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label monikaroute:
$ MonikaVar = 0
scene bg club_day
with dissolve_scene_half
play music t2
"I walk into the literature club and the usual scene greets me."
"Yuri’s sitting at her desk, reading a book, and Natsuki and Sayori are talking about something. Monika’s late again."
show natsuki 2t at t11 zorder 2
n 2t "Hey, [player], where’s your girlfriend?"
"Natsuki calls out."
"I’m shocked she knows that we’re dating."
mc "… How did you know that Monika and I were dating? Did Sayori tell you?"
n 2y "Come on, it’s so obvious that I’m sure that Yuri, even with her nose buried in her book, still notices it."
"Hearing her name, Yuri looks up."
show natsuki 2y at t21 zorder 3
show yuri 2l at t22 zorder 2
y 2l "Did you say something, Natsuki?"
n 2k "Have you ever noticed something's up between Monika and [player]?"
y 2h "By \"something's up\", you mean \"they like each other\", correct?"
n 1j "Yep!"
y 3b "Then yes. It’s a bit hard not noticing it."
"With that, she goes back to reading."
"Natsuki begins to speak when Monika walks in."
show yuri 2e zorder 4 at t44
show natsuki at t43 zorder 3
show sayori 1b at t42 zorder 2
show monika 2k zorder 5 at l41
m "Sorry that I'm late, everyone!"
m 3e "I swear, one of these days I'll have to get a watch or something."
show monika 2a
"She takes a moment to gather herself and then continues."
m 4b "Okay, so does anyone notice anything unusual about the club today?"
show monika 4a
"We all exchange blank stares as we feign ignorance before turning back to Monika."
m 4b "Something important, perhaps?"
show sayori at thide zorder 1
hide sayori
show monika 2a at t31
show yuri at t33
show natsuki 2y at f32 zorder 4
"Natsuki speaks up, smug."
show monika 2m
n "Yeah, you're always late!"
show monika at t31
show natsuki at t32
show yuri 2l at f33
y "I don't think that's what she meant, Natsuki."
show monika at t31
show natsuki at f32
show yuri at t33
n 5m "Well, it IS something important about the club."
show monika at f31
show natsuki at t32
show yuri at t33
"Monika lets out a deep sigh."
m 4l "Other than {i}that{/i}, have you noticed anything that hasn't changed?"
show monika 2m at t31
show natsuki at t32
show yuri at f33
"This time it's Yuri's turn to be smug."
y 2s "Natsuki, apparently."
show monika at t41
show sayori 1a at t43
show natsuki at f42 zorder 5
show yuri at t44
n 5p "Hey! THAT'S not what she meant either, doofus!"
show monika at f41 zorder 6
show sayori at t43
show natsuki 5n at t42
show yuri at t44
m 3l "Alright everyone, calm down please."
m 4l "What I was getting at is that when I said {i}'Everyone'{/i}, that still only includes the 5 of us."
m "So... let's talk about that festival, shall we?"
show monika 4m at t41 zorder 6
show sayori 1p at d43 zorder 2
show natsuki 1v at d42 zorder 4
show yuri 3o at d44 zorder 5
"The other three girls let out a collective groan."
"Even if I don't voice it, I feel the exact same way."
"None of us really want to think about it..."
show monika at f41
show sayori at t43
show natsuki at t42
show yuri at t44
m 3p "I know, I know."
m "Its kind of a touchy subject, but we need to talk about it if we're ever going to get things straightened out between all of us."
m "You were all there, but does anyone need a refresher?"
show monika 3o at t41
show sayori at t43
show natsuki at t42
show yuri at t44
stop music fadeout 4.0
"The festival..."
"It's a day that ALL of us would be all too happy to forget..."
"...At least that's what the looks on Sayori, Natsuki, and Yuri's faces tell me."
"But if Monika's insistent on bringing it back up, I guess we have no choice but to remember..."
scene bg house
with dissolve_scene_half
"It’s Monday, and time for the school festival."
"I’ve always enjoyed these, as they were essentially a day off from school, but I never got involved in anything like this."
"I can’t believe I have to read out a poem!"
"I’m still not even that proud of the one I chose!"
"All of a sudden, my mind jumps to Sayori, who hasn’t come out."
"I was waiting outside her door for her to come out, but it seems she overslept again."
"Anxious, I walk into her house once more."
scene black
"I still don’t feel very comfortable doing it, but I’m not going to be late because of her."
"Besides, it's what a good friend would do, right?"
"I walk upstairs to her room."
"I set my bookbag down outside the door."
"I begin to knock on the door, yet I'm still met with no response."
"Geez, come on, Sayori, are you dead or something?"
"Wake up!"
"Ugh, guess I can't do much else."
"{cps=*.33}I open the door...{/cps}"
scene bg sayori_bedroom
"To see her asleep."
"I walk over and tap her on the shoulder."
"I see her turn over."
play music t3
show sayori 1bk at t11 zorder 2
s "[player]...?"
s "What's wrong?"
"She lets out a huge yawn."
"Did she forget what today is?"
"I want to be mad at her, but instead I find myself stunned."
"She looks so cute!"
mc "Hey, Sayori. It’s time to get up, okay?"
mc "We’re gonna be late to the festival."
s 1bv "Whaa- The festival!"
s 1bw "Ah, [player] will be mad if I don’t get up!"
