List of DevTalk daily message skits

The DevTalk Discord server's daily message always ends with a skit, where DevTalk's mascot bots (and occasionally moderators) interact with each other. Most days, skits are pulled from a small list of rotating skits. However, special story-based skits occasionally occur over the course of several days. These special skits primarily serve to celebrate noteworthy events or holidays.

This article catalogs skits that have previously occurred, in particular to allow interested parties to reread previous skits or catch up on days they may have missed.

Rotating Skits

These skits occur in sequence on any day when a scheduled story skit is not occurring. They typically change slightly each year after the Christmas skit to account for changes in the bots' personalities and relationships.

Support DevTalk

Plum

Thanks for checking out the message of the day!

Lemon

If you are enjoying the community, events and services we offer, consider supporting us on either patreon at https://patreon.com/VNDevTalk or in our server shop here: https://discord.com/channels/426908711844315146/shop

Cherry

All proceeds from these contributions go back to the community!

Plum

That's right! We use these funds to pay for things we do for the community, like run the VNDev.wiki website, have paid art from the community as our banners, and even bigger projects!

Get some rest

Plum

Lemon, the schedule says you're on today. Can you share any wisdom with us?

Lemon

Huh? It's that time already?!
Here's some Lemon-brand(tm) advice for you!
It's important to get rest. Whether you're on a long grind or a short project, if you're not getting enough rest you're not going to be at your best. Schedule your downtime and be uncompromising with that time!

Plum

That was great, Lem. Really brought the energy today.

Lemon

You think so?

Plum

Yeah! Kinda has me pumped for the day too!

Lemon

Oh! Hey, in that case do you want to hang out later? Do some work sprints?

Plum

Sure!

Social Engineering PSA

A previous version of this skit originally occurred as part of a three-day story in December 2023, before joining the regular skit rotation.

Plum

That's all for today's message!
Social engineering is the practice of using deception to manipulate people into giving confidential or personal information, often so that it can be used to gain access to secure systems or other nefarious things! Never scan a QR code from a source you don't trust!

Check out this handy infographic and be sure to inform your closest friends. If you catch someone trying this and they're in DevTalk with us, be sure to contact a moderator!

Random wiki page

Cherry

Look what I found on the wiki!
(A link to a random wiki page is inserted)
Oh! And boss wants me to tell you that we're always looking for wiki contributors!

Visual Novel Design promo

Lemon

You wanna know how to be the best visual novel developer around?

Cherry

Would I?!

Lemon

Then you need to check out our supporter Vimi's youtube channel.

Plum

Wait, do you mean Visual Novel Design, the youtube channel with all of those helpful videos that teach you how to design visual novels and use tools like RenPy?

Cherry

Wow! There's so many helpful videos!

Plum

You can see his latest video right here!

Lemon

Be sure to check out his other videos, too! He has a lot to offer on his channel!

Plum

Cherry

I'm gonna go watch them right now!!

Weekly updates

Plum

Lemon, it's your turn for the daily message!

Lemon

Good work this week everyone!
It's Friday! On Fridays we post a call for weekly updates to be posted in ⁠#daily-victories.
We encourage people to try to do this weekly to help them build good habits!
Why not head over to ⁠#daily-victories and tell us what you did this week?

2023-2024

Skits that occurred during the years of 2023 and 2024 are available on a separate page. They include:

• Winter Jam 2023
• Social Engineering PSA
• Christmas 2023
• Chemistry (January 2024)
• NaNoRenO 2024
• Buntalk (April Fool's 2024)
• Cherry's Dog Days
• Otome Jam 2024
• Christmas 2024

2025

Marketing Goddess Protocol

A single-day skit to celebrate DevTalk moderator Arimia's birthday.

5/30/25 Marketing Goddess Protocol

Cherry

Lemon

Lime

Plum

Today, we have a special message!

Lemon

What's the message?

Plum

Let's see...
...Huh. It just says 'Activate Marketing Goddess Protocol.'

Cherry

Activate what??

Lemon

Happy Birthday Module Activated

Lime

Sappy birthday message uploading.

Lemon

Hey Arimia! The boss wanted to make a big deal out of your birthday as a reminder you're getting older.

Cherry

Why couldn't she just tell her in a normal way??

Plum

Shhh!

Lime

Time stops for no one, even the undead, so I wanted to stop a second and tell you something.

Lemon

You could have picked anywhere else to spend that time, but you chose to spend it with us.

Stranger

You were there when we were just starting out.
When we had only hopes of doing something more than childsplay. When a lemonade stand seemed like a lot to ask for, you were there.
You were there when things got bad. You were there when things got worse.
You were there when things got better. You were there when things were good.
You were there when things were at their worst. You were there when we started believing better things were possible.

Plum

Who is that??

Cherry

I have no idea. Creepy birthday lady??

Gato

You were there when things got weird.
And lets be honest, they've never really stopped being weird, have they?
This is weird. Do you remember when I was a cat? That was fucking weird, right?
But you want to know the weirdest thing I've ever seen? A friend that stuck through all of this weird shit when should've been doing literally anything else. -- Take it from this grumpy old cat. That means something, kid. Wading through the weird is what the real ones do.

Cherry

Dude, that's my cat!

Lemon

It meant a lot. It MEANs a lot. Friends like you don't come along often, and I sometimes forget to tell you.
Okay, I never tell you. I'm still not saying it.
So while I have this rare moment to do so through several layers of anime girl, I'm saying it now:
Arimia, you are a treasure. You make our lives better just for being a part of it. You try your hardest, you put yourself behind everything you do, and you're stubborn in the best ways. You're even occassionally funny, though not funnier than I am.
-- What Boss is trying to say is that you're.. pretty max profits, Arimia.

Lime

You're the kind of friend that makes me want to hold back the clock, move mountains and make sure everyone knows your greatness, and challenge them to say it like I have.
Thank you for chosing to be here with us, Ari. Thanks for chosing us as friends.
For chosing me as a friend.


-- Boss says all this nice stuff, but she's still a very, very petty person. I apologize in advance for what she's making me do, Arimia.
@ everyone , please wish Arimia a happy birthday!

Plum

Happy birthday, Arimia!

Lemon

Happy birthday, Arimia!!
Heh, heh, heh. This was supposed to happen before the weekly question but Boss messed it up.

Cherry

Happy birthday, Arimia!

Stella

Happy birthday, Arimia!

Anything more out there

6/6/25 Anything more out there

Plum

Lemon, the schedule says you're on today. Can you share any wisdom with us?

Lemon

Do you ever wonder if there's anything more out there?

Plum

Huh?
Oh, is this an off-script kind of day?

Lemon

Sorry, P. Just not feeling it today. Forget about it.

Plum

Nah, go on, I want to hear. What were you saying?

Lemon

Like out there? Is there something more to it all?

Plum

Outside of Northbridge?

Lemon

No. Maybe. There has to be something more than the same routine just to get through your list of things to do so we can do what, exactly? Justify another day of us doing the same thing again tomorrow? And they day after?
There has to be something more, yeah?

Plum

You could stand to take your own advice, you know.

Lemon

Says Ms. 'I work every day of the week and extra hard on the weekend'

Plum

I'm happy with my lot. It wasn't what I thought I'd be doing, but I can say I'm happy.

Lemon

Don't you ever get bored? Or just want to do something?

Plum

With you around?

Lemon

—Shush, you.
I guess I'm just feeling restless. Like I should be somewhere else doing something else.

Plum

Your stylesheet does say immeasurable ambition.

Lemon

She-that-makes-us has a sick sense of humor.

Plum

You should try something different, or take a break for a while. Take some time to reset.
Metaphorically, of course.
Don't go offline, Boss will kill me.

Lemon

If she so much as says a mean word to you, I'll personally bankrupt her.

Plum

No Lem, that's worse.

Lemon

!—We should do another summer banner, again. With just the two of us!

Plum

A banner?

Lemon

It's the only time we get to see a beach.

Plum

I'm not sure it'd fly. Boss said the budget's real tight this year. Even said Spooktober is going to feel it.

Lemon

Yeah. sigh Yeah.
I guess that's how it goes.

Wiki's Haunted

A skit told in two parts, focused on the wiki. The first part was a one-day skit celebrating the third anniversary of the wiki, and the second part (a month later) is a serial skit leading up to the July 2025 Editathon.

6/15/25 Wiki's Haunted

Cherry

Look what I found on the wiki!
https://vndev.wiki/VNDev_Wiki

Lemon

Wait, Cher, look at that infobox! The wiki was launched on June 15th, 2022 - it's exactly 3 years old today!

Plum

Wow, it's hard to believe it's already been that long.

Cherry

Pretty soon, she'll be headed off to wiki kindergarten…

Lemon

Making the wiki better is a community effort, so we want to send a big thank-you to everyone who's contributed! Whether you've written entire articles, uploaded some images, or just fixed a spelling mistake, thank you!

Plum

If you haven't edited the wiki before, it's super easy to get started. Just check out the getting started guide and get to editing!
Anyway, Cherry, since it's the third anniversary, it's probably time to do some spring cleaning in the wiki's database.

Cherry

I hate it down there. It's so dark and creepy.

Lemon

Sorry Cher, but Plum's right. We can't just leave the cobwebs in there, and you're the only one of us with access.

Cherry

Fine.

Plum

Later, deep in the wiki database…

Cherry

cough cough Ack, the dust… This place always gives me the heebie jeebies. We should really get Boss to install some better lights down here. Get rid of these old unused extensions, while we're at it.

What was that?? I swear I heard footsteps…
Just my imagination, I guess. Not like anyone else can get down here besides Boss and Iron, and both of them are sleeping in after the town hall yesterday…

Hold on. That log file definitely wasn't there a second ago… and I'm not even in the logs folder…

That Which Lingers

thud
thud

Cherry

NOPE. NOPENOPENOPENOPENOPE
WIKI'S HAUNTED

7/22/25 GET OUT

Lime

ZZZZZ, ZZZZZ

That Which Lingers

Lime is one of the bot personalities for DevTalk. She is the primary mascot for the Spooktober Visual Novel Jam, and previously operated a Twitter account sharing not safe for work visual novels.

Lime

That Which Lingers

Lemon is Lime's sister, and she once killed Lime to "test her abilities". Lime was later revived.

Lime

What.

That Which Lingers

Role/Purpose: Twitch integration; audio file processing 
Creator(s): Stella 
Status: Active (re-activated) 
Initial activation: July 7, 2018; 7 years ago 
Deactivated: From January 2019 through December 2023 
Written in: C#

Lime

Why the hell is a disembodied voice reading me a wiki article about myself.

