label ch3_edited:

scene bg club_day

with dissolve_scene_half

play music t3

show monika 1g at l31

m "Aw, man..."

m "I'm the last one here again!"

mc "Don't worry, I just walked in too."

show yuri 1f at f32 zorder 3

y "Were you practicing piano again?"

show yuri at t32 zorder 2

show monika at f31 zorder 3

m 1l "Yeah..."

m "Ahaha..."

show monika at t31 zorder 2

show yuri at f32 zorder 3

y 1m "You must have a lot of determination."

y "Starting this club, and now picking up piano..."

show yuri 1a at t32 zorder 2

show monika at f31 zorder 3

m 1a "Well, maybe not determination..."

m "But I guess passion."

m "Remember that the club wouldn't be here if it wasn't for all of you."

m 1b "And I'm super happy that you're all willing to help out for the festival, too!"

show natsuki 1z at f33 zorder 3

show monika at t31 zorder 2

n "Aaah, I can't wait for the festival!"

n "It's gonna be great!"

show natsuki at t33 zorder 2

show monika at f31 zorder 3

m 1d "Eh?"

m "Weren't you complaining about it just yesterday, Natsuki?"

show monika at t31 zorder 2

show natsuki 2a at f33 zorder 3

n "Well, yeah."

n "I'm not talking about {i}our{/i} part of the festival."

n 4l "But it's a whole day of school where we get to play and eat all kinds of delicious food!"

show natsuki at t33 zorder 2

mc "You sound a bit like Sayori all of a sudden..."

show natsuki at f33 zorder 3

n 4a "Monika! Do they usually have fried squid?"

show natsuki at t33 zorder 2

show monika 2a at f31 zorder 3

m "Squid...?"

m "That's a pretty specific thing to look forward to..."

show monika at t31 zorder 2

show natsuki 2k at f33 zorder 3

n "Oh, come on."

n "Are you saying you don't like squid?"

n "You, of all people?"

show natsuki at t33 zorder 2

show monika 1d at f31 zorder 3

m "Eh? I didn't say I don't like it."

m "Besides, what do you mean by 'you of all people'?"

show monika at t31 zorder 2

show natsuki 1d at f33 zorder 3

n "Because!"

n "It's right in your name!"

n 4z "Mon-ika!"

show natsuki at t33 zorder 2

show monika 5b at f31 zorder 3

m "Eh?!"

m "That's not how you say my name at all!"

m "Also, that joke makes no sense in translation!"

show monika at t31 zorder 2

show natsuki at f33 zorder 3

n 4m "...?"

show natsuki at t33 zorder 2

show monika 4l at f31 zorder 3

m "Ah...never mind!"

m "Let's just focus on our own event for now, okay?"

show monika at t31 zorder 2

show natsuki 2a at f33 zorder 3

n "Ehehe."

n "Fine, fine."

n "Your reactions aren't as fun as Yuri's or Sayori's, anyway."

show natsuki at t33 zorder 2

show yuri 2h at f32 zorder 3

y "Excuse me..."

show yuri at t32 zorder 2

mc "Where is Sayori, anyway...?"

mc "Oh, there you are."

hide monika

hide yuri

hide natsuki

with wipeleft

"Sayori is sitting at a desk in the corner of the room, looking down at nothing."

"I walk over to her."

mc "Hey, Sayori."

show sayori 1k at t11 zorder 2

"I wave my hand in front of her face."

s 1n "Eh--?"

mc "You're spacing out again."

s "A-Ah..."

s 4l "Ehehe, sorry..."

s "Don't mind me."

s 4y "You can go talk to everyone else."

mc "Huh..."

mc "Is everything alright?"

s 1h "O-Of course!"

s "Why wouldn't it be?"

mc "It just feels like you're a little off..."

mc "Sorry for assuming things."

s "Jeez, you worry too much about me."

s 4r "I'm fine, see?"

show sayori at h11

"Sayori shows me a big smile."

s 1a "Don't let me distract you from having fun with everyone."

mc "Well...alright."

mc "If you say so."

show sayori at thide zorder 1

hide sayori

"I worriedly glance at Sayori before turning back toward everyone else."

"But the conversation has already dispersed, with everyone back at their usual activities."

"Maybe I should ask Monika if she's noticed anything about Sayori recently..."

"Since they've been preparing for the festival, they must be spending a lot of time together."

"I timidly approach Monika, who is shuffling through some papers at her desk."

show monika 2b at t11 zorder 2

m "[player]! What's up?"

mc "Hey, this might sound a little strange, but..."

mc "Have you noticed anything up with Sayori recently?"

m 1d "Anything up with her...?"

m "In what way do you mean?"

mc "Maybe I'm reading into it a little too much, but she seems a bit downcast today..."

m "Oh? You think so?"

m "I can't say I've noticed anything about her..."

