Our Reality (Doki Doki Literature Club!)

Opportunity Knocking You Off Your Feet

It was a normal cloudy day. Overcast days always filled Shujinkou with a sense of tranquility.

However, that was not the only thing that evoked such a feeling. Just the fact that it was a normal day was somehow comforting to Shujinkou.

And yet, at the same time, it made him feel like he was forgetting something. It didn't upset him; in fact, the fact he felt like that in the first place-

"Something on your mind?"

Those words spurred Shujinkou to shift his attention from the sky above to his left. Lying right next to him was Kiyoko.

"You got the look on your face," she continued.

"Well..."

Shujinkou scratched his right cheek. Normally, he would feel very hesitant to voice such strange feelings, however-

"I don't know. It's just ever since yesterday, I've been feeling like I'm forgetting something important, but I don't really know why."

"Ah. Well, everyone has those moments," Kiyoko sympathized.

"Yeah, but the thing is... It's not really bothering me. I mean it sorta bothers me that I don't know what it is, but just the fact that I feel like I'm forgetting something actually makes me happy."

"Huh... Sounds like to me that nagging feeling is your own way of remembering something that you can't."

"You think?"

Kiyoko sat up, yawning as she stretched her arms. "That or you're just having that kind of feeling that comes and goes. Only time will tell."

"I guess... If it's not really upsetting me, then I guess I shouldn't be concerned about it."

"There's a better way of looking at it," Kiyoko chuckled.

Suddenly, a bird perched itself on top of her baker boy cap. Without saying a word, she raised her left index finger towards the sudden visitor, allowing it to perch on top it. She then slowly brought it towards her face and gently petted its head with her remaining index finger.

Just like the first time he saw it, Shujinkou could only watch in awe. "You're really good with animals."

"I told you it's not that I'm good with animals or anything."

"Then maybe it's just that birds can probably sense how tranquil you are."

"'Tranquil'?"

Curiosity floated on Kiyoko's face, wordlessly asking for an explanation.

Shujinkou awkwardly scratched his right cheek. "Well, I mean, you do kinda have a calming effect. It's like your casualness if contagious... or spreading... or atmospheric... I don't know what the right word for it is right now.

"Huh. Guess I just never thought of using the word tranquil to describe myself. Not like I'm consciously trying to be tranquil."

Shujinkou could understand that. He knew what it was like to do something and not realize the kind of effect it would have on how others viewed him.

Soon after that thought, Shujinkou noticed the bird slowly inch closer to him. He could tell just by looking in Kiyoko's eyes what she was proposing.

However, He wasn't sure if he should even try. All he could think about was the last time he tried and how he hasn't really tried anything to make the bird.

"Don't think about it," Kiyoko reminded him.

"Right."

Shujinkou slowly extended his left index finger towards the creature. To his surprise and utter delight, the avian creature jumped on it.