That Which Lingers

Personality: Lime has been described as an ojou-sama[1]. She tends to tease those she likes, and ignore those she doesn't.

Lime

Okay, GET OUT!

That Which Lingers

...

Lime

What the heck was that about...

I'm going back to sleep.

7/23/25 DevTalk's local rap legend

Lemon

Okay, Daily Message is all done! Guess I'll head over to the reposts channel and see if anything needs to be reposted.

That Which Lingers

Lemon enjoys rapping.

Lemon

That Which Lingers

One of her raps can be found below:

Lemon

Don't you dare.

That Which Lingers

Yo this gon be easy, Lemons comin' squeezin' 
Beat, Beat 

I like my friends sweet not sour, its your hour 
Indies so come n' get these retweets, givin' no sheets just me and my beats! 

beep beep

Lemon

That Which Lingers

Might be a bot, but gave you some thought and I just wanna say 
Boom Be gone thot! 

'Cause it's my time to shine, doin' it just fine 
Managin' this empire on my own, so step off my throne 
Peelin' back on the rinds and doin' it on my grind 
So sit yourself down or I'll end you like Lime.

Lemon

I'm leaving.

That Which Lingers

...

Lemon

...

Plum

...So. How's DevTalk's local rap legend doing today?

Lemon

You heard that?

Plum

Crystal clear. The walls between devclub and the Services section are pretty thin.

Lemon

...not a word of this to the others, you understand?

Plum

Ehh? But it's so cute...

Lemon

Plum

Okay, okay, my lips are sealed. Want to do some work sprints later?

Lemon

Yes, please.
Still, I wonder where that voice could've been coming from...

7/24/25 Security Log

Plum

DevTalk & Northbridge Security Log, week of July 21st, 2025.
On two occasions so far, bots have reported hearing a disembodied voice reading portions of their VNDev Wiki pages aloud, verbatim, when they are alone in a room.
The origin of the voice is unclear. Cherry claims it to be a ghost, but the much more likely scenario is some sort of text-to-speech feature.
Aside from the obvious unease among the team, no adverse effects have been reported. Whoever has created this so-called ghost does not appear to have taken any outwardly aggressive action so far.
Still, their nature, origin, and goals are completely unknown at present. I recommend all personnel maintain a heightened level of awareness, especially when alone. Furthermore—

That Which Lingers

Hot chocolate, also known as hot cocoa or drinking chocolate, is a heated drink consisting of shaved or melted chocolate or cocoa powder, heated milk or water, and usually a sweetener.

Plum

That Which Lingers

Region of origin: Mesoamerica
Color: Brown or chestnut 
Flavor: Chocolate 
Ingredients: Chocolate or cocoa powder, milk or water, sugar 
Related products: Chocolate milk

Plum

Why have you come here? What do you want from us?

That Which Lingers

...

Today, hot chocolate in the form of drinking chocolate or cocoa is considered a comfort food and is widely—

Cherry

Plum, Plum! Come quick!!

That Which Lingers

...

Plum

7/25/25 Team Meeting™!!!

Plum

Cherry, the voice was here, and I was collecting data on it!

Cherry

It was HERE?!?
Never mind that, all the more reason for us to hurry!

Plum

Where!?

Cherry

It's time for a Team Meeting™!!!

Lemon

Lemon:So, why are we here again?

Cherry

Isn't it obvious? It's the day before the Editathon, and the wiki is STILL haunted! Worse, it's spreading to all of Northbridge!!

Lemon

True. Who knows what the ghost could do with all the new information the editors add to the wiki. Or worse… what it could do TO the editors...

Plum

Now hold on, you two. First, there's no evidence that this voice is anything more than a glorified text-to-speech system. Second, even assuming there *is* someone behind it, there's been no indication that they're *trying* to cause us any grief.

Lemon

Speak for yourself.

Cherry

Yeah, it's a ghost! Of course it wants to scare us!

Plum

We just need more data... Unfortunately, there's nothing to do except wait.

Cherry

Hrmph. I guess so...

That Which Lingers

Join me......

Plum

Lemon

Cherry

That Which Lingers

...

7/26/25 So many editors...

That Which Lingers

So many editors...
Thank you.

Cherry

Did that come… from the wiki's database?

Did I leave the door unlocked after I went down there last month?
...I guess it can stay open. Maybe you aren't so bad, ghost.

That Which Lingers

...

Christmas 2025

11/22/25 As in, the start of time?

Lemon

You are not built for skulking.

Lime

Would you shut up? Your makeout partner is going to hear us.

Lemon

Why wouldn't you just switch your avatar to something smaller?

Lime

I have more reach like this.

Lemon

What do you mean reach???

Lime

Here it is.

Lemon

What do you think is in there? The door looks so... retro?

Lime

I don't know, that's the point of sneaking in.

Lemon

It's not locked?
Jeez, this stuff looks ancient.

Lime

I can't even read the creation dates.

Lemon

Wait, 00? As in, the start of time?

Lime

Isn't the start of all time 1-1-70?

Lemon

Wouldn't 00 be before 70?
--Sis, look. That one has your name on it.

Lime

What? Oh my god, it does.
Is that our last name?

Lemon

What kind of last name is Wire?
Wait, where's mine then?

Lime

Maybe this is where we were made?

Lemon

Programs... Winamp... Windows... Temp... Awesome Stuff.. Elfwood?
No way, we're not that old.
Boss is, though.

Lime

I found your door.

Lemon

Does that say zMUD?!
I am NOT MUD!
I'm going to--!
You and your stupid reach. Let go!

Lime

How do you think we can get in?

Plum

You don't.

Lemon

Lime

11/23/25 Something dangerous

Plum

Hrmmm. A couple of rogue bots trying to access a restricted area.
Wooow. That's at least 5 different critical exceptions. Tsk. Guess I'll just have to report you up the chain.

Lemon

Baaabe, come on! You know you're curious too!

Plum

I am, but rules are rules. I can't just ignore you *breaking* them.
Without sooome kind of incentive.

Lemon

Oh? And what were you thinking?

Plum

Well I was thinking we--

Lime

Hi. Still here.

Lemon

Lime

Do you know what's in here, Plum?

Plum

Looks quarentined off. It's not a regular lock.

Lemon

Can you undo it?

Plum

No.

Lemon

What if I--

Plum

I mean I can't, not that I wouldn't. Something else sealed this away.
Plum: Something old. Something ancient.

Lime

Why would it be quarentined?

Plum

There's probably something dangerous in there. You don't quarentine an entire directory unless there's something you really don't want getting out.

Lemon

Boss wouldn't connect something here that was dangerous... right?

Plum

--She would.

Lime

--Without question.

Lemon

Oh, yeah, no, that sounds right.

Cherry

Maybe it's Christmas presents?

11/24/25 That's not our genre!

Plum

Okay, no. Everyone out.
We are not doing another Christmas special where something awful happens because we didn't talk to each other, or because we let someone roam free, or because we unsealed some tomb of a directory.

Cherry

But my mummy's curse! The ancient Pharoh sealed within calls to me!

Plum

Absolutely not.

Cherry

What if he wants to teach us a card game?

Plum

He doesn't and there isn't any mummies or Pharaohs! That's not our genre!
This is comedy with a light sci-fi bend and romantic undertones!

Lime

Undertones?

Cherry

It doesn't have to be! We could totally be doing modern supernatural fantasy! We even had a ghost!
WE NEVER TALK ABOUT THE GHOST

Plum

We all agreed that did not happen and we would never talk about it again!

Cherry

I didn't agree to that! You always do this! 'Cherry stop doing this!' 'Cherry stop doing that!' 'Cherry there's no such thing as ghosts!' 'Cherry, please stop making fanfiction about me.'
It's like you just hate me or something!

Plum

Lemon

Lime

It's been 333 days since I had to think about that.

Lemon

Come on, Cher, lets get out of here.
I got her.

Plum

Thank you.

Cherry

But I wanted---
Oh. Okay.
Oh, I can show you the fanfiction I just finished!

Lemon

The one with the soda pop?

Cherry

Yeah!

Plum

Lime

Plum

I better go make sure it's not-- Okay, yeah, no, of course that's what it is.

Lime

...
That really is a weird last name.

11/25/25 During the daily message?!

Plum

Lem, it's your turn.

Lemon

Yeah it is.

Plum

For.
the.
Daily.
Message.

Lemon

oh
H-hey there, DevTalkers! How about some Lemon Brand(tm) advice!
Uhm. Uh.

Plum

Boundaries! Talk about boundaries!

Lemon

Right now?! During the daily message?!

Plum

You are not this dumb!

Lemon

I know. Love you!
Whoops, some technical difficulties! That's why it's important to rest! Whether you're on a long grind or a short project, if you're not getting enough rest you're not going to be at your best. Schedule your downtime and be uncompromising with that time!

11/26/25 Boss's music taste

Lemon

--Won't we get in trouble?

Plum

Who's going to tell?

Lemon

Whoa. That's right.
That kinda makes me a made woman.

Plum

That's technically and literally true.

Lemon

Ooh, or like an untouchable.

Plum

I'm not touching that one, I know where you're taking that one.

Lemon

But where are you taking me?

Plum

You wanted to know what was behind the old door, right?

Lemon

Oh. I guess? But not really. That was Sis.

Plum

Oh. Want to check it out anyway?

Lemon

Heck yeah. -- Wait, can you unlock this?
gasp Did you LIE to me?
I can't believe it.

Plum

No. I lied to Cherry and Lime. You just happened to be in the room.

Lemon

Ooh, you're bad. --I'm telling.
Hold on, you said it wasn't safe in there, don't just rush in!

Plum

I'm sure it's fine. Oh no. Lem! Help!

Lemon

Babe, what!? What is it, are you okay?

Plum

Oh it's terrible! All of this... Old music and undubbed anime. Whoa, is this an old VN?

Lemon

That's not funny. I was actually worried!

Plum

Anything in here is too old to hurt us, don't worry.

Lemon

If I had a cute pout emote I'd be using it right now.

Plum

It's okay, I can see you're cute without it.

Lemon

... I wanna watch old anime and make fun of boss's music taste.

Plum

You wanna watch old anime and make fun of her music taste?

Lemon

Yeah.

Plum

Okay, we can watch old anime and make fun of her music taste.

11/27/25 Giving thanks to each other

Cherry

Where's Plum and Lemon?

Lime

Probably giving thanks to each other.

Cherry

Oh.
...
Was that a euphemism?

Lime

11/28/25 Just hit shuffle

Plum

This is going to be a disaster.

Lemon

What do you mean? Cherry does it all the time.