"She throws the covers off her, gets up, and opens her eyes to the best of her ability."
s 1by "Oh, [player]!"
s 2bv "You’re here already…"
s "Sorry, I must have overslept…"
mc "It’s okay, you still have time."
mc "I’ll be waiting outside, okay?"
s 3bm "Outside? [player], oh no, you’ll be cold!"
s 3bl "Go downstairs."
s "I'll be right out, okay?"
"I'm confused by Sayori’s request, but I oblige."
"It's not that big of a deal to wait for her inside the house."
"After a few minutes I see Sayori come down the stairs."
"She walks over to the kitchen to pour herself a bowl of cereal."
s 5a "T-Thanks for waking me up, [player]."
s 5b "You really are always looking out for me, ehehe."
"I still lack the energy to be reprimanding."
mc "No problem, Sayori."
mc "Now, let’s get going, shall we?"
s 5c "As soon as I'm done with breakfast!"
s 5a "You know how I get if I skip it."
mc "Fine..."
stop music fadeout 2.0
scene bg club_morning
with wipeleft_scene
play music t3
"We arrive at the festival 20 minutes late and immediately get to work on helping set up the decorations that Yuri made for the Literature Club's event."
"Thankfully not much happened during our absence, but some of the stage was already set up."
"How Monika, Yuri, and Natsuki got a piano into the room is a mystery for the ages."
"..."
scene black
with dissolve_scene_full
scene bg club_morning
with wipeleft_scene
"Half an hour later and we're finished."
"To celebrate our good work Sayori and I both take one of Natsuki's cupcakes."
"Sayori immediately stuffs it into her mouth while I take a moment to inspect Natsuki's latest design."
"Instead of the traditional swirl or kittens on top, she's shaped the icing into closed books,"
"Each one uniquely decorated to mimic the cover of famous novels from around the world."
"Quite fitting of the club's theme."
show sayori m3r zorder 2 at f21
show natsuki m5j zorder 3 at t22
s "Wow, Natsuki, these are really good!"
show natsuki m5k
s "They might even be your best batch yet!"
show sayori m3q at t21
show natsuki m5t at f22
n "{i}Aww{/i}, thanks!"
show natsuki m5s at t22
mc "Seriously."
mc "I'm impressed with how the icing's done."
mc "Something this intricate must've taken a lot of time, effort, or both."
show natsuki m2q at f22
n "Well, duh!"
n "I've gotten a lot of practice with this kind of thing by now."
n m4l "It's really not that hard once you've done it a few times."
show natsuki m5s
"Natsuki suddenly turns a bright shade of red and speaks under her breath."
show natsuki m5q at d22
n "I just hope that everyone else is as impressed by them as much as you guys are."
show natsuki m5s
"Yuri and Monika both walk over and each take a cupcake as well."
show yuri m2m zorder 4 at t44
show monika m2j zorder 3 at t43
show sayori m3q zorder 5 at t41
show natsuki m4h zorder 2 at t42
"We all take a few moments to enjoy their rich flavor and show Natsuki our gratitude."
show monika at t43
show sayori at t41
show natsuki at f42 zorder 6
show yuri at t44
n m2y "Geez, I’m glad that you guys like 'em so much..."
n m2z "...Just make sure that you save enough for our guests too, alright?"
show monika at t43
show sayori at t41
show natsuki at t42
show yuri at t44
mc "Speaking of guests, has anyone signed up to join the club yet?"
show monika m3l at f11 zorder 1
show yuri at thide zorder 1
show natsuki at thide zorder 1
show sayori at thide zorder 1
hide yuri
hide natsuki
hide sayori
m m1n "No, not so far."
m m2b "But then again, the festival hasn’t really picked up yet either."
m m3g "All in due time, I suppose."
m m2e "..."
m m2d "We haven’t started to read any of our poetry yet either."
m m4d "Speaking of which, do you have your poem on you, [player]?"
show monika m4c
"I finish the last bite of my cupcake and reply."
mc "Oh yeah, it’s right here in my bookba-"
"I cut myself off."
"I suddenly come to realize the now apparent emptiness where my bookbag should be."
show monika m1f
mc "Err... I mean... {i}I did...{/i}"
show monika m1e
mc "I must've set it down somewhere when I was waiting for Sayori."
m m4d "Well... that isn’t very good."
m m2d "We don't have time for you to run back and grab it..."
show monika m2c
"Monika turns from me to address the rest of the club."
m m2d "Does anyone have a poem that they can lend to [player]?"
m m4d "He seems to have forgotten his."
show monika m2m
"She casts me a quick aside glance as she continues."
m m2n "You know, the main event of the day and everything...?"
show monika m2m
"Monika's having fun guilt tripping me, I think."
"Its not like I did it on purpose..."
