If the player chooses to help Natsuki for the festival during Act 1, her clothing will be a pink, frilled skirt and a plain white shirt with a cat on it. The protagonist also gets Natsuki to admit a bit of her fondness for cuteness, as he states that she can't wear this type of clothing and not be considered cute. They do baking together, and at one point the protagonist eats some frosting that was on her face. She immediately burns up, and claims "You can only do that to girls you like," and when the main character questions her, the topic is immediately dropped and the two go back to making cupcakes. They also meet up in front of the protagonist's house, and Natsuki puts her face close to his, but they are both interrupted by Savori, and she makes her excuse and leaves shortly afterward.
Natsuki's cute
interior also involves a love of manga and anime, particularly those in
the slice-of-life genre, and baking. She has been known to store her
manga collection in the Literature Club out of embarrassment; another
reason (hinted at) is because her father would be angry while the rest
of the club obviously knows about her interest, and she is still
hesitant to talk about it. Natsuki also likes cute things, such as
cupcakes with cat faces, and prefers poems with cuter, happier words,
though her own poems are still about sad things, such as being
persecuted for the protagonist's hobbies.
Natsuki believes that it's important to be able to express something deep with few words. Her simplistic writing style puts her at odds with Yuri, who has a more extravagant style. In Act 1, the protagonist is tasked with siding with Natsuki, Yuri, or asking for Sayori's help after an argument between Yuri and Natsuki regarding writing styles. Choosing Yuri will cause her to be offended, and the player attempts to read Natsuki their poem, Natsuki will immediately shoo them away. If the player calls for Sayori to diffuse the situation, Sayori will compliment both Yuri and Natsuki on their writing and capabilities. The argument will dissolve afterwards and both Yuri and Natsuki will be satisfied with Sayori's response. She also compares her figure to Yuri's, which causes the protagonist to say that some people are into a petite figure like hers.
Natsuki hates being called "cute," even when she acts as such or does cute things, and she will deny any claims from others relating to this; nevertheless, she is much more comfortable exposing her sweet side once she knows people aren't going to tease her about it. Natsuki hates it if she isn't taken seriously, whether it's her writing, her hobbies, or just her overall demeanor. It is likely she learned to be ashamed of herself and her hobbies because her classmates judge her and because of her implied abusive father, making her abrasive nature a coping mechanism. This is also implied in a secret poem, "Things I Like About Papa," which is most likely written by her.
It is shown that she is a very lonely person who desperately craves affection. One example is during the third poetry-sharing session: if Natsuki has liked all the player's poems to date, she outright asks the protagonist if he thinks her poems are the best, which quickly shifts to her begging him to say they are, even if he hates them.
During Act 2, if the player writes a poem for Natsuki, the protagonist will read manga with Natsuki, and during the middle of the session, she will fall asleep. The protagonist will try to rouse her, and she will glitch out, with a mass of black glitches covering her eyes and mouth, and her dialogue will be distorted. Monika will find them and ask if she's okay, to when Natsuki doesn't respond, Monika will throw her an energy bar for her to eat. Monika then tells the player that Natsuki is malnourished, which could possibly be due to her father. This can also be the reason for her lack of height and her small body.
If Natsuki is written another poem in Act 2, Natsuki will show immediate jealousy for the protagonist spending time with Yuri. She will show the main character her poem, which is written in Base 64. She will then start asking the player if the player just wants her to suffer, and telling him that he should stop hanging out with Yuri, and to spend time with her instead. A distorted version of "Okay, Everyone!" will play, and Natsuki's eyes will become a mass of black glitches, and blood will rush down her face, to resemble crying blood. She will then yell "PLAY WITH ME!!!" and her neck will snap abruptly, and will rush towards the screen. The screen will now show a black screen with the word "END" on it. However, when starting up the game once more, there seems to be no lasting consequences from that scene, with Natsuki still intact and the Literature Club seeming mostly normal.
After Yuri's suicide, she comes inside the club, and
finds Yuri's decomposing body. She will yelp loudly, scream, then vomit
all over her uniform and run away. Monika then quickly find Yuri, and
will quickly delete Yuri and Natsuki's files. Monika eats a cupcake made
by Natsuki, except her name is jumbled up and distorted. Monika will
then begin Act 3.
Doki Doki Literature Club! is a 2017 American freeware visual novel developed by Team Salvato for Microsoft Windows, macOS, and Linux. The game was initially distributed through itch to, and later became available on Steam. The story follows a male high school student who joins the school's literature club and interacts with its four female members. The game features a mostly linear story, with some alternative scenes and endings depending on the choices the player makes. While the game appears at first glance to be a lighthearted dating simulator, it is in fact a metafictional psychological horror game that extensively breaks the fourth wall.
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