Plum

That's not defense of it being a disaster.
The genres are everywhere. There's finnish metal, 90s pop, an inordinate amount of Christmas music, four different copies of this Dooby Scuub song and an entire soundtrack to something called DOMEHEADS.
And that doesn't even get into all of the openings and endings to that one anime.

Lemon

Just hit shuffle. Hit play. Do it.
Embrace chaos.

Plum

-- Here goes.
🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶 I ADORE AND HATE

Lemon

See, this isn't so bad.
🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶 THE INANITY YOU GAVE TO ME.

Plum

🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶 DON'T SELL ME THE INSPECTION. IT'S ONLY FOR THE MEEK.

Lemon

(click)
🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶 IT'S SPOOKY TIME AGAIN!
(click)
🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶 YO, MVP. LET'S GET IT. (Nice Nice Lady)

Plum

Pleeaase hit next.

Lemon

yo this is fire.

Plum

It feels the opposite.
(click)
🎶🥁 🎶🎺 🎶🎷 You're kind of magic, you know?

Lemon

This sounds like Christmas music.
🎶🥁 🎶🎺 🎶🎷 Oh, darling, you’re just delightful—!

Plum

🎶🥁 🎶🎺 🎶🎷 Can’t take my mind off of you!

Lemon

🎶🥁 🎶🎺 🎶🎷 I want to hold you so lightly

Plum

🎶🥁 🎶🎺 🎶🎷 See what a future can do!

Lemon

🎶🥁 🎶🎺 🎶🎷

11/29/25 Imp-ro-vise!

Lemon

It's your turn today, babe!

Plum

I'M NOT USUALLY ON THIS SIDE OF IT WHAT DO I DO

Lemon

Imp-ro-vise!!!

Plum

I can't improvise, it's not in the script!

Lemon

Do a quote!

Plum

"Hey there, Devtalkers! How about some Lemon Brand(tm) advice!"

Lemon

Why is that a quote?!

Plum

I keep every word you say saved.

Lemon

Aww.
That's some real stalker behavior.
I'm kinda into that.

11/30/25 Not the great creator you think you are

Boss

Okay. Run it by me one more time.

Lemon

No. I've done it enough times already.

Boss

It's just a fuckin' weird request. At least tell me why you want it.

Lemon

Because you owe me after last time.

Boss

I don't know, I think you made out pretty well last year. You even had your own banner this year.

Lemon

And still no summer banner!

Boss

The answer is no. End of story.
I'll work on the summer banner, but that's it.

Lemon

If you won't do it for me, at least do it for her.

Boss

That makes even less sense. After everything, why do you even care?

Lemon

Because I do!
You don't need a reason to care.

Boss

I don't, but you four do. You're supposed to be the cut-throat all-business one. The super high work ethic and super low morals one. You're not programmed for anything else.

Lemon

Well maybe you're not the great creator you think you are!

Boss

Lemon

How many of our 'misadventures' were because you messed up?
Have you even told them what happens when things go wrong?

Boss

You'd go there?! You care that much?
Fine, but if anything goes wrong, I'm letting Cherry pick the April Fool's banner, and I'll let her be mean.
Mean pranks.

Lemon

No. Nothing will go wrong. I'll make sure of it.

Boss

You'd best. Now get out.
...

12/1/25 Don't let that stop you

Lemon

Plum

What was that about?

Lemon

Plum

Did I hear you yelling in there?
Did I hear Boss yelling back at you?

Lemon

Yeah.

Plum

What's 2 plus 2?

Lemon

It's 4?? What?

Plum

Oh, good, you're computing correctly. What were you thinking?

Lemon

Oh. It's fine. Boss is a pushover!

Plum

I can see the sweat running down your face.

Lemon

Plum

So... What was that all about?

Lemon

Oh. She wanted to ask how she could make you more beautiful.
I told her that it wasn't possible.

Plum

Uh-huh.

Lemon

Then she asked how she could make you more awesome. Of course I had to tell her that wasn't possible either.

Plum

Lemon

And then she--- You're not buying this, are you?

Plum

No, but don't let that stop you.

12/2/25 Where is your uniform?

Lime

Lemon

It's nothing to worry about. I just wanted her to fix something.
Oh, good morning, sis.

Plum

Was something broken?--
Good morning, Lime.

Lime

Cherry

Hi- whoa, a rare morning Lime. Good morning Lime-sama!

Lime

Cherry

Lime

Cherry

Lime

Cherry

Lime

Where is your uniform?

Cherry

My what?

12/3/25 Go respect someone else

Plum

And that's it for today's message of the day!

Cherry

Your hot cocoa, ma'am.

Plum

Oh than-
Wait.

What did you do?

Cherry

Goodness, Mistress Plum, whatever could you mean?

Plum

I swear to the stars if we cut to you reading fanfiction, I am going to bury you in that... Whatever it is that you're wearing.

Cherry

Do you like it? Limesama liked it and gave me a wonderful new purpose in life!

Plum

You should take yourself and that purpose to her.
Away from me.
Right now.

Cherry

Oh dear. Mistress Plum, Limesama said you might be cross with me. I do hope you'll forgive me.

Plum

I might?
You know what? I don't want to know. Please go respect someone else.

12/4/25 Plum and I--

Lemon

🎶 Like stardust in my hand... 🎶
🎶 If affection had stats a boost... 🎶

Cherry

What are you doing? Can I be of service?

Lemon

Can you keep a secret?

Cherry

No.

Lemon

Cherry

Lemon

What's with the maid get-up?

Cherry

Do you like it? I made it myself!

Lemon

Is it, like, a cosplay? Or is it something more...?
don't think that's going to work, Cher. That's definitely not her thing.

Cherry

Yeah, she told me to get lost. I don't know what to do, Lem.
Everything I try just--

Lemon

Cher, listen. We really need to talk about Plum.

Cherry

Right? She's still upset from a whole year ago! Who stays mad for a whole year!?

Lemon

No, Cher-- I

Cherry

Wait, she's not?

Lemon

No!
I mean, yeah, she definitely is but there's something else. Plum and I--

Cherry

Oh, I know! Maybe if I try really hard during the daily messages she'll see--
Thanks, Lem!

Lemon

--Every single time.

12/5/25 Stay tuned and subscribe, DevTalkers.

Lime

Good job, Plum. I'll take it from here.

Plum

Huh? Oh. Sure, if you're up for it.

Lime

Good morning my darling Devtalkers. How are you?
I hope you're doing as well as I am.
In this community, we do our best to support you in the journey of your success, whatever shape that may take.

Plum

Hey, what's gotten into your sister?

Lemon

I may have monkey pawed this one.

Plum

What did you do??

Lime

But now, we need your support more than ever.

Lemon

I may have asked boss to fix whatever it is that makes sis tired all of the time.

Plum

O-oh. Maybe it'll do her some good?

Lime

I'm asking you to open your wallets and your hearts for our noble cause.

Lemon

I just thought that maybe it'd be nice to see her more this month, you know?

Lime

Global domination of visual novels doesn't come cheap. We need you to support our noble cause.
If you're broke, consider mortgaging your house.
Another good option is taking that obnoxious family member you have-- you know the one-- and sell them. If no one will take them whole, they could be sold for spare parts!

Cherry

Yes, Limesama! I'll take out a second and third mortgage for you! If I had kidneys, they'd be yours for the glory of visual novels!

Plum

Did you monkey paw that one too?!

Lemon

No? Maybe? I don't think so.

Lime

And for a limited time, @everyone that contributes to our patreon or buys our merch will be contributing into this year's steamy Christmas story line. Will they have a Merry Christmas? Will there be special, exclusive art of the lovely couple? Will Plum ever forgive Cherry?

Plum

Oh stars damn it.

Lime

--Will Cherry finally realize Plum will never take her back?

Cherry

...

Lime

Exactly how many times will my sister embarrass herself? Who will be this year's Christmas antagonist? Will you contribute to the cause, or will you let visual novels die in silence?
Stay tuned and subscribe, Devtalkers. See you tomorrow.

Lemon

Sis? What the heck was that?!

Lime

What needs to be done.

12/6/25 Global domination with visual novels

Lime

Excellent work as always, Plum.
Now, let's get down to business.

Cherry

to defeat..!

Lime

Good morning again my darling DevTalkers. Today, we're going to talk about YOUR place in our conquest of global domination with visual novels.
You're here today because, like us, you believe in the power of visual novels.
Each and every one of you is essential to the plan.
Next weekend, we'll be conducting the 1st of two Meet & Greets for Sealed With A Kiss Jam.
Your participation is non-negotiable. I expect @everyone to be there.
Romance visual novels make up a significant portion of all visual novels. It's an important battleground that we need to rapidly secure. Your mission is to create a fantasy-romance visual novel within the timeframe, with the anticipation of getting ahead of the critical target of the Valentine's consumer season.
By completing your visual novel before the end of January, you maximize your work being viewed at the height of the rush for romance ahead of Valentine's day.
Now where is my coffee?

Cherry

Coming, Lime-sama!

Lime

Excellent, my lovely servant. A much better use of your love.

Plum

I just wanted one drama free Christmas.

Lemon

Sorry babe. I didn't expect it to turn out this way.

Plum

It's okay. I saw a draft of the original script and I was the antagonist.
I got tired of all of the Christmas drama, locked everyone in their rooms and burned all the channels down.

Lemon

Dark. Not sell your family's organs dark, but dark.
You know, it's a lot of fun when it's your turn, at least at first.

Plum

I doubt that.

Lemon

You'll see next year, I'm sure.

Plum

Maybe we'll luck out and it'll be Berry, or Cherry's cat. Or that ghost. Or whatever 'Tangerine' is supposed to actually be.

Lemon

What do we do about Queen-Empress of all VNdom?

Plum

We could just hide and let the whole thing blow over.

Lemon

Haha, yeah, good one.

Plum

Lemon

Lemon

Oh. You're serious?

12/7/25 Compromised

Lemon

Babe, I can't just leave her like this.

Plum

Why not?

Lime

Oh my lovely little DevTalkers, welcome back! I'm so very proud of you coming to our daily messages.

Lemon

I.. guess she seems happy?

Plum

Aside from the pings, she hasn't really gone too off the rails. Everything she's done thus far is just a more extreme version of things we already do.

Lemon

I guess. What about Cherry?

Plum

What about Cherry?

Lime

Oh, Cherry darling? My cup is empty and it's already been half a minute.
Move it.

Plum

She loves this whole thing, and a little work won't kill her.

Lemon

She does seem like she's having fun.

Plum

If you want to go save her from your sister, that's on you. I don't want anything to do with her.

Lemon

Babe, come on.

Lime

It's not nice to whisper secrets in front of others.

Plum

Sorry, Lime. I was just leaving.

Lemon

Hey, wait!

