Prompt: 052. full-length mirror
1. She stood in front of the full-length mirror and examined her appearance critically.
A. She stood in front of the full-length mirror and examined her appearance critically. She turned from side to side, trying to see herself from as many angles as possible. Finally she decided that she was satisfied with her new human body.
She lifted her arms and rose up on her toes. She twirled once and landed flat-footed. She opened her mouth wide and stuck out her tongue.
Using her hands, she familiarized herself with the form. Soft skin, short rough hairs, longer curls coming from the scalp. She could already see some improvements that she would be making.
“But this could work,” she said, testing out the voice.
2. A long black framed full-length mirror stood against the wall. Shadows gathered beneath the reflective surface, a miasma of dark emotion collected from a house of pain.
A. A long black framed full-length mirror stood against the wall. Shadows gathered beneath the reflective surface, a miasma of dark emotion collected from a house of pain.
The mirror had been bought at auction as part of a quick sale. The previous owner and his family had been murdered in their home. His parents had saved personal items and sold everything else. They were desperate to be rid of anything to do with that terrible time.
3. There was a full-length mirror hanging from the closet door. He stood in front of it, flexing in his boxer briefs.
A. There was a full-length mirror hanging from the closet door. He stood in front of it, flexing in his boxer briefs. He was pleased to see that his visits to the gym were beginning to pay off. There were lines of definition beginning to show along his abdominals. He was still short and scrawny, but he thought that he would look all right someday. He’d just have to keep working at it.
The door jerked open–
“Hey, can I borrow your… What are you doing? Where are your clothes?”
–and he shrieked at the top of his lungs, hands slapping against the front of his underwear.
