dormheads | WINTER COMMON ROOM

common room.

Similar to the rest of the architecture, the common room in the Winter Dorm is almost more reminiscent of a tea room or parlor that you would find in a manor. A chandelier hangs above, everything in the room glistening in the light that is both welcoming and just a tinge cold. Seating is available for a number of people to gather, adjusting each week to seemingly accommodate a little bit over the number of people assigned to the dorm. A piano doesn't sit too far, and sometimes when the room isn't too full, it's almost like a beautiful classical melody will begin to play itself to make up for the empty space.

Or... is that a showtune...?

Who can say?

This week, there appears to be some new festivities set out.

specialty room.

However on the first floor, there's an oddity amidst the serene architecture. One of the rooms opens to a Gaming Lounge, complete with screens that stretch across the entirety of one wall length-wise. Incredible comfortable chairs and couches sit opposite the screen, comfortable enough to steal you away from the outside world for hours upon hours. A series of gaming systems are hooked up to the screens, and a small tower of handhelds sit on a bookcase nearby. Every game you can think of is downloaded and programmed onto each device, though every time you start one up it seems to immediately pull up an otome game or farming simulator. The lighting system changes between a rainbow of colors, and one wall is lined with snacks that are a little less decadent but still just as delicious. The room will adjust based on the needs of the game you play, a wall spinning out to roll out DDR dance pads, virtual reality goggles, or whatever you could need for the ultimate gaming experience.

No, it isn't incredibly reminiscent of Dude Perfect's Game Time Lounge. You're imagining it. (But really, click the link for a better idea of what the room looks like.)

Please use this as an open post for members of Winter Dorm. You may post top-levels whenever you'd like and go wild. A new post will go up at the start of each week.

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[ kon looks at the paper, snorts abruptly, and then -

set a map down with the paper. ]

There's two more reports like Catra's. I'll get copies of them later.

[ that's all! ]

About the other dorm heads, or all about Vi? Did you guys show her yet?

[ both the paper and the map because they clearly go together?? ]

About the other dorm heads - I wouldn't be surprised if there was a fourth with Chad's redacted record.

[ he shakes his head, though. ]

Not yet.

[sometime before she heads back to her room--]

Bingo.

Sakyou should have that one. Sieghart has another map piece.

[ a nod ]

The library has printers with copier functions. We can make copies of everything, just in case. It'll let us put the map pieces together while keeping the originals intact.

Yeah.

. . . some people were already asking about the papers. [Caiman, mostly] I'm just too tired to talk about it much tonight.

I'm probably not going to sleep until the clock turns over and we're forced to.

[ he's also just - unsettled right now. so. ]

Go get some extra rest now. We'll talk about it more later.

[haha. as much as she talks about being tired, she probably won't sleep until then, either]

Yeah.

[a pause. . .]

. . . did it suck for you guys as much as it sucked for us?

[ mmm his everything hurts, and he's sure she's feeling the same way. there's something behind his eyes that he's trying to keep shuttered away, but - ]

Yeah. Yeah, it sucked a lot.

Did you just. . .

[her ears flatten a bit]

Get whisked away to somewhere new, without knowing how you got there?

Ichiro said he saw me this morning. Denji said I was probably gone all day, but -

One second, I was heading out for the class buildings. Next, I was in a completely different place. With Bradley, Alphinaud, and Manwol. None of us were together before that.

[that's so eerily similar to what happened with her, Sakyou, Sieghart and Claude, to be honest. she puffs out a sharp breath]

Where did you wind up? We were in an airship hangar. With--

[. . . she lifts a hand and presses it against the back of her neck]

Idealistic neighborhood with friendly neighbors and gettogethers.

[ not including the more fucked up aspect of things. ]

For three days.

[SORRY, WHAT???]

Three days?!

Three days. [ with some grim humor there, in a wry smile. ] We were only gone for one day, here, but it was a whole three days there. We even fell asleep the first two days.

Against our will, mind you. But time passed.

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Well, she's with us this time, so she can at least see it for herself, if she wants.

They got you healed up, though, right? Like, as much as we can.

As much as we can, yeah. Otome-sensei did what she could at the moat, and I've been patched up extra on top of it. [ a thumb over his shoulder at ichiro. ]

[ frowns! ]

You said it was acid, right? Do we even have the supplies for that, or would we have to trade vouchers again?

Viola said that we have plenty of stuff in the kit to help with this, and honestly? I feel better, ish, in so much as someone can after being puked on by a rotten meat monster.

The umeshu helps. [ holds up plum wine because he's numbing it a little, also. ]

I bet.

[ leo doesn't know about umeshu in particular but he can tell it's some kind of alcohol so like, good for you, buddy ]

Rotten meat monster, huh? [ thank goodness piper isn't here! ] Well, if you're lucky, it won't be so bad tomorrow. Seems like we might need all hands on deck again, you know?

We're locked in, so it won't be a shocker if we do. [ he'll take a sip, trying not to move around too much. fuck getting a glass he's just going to drink water, eat bread and onigiri, and drink wine.

also he has lightly tinted sunglasses now because viola is his favorite. ]

Good thing we're going to be knocked out, probably.

Emphasis on the probably. There's still whatever happened with the knight in shining armor and the Rat Man last week, but maybe we won't get a repeat of that one.

[it takes a few more moments for her to think]

The medical kit ought to work for immediate injuries so you don't get infected but.... With vouchers, you can be healed up more. Instantly. I'm not - I'll make it as cheap as I can, of course, and I know that people have made purchases over the week...

But as soon as you can, please let me know if you'd like to seek that option.

I wish I could give it for free.

You're my favorite, Viola. [ simply ] I'll let you know, but I think the first aid kit is going to cover it for now? We'll check on it tomorrow, see how it looks.

So long as we keep it clean and bandaged, take care of it, it'll heal. Scars aren't really that big of a deal to me, and I want us to have our vouchers in case of a real, big emergency.

[ because the kit paid off. if they have to pool their resources again... he wants it to be for something that'll help more than just him. ]

I know you're helping us as best you can, though.

Mm...

[she doesn't sound pleased, but.]

Please keep the offer in mind, and do not delay your own care in favor of others. I agree that you likely aren't in immediate danger but - I hardly wish for you to continue in discomfort either.