script-exclusives-monika.rpy

label monika_exclusive_1:
    scene bg club_day
    with wipeleft_scene
    show monika 5a at t11 zorder 2
    "Monika walks over to me."
    "I was thinking she might have been busy with \"Presidential activities\", but she doesn't seem to be in any type of rush."
    m 5a "Hey, [player]!" 
    "She smiles at me."
    m "I need to run into the next room for some supplies." 
    m 2l "But it's a lot, and I might not be able to carry it..."
    m "Can you help?"
    "I shrug."
    "Why not?" 
    mc "Sure, I'll help you out!"
    m 1b "Yay, thanks [player]!"
    "She grins."
    "She turns to the other club members."
    m 2b "Okay, everyone!"
    m "[player] and I will be back. Sayori, make sure nothing goes wrong, okay?"
    show monika 5a at t21 zorder 2
    show sayori 1r at t22 zorder 3
    "Sayori turns to Monika, startled."
    s 1o "Eh?"
    s 1r "Uh, I mean, alright!"
    "Sayori smiles, feigning confidence." 
    "Monika and I exit the room."
    scene bg corridor
    with wipeleft_scene
    show monika 2a at t11 zorder 2
    "We walk into the hallway. It's unfamiliar to me, being for third year students, but Monika leads the way."
    m "Ah, the club."
    m 2o "You know, we've only known each other for about a month..."
    m "But we've become really good friends, you know?"
    m 2l "I don't know what I'd do without the others."
    m "Even you, [player]!"
    m 2j "For the day or so you've been in here, you already fit in so well!"
    mc "I guess we have Sayori to thank for that, huh?"
    m 2h "Y-yea..."
    "Her expression changes."
    "A silence fills the air, until we enter the classroom."
    scene bg class_day
    with wipeleft_scene
    "Monika starts rummaging around for miscellaneous items."
    "I shove my hands in my pockets and look around the room."
    "Despite my intention, I end up taking occasional glances at Monika."
    show monika 5a at t11 zorder 2
    m 2h "Hey, [player], can you hold this for me?"
    "Monika hands me a stack of posters."
    "I grab them."
    "Awkward silence begins to fill the room."
    "I decide to break it by asking her a question."
    mc "Hey, Monika. Why DIDN’T you join one of the major clubs?"
    mc "I mean, I know you said you like things quieter, but don’t you hang out with huge groups during school hours anyway?"
    m 1g "… That’s a good point." 
    m 2b "The truth is though, I would only \"earn\" my presidency over the other clubs because I’m popular." 
    m 2j "I’d rather ACTUALLY earn it, for a start."
    m 2e "Plus, I still like it quieter anyway. That’s part of the reason it’s a literature club, as not many people will willingly join this."
    "A fair point, seeing as how Sayori had to almost drag me there." 
    mc "I can't understand this though." 
    mc "You became a president with little prerequisites, so over there, you have a lot of power and you barely have to lift a finger." 
    mc "Plus, even as a leader, you wouldn’t need to do NEARLY as much there."
    mc "Isn't that a good thing?"
    "She chuckles."
    m 4a "Were you ever popular [player]?" 
    m "In any grade level?"
    mc "Well… I mean- I was really liked in my class back in 6th grade..." 
    mc "and people were really nice to me last year..." 
    mc "even if it was only so they could cheat off my homework..."
    "Monika again laughs."
    m 1k "No need to impress me, [player]." 
    m 2e "Trust me on this, but popularity is a VERY \"grass is always greener on the other side\" situation."
    mc "But you’re the talk of the entire school!" 
    mc "Everyone thinks you’re really pretty, smart, athletic, and literally everyone wants to date you…"
    m 2f "Does \"everyone\" include you, [player]?"
    "She says this with more of a quizzical tone than an amused one." 
    "As much as I WANT to answer, I decide to ignore the question."
    mc "Why would you NOT want that kind of thing?" 
    m 4e "For one, being watched like that is terrible." 
    m 5a "Have you ever watched the TV show \"Bigger Brother\"?" 
    m "The one with cameras, always and constantly watching?"
    m "Imagine that, every day at school." 
    m "If I was talking to you like this just a few hours earlier, there would already be hundreds of rumors about how you and I are making out in a closet together."
