Our Reality (Doki Doki Literature Club!)

Two Meta Part 8

Slowly and cautiously, Shujinkou raised a steaming porcelain cup up to his face. Continuing his slow movements, he brought it closer to his lips and took a sip of the tea it held. He immediately felt a calming effect take hold as he placed it back on his coaster.

"You know, I kinda feel like I haven't had tea made by you in awhile," he said.

"I do believe it has been a while. I haven't really thought about it much though..." Yuri replied. "So... You wanted to talk more about what has been going on?"

"Yeah. I guess I'll start with the more personal one," Shujinkou anxiously scratched. Even though she insisted that he could share his problems with her, it was still awkward admit what he was about to tell her. "I kinda saw scenes of you, Natsuki and Sayori dying."

Yuri's eyes lit up with surprise. "You saw scenes of our deaths?"

"Yeah. Sayori hung herself, Natsuki had a broken neck and you stabbed yourself to death."

"Oh... That's..." Yuri remained silent as she processed what she just heard. "I could see why something like that would upset you. I can also see why you were reluctant to say anything about it."

"Yeah... But those weren't the only ones. I had one of this daydream I had once except it felt like I was actually there instead of just dreaming and I even ended up somehow in the world of a fan game. The first three were uncomfortable to say the least but the other ones were just confusing. I wouldn't really give them much thought if I wasn't even there.

Plus there was this one of Monika that really strange."

"Strange how?"

Shujinkou recalled the exact emotion he felt when he first experienced that particular vision. "It was just... creepy."

"I see... I can honestly see why despite what you saw, the experience would be overall unsettling," Yuri sympathized.

"Yeah. Not to mention that overall I just feel a little... I feel detached from everything. Sometimes simple things make me feel like I'm experiencing something that I don't understand."

"I see..."

"For example, saying 'I see' for some reason is making me think about that fan game daydream."

"Ah... sorry."

"No need to apologize. It's just that it's weird."

"Um... Yuri briefly averted her gaze. Her cheeks faintly grew red as she intensely stared into Shujinkou's eyes. "There was something else that you said bothered you. You said that you were acting just like your father would in regards to women."

"Uh-!" Shujinkou scratched his right cheek. I may have said more than I was supposed to again.

"That wouldn't be referring to Mali constantly referring to how we all possess strong feelings for you, would it?"

"Yeah... You think she's right?"

"I would believe so. I could tell by how the others interact with and look at you so..."

"So, Mali really was right after all..." Shujinkou sighed.

"I mean, you shouldn't take my word for it," Yuri insisted. "I'm just assuming myself and you know that I'm not always the best at reading people's emotions. There's only one way to truly know."

"But if it's true, then h...?" Shujinkou shook the question he asked over and over again out of his head. "I want to ask 'how' but that would be pretty stupid of me at this point, even if my answer is nothing but assumptions without confirmations."