Monika continues to walk forward despite all the voices. She knew that some of the other club members were suffering like this...But for it to get that bad?
The brunette places a hand on Natsuki's shoulder in order to pull her attention away from the voices.
"I'm here, Natsuki."
If Monika had to described it in a single word....It'd just be 'corruption'.
Something was very wrong as she begins to approach the pinkette.
"Natsuki, what's going on?"
She needed more info...First Sayori vanishes, and now she finds another Natsuki?
As the pinkette loses consciousness, a connection is made between herself and a certain club president. Whatever dream Natsuki was having, Monika would find herself inside of it.
"Is this really Natsuki?...Something isn't right."
She'd say to herself...She just needed to find the pinkette.
When was the last time Monika had slept?
..If asked, she probably wouldn't answer. She's taking another sip of her coffee while staring at her laptop.
"You don't just...disappear. Where did you go?"
It's only then that she spots something...interesting. Right there in the files.
"..Natsuki?"
....That took way longer than a few minutes.
Monika doesn't want to talk about what she just saw in there.
"Things have been getting worse since.....Sayori, what did you do?"
Maybe another trip into Sayori's mind was in order...It did seem like she was asleep, after all. Give her a few minutes.
Sayori's file is looking....
...She should look into this. It's not like Sayori is truly aware, right?
It's not like MC would know, either.
https://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/5250832?q=monika_%28doki_doki_literature_club%29+glitch+
[ the club president ##### ]
-- The player meeting fate --
----- worse than death -----
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๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ซ๐ค ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ๐๐ฌ.
".....Yeah."
Monika had some code to look into for sure. She needed to know what she could, and couldn't do with this situation.
Monika on the other hand...Is sipping her drink with no issues...Is it not burning her?
"...It's fine, you just needed someone to listen."
Monika's mind was definitely elsewhere right now....But she is nodding.
"Yeah. That would be good for now. I'll probably just grab black coffee."
.....In other words, she's not sleeping tonight.
Monika did a bit of a rush job when making this place....So she just threw in anything she could.
"Yeah, that does sound good. We wouldn't want to stay too long, right? Aha..."
"...Yeah. You know where we'll be, of course."
Monika had a feeling that MC would probably bring Sayori to the next club meeting....She had to mentally prepare for that.
"That's good....Perhaps it's best not to mention this to the others, of course. We wouldn't want them to worry now, would we?~"
Monika seemed to smile now that it seemed like MC was calming down with the interrogation.
going on."
"And who said it was a front?"
...It was.
"MC, if things weren't alright...If hypothetically, you weren't real, would you be questioning it?"
Monika would genuinely ask.
"You're thinking about it. You're asking about it. That in itself should give you an answer. It's all okay, nothing weird is-
"If something were wrong, I'd tell you. The others would too."
...Another lie, but MC didn't have to know that right now. Did he?
...Neither did the other girls for that matter, least of all Sayori.
"....."
There's a moment of silence before Monika reaches out, accepting MC's hand.
"You aren't."
...Monika would answer bluntly.
"You really shouldn't be, MC. Everything is fine."
It was becoming increasingly difficult for Monika to even think of excuses to deny that things were all wrong.
She can't just...insert memories into his head. Not while he's questioning things like this.
"...Because of the way you're acting."
Monika slipped up. She knows she slipped up. How can she fix it?
She's tapping on the table.....
....Since when was there a Cafe here?
"You're worrying over things that you shouldn't."
"I get up early, MC."
....More like she just never slept, but that was neither here nor there.
"Getting to school early just helps with scheduling."
...Either way, she's shamelessly lying to MC right now.
"Why does all this matter all of a sudden? Your memories are real."
It felt as though she was being backed into a corner the more they talked.
"MC. Do you know how many times Sayori has mentioned that you live right next to her? I don't live as close to the school as you all do."
... She's at least thankful that nobody else is here for this.
class?"
"When would we have had a chance to go to my house, MC?"
This wasn't Ive....That much was obvious. It couldn't be. Unless Ive was messing with her....But he must've been too panicked to do that.
"It's not like we were close before....Besides... Don't you and Sayori have a habit of sleeping in-
"We haven't spoken much. You know this."
Could Monika potentially save this? Who knows at this point. She's going to try, though.
...The truth was probably more unbelievable, anyway.
"We only really started talking after you joined the club!"
...That didn't explain everything else.
Monika seems to freeze up in that moment, as if she was trying to figure out what exactly MC meant.
".....Why are you asking this now?"
Monika hesitantly raises a hand, petting the Bulbasaur.
"I see..."
She's just sort of...staring at it? She seems to have her answer! But did MC get his?
There's a silence that follows as Monika stares down at the creature in front of her.
.....Was she rethinking everything?
No, just her approach to this conversation.
"...I suppose so. Is Sayori running around with more of them?"
Monika raised a brow...She had a feeling she knew exactly what MC was about to do. Not that she was going to clue him in on her awareness...
"As I recall, Sayori tends to beg you for one....And you don't even let her get one because you'd be stuck taking care of it."