WINTER COMMON ROOM - WEEK 2

[dormheads]

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?

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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.)

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Comments

[steelo]

I don't think any of this works, dude.

[ what the fuck is happening ]

[chevaliered]

I mean, we do have a bear here. It's just literal.

[steelo]

Yeah. I mean, can't get more fictional than a bear principal, too.

[ this fourth wall breaking is exhausting but im glad i picked someone genre savvy ]

Is there anything else in there that's like... happened?

[chevaliered]

Pretty sure the acceptance letter draft's the same. Even down to the whole "you can't choose not to attend", part.

[steelo]

Is that where it ends? I know you only got three pages...

[ huh. ]

[chevaliered]

Nah, that's way earlier. It ends on the editor's notes.

[steelo]

What's the last thing before that? Is it something we already... like, did here? And there's nothing new in the notes, right?

[chevaliered]

The last thing before the editor’s notes? Uhh… just like a narration summary. The part where it talks about the dorm leaders, and then sums up the whole idea.

Then you’ve got four people digging into it and making suggestions. More cats, more edge, bigger cast, what if the principal was a non-literal bear….