week 3

In this week’s content, I made many of my own revisions and rewrote three different endings – the good ending, the bad ending where not all items were collected, and the extremely bad ending. And the opening dialogue and narration of the characters have been modified to some extent.

(The initial adaptation)
She was just an ordinary girl living in this strange British town. Now, studying at university, she was renting a small room with a separate bathroom. She would say it was “relatively comfortable”, but in reality, it was just enough for a bed and a desk, with no extra furniture. The space felt like a deliberately simplified life.
When the afternoon light seeped through the curtains, she slowly woke up. She dragged her feet to the mirror, and the girl in the mirror had messy hair, empty eyes, and a face filled with unfinished exhaustion.
“Good afternoon, girl.”
She said softly to the mirror.
As soon as the words were out, an inappropriate rumbling came from her abdomen.
“Oh… Right.” She blinked, “I haven’t eaten all day.”
The girl in the mirror suddenly perked up, as if grasping a lifeline.
“Then why not order some takeout?”
“Agreed.” She responded almost immediately.
She turned around and picked up the fully charged phone from the desk, skillfully opening the takeout app. Her fingertips were about to slide when…
“Hold on!”
A voice suddenly rang out.
This time, it came from the side of the desk.
“I don’t have much money to order takeout anymore!” The girl at the desk spoke hurriedly, “With the same amount of money, I could buy enough food for a whole week. Takeout? It would run out in one day.”
The girl in the mirror suddenly lowered her shoulders, as if about to collapse.
“But… I really don’t want to go out.”
“No, ” The girl at the desk interrupted her, her tone more determined than ever, “I must go out.”
“Or… Let’s confirm again?”
The girl in the mirror tentatively said, “Maybe there’s something in the fridge. Then we wouldn’t have to go out.”
“Okay, okay.” She gave in.
Dressed in pajamas, she slowly walked towards the kitchen. A few minutes later, she came back, her face looking even paler.
“Don’t think about it.” She shrugged and said weakly, “Nothing’s left. Unless you plan to use the sauce as your main meal.”
There was a brief silence in the room.
Going out was inevitable.
The girl at the desk was silent for a while, her fingers tapping the table unconsciously.
“Actually, it’s nothing, right?” She seemed to be encouraging the other person and giving herself a command, “Just going out? What’s so scary about it? Hey, miss – you’re already an adult, understand what I mean? And we have no other choice, right?”
As soon as the words were out, her stomach made an inappropriate noise.
The sound was particularly clear in the quiet room.
She felt like a deflated balloon, her shoulders collapsing at once.
“Oh, no… No no no.” The girl in the mirror grabbed her hair, her expression collapsing and helpless. “I don’t want to go out anymore. I really don’t. Don’t force me, okay?”
The girl at the desk sighed, but her tone remained calm.
“Um – sorry.” She spread her hands, “You have no choice. Oh no, it’s us who have no choice.”
She paused, her gaze falling on the messy bed and the empty corners.
“Rather than being depressed here, think about buying something.”
Then, she took out a crumpled piece of paper and a pen from the drawer, moving deliberately slowly, as if giving her emotions a buffer time.
“Bread… Ham… Canned food… Fruits… Vegetables… Some meat.”
The pen tip made a rustling sound on the paper.
The girl in the mirror wrinkled her nose and forced a little bit of energy.
“Hey, wait – don’t forget snacks.” She whispered, “Without those things, I really can’t live. Oh yes, and drinks… and milk.”
The girl in front of the table looked at her disheveled hair in the mirror and proposed,
“Before going out, I think we need to, sort of… prepare ourselves.”
“Agreed. I really need to prepare,” said the girl in front of the table, grabbing the hair tie beside her and tidied up her disheveled hair a couple of times, tying it into a ponytail.
Then she looked at herself in the mirror and shook her hair a couple of times, “Oh my goodness, you are so charming.”
However, in an instant, the girl in the mirror blushed and smiled awkwardly.
Noticing the girl’s behavior in the mirror, the girl in front of the table pretended to be angry and knocked on the table excitedly, “Isn’t that right? Don’t tell me you’re not like this!”
The girl in front of the mirror hurriedly replied, “Oh yes… that’s right! Yes, that’s right.”
Then the girl in front of the mirror shook her hair.
“Okay, let’s start this wonderful day,” said the girl in front of the table, looking at herself in the mirror with excitement.
Next scene!

And the remaining several endings below as well

(First level failure scenario)

“Congratulations! We’re going to have to brave the wind and head north.” The girl in the mirror complained.

“Of course it’s not my fault. I just simply can’t stand those guys. It’s really terrifying.” The girl at the table retorted with a frustrated tone.

“Complaining won’t solve anything, madam. I’ve been keeping you company and enduring the bitter cold all day today, and I’m both tired and hungry.” The girl in the mirror said.

She simply couldn’t stand the person’s own self-abandonment before her eyes.

“All right, stop whining here. Get ready and go again tomorrow.”

“……” The girl at the table said nothing; she merely got up and left the table.

The atmosphere in the room gradually became oppressive.

(Intermediate outcome in the first level)

With a “thud”, the door was pushed open and a tired person slowly walked in.

“I think I did pretty well this time,” the girl at the table slumped into the chair.

“Not bad. Well… But I always feel like I’m forgetting something.” The girl in the mirror was holding her chin and thinking.

“Oh? Let me have a look.” The girl at the table took out the crumpled list and began to check it item by item.

“Uh… This one too…” Oh! “How could I have forgotten such an important thing!” She stood up in surprise.

“Really? You actually forgot this!”

“We still have to go back one more time! Oh my goodness.” The girl in the mirror complained.

“Oh! My fault. I thought I had brought everything I needed.” The girl at the table said regretfully.

“Another trip back is coming.” The girl in the mirror was covering her head.

“Yes, we still need to go back once more. I have to do this terrifying thing again, no!” The girl at the table seemed to have lost all her strength and helplessly blamed herself.

“Alright, that’s it for today. After all, this is your first time here, so making mistakes is inevitable.” The girl in the mirror reassured.

“All right, I’m so exhausted. Let’s talk about it later!” The girl at the table said, then walked into the bathroom to wash up and go to sleep.

Although the result was not as good as expected, it was still acceptable.

(Successful Dialogue)

The girl opened the door and excitedly shared her joy.

“We did it! We succeeded!”

The girl in the mirror responded with equal excitement, but her tone was not as exaggerated.

“Yes, yes, we did it!”

The girl at the table suddenly remembered something.

“Right, right. Have we missed anything?”

“Well… let me have a look.” The girl in the mirror said, and picked up the list that was left on the table.

The two of them checked the contents on the list one by one, and finally found that there was not a single item missing.

The girl at the table jumped up excitedly.

“Fantastic! We are simply amazing! We can live another week! I definitely need to treat myself. I’m going to finish off all the snacks!”

“No! Stop right now!” The girl in the mirror immediately stopped.

“By doing this, you’ll prevent us from having any snacks for the entire week!”

（reference）

“The original story content can be viewed at Maria’s GDD “Narrative & World” section.”