History VisualNovel / DokiDokiRainclouds

!All spoilers for ''VisualNovel/DokiDokiLiteratureClub'' will be left unmarked. If you have not played that game, it is strongly recommended that you do so before reading this page or playing the mod, as doing either first is very likely to ruin your experience.

* ShoutOut:
** The movie that Natsuki and Sayori watch has the gender-swapped synopsis of ''Manga/YourLieInApril''.
** One magazine Sayori finds in a store refers to the parodic ''Do You Lift Club !'' mod by the creator [=CykaDev=], and even has "Slavyori" (Sayori's parody from this mod) on the cover.

* ThisIsReality: PlayedForDrama, as a central cause of Sayori's depression is that she knows [[RealityEnsues her life won't all work out the way she wants it to like in a manga or anime]].

!Please note that this page and the GameMod it covers contain MAJOR spoilers for ''VisualNovel/DokiDokiLiteratureClub'' If you have not played that game, it is strongly recommended that you do so before reading this page or playing the mod, as doing either first is very likely to ruin your experience.

* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade[=/=]AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: In the original, there was no solid indication that Yuri's [[spoiler: [[SelfHarm self-destructive behavior]]]] even existed in ''Act 1'', but it plays a fairly important role in the mod.
* AdaptationalAlternateEnding: In the original, as revealed by [[https://youtu.be/-lDK7RzEA5c Monika in a conversation]], Sayori's [[spoiler: bloody fingertips were the result of clawing at the noose after botching her own hanging]], which is also supported by her CG. In this mod, she instead [[spoiler: [[SelfHarm cuts herself]] [[DespairEventHorizon in advance]], causing her fingertips to be too slippery to untie the rope]].

* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler: [[BigBad Monika]]]], considering that at this point, [[spoiler: she [[MindRape manipulates Sayori]] through glitching, hallucinations, and nightmares]].
* ButThouMust: There are several instances where you can select positive choices, such as Sayori writing a not depressing poem, or [[spoiler: ''not'' hanging herself at the end of the story]]. Sayori will generally entertain these choices, and sometimes attempt to follow through with them, but ultimately reject them.
* CallForward: [[spoiler: ''Get out of my head. Get out of my head. Get out of my head'']]...
* CuttingOffTheBranches: Though the original game offers the choice of writing poems for Sayori, Natsuki, or Yuri, this mod has the protagonist [[spoiler: writing all his poems for Natsuki, which only makes Sayori feel worse about not being cared for]].

* DoomedByCanon: The intended audience of this game knows what [[spoiler: Sayori will [[ForegoneConclusion ultimately]] do at the end [[DrivenToSuicide all too well]]]]...
* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: No matter what you do, Sayori will die just like in Act 1 of the main game]].
* DyingDeclarationOfLove: [[spoiler: As Sayori dies on the rope, she decides to have her last words be "I love you" towards the MC]].

** At the end of the game when Sayori is about to [[spoiler: hang herself]], you have the option of rejecting this choice. If you do, the scene turns from MonochromeToColor, and it seems as if she may [[spoiler: change her mind... but she [[ButThouMust jumps anyway]]]].

* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Though Sayori is emotionally conflicted over it, she chooses to stay out of the development of [[spoiler: the protagonist and Natsuki's relationship, as she doesn't want to ruin it for them]].
* MindRape: Though Sayori doesn't understand exactly what's happening, [[spoiler: Monika is using her self-awareness and ability to manipulate the game's code to traumatize her and push her to kill herself with various disturbing visions and nightmares, in several scenes that echo the original game's second act]].

* SelfHarm: Sayori stabs herself in the arm with a pair of scissors during an apparent Monika-induced blackout. [[spoiler: Later that same day she finds out about Yuri's cutting habits, and feels no right to judge because of her own episode]].

** Near the end of the mod, when Sayori finally hits [[DespairEventHorizon her lowest point]], [[spoiler: she proceeds to add some cuts with the same scissors she (accidentally) stabbed herself with]].

* ThereAreNoTherapists: In spite of all her grave psychological problems, Sayori makes no indications she has seeked or is seeking professional help, or taking medication for her depression.

* WriteWhatYouKnow: The author's personal experiences with depression helped in making Sayori's depressed inner monologue feel very authentic.

** Near the end of the mod, hen Sayori finally hits [[DespairEventHorizon her lowest point]], [[spoiler: she proceeds to add some cuts with the same scissor she stabbed her arm with]].

** Near the end of the mod, hen Sayori finally hits [[DespairEventHorizon her lowest point]], [[spoiler: she proceeds to add some cuts to her injured arm with her scissors]].

** When Sayori finally hits [[DespairEventHorizon her lowest point]], [[spoiler: she proceeds to cut her own injured arm with her scissors]].

* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler: [[BigBad Monika]]]], considering that at this point, [[spoiler: she manipulates Sayori through glitching, hallucinations, and nightmares]].
* ButThouMust: There are several instances where you can select positive choices, such as Sayori writing a not depressing poem, or [[spoiler: not hanging herself at the end of the story]]. Sayori will generally entertain these choices, and sometimes attempt to follow through with them, but ultimately reject them.
* CallForward: [[spoiler: "Get out of my head. Get out of my head. Get out of my head..."]]

* DoomedByCanon: The intended audience of this game knows what [[spoiler: Sayori will ultimately do at the end [[DrivenToSuicide all too well]]]]....

->"I always thought this would be the happiest moment for me. But why...? Even now... [[TitleDrop Why won't the rainclouds go away]]?"
-->-- Sayori.