Li Man is a typical modern graduate who goes straight into working 996.
Every day, she conscientiously clocks in and out on time, wearing a professional smile for her boss and coworkers.
A polite "Got it," followed by a friendly "#*…%^x@."
She clutches her insulated mug and goes on high alert the moment there's a chance to slack off.
Her wonderful life has made her calm, yet just the right amount of crazy.
She opens her eyes at dawn and turns off her alarm with a smile.
Three breaths later,
She peacefully imagines this dull yet beautiful world undergoing a change that would drive every overworked employee wild.
Like the company's adorable front doors collapsing and bringing down the whole building because her boss stepped in with his left foot first.
Or maybe... the apocalypse.
Simple and unpretentious, Li Man applauds.
Then she's forced to get out of bed ^_^.
After getting home from work and staying up late in revenge,
she strikes a calm, elegant sleeping pose.
Legs together, facing up, hands folded over her chest, she chants a witch's spell.
She absolutely refuses to fall asleep without dreaming of her boss being dragged around upside down by the company.
Even in the apocalyptic game she's become obsessed with, she won't stop telling her online bestie about her grand ambitions, painting a vast picture of a joyful construction project.
Her words are wild, her spirits high.
Then Li Man remembers she has a weekly report due tomorrow: ^_^④.
And so...
The next day dawns without a hint of drama.
Li Man solemnly accepts the breakfast delivered upstairs ten minutes early by the delivery guy, and ceremoniously takes a sip of soy milk through the straw.
As she turns from closing the door, the delivery guy slams face-first into the company's glass entrance.
They glare at each other.
Ten minutes later,
the front doors shatter, her boss jumps out a window, her coworkers scream and flee, and the janitor drops her mop and starts biting people.
Heaven has answered her prayers, with the deluxe max-level package.
In a little corner,
Li Man curls up at her inconspicuous desk, nervously chewing the last of her still-warm breakfast.
Then she takes out her phone, snaps a picture, and posts it to her social media.
She also updates her online bestie on the situation.
Her bestie replies at once with a thoughtful, reasonable solution.
"You have two choices in front of you right now."
"Option A: Walk over to the janitor five meters away and join her."
"Option B: Pick up the pen in front of you."
Li Man: ?
"Pick it up, then what?"
Her bestie: "Kill the damn thing!!!"
Li Man calmly gets up from her desk, slowly backs two steps toward the window, and looks up.
Up ahead, a coworker is struggling, face twisted, trying to fight back with a fruit knife, when their neck is bitten through.
She glances silently at the pen in her hand, types again, and asks, "Is there an option C?"
Her bestie: "Sure ^_^."
"There's a window behind you. You can choose to leave this beautiful world peacefully."
The next second...
Li Man is sent flying out the window by a coworker: "..."
#Lots of original worldbuilding, alternate setting
#More to be added if I think of anything
Theme: Create the future