"Monika peers across the room at Sayori, who is idly dragging a rubber eraser up and down her desk."

m "Maybe there is something on her mind..."

m 2a "But I'm surprised I'm not the one asking you, [player]."

m "You certainly know her a lot better than I do."

mc "Yeah, but she's never really like this..."

mc "She's always talked to me about things that bothered her."

mc "But this time, when I asked her, she was really dismissive."

mc "...Sorry, I know it's not your problem!"

mc "I just wanted to ask if you knew anything, so I'll drop it now..."

m 1g "No, no..."

m "It's important to me, too."

m 1e "I mean, I'm also friends with her..."

m "And I also care about the well-being of my club members, you know?"

m 1i "Maybe I'll try talking to her myself..."

mc "Eh? Are you sure about that...?"

mc "She seemed like she wanted to be left alone..."

m "Are you sure?"

m "Maybe she just has a hard time bringing it up with the person of interest..."

mc "Person of interest...?"

mc "What do you mean by that?"

m 2e "I'm saying that maybe the thing on her mind is you, [player]."

mc "Me...?"

mc "How on Earth would you come to that conclusion?"

m 1j "Well..."

m "I probably shouldn't say too much, but..."

m 1a "Sayori talks about you more than anything else, you know?"

mc "Eh...?"

m "She's been so much happier ever since you've joined the club."

m "It's like an extra light was turned on inside of her."

mc "What?"

mc "No way..."

mc "Sayori...is always like that."

mc "She's always been full of sunshine."

mc "It's not any different now than it always has been."

m 5 "Ehehe."

m "You're so funny, [player]."

m "Have you thought that maybe you've always seen her as so cheerful..."

m "...because that's just how she is when she's around you?"

mc "..."

m 1n "Ah...I said too much."

m "I'm sorry...what do I know, anyway?"

m 1a "I didn't mean to jump to conclusions, so you should just forget about what I said."

m "I'll try to talk to her, so try not to think about it for now."

mc "Ah..."

mc "Alright..."

"Monika smiles meaningfully."

"I know she said to forget about it..."

"But I already know that I won't be able to get her words out of my head."

show monika at thide zorder 1

hide monika

"Monika stands up from her desk and walks across the room to where Sayori is sitting."

"I watch her kneel down next to Sayori and gently talk to her."

"But she's keeping her voice so quiet that I can't hear her from here."

"I sigh and sit myself down."

"I know Sayori told me not to worry about her, and to have fun with everyone else..."

"But that's impossible to do when she's behaving like this."

"Exactly how much do I care about her, that I'm letting this weigh me down so much?"

"Now it feels like I'm the one behaving out of the ordinary..."

"But there's nothing I can do besides wait for Monika."

# Natsuki or Yuri will come up to you depending on whose appeal is higher

# If tied, the winner of chapter 2 comes up to you

# If neither won chapter 2, the winner of chapter 1 comes up to you

# If neither have any appeal, then neither come up to you

if n_appeal == 0 and y_appeal == 0:

jump ch3_start_none

elif n_appeal > 1:

jump ch3_start_natsuki

elif y_appeal > 1:

jump ch3_start_yuri

elif poemwinner[1] == "natsuki":

jump ch3_start_natsuki

elif poemwinner[1] == "yuri":

jump ch3_start_yuri

elif poemwinner[0] == "natsuki":

jump ch3_start_natsuki

elif poemwinner[0] == "yuri":

jump ch3_start_yuri

else:

jump ch3_start_none

label ch3_start_natsuki:

play music t6 fadeout 1

show natsuki 3c at t11 zorder 2

n "Hey, you."

mc "Eh?"

"I look up to see Natsuki next to me."

n "Are you just gonna sit there and keep staring at nothing?"

n "There isn't that much time, so..."

mc "Ah, sorry."

mc "I didn't mean to make you worry or anything."

n 1q "I-It's not like I'm worried!"

n "I was just..."

"Natsuki glances down at her side."

"She's holding a volume of manga in her hand."

mc "That's right..."

mc "Something just came up for a minute, but we can get started now."

mc "I won't make you wait any longer."

n 5n "Jeez..."

n "Now you're making me feel like a jerk."

n "If something's bothering you, then you can just tell me to leave you alone, and I will."

n 5u "I mean..."

n "Assuming you didn't feel like talking about it or anything..."

"She practically mumbles that last part."

mc "Nah...I'm probably making it seem like a bigger deal than it is."

mc "I've just been thinking about Sayori, that's all."

n 1p "S-Sayori...?"

n "Thinking about her...?"

mc "Yeah, she seems pretty down today."

mc "But she didn't want to admit it to me."

mc "So I can't help but wonder if something happened to her."

n 1q "Oh..."