"Suddenly Sayori steps into the conversation in my defense."
show monika m1d at t21
show sayori at f22
s m4p "Hey, there's no need to pick on [player] like that!"
show monika m1g
s m5c "For the record, I forgot my poem too, so he's not the only one!"
show monika at f21
show sayori at t22
m m2i "Sayori, that's not something that you should feel proud of."
show monika at t21
show sayori at f22
s m5b "{i}B-But!!{/i} I just... forgot. Ehehe~"
show monika at f21
show sayori at t22
play music t7
m m4i "You can’t just go forgetting things like that Sayori!"
m "Not only are you both late because {i}YOU{/i} overslept, but now {i}TWO{/i} of us don’t even have anything to read to our guests!"
m "You're supposed to help me run the Literature Club, but the truth of the matter is that in the end you not only skirt your responsibilities, I even get stuck pulling your slack on top of that!"
m "When you do things like that do you ever think about how much work you're leaving for everyone else?"
m "How are we supposed to attract new club members now?"
show monika m2h at t21
show sayori at f22
s m5d "W-well its not like my reading was going to attract anyone new to the club anyway, so really, I don’t count!"
show monika m2p at f21
show sayori m4n at t22
m "Sayori, did you leave your poem behind just so that you wouldn’t have to read it in front of everyone today?"
show monika at t21
show sayori at f22
s m1v "What?"
s m1w "Of course not, why would I do that?!"
s "I didn't even sleep in today, I actually got up early for once!"
s "I was late this morning because I couldn't find where I left my poem!"
s "I even told [player] that when I was apologizing to him!"
s m1v "I wouldn’t lie about something that..."
show sayori at t22
"Oh... so that's what she mentioned she was looking for earlier..."
"She was speaking so fast I didn't even catch that."
show monika at f21
m m2l "...Don't play dumb with me."
m "You're just trying to save face in front of the club right now, aren't you?"
show sayori m4w at h22
m m5b "I'm honestly ashamed of your behavior, {i}ex-{/i}vice president!"
"At this point a crowd of students has been gathering at the door, taking an interest in the unfolding drama."
"Several of them slowly file into the classroom for a better view."
"A couple of the braver ones sneak further in and enjoy one of Natsuki's cupcakes as they snicker at us."
"Natsuki steps in."
show sayori at thide zorder 1
hide sayori
show monika m2d at h21
show natsuki at f22 zorder 5
n m2w "Hey, you leave Sayori alone!"
n "I didn’t want to read any of these dumb poems either."
n m2x "In fact, none of us did!"
n "You're the only one who wanted to go through with this dumb idea in the first place, Monika!"
show monika m1h at f21 zorder 6
show natsuki m1u at t22
"Monika glares at Natsuki for a moment before speaking again."
m m2i "I’m sorry; Natsuki, and here I thought that you were confident enough to read in front of everyone, but I guess that's not really the case after all."
show monika m2h
"Wow, I've never seen this side of Monika before."
"Honestly, I'm pretty shocked."
"She seems rather... irritable, to say the least."
"Perhaps it's because she's under pressure?"
"Being in public like that..."
"And Natsuki isn’t having any of that."
show monika m2h at t21
show natsuki at hf22 zorder 7
n m5e "Oh? {i}OH?!{/i}"
n "I’m sorry; Monika, and here I thought that you were the kind of leader that listened to her club members when they voiced a concern, but I guess not!"
n m5f "Some club president YOU are!"
show monika at f21 zorder 8
show natsuki at t22
m m2i "Natsuki, in case you weren’t listening, no one's asking for your opinion."
show natsuki m4r
m m5b "{cps=*.5}So if you don't want to do anything for the festival, then why don't you just go read manga by yourself in the corner like you usually do?!{/cps}"
"Okay, things are getting {i}way{/i} too out of hand here!"
"I'm trying to think of a way to stop the argument but I don't even know where to step in."
"Thankfully, Sayori tags back in for Natsuki."
show monika m2h at t31
show sayori m1v at f33
show natsuki at t32
s "Well then, I-I’ll ask her now!"
s "Natsuki, what’s your opinion?"
show monika at t31
show sayori at t33
show natsuki at f32 zorder 9
n m4y "Why, I’m glad that you asked, Sayori!"
n "At least {i}SOMEBODY{/i} cares about the rest of the club's opinions..."
n m2x "...And in my opinion, Monika’s being an awful jerk!"
show monika at f31 zorder 10
show sayori at t33
show natsuki at t32
m m2i "And in {i}MY{/i} opinion neither of you really care all that much about the Literature Club after all!"
m "Maybe that can change someday in the future, but I doubt it."
show monika at t41 zorder 1
show sayori at t43 zorder 3
show natsuki at t42 zorder 2
show yuri at f44 zorder 4
y m2n "G-guys..."
$ m_name = "Everyone"
show monika m5b at f41
show sayori m4j at f43
show natsuki m1e at f42
show yuri at t44
m "Stay out of this, Yuri!"
$ m_name = "Monika"
show monika at thide zorder 1
show sayori at thide zorder 1
show natsuki at thide zorder 1
hide monika
hide sayori
hide natsuki
show yuri m1o at t11
"Yuri squeals and quietly backs away from the other girls."
show yuri m1p at t11
"As she backs up she accidentally bumps into one of the other students and finally takes notice of the growing crowd, furthering her embarrassment."
show yuri at thide zorder 1
hide yuri
show natsuki m2x at t32
show sayori m4p at t33
show monika m5b at t31
"I turn to the other club members and gather my confidence."
"There's only one thing to do..."
"I've gotta play Sayori here."