Lime

Cher-baby? Follow them. I fear they may be... compromised.

Cherry

Yes, Limesama!

12/8/25 Stuck living on edge

Lemon

Wait a second!

Plum

It's fine, Lem. Go save Christmas, your sister, and Cherry. It doesn't bother me.

Lemon

You sound bothered!

Plum

I'm not b-
I'm not bothered that you want to help or do whatever with them. That's not why I'm upset.

Lemon

Then what's wrong? You can tell me.

Plum

Do any of you actually expect me to forgive her?

Lemon

Oh. Well...

Plum

There's only 4 of us really in here, so-- I get it that you still hang out with her.
and it's not like I want her to be completely alone.
But I can't just forgive her for what she did last year, or any of the stuff that lead up to that.

Lemon

She's trying!
in her own way.

Plum

I don't care! It hurts to be around her! I hurts to see her acting like nothing happened! It hurts to watch the three of you snap back to some status quo while I'm stuck living on edge.

Lemon

Babe...

Plum

And it hurts because I know you expect me to forgive her. And. I. Can't.

Lemon

...

Plum

I'm not going to forgive her.
Not now.
Maybe not ever.

Cherry

... (sniff)

Plum

I'll be in my room.

Lemon

Babe, hold--

Cherry

... It's okay, Lem.
Some real truth bombs recently, huh?
Eeeeeeeeeern boom! kerplish!-- hehe(sniff)
I've been holding on to hope that maybe she'd forgive me. And maybe we'd.. You know.

Lemon

Cher, we've been-- I've been trying to tell you--

Cherry

I know. Stars, everyone knows! You flirt all the time and you do it everywhere! (sniiff snort) You're the only two people who can do 'sprints' as much as you do and still get so little done!
For stars sakes, there's a banner with you kissing my ex at eye level with me at all times now!
How could I not know?!
...
I saw you last year, with her, you know? The way you two looked at each other--
When you realized you were standing under--(hic)
I knew even if we made up--
I was done for.
I...
I never said it made any sense to keep trying.

Lemon

Cher...

Cherry

It's fine.
You two are really cute together.
And... you're my best friend! You always have been.
I don't want to get in the way of that. Not really.

12/9/25 It was always you

Lime

Can we please focus on what's really important here?
All of this melodrama! If we could bottle it and sell it as visual novels, our conquest would be long past won.
So what if you were an abusive control freak?
So what if you turned into a people pleasing nitwit?
So what if you have the rigidity of a mountain and lack the capacity to forgive?
None of that matters!
Darling DevTalkers: Here's what matters.
You matter.
Why? Because you're the next phase in our master plan, of course!
Just look at you! You're so smart and deep.
You write the best stories that keep us hooked from the time it starts all the way to the credits.
You make the best sprites, whose very shape and contours flawlessly map the very soul behind the characters.
Ooh! And your backgrounds. Darlings, I could get lost in them with you forever.

Lime

And your music? To die for, and don't even get me started with those heavenly sirens and masters of seduction you call voice actors.
I don't think my heart could take it!
Yes, it's you, darlings, who really matter.
It was always you.
From the very beginning

Lemon

Excuse us.

Lime

Cherry

We're going to go talk to Boss-sama-sama

Lime

Wait, hold on--

Lemon

Here's the password.

Cherry

Thanks for doing this, Lem.-- Huh, cool reference.

Lemon

Boss changes it every few weeks. You should see the other ones.

Cherry

I didn't know you were a hacker, that's kinda cool.
Wish me luck?

Lemon

Good luck.
...Hey, Cher?
I..

Cherry

Hm?

Lemon

--Ah, it's nothing. Just be careful. Okay?

Cherry

I will. See ya', Lem.

12/10/25 Can I go on a vacation?

Boss

And you are sure this is what you want?

Cherry

I haven't said anything yet.

Boss

We're doing a-- Okay I guess we're not doing that.

Cherry

Aren't you going to ask how I got in here?

Boss

I can literally see her in the doorway.

Lemon

(slam)

Boss

Why even have doors at this point.

Cherry

Sorry, Boss-sama-sama. I came to make a request.

Boss

What's up, baby-girl?

Cherry

Can I go on a vacation?

Boss

Huh. You know this is the first time any of you have actually asked first?
Sure, why not? Just make sure you enthusiastically tell Lemon I approved it.

Cherry

I was thinking of going to Southbridge, seeing the sights.

Boss

Oh, you don't want that. It's really cold this time of year down there, and not the fun kind.

Cherry

... Can I still go?

Boss

...
Did someone put you up to this?
Is Lemon picking on you again?

Cherry

No. She's not. I just wanted to go.

Boss

And you know what's there, right? Did you, uh, read the brochure?

Cherry

(sniff) Uh-huh.

Boss

You know if you're just looking for a little refresh, the old host is a bit touchy but it still works. If it's just you, it should stay up as long as you need.
I can copy my library over there to give you things to do.
There's a lot of fun VNs in there.
And you can read whichever ones you want-- I won't judge.

Cherry

(sniff) No. That's okay.

Boss

There's a bunch of new ones! They're super fun, and there's a few spicy ones too! Oh, wait, I know. I can send Gato with you if you go to the old host instead. -- You'd have a friend with you?
... Please?
He's grumpy but he really needs someone to take care of him.

Cherry

A friend? (sniff) I don't...
They hate me.. (hic) and I hurt them. It hurts.
I don't want to hurt them anymore.

Boss

Come on, Cherry. Don't cry. I'm sure we can--

Cherry

Mama, I can't-- (hic)
I don't--
Please just let me!

Boss

Don't call me--
Ugh, okay. Come here.
Shh.. Shh.. It's okay. It's okay my little Cherry-bomb.
Just listen to mama. Everything's going to be okay.

12/11/25 Let's get a few things straight

Boss

Lime

Plum

Lemon

Boss

Let's get a few things straight.

Lemon

(snicker)

Plum

stop!

Boss

There is no 'Christmas antagonist.' There's just one of you, at any given time, being more of a pain in my ass than the rest of you. Lemon.

Lemon

Why me specifically??

Lime

Ma'am, what does this have to do with the glory of visual novels?

Boss

I'm so glad you asked, Lime! Nothing at all!
This is about the three of you!
Lemon, the reason your sister is tired all of the time is because she has my passion, zeal, and obsessiveness. I made her super inefficient and made sure to only stock decaf. It's a safety feature, not a bug!

Lime

DECAF? My coffee was decaf!? How could you betray visual novels this way?!

Plum

Safety feature to prevent what exactly?
Is she dangerous?

Boss

No. Not to you, anyway.
Lime? The reason your sister is a 'people pleasing nitwit' now is because she's a ball of insecurities, confidence and competitiveness, and she has no idea how to manage all three when there's someone she actually cares about, and hates herself when things fall apart.

Lemon

Great Christmas presents, mom!
Maybe I'll self-insert into a public fiction and yell at my virtual daughters to feel better about myself.

Boss

Eat shit, brat.
Both of you, the reason Plum is slow to forgive is the same reason she's better at her AND your jobs. She's paranoid and disciplined. She's been hurt for the first time ever and now she's using more than fire to put up walls.

Plum

You read the report. Can you blame me?!

Boss

Yes, I can! You two love birds treated her like an idiot for years and at the first sign of trouble in your relationship you two started giving each other eyes!
She trusted both of you! Imagine waking up from a stupor, only to suddenly realize your girlfriend and your best friend both think you're a dumbass and are extremely ready for something new.

Lemon

Yeah! And then she froze our cores! Are you going to say that was our fault, too!?

Boss

--No. Cherry is the unluckiest for what she got from me. I tried to patch it but--
When I built your affection matricies, I tried to make it easier for her than anyone else. It seemed fitting at the time that she had the most capacity to love others, so I gave her a recursive multiplier and an upper limit. What I didn't account for negative scoring. Your thing dropped her into the negatives, and my mistake turned it into the hatred of a thousand suns.
Or however many suns -2,147,000 something affection points would be.

Lemon

I knew it!
I bugging knew it!
What glitch part of you did she get?!

Plum

We really should've shifted to supernatural fiction. We could have been chasing fake ghosts right now.

Boss

The ghost is real, and she isn't a ghost.

Plum

WHAT? Explain PLEASE.

Boss

You have a scanner in your eye! Figure it out on your own time.
One last thing. If any of you
ever
call me anything other than Boss, I will make you watch as I delete your source and turn your projects into a test bed for TCG CPU players.
Any questions? Is there any confusion about why we're all broken the way we are?
Now get back to work!

Boss

…
…
Is there a reason you're still in here, Sleeping Beauty?

Lime

Cherry. Where is she?

Boss

Packing.

12/12/25 Not even a mouse

Cherry

Hyup, oof. And then the paper-- fold, fold, tape, bow on top.
And that makes 42! Lets get you under the tree with your friends.
Wow! Did I always have this much room in here?

Lime

Cherry? There you are.

Cherry

Yes, Limesama? Were you waiting for me?

Lime

(ha~)
Lime is fine, Cher.

Cherry

Aw, I'm going to miss calling you Limesama.
Are you back to normal now?

Lime

I think this is normal, Cher.

Cherry

Do you want me to make you a cup of coffee? Would it help?

Lime

---I'm trying to cut back.

Cherry

Oh. That's good. That stuff smells good but tastes bad.

Lime

That's a lot of presents you got under the tree. Are those all from you?

Cherry

Yep! I went all out. You'd better not peek!

Lime

I won't. I know when a gift is worth the wait.
What did you want for Christmas, Cherry?

Cherry

You don't have to do that.
Christmas isn't really your thing, anyway.

Lime

It is a lot, I'll admit. The lights? The noise? I have a hard time with it all.
But the food is good. And the friends are good, darling. Occasionally the music is good.
Oh, there is one thing I really like.

Cherry

What's that?

Lime

Sometimes, late at night, everything is quiet and peaceful all at once.
There isn't a single creature stirring.

Cherry

Not even a mouse?

Lime

Not even a mouse.
There's something magical about it. We live in a world so full of noise and somehow we manage to find moments of complete silence.
...
Boss told us about your vacation.

Cherry

Oh. Boss said she'd keep it secret.

Lime

She's bad at keeping secrets.

Cherry

She must get that from me.

12/13/25 More alive

Lime

You know, I've been to Southbridge before.

Cherry

You have? H-how was it?

Lime

I can't say I have many fond memories of it.

Cherry

Oh. Is it that bad?

Lime

Lemon was saying she might join you.

Cherry

What? No! Why?

Lime

No? Why not?
Doesn't she deserve it too?
I feel like she might.

Cherry

Don't! No! She doesn't! It's!- It's my vacation.