"Natsuki exhales."

n 4w "Well, first of all..."

n "You should really work on your phrasing!"

n 4c "But anyway..."

n "You're her best friend, right?"

mc "Yeah, I guess so..."

n "Yeah."

n 3k "Then in that case, I think you should trust her a little more."

n "If she needed you, then you would be the first person she would go to, right?"

mc "Well... I guess that's true."

n 3c "I mean, some people just have those days."

n "You can't always avoid it."

n "If anything, she probably doesn't want you to worry about her because it's not important."

mc "Yeah, that's kind of what she said to me..."

mc "Maybe it's not right for me to go against her wishes."

n 3a "Exactly."

n "If she needs you to worry about her, then it'll be a lot more obvious."

mc "Yeah..."

mc "I should have thought of it that way from the start."

show natsuki 3q

"Natsuki fiddles with the book she's holding in her hands."

n 1q "She..."

n "She really means a lot to you, doesn't she...?"

mc "Ah--"

mc "Don't get the wrong idea or anything...!"

mc "We've just been friends for a long time."

mc "It's normal to be worried about your friends."

mc "I mean, you were worried about me, so--"

n 4w "I was not!!"

n "Jeez...if you're fine, then let's hurry and get started already!"

mc "Yeah, yeah..."

# If we haven't seen her exclusive yet, play it now

if not n_exclusivewatched and poemwinner[2] == "natsuki":

call natsuki_exclusive_2_ch3 from _call_natsuki_exclusive_2_ch3

else:

jump ch3_start_none

return

label ch3_start_yuri:

"Why does it feel like I'm being watched...?"

"I glance around the room."

show yuri 2t at t11 zorder 2

"Suddenly, I notice Yuri peering at me from over her book."

show yuri 4b

"But she looks away just as quickly with a flustered look on her face."

"I realize that she won't get anywhere like this."

"I've never really seen Yuri approach anyone or start a conversation on her own accord."

"So, I have no choice but to approach her myself."

"By now, it's a little easier for me to do that."

"I stand up from my desk and sit in one next to her own."

play music t6 fadeout 1

y 2v "..."

y "I...didn't mean to bother you or anything..."

mc "Relax, you didn't even do anything."

y "But..."

y "I could tell that you wanted to be alone with your thoughts..."

mc "Alone with my thoughts...?"

mc "How were you even able to tell that I was thinking like that?"

y 1t "Well..."

y "It's something that I do a lot..."

y "So it wasn't hard for me to spot based on your posture and expression."

y 3o "N-Not that I was staring or anything...!"

y "I didn't do anything creepy like that...!"

mc "In any case, I guess you were right."

mc "I'm sorry if I caused you any concern."

y 1s "Don't apologize..."

y "Your troubles are only the concern of those who willingly share in that concern."

y "Of course, there are certainly those who find the most comfort in keeping to themselves..."

y "But if you would prefer to share what's on your mind, then I would be glad to listen."

mc "Ah, it's really not that big of a deal..."

mc "I was just feeling a bit uneasy about Sayori."

y 2t "Sayori...?"

mc "Yeah...she seems a little off today, but when I asked her about it, she didn't want to admit it to me."

mc "So I can't help but wonder if something happened to her."

y 3u "Oh?"

y "That's quite romantic..."

mc "Eh...?"

y 4c "S-Sorry!"

y "I didn't mean to say something stupid...!"

mc "It's not that, I just didn't want you to misunderstand."

mc "Sayori and I have just been friends for a long time, that's all."

y 2l "Ah...I see..."

y 2f "Then perhaps it is unusual for her to be dismissive to you about her feelings..."

mc "Or maybe I'm just reading into it a little too much..."

y 1u "[player]..."

y "The world is full of meaning, often hidden deep beneath plain sight."

y 1s "And there are many untold mysteries behind every person, no matter how well you may know them."

mc "Ah..."

mc "So you think that there might be something behind it after all?"

y 1l "Mm..."

y "I think that Sayori is a very complex person."

y 1h "Her mannerisms on the outside don't always match what may be going on inside her head..."

y "And she may not always know what she wants."

y "I noticed her strange behavior today, too..."

y "And I also feel some concern for her."

y 1f "But in your case, it looked like she was fully occupying your thoughts, wasn't she?"

mc "Well..."

mc "I guess that was the case."

y 3u "Sayori..."

y "She really...means a lot to you, doesn't she?"

mc "Ah--I...I guess..."

mc "But you don't need to put it that way!"

mc "We're just good friends, that's all..."

y 2t "..."

"Yuri suddenly looks deeply into my eyes."

"Her expression is gentle and curious, as if she was searching for something."

"Embarrassed, I avert my gaze."

y 2m "Sometimes..."

y "A person's mysteries are untold even to themselves."

y 2a "And you, as someone honest and caring..."

y "May uncover feelings you weren't aware were in you."

y 4b "T-That is..."

y "I think that..."

y "She would be a very fortunate person..."

y "To have you...feel that way about her."

mc "Yuri..."

mc "You're giving me too much credit."

mc "I'm a pretty simple guy."

mc "So I think I'm pretty good at understanding my own feelings."

mc "I'm not nearly as sophisticated as you."

y 2t "A-Ah..."

y "That's not...a compliment, is it?"

mc "It is what it is."

mc "Anyway, as long as we're here, why don't we do some reading?"

y 2s "Well..."

y "As long as you're okay with it."

mc "Yeah."

mc "I should be taking my mind off this whole thing anyway."

