Doki Doki Vaikuntha Club (Act 1)

[peninhand]

Who: Anyone signed-up for the plot!
When: July 27th
Where: Curti Center
What: Monika's opened a literature club and the members have to share a poem together for this event. It can be embarrassing, but there's nothing to lose!
Warnings/Notes: No warnings whatsoever! Listen to this track to enhance your poem sharing experience.

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[peninhand]

I think you needed it.

[ That poem was like the missing link. The world described in that poem, it wasn't Vaikuntha. For how awful this place was to some people, it didn't look like that terrible a place for Dylas, especially if his things from home included severed arms. And he'd reacted so strangely to her falling in love in another world, as if he knew something she didn't. Most importantly, why would he refer to his home as a "world?" ]

I'm starting to understand, I think... [A pause.] It's happened to you before, hasn't it? Getting taken to another world. But one that was...

[ She looked away. One that was far worse than Vaikuntha. ]

[sullenstallion]

...You can think that if you want to.

[He's not sure what to say in response. If the hug makes her feel better, he's fine with that, he guesses. It's not like he isn't hugged or sat on by Yue all the time. The next question is one he's answered before, and each time he's answered it honestly. He has no reason to lie to Monika about that.]

There's a world full of monsters like Yue and I. That's where both of us are from, but it's not where we were born.

[He watches Yue from where he's seated. They've both agreed to stay monsters. For Dylas, it's too painful, the idea of returning to his old body like he's never done anything wrong. His snake features are like a scar to him. In a way, he's proud of what that means.

But Yue...is good.]

Don't ask any more questions. [His voice turns pleading, quiet so Yue doesn't hear.] Not from me or Yue. He hasn't done anything wrong.

[Dylas' face doesn't look sad.

But his eyes do.]

[peninhand]

I won't ask. I know... What it's like.

[ Perhaps he'd find it laughable that she pretended to know. But she has so many skeletons in her closet and her homeworld was, well... To her, it had been hell incarnate. Especially the times when the user logged out.

She nodded. ]

But if you ever need someone to speak too, I'm here, alright?

[sullenstallion]

That's a pretty big claim to make.

[But from Dylas' defeated tone, it's clear he's not pushing that point. He's actually accepting it. He doesn't want or need to know Monika's secret at the moment, but since she's seen his...and this all hinges on her not wanting to kill him and Yue...

Maybe she's alright?]

...You should come to Nakagawa sometime. Yue would be happy if he got a visitor.

[peninhand]

[ It was a really big claim to make, no doubt. And she felt like she could tell him and he wouldn't judge her for it, but... Now wasn't the right time. Next time, perhaps.

Her face lighted up when she heard his offer though. ]

I'll be sure to pass by! And perhaps then I'll be able to tell you, well, you know.

[sullenstallion]

Don't worry about that. You don't have to tell me anything.

[He taps his journal, starting to feel pleased again that his poem was so well-received.]

I'll see you when I see you, I guess.