Post-Credits

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After the Literature Club members finished sharing their poems that afternoon, Monika finally found a chance to talk to Sayori. The Vice President went over to Sayori and then softly whispered,

“Hey Sayori. We need to talk."

The club president curiously tilted her head and asked,

“What’s up, Monika? Is something wrong?”

“I’m not quite sure just yet,  Sayori, but I can’t talk about it here. Come outside with me for a bit.”

Monika’s tone didn’t sit well with Sayori, so she decided to hear her vice president out. The two girls excused themselves and they headed out of the clubroom together.

The Vice President closed the door behind them then heaved a sigh. Sayori noticed the anxious air hanging about Monika, so she asked with genuine concern,

“What is it, Monika?”

Monika fidgeted around for a bit before she managed to bring her hands down to her sides. She then faced Sayori and started recounting the strange, off-script conversation she had with the Protagonist earlier that afternoon.

Sayori listened intently and took her time as she carefully thought about Monika’s story. She furrowed her brow and thoughtfully joined her pointer fingers as she racked her brains,

“Hmm… what if he was just reacting to the new scene that played out a while ago? He reacted differently to things when you edited the script in Act 2, didn’t he?”

Monika shook her head and then explained,

“That was only because I rewrote the Protagonist’s speech to match the changes that I made, Sayori. The Protagonist didn’t react to any of the… glitches that popped up in Act 2. Anything he did was guided by the Player back then. But when I was talking to the Protagonist just now, I felt like I was talking to someone else entirely!”

Sayori lowered her hands and chimed,

“But the Protagonist followed the Chapter 2 script afterwards, didn’t he? Though, come to think of it, he didn’t seem to trigger anyone’s special events today.”

Monika joined her hands behind her back and she had suddenly had a fun idea. The Vice President leaned towards Sayori and playfully teased,

“I have a feeling that it might be because you triggered both Natsuki’s and Yuri’s events at the same time. You were pretty popular today, you know~!”

Sayori’s face flushed red when she remembered that. She then raised up her clenched fists and pouted as she reminded,

“You also triggered my event when you tried fixing my blazer too!”

“Ahaha~! I did, didn’t I? Sorry about that - I couldn’t help it!”

“Jeez~"

The President then shook her clenched fists with urgency and asked,

“In any case, what are we going to do about this off-script thingy?”

Monika put a hand on her hip and suggested,

“I’ve been thinking about that since a while ago. You’re scripted to walk home with the Protagonist after the club meeting today aren’t you? Why don’t you go through with that for now."

She then raised up her pointer finger and said,

“While you’re with him, I’ll stay behind and inspect the resources and the game code. The tiniest hiccups can cause the largest problems - and they’re usually the hardest ones to find.”