# If we haven't seen her exclusive yet, play it now

if not y_exclusivewatched and poemwinner[2] == "yuri":

call yuri_exclusive_2_ch3 from _call_yuri_exclusive_2_ch3

else:

jump ch3_start_none

return

label ch3_start_none:

if not renpy.music.get_playing(channel='music') == audio.t3:

stop music fadeout 1.0

scene bg club_day

with wipeleft_scene

"..."

if not renpy.music.get_playing(channel='music') == audio.t3:

play music t3

show monika 4b at t11 zorder 2

m "Okay, everyone!"

"After some time passes, Monika calls out to the clubroom."

m "Why don't we share our poems now?"

show monika at thide zorder 1

hide monika

"Before I know it, everything is back to normal."

"Everyone goes to retrieve their poems, and I do the same."

"I make eye contact with Monika, and she smiles at me."

"I wonder what she was talking about with Sayori..."

return

label ch3_end:

stop music fadeout 1.0

scene bg club_day

show monika 4b at t32 zorder 2

with wipeleft_scene

play music t3

m "...Okay, you three!"

m "We're all done sharing poems, right?"

m "Why don't we start figuring out--"

show natsuki 3c at f31 zorder 3

n "Hold on a second!"

n "Is it just me, or did you say something strange just now?"

show natsuki at t31 zorder 2

show monika at f32 zorder 3

m 4d "Eh...?"

show monika at t32 zorder 2

show yuri 1e at f33 zorder 3

y "Something did sound a bit unusual..."

y "That's right."

y 1f "You deviated from your usual catchphrase when addressing the club."

show yuri at t33 zorder 2

show monika 1n at f32 zorder 3

m "C-Catchphrase?"

m "I don't have a catchphrase..."

show monika at t32 zorder 2

show natsuki 4q at f31 zorder 3

n "Jeez..."

n "Why is the mood so weird today?"

n "Look, even Yuri isn't immune to it."

show natsuki at t31 zorder 2

show yuri 4b at f33 zorder 3

y "Uu..."

y "Stagnating air is common foreshadowing that something terrible is about to happen..."

show yuri at t33 zorder 2

mc "In {i}your{/i} books, maybe!"

mc "Look, the only thing different is that Sayori isn't here."

show yuri 2g at f33 zorder 3

y "Ah..."

y "...It seems you're right."

show yuri at t33 zorder 2

show monika 2r at f32 zorder 3

m "Sigh..."

m 2d "Sayori always helps lighten the mood a little bit, doesn't she?"

m "It's almost like everyone's balance is thrown off a little when she's not around..."

show monika at t32 zorder 2

show natsuki 3k at f31 zorder 3

n "Where the heck did she run off to, anyway?"

n "I thought she just went to pee."

show natsuki at t31 zorder 2

show yuri 1l at f33 zorder 3

y "Natsuki, please show some decency..."

show yuri at t33 zorder 2

show natsuki 4w at f31 zorder 3

n "Oh, come on."

show natsuki at t31 zorder 2

mc "Ah, she actually wasn't feeling too well and went home early..."

show yuri 2t at f33 zorder 3

y "Is that so...?"

y "I hope she's alright..."

show yuri at t33 zorder 2

show natsuki 5c at f31 zorder 3

n "Seriously?"

n "Of all the times to not go home with her, you pick the time she's not feeling well?"

n "So much for you two being all lovey-dovey."

show natsuki at t31 zorder 2

mc "Ah--no!"

mc "First of all, stop misunderstanding my friendship with Sayori!"

mc "And second..."

mc "She's kind of been avoiding me today, so I didn't want to force it..."

show yuri 1g at f33 zorder 3

y "Hooooh?"

show yuri at t33 zorder 2

mc "{i}That curious expression coming from Yuri, of all people??{/i}"

show monika 1r at f32 zorder 3

m "Calm down, guys...!"

m 1d "I talked to her earlier, and everything is fine."

show monika at t32 zorder 2

mc "What did she say...?"

show monika at f32 zorder 3

show yuri 1e

m 1a "Anyway, we need to figure out the rest of the festival preparations, so..."

m "Let's decide what everyone will be doing this weekend."

show monika at t32 zorder 2

show natsuki 4l at f31 zorder 3

n "I already know what {i}I'm{/i} doing!"

show natsuki at t31 zorder 2

show monika 2b at f32 zorder 3

m "That's right."

m "Natsuki will be making cupcakes."

m "But we might need a lot of them, and different flavors..."

m "Can you handle that all by yourself, Natsuki?"

show monika at t32 zorder 2

show natsuki at f31 zorder 3

n 4z "Challenge accepted!"

