Our Reality (Doki Doki Literature Club!)

Club Prerequisites Part 3

"Hey, Monika," Sayori called.

Monika lowered the book she was currently reading and looked up at Sayori's curious face.

"Yes?" Monika replied.

Sayori looked down at Monika's book, then back at the reader.

"Are you thinking about playing the piano?" Sayori asked.

"Maybe..." Monika answered, closing her book, "How to play piano for Dummies."

Monika was in fact considering learning how to play the piano, but she was not sure if she could fit it into her current schedule. She already had school work and a school club to manage, not to mention home. She didn't have time to dwell on the subject too long though, as Natsuki soon walked in her collection of literature.

"Hey, Natsuki!" Sayori greeted, happily waving at the Literature Club's newest member.

"Hey..." Natsuki replied. She gently placed her collection on one of the many desks and took a moment to inspect the room. "There any room in the closet?"

"There should be," Monika answered.

It was clear to Monika that Natsuki still harbored some apprehension towards joining the club.

"What?" puzzled Natsuki.

"Nothing. Just know that there is no need to be nervous here," Monika assured her.

"Who's nervous?" Natsuki laughed. "I got no reason to nervous."

"You read manga?" Sayori asked.

Natsuki immediately glanced to her left and felt her heart sink when she spotted Sayori quizzically flipping through one of her favorite manga volumes.

"Y-Yeah... So what?" she stammered.

After finishing reading, Sayori closed the book and grinned.

"You would probably get along with my friend," she said. "He likes reading manga too. He actually once spent 2 hours telling me how manga shouldn't be looked down on because it has a ton of great stories like other forms of literature. I'm still amazed that he was able to that."

Natsuki's eyes widened with curiosity and interest.

"Maybe you should invite him to the club," Monika suggested.

"I would but he said he isn't interested in joining any clubs," Sayori awkwardly chuckled.

"Hmph," Natsuki pouted. "Anyway, how do we find a 4th member?"

"Simple. We just have to find someone who obviously enthuses enthusiasm for literature," Sayori happily answered.

Natsuki, completely dumbfounded by Sayori's response, simply sighed, grabbed her manga collection and walked to the closet.

"It's time for another field trip!" Sayori announced.

"Actually, I don't think we should do that," Monika disagreed.

"Eh? Why not?"

Sayori couldn't understand why Monika wouldn't want to search the school again when it worked so well yesterday. Fortunately, Monika had a very good answer to her question.

"I think it would be better to meet each other during lunchtime tomorrow. That way the chances of finding someone who 'enthuses enthusiasm for literature' would be higher," Monika explained.

"I see..." Sayori nodded her head in agreement, until she realized what that potentially meant. "But that means we may not get to eat lunch!"

The thought of potentially skipping lunch was too much to bear for Sayori. She honestly wasn't sure that she would survive.