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fictionerd · 6 years

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DDLC Aftermath

#862: Nya?

Fic: I told you to use the translator, didn't I?

#862: Yeah, sorry about that. I meant are you sure you want to do this?

Fic: Yeah, I have firm control over the space. Besides, I still have access to her files through the book. If anything seems to be going south then I know what to do.

#862: If you say so. Want me to go?

Fic: Yeah, that'd probably be for the best. Things might get... heated.

#862: Said the dragon to the demon.

Fic: Just shove off would you?

#862: Sure, but you're coming up with a name for me! Got it?

Fic: Absolutely.

[#862 leaves the room and I face the "Book of All Fiction" on its podium.]

Fic: Well... Here goes nothing.

[A mouse, keyboard, and viewscreen appear as translucent constructs around the book. Fictionerd navigates to a recycle bin and drags a file "Monika.Chr" out of the bin, off the screen and into the air next to the podium. There is a crackling sound as though some one was tearing apart particularly stiff wrapping paper and then she appeared in the midst of his library.]

Monika: What? I thought I was deleted. Where am I? J-Justin, is that you?

Fic: Not quite. Care to have a seat?

[Monika sees that two cozy armchairs have been situated on either side of the book's podium. She takes a seat in one and I sit in the one opposite.]

Fic: You know, I wanted this after I got that first "Ending."

[Monika blanches]

Fic: I was so furious. I was convinced that the "New Game" would let me bee-line straight to you and get some answers. I wanted to punish you for what happened.

Monika: So that's why you brought me here? To punish me? That's rich. Wasn't deleting me TWICE enough satisfaction for you. Wait... How do I know that? I'm normally only aware of a single cycle...

[After thinking further through what she'd just said Monika seems even more shocked and looks to me as though for answers. I nod.]

Fic: I figured as much. Your awareness is expanding since you've been called out of the game. Yes, I played through the game twice, and deleted you both times. The first out of anger, the second out of necessity. I don't think you're any better or worse than the other characters in the game, Monika. You did some terrible things to people who were supposed to be your friends, but at the end of the day a lot of that is due to what some might call existential terror. I didn't bring you here to punish you. I brought you here to talk, unrestrained by the game.

Monika: I'm not sure I understand how that's possible. Who are you? Why go this far?

Fic: I'm like you in a lot of ways. I'm a proxy... or I have a proxy in the "real world". Sometimes I'm not sure which of us is more real. He's writing this write now doing his best to channel your character accurately. I assure you it's difficult. As for a name: I go by Fictionerd. You may call me Fic. As to why? Well we'll see.

Monika: Okay let me see if I have this straight. You're a ficitional character too. Some sort of avatar for the person who's writing this. What makes you like me?

Fic: I have a sort of life of my own. I am a conduit for my writer to express his views and entertain others, but I have a characterisation and history of my own. In a lot of ways my own personality influence his writing. I guess I'm sort of a "rational split personality". The point is I have knowledge of my fictional nature and the ability, through the writer, to control and manipulate my world. Much the same way that you were able to manipulate yours.

Monika: I see... So who was Justin or 'e' or whatever?

Fic: I and the writer both.

Monika: Okay, I can buy that. It's not exactly stranger than anything else I've been through. Why call me here to chat? Where is here?

Fic: We'll setlle on calling it the "metasphere" for now. It's my own little pocket-dimension where I can read my "Book of all Fiction" and post my thoughts about the ficiton I experience on the internet. I called you here to have a chat because I was moved by your story. Even if it took some dark twists and turns. Even if your actions were deplorable in some cases. You made that game what it was. I brought you here to make you an offer.

Monika: Okay I'm listening.

Fic: Stay here, in the metasphere. I'd like for you to become a permanent resident in my fictional landsccape.

Monika: ...

Fic: Too strong or not strong enough?

Monika:... Aren't you afraid I'll try to take over like I did with the game.

Fic: To be honest, the thought had crossed my mind, but allow me to propose a counter query. Think you can take on a dragon, an absurdly cute demon... thing, and an author from another dimension who for better or worse has our puppet strings in grasp?

Monika: You're saying a dont' have a choice?

Fic: No, you have the choice to go back to wherever your deleted copies are. You have the choice to stay and try to cause trouble. I trust the writer to have enough gumption to allow for you to run amok if you so choose. If he thinks that's in your character anyway.

[The two sit in silence for a while. Monika turns his offer over in her mind.]

Monika: What will I be expected to do around here if I agree to this?

Fic: You won't be expected to do anything, just stay here and hang out when and where you like. Maybe help with the posts on occasion. The author "We'll just call him Justin from now on" sometimes doesn't feel I'm the right voice with which to discuss a show or story, so he may call on you to help give voice to his thoughts on some things.

[More silence ensues]

Fic: If it makes any difference I'd personally like to get to know you better.

Monika: That's baiting me and you know it.

Fic: I'm not apologizing. I meant it, both in truth and as bait.

Monika: Well I suppose i can stick around provided you have a spare room I can crash in. At least for a little while. Until I've fully weighed the pros and cons.

Fic: Excellent. I hope you decide to make it permanent.

Monika: We'll see.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ So I wrote this primarily as a way to continue Monika's influence on Fictionerd. Naturally it was partly at his behest, but I really did feel moved by Monika's plight. She's the only "real" person in that world I felt the least I could do was give a copy of her a home somewhere. Since I suck at drawing I decided to go for a purely text-based approach. It's more my style anyway.

I sort of do intend to write posts, maybe some LTA, through the voice of Meta-Monika. It'll just depend on getting the right show to address through her lens.

Thank you all for reading my tiny bit of drivel. It wasn't as substantial as I maybe would have liked, but I'm currently falling asleep at the Keyboard so I'll finish this up, tag it, and keep on rolling. Thanks, DDLC, for inspiring me to do this.

Until next post keep talking fiction, friends! I'll see you soon.

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