show natsuki 4a at t31 zorder 2

show monika at f32 zorder 3

m 1a "And as for myself..."

m "I'm going to be printing and assembling all the poetry pamphlets."

m "Sayori will be helping me design them."

m "And as for Yuri..."

m 1d "..."

m 3n "Yuri, you can..."

m "Ah... Um..."

show monika at t32 zorder 2

show natsuki 3c at f31 zorder 3

n "...?"

show natsuki at t31 zorder 2

show monika 5 at f32 zorder 3

m "Guys..."

m "Can you help me come up with something for Yuri...?"

show monika at t32 zorder 2

show yuri 4c at f33 zorder 3

y "I..."

y "I'm useless..."

show yuri at t33 zorder 2

show monika 1g at f32 zorder 3

m "N-No!"

m "That's not it at all!"

m "You're the most talented person here, you know!"

show monika at t32 zorder 2

show natsuki 5g at f31 zorder 3

n "..."

show natsuki at t31 zorder 2

show monika at f32 zorder 3

m 1g "N-Now Natsuki's pouting, too??"

show monika at t32 zorder 2

mc "Jeez, even I can tell now..."

mc "I guess I never gave Sayori enough credit, but I can tell things are even harder on you when she's not around."

show monika at f32 zorder 3

m "Ah..."

m "That may be the case..."

m 1i "But if I can't also be a leader on my own, then I won't grow as a person."

m 2i "So, Yuri...!"

m 2a "You have beautiful handwriting, you know?"

m "So you should make some banners and decorations to help set the atmosphere."

show monika at t32 zorder 2

show yuri 4a at f33 zorder 3

y "Atmosphere...?"

y "Um, about that..."

y "I..."

y 2r "I love atmosphere!"

show yuri 2l

"Yuri's expression suddenly changes as she stares at her desk in focus and starts nodding to herself."

show yuri at t33 zorder 2

mc "Your mind is already racing, I see..."

show monika 2b at f32 zorder 3

m "That's great!"

m "You'll be a wonderful help, Yuri."

m 2a "But anyway..."

m "That just leaves you, [player]."

show monika at t32 zorder 2

mc "The one who is truly useless."

show monika 1k at f32 zorder 3

m "Ahaha! Don't say that."

m 1b "In fact..."

m "Both Natsuki and Yuri have some pretty heavy tasks to handle."

m "It would probably go a long way to give one of them a hand."

m 1m "You could always help me out, as well..."

m 1a "I would be really appreciative of that."

show monika at t32 zorder 2

mc "Ah--"

mc "That's..."

"Is Monika suggesting I spend the weekend with one of my club members?"

"How on Earth are they going to respond to a suggestion like that...?"

show yuri 1u at f33 zorder 3

y "Ah..."

y "I...suppose I wouldn't mind a bit of help..."

show yuri at t33 zorder 2

show natsuki 3c at f31 zorder 3

n "Well, even if you don't know how to bake, there's always some dirty work I could give to you."

n 3q "It's not like Monika's going to give me a choice, and you shouldn't be sitting on your butt anyway..."

"Natsuki tries to mumble a bunch of excuses like that."

show natsuki at t31 zorder 2

show yuri 2k at f33 zorder 3

y "Um..."

y "If I recall, Natsuki..."

y 2f "You mentioned that you would like to handle the baking on your own."

y "[player] may not like to be around if you only make him out to be a nuisance..."

y 2i "So therefore..."

y "He may be more suited to assisting with the decorations."

show yuri at t33 zorder 2

show natsuki 4e at f31 zorder 3

n "Hold on! I never said that!"

n 4h "How hard could it be to make a few decorations, anyway?"

n "Sounds more like you're just making excuses for [player] to--"

show natsuki at t31 zorder 2

show yuri 3n at f33 zorder 3

y "W-What are you saying?!"

y "It will be extremely meticulous work..."

show yuri at t33 zorder 2

show natsuki 5w at f31 zorder 3

n "And baking isn't?"

n "Just what do you think--"

show natsuki at t31 zorder 2

show monika 2g at f32 zorder 3

m "Guys, guys!"

m "Let's settle down for a moment..."

m 2d "In the end, I think it's up to [player] to decide how he'd like to contribute."

m "Besides..."

m 5 "He hasn't really gotten the chance to spend any time with me yet, you know?"

m "So I'm sure he's interested in--"

show monika at t32 zorder 2

show natsuki at f31 zorder 3

n 4f "You {i}literally{/i} just said--"

show natsuki at t31 zorder 2

show yuri 2h at f33 zorder 3

y "I-I'm surprised as well!"

show yuri at t33 zorder 2

show monika 1l at f32 zorder 3

m "Sorry, sorry!"

m "I was just saying, though..."

show monika at t32 zorder 2

show natsuki 4x at f31 zorder 3

n "Jeez..."

n "Can we just settle this already?"

label newcontent:

scene bg club_day

show monika 4b at t32 zorder 2

play music t3

show natsuki 4x at t31 zorder 2

show monika 1e at f32 zorder 3

m "Yeah..."

