I like Natsuki because she is very cute and we are nearly alike. Her personality is interesting and I love tsunderes. Seeing her blush makes me laugh or smile. I love her little fang. If we were both to meet each other IRL, I'm sure we would become the bestest of friends!!

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General Information

Name

Natsuki

Age

18

Concept Height

4'11" (149 cm)

Gender

Female

Hair Color

Pastel Pink

Eye Color

Pink

File Name

natsuki.chr

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Personality

Natsuki is a brash, blunt, cranky, seemingly arrogant girl with a cute, softer interior as a result of insecurity, convincing Monika enough to class Natsuki as the embodiment of a tsundere. While she is impulsive and can speak without thinking, Natsuki truly cares about her friends and, even when she has obvious anger issues, doesn't enjoy fights or arguments with people.

Her 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, and while the rest of the club obviously knows about her interest, she is still hesitant to talk about it. Natsuki also likes cute things, like cupcakes with cat faces. She also likes poems with cuter, happier words, though her own poems are still about sad things, such as being persecuted for your 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.

Natsuki dislikes being called "cute," even when she acts as such or does cute things, and 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 Natsuki learned to be ashamed of herself and her hobbies, because her classmates judge her and 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.

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Preferred Words

Act 1

Anger, Anime, Blanket, Boop, Bouncy, Bubbles, Bunny, Candy, Cheeks, Chocolate, Clouds, Cute, Doki-Doki, Email, Fantasy, Fluffy, Games, Giggle, Hair, Headphones, Heartbeat, Hop, Jump, Jumpy, Kawaii, Kiss, Kitty, Lipstick, Lollipop, Marshmallow, Melody, Milk, Mouse, Nibble, Nightgown, Papa, Parfait, Peace, Pink, Playground, Poof, Pout, Puppy, Pure, Ribbon, Shiny, Shopping, Skipping, Skirt, Socks, Spinning, Sticky, Strawberry, Sugar, Summer, Swimsuit, Twirl, Valentine, Vanilla, Waterfall, Whisper, Whistle

Act 2 Extras

Adventure, Amazing, Awesome, Beauty, Bed, Bliss, Charm, Cheer, Childhood, Clumsy, Color, Comfort, Dance, Dazzle, Excitement, Extraordinary, Family, Feather, Fireflies, Fireworks, Flower, Flying, Friends, Fun, Happiness, Heart, Holiday, Laugh, Lazy, Loud, Love, Lucky, Marriage, Memories, Music, Nature, Ocean, Party, ion, Play, Precious, Promise, Rainbow, Raincloud, Romance, Sadness, Silly, Sing, Smile, Sparkle, Special, Sunny, Sunset, Sweet, Together, Treasure, Vacation, Warm, Wonderful

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Other Things:

:black_small_square: It is implied that Natsuki has an abusive father:

    •Natsuki prefers to stay at the Literature Club than her home and is visibly worried about fading into the background if more people were to the club.

    •Natsuki fears what would happen if her father spots her reading "childish" manga.

    •The father wants her home no later than a specific time.

    •Monika's alterations to Natsuki's negative traits in Act 2 exaggerate Natsuki and her father's relationship, evident by Natsuki's bolded "My dad would beat the shit out of me if he saw this" comment and Monika's "guess" that Natsuki's father does not give her money or lunch as she departs to school, resulting in her malnutrition and short stature.

         -Related, Natsuki es out in the Literature Club room, prompting Monika to give her a protein bar, saying it happens often enough to have Monika keep one in her bag in case it happens again.

    •Natsuki's insecurity being the fuel to her tsundere archetype and boastful attempts at superiority as she looks for approval and jeers from others without being laughed or mocked at, a common symptom for victims of child abuse.

    •Another circumstantial point, but if the player writes poems for Natsuki in Act 2 the day before and the day of the festival planning, then the interaction between Yuri and Natsuki changes on the day of the festival planning and takes a darker turn: Natsuki apologizes for being so aggressive the day before and leaving the club, and Yuri responds that "No one cares. Why don't you just go look for spare coins under the vending machine out in the hallway." Natsuki is angry at first and tries to speak, but she starts crying and runs out of the club room again. Despite this, the rest of the events for that day proceed as usual, and Natsuki will still give the player her "poem" about trying to help Yuri, stating that she doesn't trust Monika. The jab by Yuri though further alludes to the possible fact that Natsuki's father doesn't give her lunch money and thus encourages the concept that Natsuki's father is abusive.

    •Theoretical at best, but by connecting the symptoms of insecurity from real-world abuse victims and how such relationships tend to begin, Natsuki pressuring to go home for dinner after saving her appetite, feeling insecure about her underdeveloped size and stature, and she boasts on about how she can overcome such a flaw with minor acts of feat, the father is likely critical of her stagnate growth and wants her to eat all provided meals so his efforts are worth the fortune that Natsuki does not become more dependent on him and become a greater drain on his resources, time, and energy.

:black_small_square: Natsuki's version of "Okay, Everyone!" involves a much simpler tune consisting of a recorder xylophone duet, though it is slightly off-tempo, representing her childish and simplistic nature.Her poems are usually the shortest and most "childish" of the group, with playful and simple music, contrasting with the messages of her poems, which are usually more hard-hitting and serious.

:black_small_square: Natsuki is the only one out of the four girls that does not commit suicide, though she is deleted by Monika after she runs out the classroom upon seeing Yuri's dead body.

    •Natsuki snapping her neck to the side during her corruption in Act 2 could be disputed as Natsuki's self-destruction, but the act has temporary and inconclusive consequences.

:black_small_square: In the manga Parfait Girls, Natsuki's favorite character is a girl named Minori, who she claims to be particularly unlucky.

:black_small_square: Dan Salvato has stated that he wishes he could have added more content to Natsuki's character.

:black_small_square: The sprite of Natsuki throwing up may have been inspired by "vomit-chan," a famous Yume Nikki fanart that features the player character, Madotsuki, throwing up.

:black_small_square: Natsuki can be associated with a cat. Cats can be aggressive and usually attack with the goal of domination, but they are also small and considered to be a cute and harmless animal by many.

:black_small_square: Natsuki does not want to be considered as the cute one compared to others that are larger and stronger like lions and tigers. Instead, she wants to be given the same attitude others get because even though Natsuki is abnormal, she is still a human like a cat is still a feline.