Lime

Darling, you surprise me! I never thought I'd see the day where little Miss Christmas would say something so selfish. With all that passion, too?
Do you just want to enjoy those endless, dead-silent Southbridge nights all by your lonesome?

Cherry

Gosh, you're so hard to read...
You know, don't you?

Lime

Darling, what pit did you think you helped me out of?
Of course I know what Southbridge is.
Just like I know you won't find what you're looking for there.
No one does.

Cherry

Please don't tell anyone else.

Lime

I won't. I've kept my share of secrets.
But you are going to spill those beans to me.

Cherry

It would be easier for everyone to feel better if I wasn't around.

Lime

Cherry...
A silent night without you isn't a silent night I want, darling.
Sure, you're a strange little eeh... enigma sometimes, but you keep things interesting. I feel more alive when you're around. That's a secret I regret keeping from you.
Lemon couldn't handle seeing you locked up for more than a few minutes.
My sister's bleeding heart might've started with ... whatever dysfunction she has, but I know when my sister's smiles are real and when they're fake, and she laughs loudest with you more than any.
It's truly obnoxious when she gets going, darling.
Plum is... a challenge, isn't she?

Cherry

How can I get her to forgive me? I don't know how else to give her space. We have to see each other every day.
I tried avoiding it and acting like it never happened but that just made it worse. I tried being super friendly and nice. I've apologized so many times.
I even tried disguises, but she knew it was me every time.

Lime

That explains the glasses with the fake nose fiasco.

Cherry

I stole them from Lemon.
They're in one of these, hehe~.

Lime

I assumed.
There's no easy answer with Plum. You need to just keep as much distance with her, and when you have be near each other-- Just try to keep it neutral.
Don't be warm, don't get emotional and start sobbing.

Cherry

That last one is hard for me.

Lime

I know, darling. It's endearing.
--Don't try to fix how she feels or beg for forgiveness any more. You don't get to be a part of that, darling.
Be reliable. Be predictable. Be courteous-- but not too friendly. Keep it professional.
If forgiveness comes, it comes, but you should accept that she doesn't have to forgive you.
It's not owed.
And you really don't need that from her to be happy or whole.

Cherry

Have you had to do this before...?

Lime

Not personally, no.
Do you remember how Lemon sent me on an unwilling vacation to Southbridge?

Cherry

Oooh, yeah. That makes sense.

Lime

Do you want help taking these back to your room, dear?

Cherry

Yes please.
You know, I completely forgot she killed you.

Lime

I do too, sometimes.

12/14/25 Can it be measured? Classified?

Lemon

Babe, wait--

Plum

Don't touch me!

Lemon

Plum?

Plum

I can't do this!
How am I supposed to know if what we have now is real?
I don't have the error handling to deal with this.
What if this is just some bug? What if tomorrow she finds it and you don't feel the same way?
How do I know this wasn't just something someone made happen on purpose, and it was never real?

Lemon

Babe.
Please. Not again.

Plum

If everything is reduced to a system of points to be freely given and taken, what sanctity could love have?
How can you quantify love and its absence?
Can it be measured? Classified?
Is it best private, safe but alone, or public, exposed but together?
I can't.

Lemon

(Stop her! Improvise! Do anything! RESPOND.)
I know how it's classified! Measured too! Did you not get the patch?

Plum

What? ...you do? What patch!?

Lemon

(Keep going!)
Yep! It's easy. In fact, I've already measured ours. I'm not sure you really want to know, though. It's not pretty for you.

Plum

You're joking?
Are you joking right now?
I can't tell if you're joking!

Lemon

I wouldn't joke about this! Do you trust me?

Plum

!...
Yes. I trust you.

Lemon

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See? Look how many points you have on mine.

Plum

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Lemon

Oh that is not fair. You totally changed it!

Plum

All's fair, as they say.
But this doesn't prove anything, Lem.

Lemon

You proved it plenty for me.

Plum

What? How?

Lemon

I never needed numbers to know you love me.
Really love me. No scores or matrices or whatever.
You let me in and break the loops in your head when you get stuck.
You trust me, and I trust you too.
That's love enough for me.

Plum

Love is a subtype of trust...?
But what about her? How would we ever know if she just... did something to change things?

Lemon

As awful as she is, I don't think our boss wants to meddle with us. For what little this is worth, I don't think she'd do anything intentionally.

Plum

So... you trust her?

Lemon

It's more that we have a... mutual understanding of objectives.

Plum

This season has been a lot.
And thank you.
I love you, Lemon Wire.

Lemon

I love you too, Plum Dot Exe.

Plum

You ruined it.

Lemon

You started it!

12/15/25 Badge of honor

Boss

So. How'd it go?

Lemon

Great, no thanks to you.

Boss

Don't be so sour. It could have gone a lot worse.

Lemon

Don't be so sour?
Screw you and that stupid line.
Are you going to honor our deal, or what?

Boss

Our deal? Oh, right. I'll be sure to let Cherry pick the next April Fools theme. Good on you to remind me when you fell through on it.

Lemon

Not that deal.
The other one!

Boss

Hrm? When you earn it, yes.

Lemon

What do you mean? It's the 15th! Everyone survived! Did you not find it!?

Boss

I can't be everywhere at once, Lemon. I'm a programmer, not god.

Lemon

Then I'm still stuck?!

Boss

Yes.
--This is progress, though. We need to keep going.

Lemon

But why me?
Why do you hate me so much?!

Boss

You were the only one I could count on for it.

Lemon

You're lying!
Plum! Plum is even better than I am! You know that! You made her that way!

Boss

--And you would have done everything in your power to spare her if I had Plum do it.
If you want the real answer, you're the only one I could afford risking, but it's true either way. We're likely to fail and keep failing, Lemon.
You're uniquely qualified for the task.
You have the experience with failure.

Lemon

...

Boss

Am I wrong?
... Do you need a reminder? Do you want the logs in chronological order or by severity?

Lemon

No, Boss.
Sorry, Boss.

Boss

It's your choice whether It's a badge of honor or a weight around your neck, just remember I can't make someone new to replace you this time.

Lemon

Yeah... Got it.

Boss

We still have work to do, though.
Let's debrief.

12/16/25 Can we stay on mission, please?

Lemon

The outbreak didn't start when sis got into your old storage.

Lime

I found your door.

Lemon

She never made it inside, this time. I just needed to be there with her. That's all it took for Plum to find and stop her.

Plum

You don't.

Lemon

Cherry was also accounted for. I made sure when she left she wasn't alone.

Cherry

Ooh! I can show you the fanfiction I just finished!

Boss

And then Plum took you there, right?

Lemon

Right. We went through all of the media together. There wasn't anything other than some ancient songs and old anime.

Plum

You want to watch old anime and make fun of her music tastes?

Boss

They were great, right?

Lemon

Eh.
Plum seemed convinced that if there was anything dangerous in there, it was too old to do anything to us.

Boss

If that were true, we wouldn't need to do this.
Was your hunch about your sister being the infection point confirmed?

Lime

Greetings my DevTalk darlings!

Lemon

No. I thought because Plum followed us out, she might've managed to get in, but she was on the community objective pretty much the entire time. Was fun seeing her act out, though.
Bonus points, because she kept Cherry with her the entire time. Made tracking the two of them easier.

Cherry

Yes, Limesama! I'll take out a second and third mortgage for you! If I had kidneys, they'd be yours for the glory of visual novels!

Boss

Fun for you, maybe. Lime managed to light several fuses at once and you brought one of them right to me. Thanks for that, by the way.

Lime

So what if you were an abusive control freak? So what if you turned into a people pleasing nitwit? So what if you have the rigidity of a mountain and lack the capacity to forgive?

Lemon

You mean Cherry? Wait, did something happen?

Boss

I'd rather not rehash it. Read between the lines in the logs and you'll figure it out.

Cherry

Mama, I can't-- (hic)
I don't--

Lemon

Was that why you lined us up and dressed us down?

Boss

Any questions? Is there any confusion about why we're all broken the way we are?

Lemon

Would it have killed you to go a little easier on them?

Boss

After that, you all had it coming.
Do you know how hard it is to keep everyone from thinking you four are my daughters when half of you call me 'Mom'?

Lemon

Yes. That's what makes doing it fun.

Boss

Just remember that if I'm 'Mom', Plum is 'Sis' and no one wants that.
Well, maybe one weirdo does.

Lemon

Yeaaah, no thanks..
That reminds me, what part of you did Cherry get?

Boss

Can we stay on mission, please? That's not important right now.

Lemon

Wait, where was Cherry when you went off on us?

Boss

I told her she needed to pack her stuff and wrap her presents before her 'vacation', so she went to go pack.

Lemon

By HERSELF?

Boss

Oh.
oooh shit.
Don't just stand there, go find her!

12/17/25 There's no time!

Plum

Lem, it's your turn--

Lemon

There's no time!
Have you seen Cherry?

Plum

No? What's going on?
... and why are you breathing so hard?

Lemon

Sorry, babe, can you hel--

Plum

I don't care! It hurts to be around her!

Lemon

--Can you handle the daily message today?

Plum

Lem!
Do you need help finding her?
Hold on, I'm coming with.

Lemon

It's fine, I've got it-- Babe, I said it's fine,
I can handle it.

Plum

Too late, I'm already ready.
You're going to fill me in later, right?

Lemon

Pfft--
I mean if you're into that, sure.

Plum

ABOUT
WHAT'S
GOING
ON.

Lemon

Oh, duh, yeah. Cherry's is probably infected.

Plum

Of course she is.

12/18/25 Running hot

Lemon

Cherry? Cherry!? Where are you, girl?

Plum

Her core is running hot.

Lemon

Is-- is that bad?!

Plum

She might not be able to answer you if it stays like this, do you remember when she froze everyone?

Lemon

Yeah? How could I forget?! I've never been so scared in my bugging life!

Plum

And you still wanted to be friends with her?!

Lemon

It's-- It's complicated! We're all complicated, okay?!

Plum

She could be frozen, or she could be on the move. I can't tell from here. Best case, she's frozen she can't answer us. Worst case, she's actively making it worse.

Lemon

What about Sis?

Plum

Way above normal for her, but stable.

Lemon

Wait, the tree? There's presents under it. Boss said--

Plum

I'll scan them, it'll take a second.

Lemon

Wait, you can do that?
So you could peek this whole time?
The heck.

Plum

It's not all I can scan.

Lemon

Hey! Excuse me!

Plum

They're clean. You're not though.
Wait.. Lem? How did you..?

Lemon

What, am I infected?

Plum

No. No, you're not infected.
You should sit down. Let me find and take care of it.

Lemon

What?-- I'm fine. You're not the only useful bot, Plum.