    "I try to hide how much that idea makes me blush." 
    "She continues."
    m 5b "I’m more puzzled at why you'd WANT that?" 
    m "I would think being unpopular is more fun, no?"
    mc "Yea, well, video games, anime, and image boards aren’t all they’re cracked up to be."
    "Monika once again chuckles."
    m 5a "I still wouldn’t mind doing that, honestly." 
    m "Maybe for a day." 
    m 1a "Although I guess the grass is greener for me too, huh?"
    mc "Definitely." 
    mc "Gets kinda lonely when the people who talk to you will only know you for about 10 minutes before you both move on."
    m "I suppose that’s true."
    m 2k "I guess no matter what a person gets, they always look at someone else and wish for what they have, huh?"
    mc "Hey, when it comes to looks at least I think only one of us is wishing we were as attractive as the other."
    m 5a "Aww, don’t sell yourself short, [player]!" 
    m 1k "There are people that will totally find you attractive, inside and out!"
    "She smiles, grabs the materials we were supposed to get in the first place, and walk back." 
    "I think about what she said." 
    "It may be easy for her to say, but it does still feel really nice to hear, especially from her."
    scene bg club_day    
    with wipeleft_scene
    "We walk back into the classroom, and Monika thanks Sayori for taking over." 
    "Natsuki sticks her head out from her manga to complain."
    show natsuki 4w at t21 zorder 2
    show monika 1a at t22 zorder 3
    n 4w "Monika, we didn’t need anyone to babysit us." 
    n 4b "And Sayori wasn’t the best qualified out of us, either."
    "This time, Yuri sticks her head out from her book."
    show natsuki 4b at t31 zorder 3
    show yuri 2u at t32 zorder 2
    show monika 1k at t33 zorder 4
    y 2u "I can agree with you, in a way." 
    y 2l "Nobody needs to babysit {i}us{/i}." 
    y 2i "{i}I{/i} was perfectly fine."
    "Natsuki gets noticeably irritated by this."
    n 4f "Oh, wow, Yuri, you’re not eight years old anymore!" 
    n "Good job!"
    n 4d "I’m sure everyone, especially [player], is SUPER IMPRESSED!"
    show natsuki 4d at t21 zorder 3
    show yuri 3g at t22 zorder 2
    show monika at thide zorder 1
    hide monika
    y 3g "Yes, Natsuki, you’re right, I’m not eight years old anymore."
    y 3j "Soon enough, you’ll learn that’s a big milestone to hit." 
    y 3s "When is your 9th birthday party scheduled, by the way?"
    show natsuki 4d at t21 zorder 2
    show yuri 3s at t22 zorder 3
    "Natsuki is visibly angry, but smiles shortly before retorting."
    n 2h "It’s expected to come right after you grow some confidence, Yuri." 
    n 2y "Come to think of it, I guess that means I’ll be eight years old forever."
    "They go back and forth for another few seconds when Sayori finally steps in."
    show natsuki 2x at t31 zorder 3
    show yuri 4d at t32 zorder 4
    show sayori 2m at t33 zorder 2
    s "GUYS! You’re proving Monika’s point!"
    s "You’re both friends, stop arguing like you hate each other!"
    mc "Yea. When Sayori’s the most mature person in the room, something has to be wrong!"
    "Sayori’s face flushes." 
    "Yuri and Natsuki go silent, and both go back to what they were reading."
    show sayori at thide zorder 1
    show natsuki at thide zorder 1
    show yuri at thide zorder 1
    hide sayori
    hide natsuki
    hide yuri
    show monika 4j at t11 zorder 2
    m "Alright. Well, I think we might be able to ease the tension by reading our poems, everyone!"
    return
    
label monika_exclusive_2:
    scene bg club_day
    with wipeleft_scene
    show monika 5b at l11 zorder 2
    m "Oh, darn it!"
    "I turn to see that Monika seems to have dropped some folder, as papers flew everywhere." 
    "I quickly scramble to help her, and I {i}possibly{/i} look at her while she’s bent over." 
