Bird-en

"**Bird-en**" is the thirteenth episode in the *Doki Doki Literature Club!* animatic series. In this episode, the Dokis are tasked with taking care of their friend's pet parrot, whose snarky and unruly behavior causes trouble for them.

## Characters

* Monika Kobayashi
* Yuri Kuroyanagi
* Natsuki Gushiken
* Sayori Roote
* Veronica (debut)
* Diego (debut)
* Sono Yamaguchi

## Description

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## Plot

The Dokis are hanging out at Monika's house, waiting for Veronica to arrive with her pet parrot. Natsuki pulls a tray of bird cookies out from the oven, and Sayori asks if she can have one. Natsuki reminds her that the cookies are meant for birds, but eventually decides to let her have one. Sayori puts a cookie in her mouth, but almost immediately spits it out in disgust, getting crumbs all over Monika and her homework, much to her annoyance.

Yuri asks when Veronica will be arriving, and Monika points out that she's 31 minutes past their scheduled meeting time. Just then, the doorbell rings, and Monika goes to answer it. Veronica is seen at the door, and she apologizes for her lateness, explaining that her family had gotten lost on the drive over. She then hastily gives Monika her pet parrot, Diego, and a long list of things they need to do for him. Monika is unnerved by the length of the list, but Veronica justifies it by saying Diego is a budgie parrot. After her father honks at her from their car, Veronica tells the others she's running late for her cousin's quinceañera, and quickly takes off. Monika tells her to have fun, and accidentally smudges one of the words written on the list.

Monika brings Diego inside, and the others are eager to see what he looks like. Monika lifts the cover from Diego's cage, and the Dokis all find him adorable. Monika attempts to speak with Diego using baby talk, but Diego insultingly calls her "horse butt for a head." Monika is taken back by the parrot's rudeness, and Yuri points out the parrot was quick to form a harsh but meaningful sentence. Diego then insults Yuri by calling her an "Einstein," which she says was uncalled for, but Diego is unapologetic. Sayori suggests that Diego is just in a bad mood, and Natsuki attempts to cheer him up by giving him the cookies she made. However, Diego ends up smashing the tray of cookies out of Natsuki's hands and onto the floor. Sayori angrily demands to know why Diego did that, and Diego smugly replies with "because I can."

Natsuki threatens to hurt Diego for wasting her cookies, but Sayori attempts to ease things by saying they should do something on the list that Veronica gave them. The first thing on the list says that Diego likes to play, but Natsuki refuses to play with Diego, and calls him a "feathered-freak." Sayori then tries to play peak-a-boo with Diego, but he is unamused, and requests for someone to stop Sayori before she "destroys the little bit of dignity she has left." Agitated, Sayori begs for Diego to cooperate, but he replies that he's a parrot and not a baby. They are about to try something else, but Monika suddenly gets a call on her phone. When Monika answers, Sono is on the other end. Monika nervously asks why he was calling her, and Sono asks if she's okay. Monika insists that nothing is wrong, but Diego calls her a liar. Monika threatens to set him on fire if he speaks one more word, but this threat is heard by Sono over the phone. After clarifying this wasn't aimed at him, Sono asks Monika if she would like to come over for dinner, and she rapidly accepts his invitation.

After hanging up, Monika's friends are all left dumbfounded by her hasty decision-making. Natsuki asks what Monika was thinking, which Diego mimics, and Monika responds that she panicked. Yuri tries to calm everyone down, and turns their attention back to the list, which states that they should give Diego some exercise. Sayori wonders if Diego is able to fly, and Natsuki believes he can't, due to him being a house pet. Monika says that Diego being a domesticated bird shouldn't prevent him from being able to fly, and lets him out of his cage. Monika then tries to handle Diego, but the bird puts up a fight. Monika angrily forces him to stand still, and tells him to fly. However, Diego isn't able to, and falls to the ground. A concerned Yuri then picks Diego up, and is amazed that he didn't try to put up a fight this time. Unfortunately, Diego proceeds to defecate on her foot, and a disgruntled Yuri demands for the bird to be taken away from her while she goes to the bathroom to clean herself up.

The Dokis then look at the next item on the list, which says to give Diego cream crackers. After retrieving some from the pantry, Sayori tries to feed one to Diego, but ends up getting bitten by the bird. It's then that Diego's behavior suddenly becomes more feral-like, as he proceeds to attack Sayori for her bag of cream crackers. Monika freaks out and wonders why Diego is acting this way, and Natsuki points out that the list actually says to *not* give Diego cream crackers, but the word "don't" had accidentally been smudged out by Monika. Monika tries to approach Diego, but he twists his neck 180 degrees, startling her. Natsuki then rushes over and grabs the bag of cream crackers, resealing it and putting it in a high place, believing Diego will be unable to retrieve the bag, due to his inability to fly. Diego then spreads his wings and inexplicably begins soaring around the room. Sayori tries to stop him, but is unsuccessful. Yuri then returns from the bathroom, and Diego lands on her face, messing up her hair. Diego continues his assault, and knocks Sayori onto the table, destroying it. The Dokis then take cover behind the couch, and Natsuki suggests they call Veronica. Sayori is against this idea, as she doesn't want to interrupt her cousin's quinceañera, which she mistakenly refers to as a "quesadilla." After Monika corrects her, Sayori tells her friends that she has a plan, which worries Yuri.

Meanwhile, at the quinceañera, Veronica asks one of the guests if they have any other plans for the day, but gets no response. She then gets a text from Monika, who asks for help and claims that her house is on fire. The episode ends with Veronica's shocked reaction, which is only shown for a millisecond.

## Trivia

### General

* This episode's title is a pun on the word, "burden," in reference to Diego being a bird, as well as a burden on the Dokis.
* This episode is the first to surpass seven minutes in length.

## Navigation

 "Whitty Speed Paint" • "Drawing the BT21 Characters as Girls"