July 19th. Six days remain.
I have severely underestimated how difficult it is to work on my laptop when I'm very nearsighted and don't have a functional pair of glasses. After leaning forward and squinting for several days, I ended up with a migraine and backache. Don't be like me.
On the plus side, as I was forced to take a break, I decided that the story has two arcs - the player plays as first the mother and then the kid. Basically going through the same events twice, with two different perspectives.
I 'm scrambling to get new glasses, and might just get them in time to put a rush job on finishing this up in time to submit. I'll likely sacrifice fancy flourishes, like custom GUI and animations, just to get it done.
(I can always make a more polished version later, yeah? Yeah. That's what definitive editions are for.)