WINTER COMMON ROOM - WEEK 4

[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, something else has been provided!

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]

[oh hell yea. with permission her eyes light up]

Easily one of the most popular routes on any dating sim! Full of action, interspersed with a few slice-of-life silly scenes that make your sides hurts from how hard you laugh! Oh, the balance would be hard to strike but ultimately it'd be perfect. I think people would be surprised by the softer moments, and there would be reviews like 'Oh I didn't expect this at all, but I loved it!' You'd probably have an injury tending CG like Ichiro, but also probably the most triumphant Good End CG where you win against the assigned villain of the route...

That sort of thing!

[disreguarded]

[i'm crysjdfksjh IRIS

i almost wrote lup because i got so into this fiction, lup would love this shit. anyway, beau looks very amused by this, leaning forward a bit.]

Triumphant good ending, huh. [a little buzz of melancholy, and then:] Sounds pretty fucking exciting.

[azuta]

I think so! [she claps her hands] Why, in my first life, I used to play all sorts of games that would talk more about the fantasy and adventures that are akin to what you and Caleb talk about.

The best games were ones that managed to balance both the romantic and relationship plotlines with the fun and action of a good narrative.

[disreguarded]

It's still so fucking weird to hear about people playing games that are like, actual things me and Caleb fight. [it is buckwild to hear that you are a d&d character]

... Caleb and I talked about our pasts being a good narrative, actually. Earlier. So I can see it.

[azuta]

[she laughs a little bit, understanding]

Iris was a character in a game I played in my first life so... I understand the oddity. Ichiro keeps talking about these games, but it's hard to look at when technically I belong to one now...

[ISEKAI]

You all are very compelling - as people, but I'm sure you'd be beloved as characters as well.