Dark Room Mei Toomi 3* Story Translation

Dark Room

Chapter 1

Mei: I've finished the basics at least... Time for some testing to see how it goes. Just have to send the programming data to my smartphone and... Connect the smartphone to the VR glasses...

Satori: Mei, I'm coming in.

Image taken from Yuzuha's database

Mei: Wow...

Satori: Huh, what are you doing...?

Mei: Hm....? Who's there...?

Satori: It's me, Satori.

Mei: Since when did you enter?

Satori: I kept knocking but you never answered.

Mei: I'm exploring an abandoned building right now, so...

Satori: A building...?

Mei: The ruins of a hospital, to be precise... A scary place where a strange disease started spreading which made all patients go crazy...

Satori: What the...

Mei: Here they come...

Satori: Who's coming?

Mei: Zombies.

Satori: I thought you were talking about little birds coming closer or stuff like that... How can you enjoy that...

Mei: Do you want to try it too?

Satori: I'm not that afraid of zombies so I don't mind.
Woah... The images are so rough...

Mei: What do you expect from an amateur.

Satori: Amateur..... Wait?! You made this?! You're a genius....!

Mei: No, I've still got a lot to learn.

Satori: Ew, the zombies are coming in groups! The images being rough just makes the game scarier... Hey, what do I do now?!

Mei: There's nothing you can do.

Satori: Can't I shoot with a gun or fight with a knife or...

Mei: It's still in development. Haven't added those yet.

Satori: Then how do I survive?!

Mei: You don't. You stand there as the zombies slowly eat all your organs in front of you.

Satori: Wah, stay away... stay away....! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
God.... that was... one traumatic experience...

Mei: By the way, what do you need from me so early in the morning?

Satori: My favorite cafè is looking for part-timers, want to try it? It's a small place and you can even work in your own clothes.

Mei: Working in a cafè means.... greeting customers...

Satori: That's easy stuff.

Mei: For you, but not for me.

Satori: I understand... I heard the pay was really good too...

Mei: I think you're better off asking Rie.

Satori: Rie would bring her own set of problems... but I'll ask her too.

Mei: Okay. See you.

Satori: Oh, and one last thing. Are you interested in this?

Mei: What's this book?

Chapter 2

Mei: What's this book?

Satori: I think it counts as a programming book? I thought it might help you with the VR.

Mei: "Experience the cosmos with VR"...

Satori: I tried it by myself too, but as expected this was too hard for me.

Mei: I see. I'll borrow this book for while then.

Satori: Sure, have fun. See you later.

Mei: Hmm.... I wonder if it's something similar to a planetarium. So far I've only had interest in making games, but this doesn't sound so bad. I've already done good progress with the game so I can use this as a change of breath.

[After some time]

Mei: I guess this is all? It's a bit basic, but I'll test it.
Hmmm, the screen display looks a bit weird? Maybe I'll change the settings a bit.

[Mei goes out of her room]

Mei: Ah, Rie, good morning.

Rie: Mei. Did you pull an all-nighter again?

Mei: I did, but how do you know?

Rie: I just have to look at you eyes once to understand. Don't overwork yourself, ok?

Mei: Yes. It's just that I got a really interesting book from Satori-san. It was supposed to be just a small side project.

Rie: That doesn't look like a small side project to me. So, when do you think you'll be done?

Mei: I think I need 2 or 3 more days to finish it. But I'm sleeping for today.

Rie: Don't let it get in the way of lessons.

Mei: Yes. Good night.

[Later on, at Mei's room]

Mei: I definitely took this project more seriously than I expected, but it was worth it. Time to test it again.

Image taken from Yuzuha's database

Mei: Wah... So pretty...
Making images appear in VR is pretty simple. Maybe I could use this for games too. Ah, I have to return this book to Satori-san.

Satori: EH?! You're already done?!

Mei: Yes. I've never worked on stuff like this before, but it was fun.

Satori: The book said it would take you a month to complete it...

Mei: Really? I did struggle on some parts, but I finished it in 3 days.

Satori: Shouldn't you be pursuing a career in programming instead of voice acting...

Mei: This is a hobby at best. I decided to myself that I would become a voice actress with Rie.

Satori: I see... Well, what you're good at and what you want to do are two different things.

Mei: Can I show this to Rie?

Satori: You don't have to ask me permission, you're the one that made it.

Mei: Got it. Thank you.

Satori: Good grief... That girl's talent never fails to amaze me.