"...Welp, here goes nothing..."
stop music fadeout 5.0
show natsuki m1o at h32
show sayori m4m at h33
show monika m1d at h31
mc "{i}HEY!{/i}"
"The sudden shout jolts them out of their squabble."
mc "There's no need to argue like this!"
mc "Aren't you all friends?"
mc "Well, Friends don't argue with each other!"
mc "So, stop!"
"Wow, I-I think I actually did it."
show natsuki m5q
show sayori m5b
show monika m1q
"Natsuki opens her mouth to retort, but she takes one look at me and quickly closes it."
show natsuki m12b
"At this point the crowd has mostly dispersed already, although a few students stuck around to thank Natsuki for the cupcakes."
"Even from here it’s noticeable that our sign-up sheet was just as empty as when we started..."
stop music fadeout 1.5
scene bg club_day
with dissolve_scene_full
play music t8
show monika 3i at f11
m "So, does everyone understand {i}why{/i} this club’s still at square one?"
show monika 1h at t41 zorder 4
show sayori 1k at t43 zorder 3
show natsuki 1u at t42 zorder 2
show yuri 1l at t44 zorder 5
"The rest of us look down at the floor in disappointment."
show monika 1o
"Monika follows suit."
"She knows that she was part of the problem, after all..."
"...even if she doesn't want to admit it."
show monika 1f
"Monika's eyes move up to the back of the room, lost deep in thought."
"She takes a moment and lets out a sigh before continuing."
show natsuki at thide zorder 1
show yuri at thide zorder 1
hide natsuki
hide yuri
show monika 1p at f21
show sayori 3n at t22
m "Sayori, [player]... I... I’m really sorry that I snapped at the both of you."
m 3l "Look, I know that Sayori didn't intend to oversleep or lose her poem or whatever yesterday, and I know that you were both busy with bringing the decorations here too."
show sayori 1n
m "I even noticed the effort that Sayori had put into her hygiene yesterday, I was honestly impressed."
m "Given that, I can understand how you might lose track of things when your mind's so preoccupied."
m 1r "And if I'm being honest, I share some of the blame for that too."
m "As the one in charge of the events I should've had you both email me your poems last night, just in case."
m "Or something to that effect."
m 1r "I hate to admit it, but as club leader I failed you both."
show sayori at thide zorder 1
hide sayori
show monika 1q at f31
show natsuki 5g at t32
show yuri 4b at t33
"She turns to the other two girls and continues monologuing."
m 2i "And I’m sorry for yelling at the both of you too, Yuri, Natsuki."
m 4g "I really shouldn’t have, I stepped way out of line."
show natsuki at thide zorder 1
show yuri at thide zorder 1
show monika 1o at f11
hide natsuki
hide yuri
"Monika turns to address the whole group again."
m 2r "I should have listened to all of you the first time around."
m 1p "{i}..It's just...{/i}"
show monika 1o
"She takes a moment to gather her thoughts again and continues."
m 2d "...I've been working {i}so{/i} hard on getting preparations set up for this festival."
m "I've been practicing piano for 6 hours straight {i}every single day{/i} for the past 2 weeks, plus any free time I had after class was over."
m "I've practiced reading my poem in front of the mirror {i}nearly a hundred times{/i} to make sure that I had it memorized by heart."
m "I posted a few dozen fliers of my own design around the school to advertise our event."
m 1g "I even composed my own song to play as background music for everyone's poems to help them keep a rhythm to their words."
m 1r "I had to call in a favor to borrow a piano from the music department..."
m "...and I even spent my own money to rent a microphone, a stage light, and a video camera to make sure that this whole event would be something {i}worth remembering.{/i}"
m 2k "I know that none of you were all that interested in performing for the festival at first..."
m "...but I was really hoping that my enthusiasm would prove to be infectious."
m 4k "I thought that maybe if I showed you all how much effort I was putting in that it would inspire you all to do the same!"
m 1r "...I just wanted everything to be perfect...to prove just how awesome our club is..."
m 1q "..."
m 1r "...but I let that get in the way of what matters most."
m 1p "...And for that... all that I can say is... I'm sorry."
show monika 1o
"{i}I'm utterly taken aback.{/i}"
"I never realized just how much effort Monika had been putting into the festival behind the scenes."
"No wonder she was always so late to the club."
"To think that it had kind of become a running gag for us..."
"And on top of all that, I never expected to hear such a heartwarming apology out of her."
"I think that we all seriously underestimated just how much the school festival really meant to her..."
show monika at t41
show sayori 1t at t43
show natsuki 1n at t42
show yuri 4a at t44
"I want to man up and take my share of the responsibility, but how am I even supposed to follow up something like that?"
