"I-I have, yes. She's really sweet but very shy. She's also completely unpredictable." Monika smiled as she spoke, but the smile was fading with every word. "She once brought a bottle of wine at the Literature Club. It felt so out of character for her... But I think it may have been the moment when she was the most herself."

Was she even still alive? Maybe Sayori had deleted her after she had had her own epiphany. What if she'd realized the truth herself? There was no way Yuri could survive with the knowledge of how their reality was.

"Xingqiu..." She nodded absently. Monika's mind was drifting a bit as she thought of Yuri. Soon, she accidentally dropped one of the cup of tea to the ground. Thankfully it didn't break, but Monika immediately snapped out of it and got on her knees to get it. "I-I'm sorry! Gosh, I-I think I got distracted."