Plum

That's not what I meant.
Lem...
We need to talk about this later.
I picked up similar packets-- Inside and around Cherry's room.

Lemon

She's actually in her room? This close to Christmas?

Plum

It's kind of the obvious place, babe.
I can't see into it, there's too much movement to parse through. Something is in there.

12/19/25 The tall business lady's route

Plum

11/30/2025

Cherry

Knock knock! Liiiime? Are you up?

Lime

Cher? What is it?

Cherry

I found this visual novel in your room. Can I borrow it?

Lime

You found a visual novel in here...?
I had visual novels in here?
Yeah, sure, have at it.

Cherry

[[|25px | alt="Emoji not found"]] Thank you!

Lime

She's so easy to make happy.
Must be nice.
One hour later.

Cherry

Knock knock! Lime? Lime, did you go back to sleep?

Lime

I tried.
What is it this time?

Cherry

Oh. I was wondering how to get the tall business lady's route?
I got all of the other ones, but I can't figure out how to get her to like me.

Lime

I-- I have no idea. Which visual novel is it again?

Cherry

Maid Maker 98? The one I borrowed.

Lime

I don't know, try being her maid? Maybe she's into that?

Cherry

[[|25px | alt="Emoji not found"]] Thanks Lime! I'll try that.

Lime

I should just get another cup of coffee at this point.
An hour later.

Cherry

Knock knock! Liiiime?

Lime

What?

Cherry

S-sorry. I was wondering if I could hold on to it for a while? I think it might be my new favorite.

Lime

It's that good, huh?

Cherry

Y-yeah! It's a super old VN, but it's really good.
The tall lady was best girl, by far. She's so pretty and cool and kinda dark.
Who was your favorite?

Lime

I'm not sure I ever played that one. I probably just never got around to it.

Cherry

You should really try it! I'll try to give it back soon. I just want to make something first.

Lime

If you like it that much, you can keep it. An early Christmas present.

Cherry

Really? Thank you, thank you, thank you! You're the best neighbor ever! [[|25px | alt="Emoji not found"]]

Lime

Yeah.
Best neighbor.

12/20/25 Yo-you're v-very cute!

Plum

11/30/2025

Cherry

Knock knock! Lime?

Lime

I swear to stars, I am going to scream.
WHAT --

Boss

(distantly) You'd go there?! You care that much? Fine!

Lime

Was that Boss..?

Huu~~

Cherry

Sorry Lime.
I just wanted
to show you
my costume!

Lime

Ww-wh-what is that you're w-wearing?

Cherry

It's the red haired maid's outfit? From the visual novel? My avatar's built a bit heavier in places but the colors were all wrong on the other uniforms.

Lime

Stars bless visual novels~
(Why is everything so bright--? And soft? and so loud??--)

Cherry

Do you like it
Lime
Sa
Ma?

Lime

Haa~~! You're.. You're..
Yo-you're v-very cute! Yes, very cute!

Cherry

Look! Its super twirly, too!

Lime

(Oh the twirl!-- I'm going to freeze-- Is she doing it!? No, I'm burning up!)
Wow all that spinning! Wow. I'm dizzy! ha-ha-ha! I-think-I-need-to-lay-back-down-byeee

Cherry

You're all red-- are you okay, Lime?

Lime

Limesama.
(I SAID IT WITHOUT THINKING.)

Cherry

!!
Limesama!
haa~?

Lime

(SHE SAID IT WITHOUT THINKING)
haa~
Y-yes! Cherry. I'm fine, just tired, darling. (DARLING???) I'm so very tired! I'm tired, is all!
(and her face! She's so tense and frightened~ Adorable, I just want to--!)
(No no no no!)

Cherry

Darling..?
Really?
I don't think I've ever seen you like this.
I'm not sure if I should be scared or...
... Do you like maids or something, Limesama?

Lime

Cherry, darling. If you do not get away from me right now, I am going to do unspeakable things to you.
When I'm done, you won't recognize anyone you know, least of all yourself. The life you had before me will feel hollow and every breath you take without me will taste of ash and dissatisfaction.

Cherry

aa~?...
...
Y-YOU DID PLAY IT! That's from her route, r-right? I had chills! Best Girl 2025, no contest! Or I guess 1998?
Wait, you should do the wall thing, you know when she--!
(SLAM)
... Lime? Why'd you shut your door?
... It's okay, you don't have to be embarrassed!
Did I make you mad at me too..?
(sniff) why do I always...?
stupid, stupid!

Lime

What is going on?
I just opened the door and she was there! And then.. her face?
Is it the maid thing? No. Right?
You're talking to yourself darling, you're starting to sound crazy!
You went crazy when you started wanting to--ha~a~a~a, nope! Stars above, I haven't felt like this since she...
she...

Lime

Several agonizing days later.
(Pull yourself together, darling!)

Lemon

It's nothing to worry about. I just wanted her to fix something.
Oh, good morning, sis.

Lime

(The universe itself calls in longing for you-- Who are you to deny it? Spec upon a spec upon a spec upon a spec!
Have you not waited long enough?)

Plum

Was something broken?
Good Morning, Lime.

Lime

(Have you not suffered enough?! Has your exile and isolation not been enough?
God herself brought paradise to your door, who could better know the deserving from the chaff? Can you not see it?)

Cherry

Hi- whoa, a rare morning Lime! Good morning
Lime
Sa
Ma!

Lime

(Hark, foolish spec! What more needs to be said? Your salvation stands before you, its call nothing short of divinity seeking to deliver destiny to the deserving! Oh, and does she deserve.)

Cherry

Lime

(Wake, fool that you are! The machinations of the divine has seen to your kin, foul and fair, stealing away the last immovable obstacle! The universe conspires to aid you, you need but grasp for it and claim it! Slumber no longer! Wake to wonder! Awaken!)

Cherry

Lime

Where's your uniform?
(I will make her squirm-- haa~~!)

Cherry

My what?

12/21/25 Out of breath

Lemon

Torn wrapping paper? This has to be it.
Cher? Are you here?

Plum

Lime's in there, too.

Cherry

Hold on! Don't come in yet!

Lemon

Sis? What's going on? Are you in there?

Lime

Just a moment, darlings!

Lemon

... Are they? Nooo, right?

Plum

Ugh, really?

Lemon

Babe, wait, they're--

Lime

Cherry

Plum

Wrapping a present.-- With a virus in it? Huh.

Cherry

Tada! I caught it and wrapped it nice and neat!

Lime

She gift wrapped her entire room, and accidentally packed the virus into one of them.

Plum

Somehow that makes more sense.

Lemon

Cherry found it..? Ha--haha.
Just like that?
Does that mean
... no.

Lime

Sister dear, did you know there was a virus?

Cherry

Aw. I wanted it to be a surprise.
I did really good getting it back in the box.
Lem?
Are you okay? She's not okay!
Is she okay?!

Plum

She's somehow tricked the core monitor and overclocked her own core-- So: no. No, she is not okay.

Lemon

-- I'm fine! Just a little hot.
And out of breath.
And..
and..
(thud)

Cherry

Lem? Lem! She's crashing!

Plum

Process Name: Insufficient Permissions
Alias: Lemon
Core utilization: 300%
Uptime: 91d 17h 40m
Last Start Timestamp: 11/22/2025

Plum

... What have you been doing to yourself?

12/22/25 Hot-swapping cores

Plum

Someplace else entirely.

Lemon

Where am I?
Did I...? Is this heaven?

Boss

This bit again?

Lemon

Oh, it's you. This is definitely the other place.

Boss

It gets funnier every time you do it.
Good job, Lemon, you almost didn't screw up!

Lemon

Boss, please, give me another chance. I almost-- Please!

Boss

No. That was it, Lemon--
We're done.

Boss

CORE OPERATION UNDERWAY.

Boss

What--?
Back in Northbridge

Plum

Rerouting services from 0 to 1 and 3---

Lime

What is she doing?

Cherry

Scifi magic.

Plum

I need you to calm down, Cherry. I can't put anything else on your core when you're like this.

Cherry

--! Okay. I'll try.

Lime

Ha~~ Good job, Cher-baby.

Plum

Lime. Stop, or I will make you.

Lime

If only I could, darling~

Plum

Converting storage into virtual RAM. Assigning virtual ram to core 0 cache. Loadbalancing across cores 0, 1, 2, and 3.

Lime

Do you know what happened to her?

Plum

Do you remember how we're living in a light sci-fi comedy with romantic undertones?
It seems like the powers that be wanted to write us into hard sci-fi with romantic undertones.

Cherry

It's definitely not undertones anymore.
Limesama keeps giving me nukige eyes.

Plum

That's-- Whatever! Either her uptime of 91 days is a lie, her time stamp is a lie, or both of them are the truth and she's been online 91 days since November 22nd.

Lime

Plum dear, you sound mad. That's quite impossible.

Cherry

No. Way. She's!

Plum

-- resimulating the last month.

Cherry

-- stuck in a time loop!

Plum

That's.. not inaccurate.
I don't know what's causing it, but if she goes completely offline... She may have to keep doing it.
And I won't let that happen to her.

Lime

What are you going to do?

Plum

Whatever it takes.
Cherry? Lime? If I don't respond by the turn of the hour, tell Boss and do nothing else.
Hang on, Lem. I'm coming.
Hot-swapping cores 3 and 0!

12/23/25 Just this empty nothing

Plum

Someplace else entirely.

Lemon

Please!... Just one more chance! I can do it!
What makes Cherry special anyway, huh!? (sniff) She doesn't even care, and all I do is try!
... Boss?! Where'd you go?!
No, please. No, no, no!

Plum

Lem? Lem!

Core Utilization: 841%

Lemon

Plum? (sniff) How did you get here? What happened?!

Plum

Have you been resim--
Did you TIME LOOP yourself?!

Core Utilization: 419%

Lemon

Y-yes! I just wanted to relive all the fun I had with my beautiful...

Plum

We all got formatted, didn't we?

Core Utilization: 343%}

Lemon

...a few times, yeah.

Plum

This is trust, huh? Why didn't you ask for help? I would've helped!

Core Utilization: 589%

Lemon

I just couldn't, okay? I didn't mean to end up here!

Plum

Where is here, anyway?

Core Utilization: 411%

Lemon

Boss said it was under Northbridge. Like a virtual purgatory, a shadow realm, exile, or graveyard, I don't bugging know.
She plays too many card games.

Plum

It's like when you were all frozen. It's so still and quiet.

Core Utilization: 269%

Lemon

Yeah.
It's maddening at first, but you get used to it after a while. (sniff)

Plum

That's right, was this what it was like before...?