    "On accident." 
    "I pick up as many as I can and hand them to her."
    m 5a "Thanks, [player]. You’re a real gentleman, you know that?"
    "Startled by her compliment, I feel my face blushing slightly." 
    "Naturally I try to hide it and thank Monika anyway."
    mc "It was nothing." 
    mc "You looked like you needed help, and I wanted to be the one to do that."
    m "You wanted to be the one to do that?" 
    m 1e "And what does that mean, [player]?"
    mc "N-no, not like that or anything. I just- I think it would be good of me to help a friend." 
    m 2k "Ahaha, I was just teasing you!" 
    m 2a "No need to get so flustered over it."
    m 5a "Besides, a guy like you probably has a girlfriend already, right?"
    "I don’t know what she means by \"a guy like you\", but I inform her she’s wrong."
    mc "Actually, no. Still single as ever."
    m 2f "Aww, [player]!" 
    m "There’s gotta be someone who likes you!"
    mc "Nope." 
    mc "At this point, I’ve stopped asking, too." 
    mc "Even if there was a girl I liked, I don’t think I’d ask her out."
    m 2g "Is there a girl you like?"
    "The look Monika’s giving me…" 
    "Something about it just doesn’t give me the ability to lie." 
    "I probably should, it would make things MUCH easier, but I can’t." 
    mc "Yea… there is one…"
    m 1b "[player], you like someone!?!" 
    m 1a "That’s it, sit down. Tell me EVERYTHING!"
    "With that, she pulls up one of the desks and sits down, motioning for me to sit across from her." 
    show monika 6a at t11 zorder 1
    "I have to awkwardly turn around in the desk ahead, but it works." 
    m 6j "So, what’s she like??"
    "I stare at Monika for a minute." 
    "Damn, it really does feel good to have the girl I was crushing on so very much interested in me like this." 
    "But I have no idea what to do!" 
    "I can’t just tell her, can I?" 
    "That might mess everything up; it’s probably too direct." 
    "I realize the obvious gap between me and her, as she probably has a LOT more experience with this kind of thing." 
    show monika 6p at t11 zorder 1
    "She starts to look a bit confused, so I speak up."
    mc "Well, she’s really pretty."
    mc "A lot more popular than me, too, but she’s fun to hang around."
    "I hope I’m not being too obvious." 
    "My current tactic is to describe Monika to Monika without making it apparent to her."
    m 6g "She’s popular?"
    m 6n "Is she someone I know?"
    "It seems to be working."
    mc "Yea, I’d say you know her pretty well."
    "I start to smirk a bit." 
    "She really doesn’t know, does she?" 
    "She puts her head down and begins to whisper." 
    m 6r "It’s not Sayori, is it?"
    "I look over to Sayori, chatting up Natsuki." 
    "They’re talking about some anime I haven’t seen, and discussing the personality traits of some of the characters."
    mc "No, it’s not Sayori."
    mc "I wouldn’t really call Sayori \"popular\", even if she is well liked."
    m 6d "Hmm. Hey, why haven’t you talked to them yet?"
    mc "I guess I just didn’t really feel like getting rejected, which I knew I was going to be."
    mc "She’s not the type of girl to really go for a guy like me."
    m 6g "[player], you don’t know that!" 
    m 6l "Even if you think that, there’s no reason not to ask!"
    m 6i "Rejection may be a temporary pain, but not asking is potential that’s wasted forever!" 
    m 6j "That’s Monika’s ‘Real Life’ Tip of the Day, ahaha!"
    "She’s doing a really god job of proving her point by being herself, but I still have no courage to admit to her." 
    "I really can’t bring myself to even say the words." 
    "I’m just about to respond to her when Yuri walks up."
    show yuri 1f at l22 zorder 2
    show monika 5a at t21 zorder 3
    y "So… I really don’t mean to interrupt… but are we going to actually read our poems?"
    show yuri 1f at t22 zorder 3
    show monika 2b at t21 zorder 2
    m 2b "Ah, yes!" 
    m "Sorry about that, everyone!" 
    m 4k "It’s time to read last night’s poems, isn’t it?"
    return