WINTER COMMON ROOM - WEEK 3

[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?

This week, we're getting into the holiday spirit! So pop some bubbly, be a little sweet - it's that time of year.

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

[disreguarded]

I'd wondered. I heard Chad passed out entirely when Caleb talked to him about something, so - I'm guessing all four of them have stumbled at some point.

[refate]

She got a little faint and unfocused. I told her about what happened to us on the field trip, first, and we were talking about it.

She slipped out of Viola and into - [ gestures, fingers curling around his trinket, indicating the name ] - That's not correct. I'm not Viola. She's not exactly me. She said I was on the right track, and she basically confirmed that the dorm heads are fully overwritten for their roles. She was angry. Asked how long she'd be made a puppet.

Then she got faint and unsteady again, and slipped back into Viola. Didn't remember a thing she said.

[chevaliered]

She's mad as hell about it. She had a dizzy spell again the other day, but Iris knew who I was... so I wonder if she's not somewhat aware of what's happening around her.

... She said she's going to give "them" hell.

[refate]

You're with me this time. [ mmmmm. ] She's definitely in there, she just doesn't have control. Like she's an outside observer to her own body and actions.

... but she has better recall than Viola, if she's remembering every time she gets out.

[commandertoolbelt]

If she doesn't have control, then we'll just have to give them hell for her until she gets it back.

[chevaliered]

This plan is the best plan we've come up with. When do we start?

[superjock]

[Hell yeah

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