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

[azuta]

[she's somewhere between upset and very angry, but that seems to be the common mood on thursdays lately. she'll pause when he trails off and will just reach out to him, offering her palm up in case he wants to take her hand.]

.... you don't need to be ready to talk about it so soon. To anyone.

[though she wonders what made the end of that sentence disappear]

[steelo]

...it's fine.

[ he shakes his head to that. he doesn't mind - the other two are wrecked, and if he's the one who needs to talk, then he can talk. ichiro does lift his hand, after a long moment, and does set it in hers, though the other goes to his pocket and curls around something, there. ] It wasn't - it wasn't anything like Kon's, really.

[azuta]

[she'll just gently hold onto his hand then, in both of hers, careful of any injuries that he might have.]

.... if you want to talk about it, I'll listen.

[but she really doesn't think that instant trauma reliving is necessary]

[steelo]

[ he smiles, a little, and glances over to kon. as viola is now holding his dominant hand, she can notice two things. one - he is not wearing the metal signet ring he usually wears. two - the lichtenberg figure on his arm seems to be the darkest on his palm, as if it had originated there, and the pine-tree like extensions of hte figure go up his fingers, wrapping at their darkest around where the ring was. ]

...lemme recount it for the official court record, yeah? [ since he's sure he will be taking notes like a big nerd. ] To make sure he gets all the details down. Analyzing from every source, and stuff.

[azuta]

[she hates this!!!! she hates it so much!!! she'll hold his hand carefully in hers - but she'll also summon a palm-sized heating pad, cradling it between her hands before place it lightly against his skin to try to help him warm up a little, gradually. she'll let her hand rest on top of it so that his hand is still in her hold.]

Certainly...

[steelo]

[ this is fine!! he's not nearly as bad off as the girls in terms of cold, so at least there's that. just a frostbitten ankle. ichiro holds very still to let this happen, though, for once a very good patient. he seems a lot calmer than he did earlier, even if his emotions are still pretty clearly all over the place, and he watches all these careful movements with the heating pad.

really feeling some kind of way rn!!! ]

...There. See? I'm feeling better already. [ little smile! ] You've got a magic touch, Vi.

[azuta]

[ . . . wouldn't that be nice if it was true?

she smiles anyway, because she can tell when someone is making a sincere effort to help her.]

... if that's all it takes, then I would give it to you a hundred times over, Ichiro. I'd do anything to make you feel better.

[steelo]

[ the smile gets a little bigger there, at least. touched, if nothing else. ]

...yeah. I know. [ he lifts his other hand - much less burnt than his dominant one, and puts it on top of viola's, giving it a little squeeze. ] We would too for you, you know? Maybe we should stay out of trouble. That'd probably be a good start.

[azuta]

[ . . . hah. she just makes a bit of a wryly amused face.]

... I suppose you all wouldn't be mine if trouble didn't manage to find you even despite your best efforts...