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** Alternatively, a simpler explanation is that Natsuki's dad sometimes buys ingredients, just not regularly. So he bought the ingredients, intending to make a cake, but never got around to it. He may have even bought them ''for'' Natsuki to cook, because even neglectful fathers can have a sweet tooth sometimes. Then, after she made him his cake, she used the leftover ingredients to make cupcakes for her friends.
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*** [[spoiler: But that doesn't make sense? What sort of ceiling fan would be able to hold its own weight plus the weight of a teenage girl (about 50kg)?]]
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** Another possibility is that the main character just has a limited set of possible reactions, and goes mute once the game is too far outside of that. This would be another thing implying that [[spoiler:Sayori's suicide existed as a part of the game even before Monika's meddling, since the main character is able to react to it, but not to Yuri's death or anything that happens after that.]]
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** Another possibility is that the main character just has a limited set of possible reactions, and goes mute once the game is too far outside of that. This would be another thing implying that [[spoiler:Sayori's suicide existed as a part of somewhere on some route in the game even before Monika's meddling, since the main character is able to react to it, but not to Yuri's death or anything that happens after that.]]
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** Another possibility is that the main character just has a limited set of possible reactions, and goes mute once the game is too far outside of that. This would be another thing implying that [[spoiler:Sayori's suicide existed as a part of the game even before Monika's meddling, since the main character is able to react to it, but not to Yuri's death or anything that happens after that.]]
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** She specifically says [[spoiler:she's not that good at manipulating the game; most of the glitches are a result of that. And she specifically didn't directly make them kill themselves - she indirectly did it by amplifying their problems. Beyond that, she's probably limited to the assets and features already in the game - which would imply that, yes, a suicidal route for some of the girls did exist. But it's notable that there is ''no'' remotely romantic or sensual CG with Monika, no matter how desperately she wants there to be, and it makes sense that that's not something she can just tinker up with her limited coding ability.]]
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** She specifically says [[spoiler:she's not that good at manipulating the game; most of the glitches are a result of that. And she specifically didn't directly make them kill themselves - she indirectly did it by amplifying their problems. Beyond that, she's probably limited to the assets and features already in the game - which would imply that, yes, a suicidal route for some of the girls did exist.exist even before she started messing with stuff. But it's notable that there is ''no'' remotely romantic or sensual CG with Monika, no matter how desperately she wants there to be, and it makes sense that that's not something she can just tinker up with her limited coding ability.]]
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** She specifically says [[spoiler:she's not that good at manipulating the game; most of the glitches are a result of that. And she specifically didn't directly make them kill themselves - she indirectly did it by amplifying their problems. Beyond that, she's probably limited to the assets and features already in the game - which would imply that, yes, a suicidal route for some of the girls did exist. But it's notable that there is ''no'' remotely romantic or sensual CG with Monika, no matter how desperately she wants there to be, and it makes sense that that's not something she can just tinker up with her limited coding ability.]]
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*** In her route at the end of Act 1, she also says that he wouldn't let her have a boy over, but that's hardly surprising for the father of a young teenage girl. Either way, her generally blase attitude over it and the fact that she's not ''that'' concerned about going to visit a boy's house regardless implies that her father isn't really that bad in the original timeline.
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*** But then that would bring up another question: [[spoiler: Why would the protagonist be stuck watching Yuri's corpse for three days, and not just two?]] Unless they do have the entire weekend off and not just Sunday.
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** Japanese schools (like the one this is supposedly set in) only have Sundays off, not Saturday.
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** [[spoiler:According to ''WebVideo/GameTheory'', Libitina may actually be Yuri based on the mannerisms she displays throughout the game, especially in Act 2. The [[https://store.teamsalvato.com/product/ddlc-exclusive-poster-yuri-unhinged-11x17/ "Yuri Unhinged" Poster]] from the [[https://store.teamsalvato.com Doki Doki Merch Store]] helps support this theory.]]
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* Ignoring the obvious limitations of the game being a dating sim where you eventually have to choose a certain route, why couldn't the protagonist help Yuri ''and'' Natsuki with the festival preparations? It only takes their jobs about a day to get done; he and Yuri could have made the decorations one day and then he and Natsuki could've done the cupcakes the following day. Yeah, the story is just written that way, but from an in-universe perspective it's irritating.
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** It could be because the main character's personality, sentience, and self-identity is gradually stripped away from him by Monika over the course of Act 2. He doesn't go mute right away, he gradually becomes more and more silent until he doesn't even react to [[spoiler: Yuri's death]] at the end of Act 2. By this point, he is reduced to a hollow shell for Monika to communicate to the player with.
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** [[spoiler: Maybe her room had a ceiling fan that's hidden off-screen?]]
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** Doesn't Monika start tampering with the game because she doesn't have a route, not because she's obsessed with the player? She only tries to make the other girls really undesirable and deletes them when she can't get the game to even get you to consider her beyond thinking of her a lot.
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* What does Sayori [[spoiler: hang herself from?]] From the angle shown in the game, [[spoiler: she doesn't seem like she could be hanging from anything but the ceiling itself, which seems unlikely.]]
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** [[spoilers: In her own mind, she's still lived a full life within the game's world, one that she still remembers, even if she understands now that it wasn't real. A responsible, hardworking girl like her would no doubt have been planning for college for years already. It's probably just a remaining line of thought that she isn't able to shake.]]
