Doki Doki After Party Club

[myliteratureclub]

[Later into the evening, everyone will find familiar handwritten notes on their doors. It's pretty obvious who it's from:]

"Please come to the cafeteria if you don't want to be alone or talk some things out. Emiya (Shirou) will be preparing food. You're also welcome to bring your notebooks if you'd rather just write with company."

---Monika
[Those who decide to come will find nothing has really changed in the cafeteria, but Monika sitting at one of the tables while Shirou cooks in the kitchen. She has a new stack of notebooks and pens with her in case someone needs it. Monika does her best to greet everyone with a smile. The only real comfort though is the smell of good food.]

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[myliteratureclub]

[If you want to talk to Monika, feel free to do so. She staring into her cup of tea silently and tapping her pen against her notebook while she thinks. She'll snap out of it when someone approaches her.]

Oh! H-Hello, I'm glad you came. How...are you doing?

[whatsmytalentagain]

...

[He's not looking too good...]

As well as I can, I guess... How are you holding up?

[myliteratureclub]

I'm um... hm. I feel pretty conflicted if I'm being honest. But I'm okay I guess.

[reshoot]

I don't know.

Every time something like this happens, I feel like a different person.

[Monika is strong. To do this so soon after...that.]

And...you?

[myliteratureclub]

That's right... you've done this before. I'm sorry; that must be awful.

[She lets out a slow sigh.]

I feel...I don't know honestly. I feel like he deserved it, but I don't think it had to be done like that.

[reshoot]

Mishima's was just as bad. Worse, maybe.

[Ugh.]

We knew what was going to happen to the person that got caught, and it's still...

It reminds me how much we're under their thumb. Something terrible like that can happen to any of us, at any time, and––

No, I'm sorry, we're––trying to...get past that, so...

[myliteratureclub]

Max you don't have to be sorry. It's totally fine to feel that way. It's frustrating...

[reshoot]

We all just want our lives back.

[myliteratureclub]

I know... b-but we should do our best to support each other right? That's why I wanted to host this.

[lovedanime]

I'm... Alive...

[Mitarai has no idea how Monika feels about him, but it's better to greet the hostess than not, right?]

I wanted to thank you for the notebook. It kind of adds to the team feel when you give all of us the same kind.

[myliteratureclub]

I'm glad you're alive.

[That might sound like a joke, but she means it!]

Aha, thank you. They're just from the supply closet, though; I don't deserve much credit.

[lovedanime]

It's a better use of those supplies than the last—

Oh, no, never mind, I'm so sorry, I don't know what I was thinking!

[myliteratureclub]

The last...?

...Aha ah um, you mean the murder before this right?

[lovedanime]

Yeah, you're using them better than... "Grantaire" did... but I know I really shouldn't have said that! Ugh, forget about me...

[yourfuture]

I'm... you know.

[ irritated shrug ]

I'm Tess, I guess, since we haven't actually met yet.

[myliteratureclub]

Hi Tess... sorry we haven't had the chance to talk much until now. It's been... well a little crazy.

[yourfuture]

You can say that again. And I haven't exactly been a social butterfly.

[myliteratureclub]

Nothing wrong with wanting some privacy.

[She grabs a blank notebook.]

Here-- maybe this can help.

[yourfuture]

[ grabs it, looks at it ]

Notebooks are more Sera's thing, but... desperate times, I guess.

[throwabookatit]

[ It takes longer than Rebecca would've liked for her to show up at Monika's gathering. When she does, she finds the girl right away. ]

I've got some things to...think about, but I should be- a night's rest will be good. [ A small, forced smile. ] What about you, Monika? It's...so wonderful of you, to put this together.

[myliteratureclub]

I think we all do really. I hope we'll be able to rest anyway...

I'm... okay. I'm hanging in there. I just want to be sure everyone else is too.

[throwabookatit]

You're a very, very strong and caring girl, you know that? Just...as long as you take care of yourself, too.

[covertizer]

I'm not sure.

[ He doesn't... like that someone died. Not at all. But someone who had killed so willingly and knowingly, without a care... it leaves him hollowed and confused. Watching Mishima die had been so many other emotions, and this is just on the opposite end of the scale entirely.

And he misses Yoosung a little bit more. ]

It doesn't get any easier to see.

[myliteratureclub]

Akira... I'm sorry. You've been through this before. And Yoosung was your friend...

[She sighs quietly.]

Is there anything I can do for you?

[covertizer]

[ ... ]

Probably not. Unless we can put our heads together and think of a way to get out of here before we lose anyone else.

But... thanks for asking. I'm an old hand at this now though - I should be asking after you.