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.)

---

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.

Comments

[refate]

She knows that people have the capacity for being overwritten, here. After what happened to my group, and Sakyou - [ yeah he talked to him about your field trip ] - as well as the way people are controlled during the expulsions...

[ it's not touch week but kon's a physical person, so she gets a small bump together on her good side. ] I think she'd go for it.

[supercatty]

. . . [haha! Sakyou!!!]

And the whole "ooooh, I looooooooove school," thing they put me through the week I swapped to Winter.

[she still sounds bitter about that!!]

[and it's not touch week so she does stiffen a bit at that bump. and while she doesn't bump back, to her credit she doesn't jerk away, either]

[refate]

[ he was going to get the information from somewhere eventually he's too nosy not to!!! but also sakyou just. told him. so. ]

And your barking? [ dryly. but he doesn't offer any further physical contact after that, since this is literally adjusting an abused, feral cat to people. ] There's a lot of things going on, from minor to major, where they're fucking with us. Viola is angry on our behalf any time something happens, and Iris is pissed in there, so. That's a good combination.

[supercatty]

[touch week was the only reason she allowed other people to hug and bump against her, so! thank u for being understanding, Kon. . .]

Yeah.

[her ears twitch, and her mouth curves into a little smile]

Angry people tend to get things done.

[refate]

[ some people are tactile and some are not, and he knows where to push and when not to. catra is... ease into it physically, snark and spite conversationally. ]

I am nothing if not my most productive when motivated by spite and anger.

[supercatty]

[she is tactile with [redacted]. "Al everyone knows that's Adora" IT'S REDACTED!!!]

[a cute little giggle-snort]

Good.

Then let's get to work, shall we?