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** [[spoilers: [[spoiler: In her own mind, she's still lived a full life within the game's world, one that she still remembers, even if she understands now that it wasn't real. A responsible, hardworking girl like her would no doubt have been planning for college for years already. It's probably just a remaining line of thought that she isn't able to shake.]]
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** [[spoilers:In her own mind, she's still lived a full life within the game's world, one that she still remembers, even if she understands now that it wasn't real. A responsible, hardworking girl like her would no doubt have been planning for college for years already. It's probably just a remaining line of thought that she isn't able to shake.]]
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** [[spoilers:In her own mind, she's still lived a full life within the game's world, one that she still remembers, even if she understands now that it wasn't real. A responsible, hardworking girl like her would no doubt have been planning for college for years already. It's probably just a remaining line of thought that she isn't able to shake.]]
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** Monika remarks [[spoiler: that the script must be "broken pretty badly" for you to have been stuck in the classroom the entire time. Even if the protagonist is still around in some form, he simply cannot leave, because the messed-up game programming fails to recognize his ability to.]]
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*** [[spoiler: Also, keep in mind that by the time Sayori inherits God Powers in Act 4,she would have also inherited the story of Doki Doki up to that point, having knowledge of everything Monika is that to alter the game. This give so her a jumping off point to do exactly what she did. If you were to make her President in Act 1, she’s understandably going to be confused and scared about suddenly inheriting an existential crisis. Going crazy from that point would be easy.]]
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* Why does Monika mention going to college in Act 3, when [[spoiler:she knows the world she lives in is fake, and she's erased it all except for one classroom?]]
* Why doesn't the protagonist leave the club room after [[spoiler:Yuri kills herself]]? Is it because [[spoiler:he's basically ceased to exist at that point]]?
* Why doesn't the protagonist leave the club room after [[spoiler:Yuri kills herself]]? Is it because [[spoiler:he's basically ceased to exist at that point]]?
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** Maybe the same way [[Fanfic/{{Cupcakes}} Pinkie Pie]] did?
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* Even if the main character is partially controlled by your actions, he still has his own distinct personality and script, which can be affected by Monika's handiwork. He even displays some awareness of unscripted events, such as feeling uneasy when Monika warned him about Sayori or his HeroicBSOD upon seeing Sayori's corpse. Shouldn't he have a character file, too?
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** He seems to disappear from the game once things get especially weird, so perhaps he does indeed have a file [[spoiler: which Monika deleted.]]
** He seems to disappear from the game once things get especially weird, so perhaps he does indeed have a file [[spoiler: which Monika deleted.]]
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** [[Well, certainly. If he had reason to believe Sayori's life was in danger, he absolutely would have been within his rights to offer all the help he could. The question remains, of course, whether she'd accept his help.]]
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** [[Well, certainly. If he had reason to believe Sayori's life was in danger, he absolutely would have been within his rights to offer all the help he could. The question remains, of course, whether she'd accept his help.]]
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* We all know the Doylist and Watsonian reasons why [[spoiler:the player character can't get Sayori to a hospital or a mental health clinic after she confesses her depression, even though it might have saved her life: the visual novel limits the interactions and settings, and the Player Character is InnocentlyInsensitive about Sayori's depression and unable to recognize a cry for help. ''Could'' the player have done so, in-game, if he had realized Sayori was badly suicidal? Would it be in his jurisdiction to ask Sayori if he can take her to a clinic, keep her on suicide watch, or even get her on a hotline?]]
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** [[spoiler: Another possibility is that the game considers "Sayori" and "Sayori's corpse" to be two separate identities, with her corpse not being part of her character file. Notice that, in the regular course of gameplay, Sayori's file is deleted right when you find the body, and yet the body stays around through the whole scene while MC is reacting to it and mourning his friend. So if you delete the file early, all that's left of Sayori is her corpse.]]
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*** Monika also mentions that [[spoiler:she thought the player would share her view that the whole thing was just a game, and thus wouldn't be bothered too much.]]
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** [[spoiler: It's because in Act 1 Sayori is the original Vice President and after her deletion Yuri got her role.]]
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** One reason could be that [[spoiler: In-universe, this disrupts the flow of the game as little as possible. Instead of disrupting both Sayori's and Yuri's plot lines (with both moving up the chain) and fucking up the plot script too much, Yuri remains where she belongs in script and Sayori becomes the only character disrupted leading to as little a shift as possible for the game code itself. Also, other than President Monika, the only outgoing character that could convince the MC to join is Sayori since Yuri is introverted and Natsuki would be too tsundere to admit they wanted the MC in the club. The game picked the best replacement personality.]]
** One reason could be that [[spoiler: In-universe, this disrupts the flow of the game as little as possible. Instead of disrupting both Sayori's and Yuri's plot lines (with both moving up the chain) and fucking up the plot script too much, Yuri remains where she belongs in script and Sayori becomes the only character disrupted leading to as little a shift as possible for the game code itself. Also, other than President Monika, the only outgoing character that could convince the MC to join is Sayori since Yuri is introverted and Natsuki would be too tsundere to admit they wanted the MC in the club. The game picked the best replacement personality.]]
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