Monika

**Monika Fujimori** is a student, poet, and main character in the Nest. She acts as the Nest's secretary, with tasks including, but not limited to collecting information, gathering data, and strategising against potential threats. She also has a *little bit* of a crush on Loogi~

## Personality

Monika is extremely kind, loving, and sweet. She's quiet and reserved, but still outgoing and talkative when she's around people she's comfortable with. Even still, she has a tendency to panic in stressful situations, and doesn't carry herself well under pressure. There's a lot to love about the popular girl, and she, in turn, has a lot of love to give!

## Relationships

### Loogi

Monika and Loogi have immense respect for each other. They've had a few spats concerning how to best combat the Nest's many enemies, but overall, they have a special and supportive relationship. They help each other through the hard times and make the good times even better~! A tearful (and hopefully temporary) goodbye in the face of insurmountable pressure confirmed that there was a spark of love there, but only time will tell as to their future together.

### Billizabeth

Monika took on the initiative of taking care of Billizabeth when it seemed like no one else would. Billizabeth stays in Monika's office and sleeps in her apartment, calling the older girl "Auntie Monika". Monika has shown immense compassion for her, willing to make numerous sacrifices in order to keep her safe and comfortable.

## History

### Pre-Nest

Monika is notoriously unwilling to talk about what her life was like prior to arriving at the Nest. There are very few who know what occurred to make Monika shy away from the recollection, with only Sayori, Natsuki, and Loogi knowing the truth. The reason why she hates her past is justified, and she prefers to keep it locked away from all prying eyes.

Monika used to be a regular high school girl, albeit an exceptionally gifted one. She was popular with all the kids, was a track star and an academic genius, and was always staying after school for some kind of club or event. After rising the ranks to become president of the Debate Club, she left to pursue her passions for Literature, starting a small club with three other girls, the new kid Loogi coming soon after. Within their first conversation, Monika and Loogi had, almost instantly, fallen for one another, but there was a catch.

The world in which she lived was not a gathering place for able-minded and creative individuals. It was a simulated universe born from malice that created nothing but despair. A rift of the cruel world drove Monika and Loogi apart, but Monika wasn't content to just let her one shot at true love slip away that easily. (She'd had boyfriends *and* girlfriends before, but for the first time in her life, Monika had found someone that she was willing to do anything for, and someone who was willing to do anything for her.) Monika, in a desperation move, shattered the simulation at its seems, leading to the apparent deaths of the other three clubmates.

The girl was truly happy. The simulation was broken and her friends broke right along with it, but she got to be with Loogi. The happiness was not exactly mutual. Loogi didn't wish to stay in the perpetual chaos of the broken simulation, and to be honest, Monika didn't either. With a farewell bid, Monika used her might to fix the simulation and to bring the world she loved and the friends she loved back, at the cost of her own life. After all, it was better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all, and that love would never truly die out.

### In the Nest

Monika was brought back to life once more, thrust into the unfamiliar dimension known as the Nest, where the rules of time, space, life, and death seemed superfluous. Monika, being the ever-studious girl she was, began to explore the Nest to figure out how it worked, and she began to unravel secrets regarding politicians without limbs, omnipotent crocodiles, and all-powerful beings known only as "Nesters". To her surprise, Monika discovered that Loogi, her long lost love, was one of those Nesters, and so she set out to reunite with him.

Operating under the assumed identity "Mysterious Figure", Monika collected information both on the Nesters and on the threats that were posed against them and their world. She elected to hide herself for the reason of wanting to stay anonymous in the face of those she deemed to be enemies, including Hydroz, still carrying a vendetta against the girl for the shenanigans involving the simulated universe.

While warning the Nesters against trying to stop her, fearing for their safety given how close she was getting to the danger, Monika secretly left breadcrumbs for them to follow that lead them to "Apartment 024". There, Monika revealed herself, shared a reunion with Loogi, and revealed that the Nesters were in far greater danger than they once thought. Monika accepted a position as the Nest's secretary, so she could research possible defense/assault mechanisms in order to protect those she loves.

Monika has since grown into her role as a secretary, doing everything from filing taxes to conducting therapy sessions to raising an abandoned little girl. She has also continued to grow closer to Loogi, with the duo often hanging out or going on dates. Monika has also been insturmental in the defeat/subdual of many Nest threats, most notably Beto O'Rourke, the Billizabeth robots, and to a certain extent, Bill 2. After the sudden and shocking death of Greg Abbott, Monika leaped at the opportunity to defend the one accused of his murder and seek out the true culprit.

### Loogish Invasion

A major shake-up happened in Monika's life when Loogi was arrested and taken into custody by the high council of the Loogish race, being given a death sentence. Monika cried into his arms as he was taken away, and they finally professed their feelings for each other. It was in that moment that Monika knew they didn't have a second to waste, *she was going to save Loogi.* She wasn't going to let him suffer any more than he already had. She joined the snarky but loyal Fanny, along with Loogi's brother/former rival Maro and a host of other determined individuals on a mission to collect the needed resources and get to space to save Loogi.

Monika was daunted by a cartridge of "Super Monika 64", a personalized game that analyzed Monika's mind to find her deepest fears and insecurities. It projected her trauma over the breaking of the simulation and her loss of her friends, but despite the obvious fear that overcame Monika in the moment, she walked away from the experience with a newfound confidence and determination. She wasn't going to lose Loogi, *not again.*

## Trivia

* Monika is bilingual, speaking both English and Japanese flawlessly.
* Despite no longer attending school, Monika still has aspirations of declaring herself a Corporate Economics major and settling down with a good-paying job to support those she loves.
* Her pseudonym (M.F.) has a double meaning. It is both the initials for her, and for her assumed identity of "Mysterious Figure". Monika signs all her notes and letters with the pseudonym, whether she is in disguise or not.
* She has an active Twitter account under the handle lilmonix3.