Natsuki

**Satou Natsuki,** known more commonly as simply **Natsuki,** is a student, chef, and occasional poet who is a minor character in the Nest. She was a major character in Fancy Restaurant, but has made multiple other appearances outside of it.

## Personality

Natsuki presents herself as a mean and standoffish girl who never takes any nonsense from anyone, but this is merely a protective barrier she puts around herself to make herself seem tough. This tendency comes from bad luck, having had an extraordinarily hard childhood after being born into a toxic household, and being constantly picked on by her peers due to her height and her apparent childish habits such as being passionate about manga and baking.

Her true self is a lot more sociable and sweet. Though she never really loses her bratty and pouty tendencies, Natsuki is a dependable and loyal friend who is more than willing to go out of her way for the benefit of those she loves the most. She has a large amount of confidence and ambition, not being afraid to stand up on behalf of herself or her friends, and Natsuki has never been known to give up on anything she sets her mind to. She is still reluctant to be seen as childish, hiding the fact that she sleeps with a "security blanket".

Natsuki apparently has a boyfriend, but "you wouldn't know him, he goes to a different school... in another universe".

## Relationships

### Acerola

Acerola was employed as Natsuki's co-chef during the girl's stint as an employee of Fancy Restaurant. Natsuki considers Acerola to be her nemesis, while Acerola just considers Natsuki to be a rather fun target for torment. Acerola's "pranks" on Natsuki can involve something childish banging spoons together to annoy her, or something full-on criminal, such as when Natsuki was tied up with licorice and "slapped with a cold fish". The two have mostly steered clear from one another since returning to the Nest, much to Natsuki's relief.

### Monika

Monika is one of Natsuki's best friends, and had been for quite some time prior to both of their arrivals at the Nest. Natsuki came into existence as a mechanical construct of the virtual universe that Monika was trapped in, and they became friends over a shared love of literature and classical music. After the virtual universe was broken, it seemed as if Natsuki would never be heard from again, but she was reborn in the Nest some time later; this time not virtual or a construct, just a real and genuine human. Her and Monika stayed friends, with Natsuki being shown to hang out at Monika's apartment and occasionally babysit her adopted daughter.

### Loogi

Natsuki and Loogi met within the aforementioned "virtual universe", where they didn't exactly bond at first. Natsuki was snippy and dismissive of Loogi's attempts to get closer with her, and they got into the occasional argument every now and again, but they were still able to develop a rapport with one another. It was Loogi that got Natsuki to open up, and afterward, Natsuki gained an immense respect for the Nester that only continued to grow. They are now proud to call themselves good friends, albeit good friends that love to playfully bully each other.

## Fancy Restaurant

Natsuki was employed as a chef at Fancy Restuarant during the arc of the same name, where she was instrumental in the events that led up to Chris Daughtry's murder. She was threatened and manipulated as a pawn in a plot relating to the serial killer Hivemind, which led to an immense guilt that she carried with her throughout the entire investigation. Seeing the pain she had gone through, most Nesters consoled and soothed Natsuki, although in Hydroz's runthrough, Natsuki tragically died in a nuclear bomb explosion.