" Sayori began. "Natsuki made cookies bigger than your thighs!"
MoNatSaYuri: "Not…not really."
"Wait, what was that about my thighs?" Monika asked.
"Ah, don't worry about it." Sayori said. "Some people like a girl with junk in her trunk."
"… Are you calling me fat?" Monika asked with a scowl.
"In all the right places.~" Sayori said, before Monika snapped her fingers and Sayori's eyes widened. Quickly reaching for her skirt confirmed her suspicion, Sayori began blushing. "Come on, Monika! I was trying to be nice!"
"Trying and failing." Monika commented.
I choose to leave out Sayori's mischievous escapade.
I'm sure Natsuki will end up complaining to her, anyway.
"You've been here two days, and you already know me so well." Natsuki commented.
It looks like everyone has already settled down.
"Yeah, down to the lower level." Yuri commented. "The clubroom's about as empty as Act 3."
Sayori somehow already finished her entire cookie.
"'She's now sitting in the corner as a bloated ball of fat.'" Monika joked.
"'Natsuki's hugging her, surprisingly enough.'" Sayori joked.
"'She's just so cuddly.'" Natsuki added.
Yuri is back in her book, and Natsuki disappeared into the closet.
"'Disappeared' is the right word." Yuri commented.
"A game of hide and seek in this club takes days." Sayori joked.
*Scene fades to black before fading back in on the Clubroom*
"'Oh, goddamnit!'" Monika called out. "'I thought we got this fixed!'"
I'm really curious to talk to Yuri a little bit more…
"'Or, you know, at all.'" Natsuki joked.
But at the same time, I would feel bad for distracting her from her reading.
I catch a glimpse of the cover of her book.
"'Why is Yuri reading Parfait Girls?'" Natsuki joked.
"You broke me, okay?" Yuri said. "I need to know what does and doesn't happen in this book."
It looks like the same book she lent to me…
More than that, she seems to be on the first few pages.
"Wait, you've been reading since the club started, and you're only on the first few pages?" Natsuki asked.
"Portrait of Markov is not a fast read." Yuri stated.
Yuri: "Ah…"
Crap-
"How come we can never do that?" Sayori asked.
"Do what?" Yuri questioned.
"You know," Sayori began, glancing over at Natsuki. "Finish each other's…"
"… Sandwiches?" Natsuki asked before smirking as Sayori scowled.
I think she noticed me looking at her…
"Okay, don't panic." Natsuki said. "I'm an expert at handling wild Yuris. When one notices you while she's reading and begins to make eye contact, leave another book in front of her and back away slowly. Don't try to run if she comes closer, she's only interested in the book."
She sneaks another glance at me, and our eyes meet for a split second.
Yuri: "…"
But that only makes her hide her face deeper in her book.
MoNatSaYuri: "Sorry…"
"'I didn't mean to disturb your territory.'" Sayori joked.
MoNatSaYuri: "I was just spacing out…"
I mutter this, sensing I made her uncomfortable.
Yuri: "Oh…"
Yuri: "It's fine…"
Yuri: "If I was focused, then I probably wouldn't have noticed in the first place."
Yuri: "But I'm just re-reading a bit of this, so…"
MoNatSaYuri: "That's the book that you gave me, right?"
Yuri: "Mhm."
Yuri: "I wanted to re-read some of it."
Yuri: "Not for any particular reason…!"
MoNatSaYuri: "Just curious, how come you have two copies of the same book?"
"I don't; I have six." Yuri began joking. "A hardcover, a paper cover, a signed hardcover, a signed paper cover, and a hard and paper cover that I never take out of their wrapping. Those are the collector's items."
"I'm surprised you know enough about otaku culture to make that joke." Natsuki commented.