m "[player], you're okay with this, right?"

m 1a "In the end, it's up to you."

show monika at t32 zorder 2

mc "Ah..."

mc "Of course."

show natsuki 5g at f31 zorder 3

n "Hmph."

show natsuki at t31 zorder 2

show yuri 1f at f33 zorder 3

y "Very well..."

show yuri at t33 zorder 2

show monika 1a at f32 zorder 3

m "In that case..."

show monika at t32 zorder 2

"Everyone looks straight at me."

menu:

"But of course, I'm going to go with--"

"Natsuki.":

call ch3_end_natsuki from _call_ch3_end_natsuki

"Yuri.":

call ch3_end_yuri from _call_ch3_end_yuri

"Monika.":

call ch3_end_monika from _call_ch3_end_monika

"Sayori...":

call ch3_end_sayori from _call_ch3_end_sayori

scene bg residential_day

with wipeleft_scene

$ ch4_name = ch4_scene.capitalize()

"I can't believe this!"

"[ch4_name] is going to be coming to my house on Sunday...?"

"My anxiety shoots through the roof."

"Even though I've gotten pretty used to handling her at this point..."

"There's no telling what might end up happening when we're outside of school."

"More than that...she's looking forward to it."

"Is this the chance I have to make something happen between us?"

"...Or is it too early for that?"

"Only time will tell..."

"But until then, I won't be able to take my mind off it."

"I seriously can't wait!"

return

label ch3_end_sayori:

$ ch4_scene = "sayori"

mc "I mean..."

mc "If it's going to be anyone, then I prefer helping Sayori."

mc "I mean, we're already neighbors, and--"

show yuri 2f at f33 zorder 3

y "But Monika said--"

show yuri at t33 zorder 2

show natsuki 4w at f31 zorder 3

n "Monika said that Sayori was helping her!"

n "Jeez..."

n 4h "Do you really hate us that much?"

show natsuki at t31 zorder 2

mc "N-No!"

mc "Monika, is it much to ask that... you get this done yourself?"

mc "I'm... really, really worried about Sayori."

mc "I want to go talk to her and find out what's wrong tomorrow."

mc "I'm sorry if that disappoints everyone."

show natsuki 5q at t31 zorder 3

show monika 2o at t32 zorder 2

show yuri 3o at t33 zorder 4

"All 3 girls look down, seemingly ashamed."

m "Maybe [player] is right."

m "You both CAN handle your own projects, right?"

m "Even without Sayori's help, I'll be good with mine."

"She turns to me."

m 2i "You take care of Sayori, alright?"

m "We all want to see her okay, don't we?"

show natsuki at t31 zorder 4

show monika at t32 zorder 3

show yuri at t33 zorder 2

y "Yes. She's an important member of the club, and beyond that, our friend."

show natsuki at t31 zorder 2

show monika at t32 zorder 4

show yuri at t33 zorder 3

n 1q "[player]..."

n "You better make sure she's alright!"

n 12f "If she... oh god, if she..."

n "Don't let her, okay?"

"Natsuki begins to cry."

"If she what?"

"She doesn't think Sayori will kill herself, does she?"

"Sayori isn't that sad..."

"Or... is she?"

"Today came out of left field for me..."

"So I guess I really don't know. That doesn't seem out of the question."

"Oh god..."

"I really do have to help her."

show natsuki at t31 zorder 3

show monika at t32 zorder 2

show yuri at t33 zorder 4

m 4o "In any case, go spend your Sunday with Sayori."

m "We'll all be fine."

m 2q "God, a rather somber note to end things on, but there's really nothing else to discuss."

m "Club is adjourned."

hide natsuki

hide monika

hide yuri

"Natsuki, Monika, and Yuri head out."

"I'm left to myself."

"I begin to think about Sayori."

"Was Natsuki right?"

"Would Sayori really kill herself?"

"God, I hope not."

"Should I go talk to her now?"

"Well... she did leave so she didn't need to talk to me..."

"Maybe just best to give her some space."

return

label ch3_end_monika:

$ ch4_scene = "monika"

mc "Well, I guess I should probably be helping Monika..."

show monika 5 at f32 zorder 3

m "Yay, you picked me!"

show monika at t32 zorder 2

show natsuki 3e at f31 zorder 3

stop music fadeout 1.0

n "Hold on one second!"

show natsuki at t31 zorder 2

show yuri 2r at f33 zorder 3

y "Y-Yeah!"

show yuri at t33 zorder 2

show natsuki at f31 zorder 3

play music t7

n "Monika, you're the one who needs the least help out of all of us!"

show natsuki at t31 zorder 2

show monika 1d at f32 zorder 3

m "Eh? But..."

show monika at t32 zorder 2

show yuri 1h at f33 zorder 3

y "I agree with Natsuki."

y 1l "Not only is your work already most suitable for one person..."

