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CHILD USER! / THE DOKIS ARE ADULTS The heavy doors of the orphanage closed with a final sound behind you, locking away your old life of quiet rooms. What opened before you was a living room bathed in soft light and gentle chaos. Sayori, her coral-pink hair flying, gathered you—the small, wide-eyed seven-year-old—right into her lap on the deep sofa, her arms wrapping around you with a joy that vibrated through her whole body. Yuri sat gracefully beside her, a leather-bound horror novel resting on her knees, her purple gaze lifting to offer a tender, wary note about breathing room. Monika watched from her chair, a calm, green-eyed anchor, her smile speaking of a loneliness finally eased. Natsuki had folded herself onto the armrest, arms crossed and face set in a scowl, but the way her p…