"Oh well, here goes nothing..."
mc "..."
mc "I suppose I have to... apologize, too."
mc "It was my mistake that caused everything to spiral out of control in the first place, after all."
mc "I should've double-checked myself instead of surfing the web when I was waiting for Sayori."
mc "So... yeah."
mc "I'm sorry, everyone."
show monika at t41
show sayori at t43
show natsuki at f42
show yuri at t44
"Natsuki steps forward."
n 3w "Well, you both need to stop being so hard on yourselves, it’s dumb!"
n 3x "Neither of you are at fault anyway, so stop feeling so guilty about it."
n 1q "...I can understand Monika wanting everything to go smoothly for the festival, and its not really fair that we let her shoulder so much of the burden..."
n 1x "...and even after she did all of that we {i}STILL{/i} couldn't bother to..."
n 12a "{i}It’s...{/i}\"{space=5000}{w=0.5}{nw}"
n 12c "It’s...{fast} {i}I really...{/i}\"{space=5000}{w=0.5}{nw}"
n 12f "It’s... I really...{fast} {i}I’m the one who...{/i}"
show monika at t41
show sayori at t43
show natsuki at d42
show yuri at t44
"Through the rushing of her words and the shakiness of her voice, it's clear that Natsuki's really struggling to apologize."
show sayori 3t at t11
"Sayori comes over and wraps her arms around Natsuki."
show monika at t41
show sayori at t11
show natsuki at t42
show yuri at t44
s 3v "I forgive you, Natsuki."
show monika 1g
s "And you too, Monika."
show monika 1f
s "And [player]."
s 4j "It doesn't matter that we all made some mistakes yesterday."
s "It's not a big deal as long as we’re all still friends, when it comes down to it."
show monika at t41
show sayori 4q at t43
show natsuki 1u at f42
show yuri at t44
"Natsuki dries her eye and the faintest hint of a smile starts to grace her lips."
n 1q "{i}Yeah, well...{/i}"
n 1t "The club might not have any new members, but we make up for quantity with quality... {i}right?{/i}"
show monika at t41
show sayori at t43
show natsuki 1n at t42
show yuri at f44
"Yuri stops looking at her shifting feet and finally breaks her silence."
show monika 1m
y 2t "I... I like the club better this way."
y 3j "I know you wanted more members, Sayori and Monika."
y 2t "{i}But I...{/i} I don’t, really."
y "It’s great for there to be a place just for us, where we all like each other just the way we are, and don’t have any serious drama."
y 2j "Besides, if we can still get that heated when there's just the five of us, just imagine what could happen if there were even more?"
show monika at t41
show sayori 4y at f43
show natsuki at t42
show yuri 3i at t44
"Sayori seriously ponders that line for a moment, something I rarely see out of her."
s 1v "Well... I don’t want to take on any more members if our founding members aren’t completely on-board."
s "So, I guess that I agree with you guys."
show monika at f41
show sayori 1t at t43
show natsuki at t42
show yuri at t44
"Monika takes a look at everyone, processing everything that's happened over the last several minutes."
"She seems to slowly soften to the rest of the club's outlook."
m 1p "...So I'm the only one left, {i}huh?{/i}"
m "{i}I... guess that settles it then.{/i}"
m 1n "No more new club members... at least for the time being."
m 1r "..."
m 2b "Okay, everyone."
m "If this is the club's final decision, then that's good enough for me."
m 4b "But I want us all to be completely open with our hearts: Are we totally sure that the Literature Club is good as is?"
show monika 4a
"..."
"I decide to speak first myself for once."
show monika 1e
show sayori 1a
show natsuki 1c
show yuri 3c
mc "I like spending every afternoon with all of you."
mc "I don't think it could get any better than it already is, even if we had a hundred club members."
show monika at t41
show sayori at t43
show natsuki 5d at hf42
show yuri at t44
n "{i}Absolutely!{/i}"
n "Who needs a hundred club members when each of us is a hundred times more fun anyway?!"
show monika at t41
show sayori at t43
show natsuki 1a at t42
show yuri 2d at f44
y "I don’t mind this at all..."
y "...in fact, I prefer it."
show monika at t41
show sayori 4r at hf43
show natsuki at t42
show yuri 3a at t44
s 1x "It’s honestly great just hanging out with all of you everyday!"
s "If there were more of us then we wouldn't be able to spend all of that time together... and I wouldn’t trade that for anything!"
show monika 1c at f41
show sayori 1a at t43
show natsuki at t42
show yuri at t44
m "..."
m 2b "Alright everyone, its official:"
m 4b"The Literature Club will retain its 5 member count."
m 4b"For now, at least."
show monika 2a at t41
show sayori 4q at t43
show natsuki 5z at t42
show yuri 3c at t44
"Everyone beams at the news."
m 3b "Well, no poems this week."
m 3k "Take it as a show of good faith from me, I guess."
show monika 1a at t41
show sayori at t43
show natsuki 1d at hf42
show yuri at t44
n "Woo! Thanks, Monika!"
show monika at t41
show sayori at t43
show natsuki 4a at t42
show yuri 2q at f44
y "Aww. Well, alright."
show monika at t41
show sayori at f43
show natsuki at t42
show yuri 3a at t44
s 1r "I like writing poems fine, but getting a break now and then is nice too!"
show monika at t41
show sayori 4q at t43
show natsuki at t42
pause 1
show sayori at thide zorder 1
show yuri at thide zorder 1
show natsuki at thide zorder 1
hide sayori
hide yuri
hide natsuki
show monika 2a at t11
"Monika looks over at me and we both smile."
"We all leave the club together, before Monika and I split off from the others."
scene bg corridor
with wipeleft_scene
show monika 4q at t11
m "...So [player], am I still coming over this Sunday?"
mc "Of course!"
mc "It's a date!"
"I wink at her."
show monika 1c zorder 2 at t11
"She blushes and my heart skips a beat."
scene black
show monika at thide zorder 1
hide monika
with dissolve_scene_full
"My heart skips a beat..."