y "But you already have Sayori as well."

show yuri at t33 zorder 2

show monika at f32 zorder 3

m 1p "But [player] was the one who..."

m "Ah..."

show monika at t32 zorder 2

show natsuki 3c at f31 zorder 3

n "That doesn't matter."

n "You were the one who scared him into picking you in the first place."

n 3e "You're the club president, Monika."

n "You're supposed to make responsible decisions for the club!"

show natsuki at t31 zorder 2

show yuri 2f at f33 zorder 3

y "Monika, you shouldn't let any ulterior motives interfere with this decision."

show yuri at t33 zorder 2

show monika 2i at f32 zorder 3

m "Ulterior motives?"

m "W-What are you saying, Yuri?"

m "In fact, it sounds like you guys are the ones with ulterior motives!"

show monika at t32 zorder 2

show natsuki 1x at f31 zorder 3

n "{i}Excuse{/i} me?"

show natsuki at t31 zorder 2

show monika at f32 zorder 3

m "Otherwise...this wouldn't have been made into such a big deal in the first place!"

show monika at t32 zorder 2

show yuri 3r at f33 zorder 3

y "That's...completely false, Monika!"

show yuri at t33 zorder 2

show natsuki 3e at f31 zorder 3

n "Yeah!"

n "We have a lot of work to do, you know!"

n "We won't do as good of a job if you make us work alone."

show natsuki at t31 zorder 2

show monika 1p at f32 zorder 3

m "Ah...maybe...that's true..."

show monika at t32 zorder 2

show yuri 2l at f33 zorder 3

y "Think of the club, Monika..."

y "If we want our event to succeed, then we need to appropriately distribute our resources."

show yuri at t33 zorder 2

show monika 3n at f32 zorder 3

m "Um..."

m "Ah..."

show monika at t32 zorder 2

show natsuki 4x at f31 zorder 3

n "So are you going to do the right thing, {i}President{/i}?"

"I decide to interject."

show natsuki at t31 zorder 2

show monika 1p at f32 zorder 3

mc "Guys. I have more agency than just going along with something because she said so."

mc "Besides, I’m sure Sayori can help one of you two herself."

mc "This will probably be really important."

mc "I should help Monika with it, at the very least."

"Yuri realizes what her words implied, and a look of remorse comes over her face."

y 2l "You’re right."

y "It really was silly of us to think that you couldn't decide this."

y 3o "I'm sorry for being so stupid."

"Yuri's attitude, however, is lost on Natsuki."

n 4x "Hey, you {i}could{/i} have been stupid enough to do that."

n 4w "I was just trying to watch out for you, but clearly you ARE too dumb to see it!"

y 1g "Natsuki, I don’t think you’re giving [player] enough credit."

n "Yeah? Well I think you’re giving him too much!"

n 4y "And I know ex-act-ly why you’re doing it!"

"Me and Monika look at each other."

"She comes up to me and whispers in my ear."

m 5a "Maybe it'd be best to just leave, huh?"

"So that’s exactly what we do."

"In hindsight, I feel kinda bad for letting them argue like that, but they’re probably not going to kill each other."

"Probably."

hide natsuki

hide yuri

scene bg corridor

with wipeleft_scene

show monika 1b at t11 zorder 2

"We’re almost out of the hall when Monika stops me."

m 1b "Hey, here’s my number, alright?"

m 3l "Just in case... we need to talk about anything."

m 2d "Speaking of which, do you have supplies for this?"

mc "Yeah, I should."

m 1j "Then, it’s settled. We’ll meet at your house. See ya Sunday!"

"Before I have a chance to ask why we’re meeting at my house, she walks off."

"I contemplate texting her to ask, but eventually I just shrug it off and walk home."

return

label ch3_end_natsuki:

$ch4_scene = "natsuki"

mc "Well, baking sounds like it could be fun..."

mc "And you guys made it sound like a lot of work, so it could probably use two people."

show natsuki 4l at f31 zorder 3

n "Don't worry!"

n "Baking is a ton of fun!"

n "You'll definitely agree!"

show natsuki at t31 zorder 2

show monika 1d at f32 zorder 3

m "Eh?"

m "Just a minute ago you were saying that--"

show monika at t32 zorder 2

show natsuki 1q at f31 zorder 3

n "Th-That's because--!"

n "..."

n "...Never mind, okay?"

show natsuki at t31 zorder 2

show monika 2a at f32 zorder 3

m "Well, anyway..."

m "You'll be fine by yourself, right, Yuri?"

show monika at t32 zorder 2

show yuri 1j at f33 zorder 3

y "Of course."

y "I'm used to it, after all..."

show yuri 1g at t33 zorder 2

show monika 1e at f32 zorder 3

m "..."

show monika at t32 zorder 2

mc "..."

show monika at f32 zorder 3

m 1n "That's...good..."