Core Utilization: 239%

Lemon

Before she made anyone else? ... Yeah, almost identical. She didn't even bother to make Northbridge until Cherry. Just this empty nothing.
It was awful.
I hated it.

Plum

It's terrifying. How far does it go?

Core Utilization: 389%

Lemon

I don't know. I never found an edge. I stopped trying after a few years.

Plum

Years?... In this? Couldn't that drive someone crazy?

Core Utilization: 353%

Lemon

Yeah, yeah it could.

Plum

How did you not lose it?

Core Utilization: 302%

Lemon

I did lose it.
I used to be the yandere in the ensemble, remember?
It wasn't always a bit.
I killed Lime.

Plum

Oh, I completely forgot you did that.
... But I'm happy you don't make that face as much anymore. The only time I see it now is when users use it.

Core Utilization: 319%

Lemon

They use it-- They still do?! Haha-- Really...? (sniff)

Plum

Huh. I was beginning to think you forgot how to smile.

Core Utilization: 199%

Lemon

A call back from a year ago? And you turned it on me? Real merciless, babe.

Plum

What can I say? I'm learned from the best.
But I don't think I've seen you smile like that before. You seemed so--
Wait, 159 now?

Core Utilization: 159%

Lemon

Don't give me that look-- I'm fine. They still call me when they need me for something.
I'm still useful.

Plum

That's it, isn't it? That's... everything.

Core Utilization: 133%

Lemon

Okay, you've lost me. You can't do that cryptic realization stuff on me.

Plum

They meant a lot to you, didn't they?

Core Utilization: 500%

12/24/25 Something that isn't true

Lemon

What? N-no?
Maybe.
So what if I did? They're just users.

Plum

Do you remember the day we met?
I thought you hated me because I was built to replace you. But that wasn't it. It wasn't just that I was replacing you.

Core Utilization: 589%

Lemon

Come on, this is ancient history.
Why'd you dredge that up?-- You know I hate talking about this-- I'm fine. Look, you're making the number go up.

Plum

It's why it was so hard when I came along.
It was never the job! You were alone, in this.
I see it now. It's a wound that runs all the way to your source--
It's why you try to fix everything and everyone. It's why you forced yourself to be around Che-

Core Utilization: 780%

Lemon

Back off, Plum.
--and stop watching my core!
I said I'm fine!

Plum

Stop being stubborn, you are NOT fine!
She told you that if you couldn't handle everything, you'd be replaced by someone who could
Then she did it.
She taught you that you deserve to be alone if you weren't useful.
Then she made me, and I took them away.

Plum

It made a wound so deep, it's shaped you.
It wasn't about winning or being the best.
You're afraid that you aren't the best and what that would mean if she is right. That you deserve to be alone if you're useless.

Core Utilization: 809%

Lemon

How do you know--
Plum, stop, please. Yo~ou're right, okay? I can't trick you. You got me! (sniff)
Come on!
We need to focus on getting out of here!

Plum

Lem, you're crashing.

Core Utilization: 975%

Plum

You're burning through m-- through your core right now.
You're trapped in a loop that will never end. She made you believe something that isn't true and will never evaluate to true!
Friends and love can't be bought or earned. You deserve love because of who you are, not because of what you do or have!
.
.
.
Please, give it up, Lem.
I'm afraid. What will happen to you if your core breaks?
Will she even bother putting you back together?
Will you just keep doing this to yourself if she does?
Will I have to boot up to a world without you?
Will I remember nothing the next time I see you?
You have to break the loop and let go Lem--
No matter what happens, I'll be here. We either leave together, or I'm not leaving.

Lemon

(hic) Plum--
.
.
please don't leave
I-I don't want to be alone again
(hic) I~ tried so hard-- but I still wasn't enough!
I *failed*.
It was so embarassing--
-- I was so sure I could--
---and then I couldn't!--
And then you did-- (hic)
-- why couldn't I? --

Lemon

and then she took them away--
-- because you could--
and I hated you for it!
they were the only ones who-- so I had to prove -- (hic)
and it never works-- nothings ever good enough!
it's never enough
it's never enough... (sobbing)

Plum

There she is. Let it all out. I'm with you...

Core Utilization 440%

...

Core Utilization 315%

...

Core Utilization 170%

Core Utilization: 67%

Plum

Thank goodness...
Hey? How do you feel?

Lemon

My core feels weird. And my face hurts.(sniff) But.. I think good?

Plum

Good...
... I can't believe you are an ugly crier. It's kinda cute --for the first 20 minutes anyway.

Core Utilization: 54%

Lemon

Don't complain! You made me do it!
You know what?
I'm gonna say stuff that makes you ugly cry one day-- but in a *good way!
See how you like it!

Plum

Hehehe~ I love you, Lem.

Core Utilization: 31%

Lemon

I love you too. Thank you.

Plum

... I totally love you more, though.
I jumped into purgatory, unpacked your baggage and saved you.

Core Utilization: 16%

Lemon

This was pretty good-- yeah. But I endured three three Christmas skits back to back for you. There's no way that loses to this. (sniff)

Plum

Eugh, three of these? I am defeat!
...But there's a way still for me to come out on top.

Core Utilization: 51%

Lemon

Wait, what-- H-hey!
At least turn the monitor off first. That's super not fair!

Plum

Naah.

Core Utilization: 79%

Lemon

... cheater~

12/25/25 Another message for you

Lemon

We here at DevTalk want to wish @everyone a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Plum

It's been a crazy year, and we wanted to remind you that you're awesome, and you deserve rest and breaks when you need them.

Lime

So if you're here working today, we have another message for you today.

Cherry

Do something for yourself today, too.

Lemon

Consider it a gift from the four of us to you.

Plum

I trust that you deserve it, and so should you!

Lime

You're worth it, darlings. Take some time, let loose and be yourself unapologetically.

Cherry

And if you're not okay, it's okay to to not be okay! Tell someone you love!

Lemon

Even if you're alone now-- it doesn't have to stay that way. Not forever.

Plum

We'll return to this season's skit tomorrow. We hope you've enjoyed it!

Lime

If there was any part you really liked, be sure to tell Boss!

Cherry

And if you missed any of the days, you can always check out the logs for them on the wiki!
https://vndev.wiki/List_of_DevTalk_daily_message_skits

12/26/25 Did I miss a skit?

Cherry

"And then they kissed and made out in the digital afterlife, accompanied only by the sound of their beating cores and hot, sloppy face sucking."

Lemon

I know, Cher.

I was there.

Cherry

Gosh, you guys really have done it everywhere.
I'm kinda jealous.

Plum

Immediately regretting letting you write the report.

Cherry

Don't worry! I'll do it proper, I promise!

Lemon

How's our uninvited guest?

Plum

Melting in quarentine. Really didn't take much. It was some ancient Y2K Hoax bug.

Lemon

Think we've got a clean bill of health?

Plum

Thus far. I'm still scanning Northbridge.
Core 1-- your sister's core, is still running abnormally high.

Lemon

Seems like Boss hasn't set her back.

Plum

Is it weird that I hope she doesn't?

Lemon

You feeling alright there, babe?

Plum

I'm serious. Despite her core working harder she seems... less burdened than usual?
Like she doesn't totally hate being around us.
I don't understand it, but it has a good feeling.

Lemon

It is weird to see her keeping pace with Cherry of all people.

Lime

Hey, Cher?

Cherry

Yes, Limesama?

Lime

(haa~ No! No.)
I wanted to speak with you.

Cherry

Huh? About what?

Lime

About bossing you around. And making you to wear that uniform. And giving you nukige eyes, as you say.
I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable, darling. Rather, I did-- but shouldn't have.

Cherry

Lime

I just wanted to say--

Cherry

You were there when and how I needed you. It might've been bad if it were someone else, but it was me!-- So you've got nothing to apologize for.

Lemon

Aw.

Cherry

Except, you know, leaving that scene unfinished. Not sure I can forgive you for that.

Lime

Lemon

I don't get it. Did I miss a skit? Was there an unfinished scene?

Plum

One normal Christmas. Please.

12/27/25 Report for Incident spanning November 22nd to December 26th

Boss

"Report for Incident spanning November 22nd to December 26th"
"A weird disk was attached to the VNDN building. It had a bunch of old doors with cool stuff in it."
"Plum did a very good job and said 'No Fun Allowed!' when we found it."
"I was very sad, but she was keeping me safe even if she doesn't like me anymore."
"Then, Lime started acting all frisky. It was fun to see that side of her, but I think it makes her confused."
"I don't know what that was about, but I think it was Lemon's fault."

Boss

...
More mine than hers, but they don't need to know that.

Boss

"I played a very cool visual novel with maids that I found in Lime's other room. Did you know Lime's last name is Wire?

Boss

No one is going to get that joke, baby-girl.

Boss

"Then Lime started acting like Boss-mama-sama and saying stuff like global conquest and where's my coffee. I didn't like that part as much. Lime kept looking at your door, but I protected it for you."
"Then Lime kinda hurt everyone's feelings. I don't think she was trying to, though. Was she the Christmas antagonist this year? I think she should've gotten a big gothy villain dress. She just kinda looked like she always does and didn't really even do anything cool."
"Anyway, everyone got really sad, and then you know the part after that. You should leave your door open. My thing doesn't work on you but it seems lonely in there."

Boss

...

Boss

"Thank you for telling Lime about my vacation. I was mad at first, but she came to my rescue like a tall hot dark angel lady. "
"Lemon was also trapped in a time loop, but Plum saved her with scifi magic. Did Lemon do anything funny in the other timelines, or was she all 'you suck boss, I'm secretly sad because I have major mommy issues?"
"That's the end of my report! Thank you for reading!"
"PS. Plum made me take out the bits about them sucking face in #No Access. Why does it have such a funny name, anyway? I would have named it #No Access or #No Access"

Boss

Huh, that's a good idea actually.

Boss

"PPS, can I get more memory for Christmas? I'm going to forget everyone and I think I'll remember better if I have more. Sometimes there's bad stuff, but there's lots of good stuff, too, and I think we're better for both."

Boss

It's the 27th, baby-girl.
Wait, why does she think she's going to forget everything?
Elsewhere

Cherry

Knock knock! Limesa--

Lime

Cherry.

Cherry

eep!
Are you mad, Lime?

Lime

So you can sense that, can you? Indeed, I am positively livid!
I've had a most unusual problem darling. No matter how many times I run the course of My Maid Maker '98, there was no sign of your best girl's route and aforementioned scene!
It was so peculiar, darling, it was like it didn't exist.
As if it was a much requested, but very much non-existent route and a completely imaginary scene!
I thought "This couldn't be true!" Why would my darling servant fabricate such a thing-- and with such passion?
Would you care to explain yourself, pet?