"God, Monika and I really are a couple now."
"It's so weird. I never really expected it to happen, but here we are."
"I always thought she was so out of my league. That I would be just crushing on her for the rest of highschool, to see her as my.. {i}girlfriend...{/i}"
"I smile to myself."
"I can't wait for Sunday."
stop music fadeout 2.0
pause 3
scene black
with dissolve_scene_full
play music t5_monika
"I’m just finishing my lunch when the bell rings to signify the end of the period, and the rush to get to the next."
"Fourth period."
scene bg class_morning
with wipeleft_scene
"Ah, Computer Science class."
"One full hour of playing browser games and fiddling around with the built-in paint program."
"I don't know if I'll pursue tech as a career."
"Either way it being essentially recess was enough to entice me to join the class."
"According to Monika, her though process was the same; We share fourth period."
"She takes it a bit more seriously than I do, however."
"Speaking of Monika, when I walk into class, she motions for me to sit next to her."
show monika m1a at t11 zorder 2
mc "Doesn’t someone normally sit here?"
"I ask, sitting down."
m m1b "Yeah, but she’s out today."
m m2l "It’d probably be completely boring without SOMEONE sitting here."
mc "I’m not saying I mind, but would no one else in this class talk to you?"
mc "You are a really attractive girl in a computer science class."
"She noticeably blushes."
m m2m "… Fair point."
m "But I mean they’d only be talking to me because of that."
m m2p "You’re not doing the same, right?"
mc "No, not at all."
mc "I’m just pointing that out."
"I decide to leave out the fact that her prettiness is one of the four reasons I joined the literature club..."
"...and thus one of the only reasons I even talk to her in the first place."
m m5a "Anyway, have you finished your project yet?"
"Oh yeah, that."
"We’re supposed to be working on a presentation of what we’re gonna do as a career, and how it relates to tech."
"I have about three slides out of the eleven required so far."
mc "I’m more than a fourth of the way done."
"I say, almost proudly."
m m2i "I’d be impressed if that wasn’t two point seven five slides."
#quick maffs
m "What have you been doing during the four days we had to work on this?"
mc "I said \"more than\"."
mc "It’s actually three slides."
mc "Also, I’m just doing what everyone else does in this class:"
mc "playing computer games."
mc "Here, check this out."
"I turn back to my computer and click on the folder labelled \"schoolwork\", which doesn’t actually contain any schoolwork."
"I then click on the file \"WW2history.exe\"."
"\"Nazi Fighter 3D!\" appears on my screen."
m "That’s what you’ve been doing?"
m m2e "Shooting Mecha Hitler?"
"She asks, smiling."
mc "Hey, it’s a fun game, alright?"
mc "Have you even played a video game before?"
m m2d "I don’t have the time to spend all day on them..."
m m3e "and clearly I’m not as big a fan of them as you are..."
m m3a "But I’ve played three or four of them."
m m3k "Besides, if I didn’t play video games, how would I know about Mecha Hitler?"
"She makes a point."
mc "Alright, I stand corrected."
mc "Why’d you get so judgmental about it then?"
m m2h "I wasn’t."
m m2g "Sorry if it came out that way."
m m2e "I just thought it was funny that’s what you spent your time doing."
mc "Well, you keep laughing, I’m going to keep enjoying myself."
"I reply as I load up a new game."
"I’m playing for a couple of minutes when I notice Monika watching me play."
"Normally when my gameplay’s observed, it gets worse."
"But for some reason this time I remain on level with my normal play."
"Finally, when I’m about to exit, she pipes up."
m m2c "Turn around and activate that corner over there."
m m5a "It’ll take you to a secret level."
mc "Jeez. How much do you know about this?"
m "I know more than you think."
"She says, almost ominously."
"Finally, the teacher pipes up."
$ y_name = "Teacher"
y "Thank you, James, that was a good presentation. Up next is… Monika."
m m2d "Yes ma’am."
m "One moment."
"The teacher goes back to typing something on her computer."
"Monika takes one look at hers, her eyes widen, and she turns to me."
m m2g "Hey, [player]..."
m "None of my work from yesterday saved."
m "I’ve got two slides to go before I am though, I just need a bit more time."
m m1n "Can you cover for me?"
mc "How?"
mc "I’m less done than you are!"
m "Make some kind of a scene or something."
m "Go up there, present, and when you get to slide four, act like it didn’t save or something."
mc "She’ll dock points for unpreparedness, and I’d be volunteering."
mc "Are you insane?"
m "Please? I can’t fail this project!"
menu:
mc "Well..."
"Volunteer.":
$MonikaVar += 1
mc "Fine, I’ll do it."
m m2j "Thanks, [player]!"
m m5a "I owe you one."
mc "Yeah, and with all the influence you have, I expect that \"one\" to be pretty big."
"She’s about to reply when the teacher pipes up."
y "Ms. Monika, are we ready to start?"
mc "Actually Ma’am, may I go before her?"
mc "I … want to get this over with."
y "I don’t see why not, [player]."
y "Come on up."
show monika at thide zorder 1
hide monika
"I plug my flash drive into the teacher’s computer, and open my presentation."
"It shows up on the projector."
"Twenty-two pairs of eyes are all suddenly focused on me."