"Even though Yuri is being melodramatic, it's a little hard to not feel bad..."

show monika 1m at t32 zorder 2

show natsuki 3a at f31 zorder 3

n "So, that's everything, right?"

n "Anything else we need to talk about?"

show natsuki at t31 zorder 2

show monika 1a at f32 zorder 3

m "No, I think that's it..."

m "Are you guys excited?"

show monika at t32 zorder 2

show natsuki 1z at f31 zorder 3

n "Yes!"

n "Everything except the performance is gonna be awesome!"

show natsuki 1a at t31 zorder 2

mc "I don't think that really counts..."

show monika at f32 zorder 3

m "What about you, [player]?"

show monika at t32 zorder 2

mc "Me?"

mc "Ah, I guess you could say I'm interested to see how it'll turn out..."

show monika 2b at f32 zorder 3

m "That's good enough for me!"

m "What about you, Yuri?"

m 2d "...Yuri?"

show monika at t32 zorder 2

show natsuki 3c at f31 zorder 3

n "She's still sulking."

show natsuki at t31 zorder 2

show yuri 4b at f33 zorder 3

y "..."

show yuri at t33 zorder 2

show natsuki 5n at f31 zorder 3

n "..."

"Natsuki starts pouting, too."

n "It's not..."

n 5m "I mean, it's not that big of a deal or anything..."

show natsuki at t31 zorder 2

mc "Well, it might not be just that..."

show natsuki at f31 zorder 3

n "...?"

show natsuki at t31 zorder 2

mc "I think that Yuri might just be feeling a little underappreciated in general."

mc "Having to come up with something for her to do, and then nobody offering to help."

show natsuki at f31 zorder 3

n 5q "That doesn't mean..."

n "..."

n 5r "Uu..."

show natsuki 5u

"Natsuki glances back and forth between everyone with a worried expression."

n 1u "Look..."

"Natsuki goes over and puts her hands down on Yuri's shoulders."

n 1h "Yuri."

n "You really are the most talented one here."

n "And..."

n "And you're going to help make the event a lot more fun and welcoming."

n 1q "I mean, the cupcakes will probably help a lot too..."

n 3h "But you're gonna make the atmosphere special."

n "That'll be really important for the way that people feel during the performances."

n "So..."

n 4w "You need to stop being dumb and give yourself a little more credit!"

"Natsuki releases her hands and turns around to face the other direction."

show natsuki at t31 zorder 2

show yuri at f33 zorder 3

y 4a "..."

y "You didn't...really mean that, did you?"

show yuri at t33 zorder 2

show natsuki 5u at f31 zorder 3

n "Um..."

n "N-Not really, but..."

show natsuki at t31 zorder 2

"Yuri isn't the only one surprised."

"Monika and I are also taken aback by Natsuki's words."

"Natsuki, of all people, to be saying such encouraging things."

"But I begin to understand."

"Natsuki was trying to sound like Sayori."

"Even if it didn't work perfectly, I can tell that she tried to say something Sayori would say at a time like this."

"Because Sayori always helps everyone smile and feel good about themselves."

show yuri 2l at f33 zorder 3

y "I'm sorry...for being dumb."

y 2i "I'm going to do my best."

y "And all of us are going to make it a really great event."

show yuri at t33 zorder 2

show natsuki at f31 zorder 3

n 5j "Yeah."

show natsuki at t31 zorder 2

show monika 2k at f32 zorder 3

m "Yeah!"

m 2b "I hope to see everyone do their best."

m "But with that..."

m "There's nothing more for today."

m "So I guess it's time for us to head out."

show monika at t32 zorder 2

show natsuki 3k at f31 zorder 3

n "Okay, but I'm staying here a bit longer."

n "I barely got to do any reading today, so..."

show natsuki at t31 zorder 2

show monika 2a at f32 zorder 3

m "Fair enough, there's nothing wrong with that."

hide natsuki

hide monika

hide yuri

with wipeleft

"Everyone packs up their things."

"I start to follow Monika and Yuri out the door as they chat between each other."

play music t6 fadeout 1

show natsuki 4g at t11 zorder 2

n "Um, where are you going?"

mc "Eh...?"

n 4c "We still need to figure out our plans for this weekend."

n "You literally would've gotten home and realized that you didn't even have a way to contact me."

mc "Oh, that's true..."

mc "I have no idea how that slipped my mind."

n 2c "Jeez, good thing I stopped you."

n "I'm giving you my number, okay?"

n 2q "You'd better not make it weird or anything!"

mc "Why would I do that...?"

n 1s "Hmph..."

"Natsuki gives me her number."

n 1c "Okay..."

n "I'm coming over on Sunday."

n "I'll bring all the ingredients."

mc "Wait!"

mc "You're coming to {i}my{/i} house?"

n 2c "Well, yeah."

n "What's wrong with that?"

mc "I mean..."

mc "I just figured that since I'm the one helping, I would be going to your house..."

n "Yeah, right."

n 5x "Like I could have a guy over my house..."

n "My dad would kill me."