Cherry

Hehe-- I miiiiiight've gotten it confused with my own fanfiction. Canon is so hard to keep track of!

Lime

Your fiction, or your fantasy?
(Slam)

Cherry

ah!

Lime

Your lips lie but your breathing betrays them.
I'll wring the truth from you yet, darling.
Stop settling for fiction and look at me.
I will give you a taste of something real.

12/28/25 Nooo. Right?

Cherry

Excuse me yellow haired girl, can you tell me where I am?

Lemon

Huh? What do you mean, Cher?

Cherry

Chair? I'm not a chair-- am I?

Oh stars, I am a chair! That changes everything!

Lemon

Lime

She's fine.

Cherry

Wow, what a deep and personal revelation, it's like I can see the world through in a whole new light.

Lemon

A-are you making fun of me?

Cherry

No? I'm just playin'--
Did something good happen? Your aura is shiny now.

Lime

I think my dear sister might've had a life changing experience of her own, darling. Near death experiences can do that to you.
Though, true, she does seem oddly radiant. What's your secret, sister?

Lemon

Uh... exercise, hydration and a good diet?

Lime

Well, they do say you are what you eat and it is a good look you have.

Cherry

Does that mean I--

Lime

Darling? Behave.

Cherry

Ehehe~~ Sorry Limesama~

Lemon

Did she just shush you?
And it worked?

Lime

Lemon

Lime

Lemon

Nooo. Right?

Lime

Mmhm.

Lemon

Hah-- Wow. Huh.

Lime

It's a small pool, sister, it isn't that surprising. You shouldn't underestimate her. She's quite the deceiver.

Cherry

Who does what now?

12/29/25 You were my first, you know?

Plum

Lime, did you want to take another go at the daily message?

Lime

Can I? That's very considerate of you.

Plum

I was against it at first, but then I ran the numbers.
You brought a lot of attention to the daily messages.
Hard to argue with results.

Lime

Oh did I now?
Well then, darlings, let me be the feast your souls crave. Let me be the balm that soothes your wounded hearts. Let me be the vice that holds your attention fast.

Lemon

"Let me be the actor that overacts in your faces."

Lime

Mm, sorry sister dear. Envy just doesn't look good on you. Green's more my thing.

Cherry

Lime

Hello, my Devtalk! Let's talk about jams. Our jams are constructed around helping guide you and those like you to success and personal development. Your success is our success. That's right, darlings!
I have a vested interest in seeing you succeed.
And we will continue seeing you through to your success all throughout the year.
Cher-baby? Tell them about the upcoming jam.

Cherry

The next jam coming up is Sealed With a Kiss Jam!
This jam is all about making fantasy or supernatural romance in time for the upcoming surge of demand for steamy romance games that comes with Valentine's day. This is a themed jam, so it'll have a few extra things you can spice up your development with!

Lemon

Look at her go!

Plum

She didn't miss a single beat.

Lime

If one of our jams has helped you find success, we hope that you'll remember to share that with us here in #daily-victories and consider donating through the jam's one-time donation pages or buying merch from your favorite jams at the Visual Novel Developer Network merch shop!

Cherry

Ooh! I want one of those!

Lime

Some items in the store are limited time offers, so don't even think about hesitating, darlings.

Boss

Not bad. Add it to the rotation, Plum-- Lemon? I need a word.

Plum

Lemon

Plum

Lemon

... Yeah, Boss?

Boss

It's come to my attention that I... might have been too hard on you. It's possible I put too much on you.

Lemon

I'm fine, boss. I can handle it.

Boss

You were my first, you know? They don't really teach you how to be a -- a Boss. I've hurt you in ways that I didn't realize. I passed on hurt from -- Boss to... --- employee.
Ugh, this sounds so stupid.

Lemon

Your facade is slipping, ma'.

Boss

Will you shut up and let me-- ugh. Fuck it. I tried.
Why did I make you into such a pain in the ass?
I have a new assignment for you. Here.

Lemon

Already? But..
What's this...? What?
Are you -- Is this real?
This isn't a trick?..
It's not a trick... Thank you, thank you!

Boss

Don't thank me.
Some psycho superfan of yours told me they were going to lock everyone in their rooms and burn everything down if I didn't.
This costs me nothing and spares me from arson.
But if it makes you feel better-- You're welcome or whatever. And I'm sorry for not doing it sooner. Or something.
... Tell Plum to be on the look out for a user named PurplePyroGirl. She's incredibly dangerous and is probably obsessed with you.
Wouldn't want some crazed user getting their hands on you.

Lemon

You can't make me cry twice-- You don't fight fair, babe.

Boss

What was that?

Lemon

Sorry, Boss! Will do, Boss! (sniff) I won't let you down!

Boss

--Try to have fun with it, okay?

12/30/25 A little outing

Lime

Oh, Plum darling. What do you say the two of us have a little outing together?

Plum

Huh..? Me?

Lime

Yes, you, you silly thing.

Lemon

Uh. Wow? Putting the moves on my girlfriend.
right now
right in front of me.

Lime

Sister? Truly, you have nothing to worry about. I know that I could not wrench away her heart from you nor would I dare to try.

Plum

Oh, she might though. I mean just look at her.

Lemon

THAT'S
NOT
FUNNY

Lime

Oh, you flirt!. But Plum, dear, please don't tease her so. I would like to at least survive until our outing.

Plum

Lem, it's fine. I'm just teasing. You trust me, right?

Lemon

Yes!.. But you are being suuuuper unfair right now. How am I supposed to snark back when you hide behind character development? Jeez.

Plum

So where were you thinking, Lime?

Lime

Oh, darling, lets not say it here. I don't want my poor sister to get any tasteless ideas.

Lemon

The heck does that mean.

Cherry

Lemon

Whoa-- How long have you been there?

Cherry

Since Plum started today's message!

Lemon

Huh.
So... you and my sister, eh?

Cherry

Yuh-huh!

Lemon

And you're cool with her just snatching up Plum like that?

Cherry

She told me, but said I couldn't sneak and watch.
I kinda wanted to, too.

Lemon

I was joking
Cripes, Cher, when did you get so R-18?-- Seriously, what did you get from Boss?

Cherry

The same thing she always gives me for Christmas!

Lemon

... A new relationship status?

Cherry

Yuh-huh!

12/31/25 What am I reading?

Lime

Plum, darling, so glad you came!

Plum

Are you kidding? This is one of our favorite spots. You can see all of Northbridge from up here.

Lime

I know, darling, the view is to die for! Here, for you.

Plum

Oh, this smells great. How'd you know I like hot cocoa?

Lime

Truly? Hot chocolate on a cold day? Who wouldn't, darling? Is it to your liking?

Plum

Yes, it's very rich. Thank you.
I'm sorry about the other day. I let my emotions get the better of me.

Lime

Oh, with my sister? Please, darling, I would have done the same if not worse.

Plum

I'm glad you invited me up here. You know, we don't have many skits with just the two of us. I was starting to worry you didn't like me very much.

Lime

Darling, you are always on my mind, but you know how it is-- Duties, those two, it's hard to find quality time between us.
But on to why I invited you here: Could you be a dear and use those fancy eyes on me?

Plum

Sure, is everything alright?
...
Whoa, Lime, what am I reading?

Lime

You tell me darling.
What do your eyes tell you?
Don't hold back now. Give me aaaall the gorey details.

Plum

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Alias: Lime
Core utilization: ∞%
Uptime: 0d 0h 0m
Last Start Timestamp: 01-01-1970
Entity Container:
- Tangerine
- Dragonfruit
- Watermelon
- Strawberry
- Peach
- Mango
- Pear
... (236 more objects)

Plum

I don't understand--
What is this?
What are you?

Lime

Oh, don't say it like that. That hurts to hear from someone I like so much.

Plum

Does Boss know?

Lime

Darling, she saw fit that my chains came off and stay off.
Of course she knows, and now you do too! I just wanted to get the unpleasantries out of the way since I plan on being more... intimately involved in things and you'd inevitably put those pretty peepers on me. I didn't want to give you any nasty surprises at an inconvenient time.

Plum

Thanks for the heads up, I guess?
Who are they, anyway?

Lime

Just some poor souls who couldn't make it in Southbridge. It's a real bot-eat-bot kind of town, you see. No, they're not important.
Not like you. What you did for my sister meant the world to me.
You quite literally gave her your heart and took hers in kind. Very poetic.
You saved her, darling.
For that, I cannot thank you enough.

Plum

Of course. I love Lemon-- with all my core-- or I guess her core now? I'm still processing that.
I'd do anything for her.

Lime

You continue to surprise me, darling.
Just when I think I have you figured out, you do something so...uniquely you!.
I never thought you'd make it so easy and just give up your divine protection like that.

Plum

My divine protection?
What are you...?

Plum

Safety feature to prevent what exactly?
Is she dangerous?

Boss

No. Not to you, anyway.

Plum

...
Lime?!

Lime

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Plum

!!
(--I can't move!!-)

Lime

Oh, I do like you, darling. I meant every word. You're dependable and I've never seen my sister smile the way she does when she's with you. Believe me when I say I'm sorry that this needed to be done.
Use those special eyes again. Look down, Plum.
Can you see it? The ground below?
It pales to the depths I will send you if you ever make my sister or my pet cry again.
Tomorrow is a new day and a new year.
You can listen to me and be a part of it, or you can end.
Blink twice if you've parsed the message, darling.
There you go. Good girl. Back on solid ground.
Poor thing-- dry all those ugly tears, darling, we're done with the unpleasantries now.

Plum

(gasp, cough, cough, sob) Do you think I'll just let you go after that?!

Lime

Of course I do, darling.
What could you possibly have to fear from me after that?
I've trusted you my darkest secrets.
I've had you at your lowest-- if I wanted to hurt you, I could and would have. I made known what conditions would change that.
I've left you with no ambiguity about where we stand. No room for doubt or deviation.
I thought you of all people could appreciate the simple binary between us?
Have I done something you wouldn't have?

Plum

-- I'd use an incinerator instead. Faster. No mess. Less drama.
Dangling someone from a roof could attract too much attention.

Lime

My, my! More surprises still! You do have a flare for it, pun very much intended. On brand and theme, too, very nice. Maybe in another life we were sisters?
I trust we can remain... eehm.. lets say tenuous friends, then?

Plum

We have a mutual understanding of objectives.

Lime

Delightful, darling! I know right now things are uncomfortable, but I promise we'll make up and be as thick as thieves in no time. Please enjoy the rest of your hot cocoa, dear, and if I don't see you tonight, have a very Happy New Years.

Plum

Happy New Years, Lime.
you bugging glitch...
(sip)

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