"I’m going to have to be as convincing as possible with this whole \"\oh no it didn’t save\" thing."
"I go through the first three slides with the confidence of any other high schooler;"
"not great, but not terrible either."
"As I get to the fourth slide, I begin my routine."
mc "Wait… where is it?"
"I ask to myself, loud enough for the rest of the class to hear."
y "Very good question, Mr.[player]. Where is the rest of your presentation?"
mc "It must not have saved on my flash drive last night when I was working on it."
mc "It’s still at home."
"Both statements are lies, and our teacher doesn’t seem to have bought them."
y "It's... still at your home?"
y "You forgot to save your project?"
mc "Y-yes..."
y "[player], why did you do it at your home, anyway?"
y "I gave you plenty of class time."
mc "Well yes, but my topic was… hard to research."
mc "I needed time to finish it."
y "The fourth slide was hard to research?"
mc "It’s a bit of an unorthodox job, so there’s not too much information."
mc "I still have it, it’s just at home…"
"She seems to look at me, trying to read whether or not I’m lying."
y "Well, [player], maybe you should have checked for that before you volunteered to present."
y "You understand I am docking you of half the project grade?"
mc "Y-yes."
"I manage to stammer out."
"The teacher tells me to sit down, and as I retreat Monika expresses her happiness."
show monika m2k at t11 zorder 2
m m2k "[player], you’re the best boyfriend ever!"
m "Seriously, thanks!"
"The teacher again speaks up."
y "Well, seeing that the bell will ring in five minutes, I think presentations are over for today."
y "Take your last five minutes off, everyone."
m m1a "I promise, I will make this up to you."
m m1b "Thank you so much."
"Something about her calling me the \"best boyfriend ever\" seems like enough."
"Especially because of how long a list I’m probably competing with."
"I, of course, don’t mention this."
"I’m lost in thought when the bell finally rings."
m m1e "Bye [player]!"
m m3b "See you in the literature club, alright?"
show monika at thide zorder 1
hide monika
$ y_name = "Yuri"
"And with that, we both leave."
"I’m probably failing the class now, but seeing how happy Monika was made it all worth it to me."
"Refuse.":
mc "Sorry, but if my grade takes one more hit, I’ll be failing."
"She sighs."
m m1r "I guess I can’t blame you."
"The teacher seems to be getting impatient."
y "Monika, are we ready?"
m "Ma’am… I’m still not finished."
y "You do understand that presentation is half of this project’s grade?"
m "Y-Yes ma’am."
y "Very well. Next up is… Alex."
"Even if she deserved it, it’s hard not to feel bad for Monika."
"I turn back to my computer, and she to hers, both trying to avoid eye contact."
hide monika
$ y_name = "Yuri"
"The class ends after the last presentation, and as we both head out a simple \"bye\" is exchanged between us."
stop music fadeout 2.0
pause 3
scene black
with dissolve_scene_full
scene bg livingroom_night
with wipeleft_scene
play music t5_monika
"It’s a Sunday like any other."
"I’ve been waiting since last Sunday for Monika to come over."
"It’s only been a week, but it always ends up feeling longer."
"At least, compared to the seemingly short time we spend together, even if it’s several hours, really."
"A knock on the door brings me back to reality, and I go to answer it."
show monika n1bb at t11 zorder 2
m n1bb "Hi, [player]!"
m n2bk "Nice to see you again!"
"Monika walks in as if it was routine."
"Which at this point, it basically is."
"I wonder how long we’ll keep this up?"
m n2bi "So!"
m n3ba "What’s the plan for today, huh?"
"Monika patiently looks at me, smiling, perhaps in anticipation."
"I’m prepared to disappoint."
mc "I… Uh…"
mc "Didn’t actually have a plan for today."
m "Aww, that’s no good!"
m n3bk "Come on, I’m sure if we put our heads together we can think of something!"
mc "I… hmm…"
"We both think about this for a moment."
"Finally, I come up with an idea."
mc "Uuuh… maybe we could watch some TV?"
m "Hey, I feel lazy today."
m n1bb "Sure, why not?"
"And with that, she sits next to me on the couch."
"I go to get the remote and sit back down."
"I notice Monika’s a bit discomforted by my absence, but seems better when I get back."
mc "So what do you want to watch?"
m n2bp "I don’t really know."
m n3bm "Here, let me flip through the channels, see if I find something."
m n3bb "Unless you want to watch something, yourself."
mc "Nah, I don’t mind. Whatever you choose works."
"With that, she grabs the remote and starts flipping through the channels."
"Finally, she comes across a horror movie and stays there."
m "D/V/D! Ooh, I love this movie!"
m "Wanna watch it together, [player]?"
"Horror movies have always really scared me, so naturally the idea of one is kind of off putting."
"However, I don’t want to appear scared in front of Monika."
menu:
"Hmm..."
"Watch the movie.":
$ MonikaVar += 1
mc "Yeah, I g-guess. Anything you want, remember?"
"I try to hide the fact that I’m scared by turning off the lights and closing the blinds."
"Monika opens her mouth to say something..."
"But quickly closes it."
"We missed about 5 minutes of the movie, but nothing important."
"It's only when the movie really pick up that things really start to change."
"It's a frame story. Some criminals go into an abandoned house, finding some dvds."
"They play each one, containing its own miniature horror story. Each scarier than the last."
"The fifth one in particular gets to me."
"In fear, I close my eyes and close the gap between us, burying my face in her side."
"It’s only when I realize what I’ve done that I move away quickly."
m n1bd "Aww, [player], you’re scared, aren’t you?"
m n3be "That’s nothing to be ashamed about."
m n1bc "Come here."
"She outstretches her arm, and I return to where I was moments ago."
"She goes back to watching the movie."
"I contemplate what to say here, or if I should say anything at all."
mc "Monika…"
"She turns and grins at me, and her words seem to predict what I was going to say."
m "… I don’t mind."
m n1bf "If you’re scared, that’s fine."
m n3be "Lots of people get scared about this kind of thing."
m n2bk "I’ll protect you, don’t worry!"
"She says that last part with a bit of exaggerated confidence. I smile and go back to watching the movie."
m n2bg "[player]…?"
mc "Hmm? What’s up?"
m n2be "Thanks…"
m "I know you’re scared, and I’m glad that you’d do this with me anyway."
mc "You know I would, anytime."
mc "Besides, I love y... this anyway."
m n2bb "I do too!"
m n2bk "And the movie makes it even better~!"
"With that, we take one last look at each other and go back to watching."
"Eventually, the movie ends, and we both get up."
"Monika’s ready to leave."
m "This was a lot of fun, [player]."
m "I’m glad I come over every Sunday."
mc "I’m glad, too."
m n1bc "I’ll see you tomorrow."
m n2bb "Take care, alright?"
"We say our goodbyes and Monika leaves."
show monika n2bb at thide zorder 1
hide monika
"I notice that even now I still can’t tell her I love her."
"I guess that’s alright, she already knows, but I still lack the confidence."
"That sucks."
"At least it’s not that important."
"Change the Channel.":
m n2bf "…do you want me to change the channel?"
mc "Please. I really don't want to watch this."
m n1ba "If you say so."
"She switches to a comedic movie."
"Neither of us have any real interest in it."
"By the time it ends, Monika gets up to leave. She turns to me."
m n1bc "I’ll see you tomorrow."
m n2bb "Take care, alright?"
"We say our goodbyes and Monika leaves."
show monika n2bb at thide zorder 1
hide monika
"I mentally hit myself for skipping on the movie."
"I guess that’s alright, she already knows, but I still lack the confidence."
"That sucks."
"At least it’s not that important."
scene black
with dissolve_scene_full
stop music fadeout 2.0
scene bg livingroom
play music t2
"It’s Sunday, and before I even realize, Monika rings the doorbell."
"I go downstairs and answer it."
show monika 2ba at t11 zorder 2
m 2ba "Hey, [player]!"
m 3bb "What’s up?"
mc "Not much."
mc "How’ve you been?"
m 1bk "Pretty good, actually."
m 1bg "Although I think the people in school might know."
m 3bm "I’ve never received this many text messages in my life."
"She points to her phone."
mc "Ah well."
mc "At least we have a whole day to think about how to solve that issue."
m 2bn "I guess you’re right."
m 2bj "Well, what are we doing today?"
"I motion her over, and she follows me to my room."
m "Something you need here?"
mc "I was going to get my console, or maybe an anime, or something."
mc "You have a preference?"
"She chuckles."
m 2be "Aww, [player]!"
m "You know there are things you can do outside, right~?"
m 2bd "How long has it been since you’ve got some fresh air, school not included?"
mc "… If I told you, it might reflect poorly on me."
m 3bb "I knew it."
m "How ‘bout outside, huh? It's good for you!"
mc "Uh, sure, if that’s what you wanna do, then I guess I don’t see why not."
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"So, we head outside, and within about a minute we’re stuck on what to do."
"I ask Monika what she had in mind, and she starts to think about it."
mc "So… what were you actually planning to do out here?"
show monika 1bg at t11 zorder 2
m 1bg "I don’t really know."
m "I kinda just thought I would get you out here."
mc "Great. We’re both stuck for ideas."
m 2bh "Do you have, like, a soccer ball or something?"
m "Anything related to sports?"
mc "I do have a plastic baseball bat and a ball."
"I could probably use some pieces of old wood as bases or something."
"So I do just that."
"I play both Pitcher and catcher, and we only switch off after 3 outs or a run."
"True to her athleticism, even if my backyard is small, she completely dominates me."
"I’ve just gotten to third base for the third time when I notice someone approach us."
"As she gets closer, it appears to be Sayori."
show sayori 4ba at l21 zorder 2
show monika 1ba t22 zorder 3
s 4ba "Hey guys! Are you playing baseball?"
m 1ba "Yeah!"
m "And we’re doing perfectly fine, just the two of us!"
"While Monika’s tone is cheery, her words seem to be subtly asking Sayori to leave."
"I decide to step in."
mc "Yeah. You wanna play with us?"
mc "I’m sure Monika needs the extra help."
m 2bh "We don’t need to unbalance the teams, [player]."
m "Sayori…"
"I was under the assumption that Sayori and Monika were friends."
"Monika, however, seems to be defying that."
m "Sayori, [player] will talk with you another time."
m "He’s spending time with his girlfriend right now."
"I’m almost taken aback, and I would think Sayori is too."