SPRINGLE - WEEK 4

[dormheads]

common room.

In the common room, the walls have been painted with photo-like pictures of forests and lakes, and spread across the ceiling is a depiction of the night sky. One wall is lined with bookcases, the books ranging from fiction to non-fiction as well used course textbooks. More bookcases have been used to section off one corner for a study area, with a desk and chair provided.

Elsewhere, there are a few couches (one looks as though it doesn't quite belong) and chairs, most seated around a coffee table and with throw blankets tossed over them if you need the extra warmth. On the table is a bowl of healthy and semi-healthy snacks, regularly stocked. (Nearby is a garbage can.)

This week, there's something.

specialty room.

Past an entrance in the common room, a mini coffeehouse has been set up, with express machines for those who just want their coffee now and slightly more advanced equipment for aficionados. It offers a variety of strength levels and flavors to accommodate tastes all across the spectrum, along with a teapot and packets of caffeinated and non-caffeinated tea for those who prefer a different drink. There's a sink if you want to use your own mug, but otherwise, disposable cups are provided for you to use.

Pasted on the wall by the coffee machines is a detailed but clear handwritten guide on how to use said machines, complete with illustrations. There are also cute little doodles of Spring Dorm residents using the machines and drinking coffee, though they look as though they were done by someone else.

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Please use this as an open post for members of Spring 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.

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[feytality]

[ maya is just resting on the couch, bundled in dimitri's dumb cloak ]

We got... um, we found something, but I don't understand it.

[inaccordant]

[he's going to hand her a cup of sakyou's tea.]

How are you feeling?

[feytality]

[ the date auction feels like it was months ago now... ]

... Still sore, but okay.

[ her emotions are pretty shoved down but she shoves them down even further, trying to give him a reassuring little smile ]

[inaccordant]

[he's just going to grab a cup of sakyou's tea and hand it over to her.]

[feytality]

[ he might wanna help her hold it up bc she might drop the cup]

Sorry for the trouble.

[inaccordant]

[if she looks like she's struggling, he will do that.]

You don't need to apologize. Save your energy.

[feytality]

[ her hands are weak and shaky so yea ]

Bad day for us, huh...

[inaccordant]

[then yea he'll help in like the world's shittiest version of hand-holding]

It looks that way. At least everyone was able to organize their healing.

[modissty]

[Sakyou will come to sit nearby as soon as he's done fussing over everyone else! He will gently reach out to touch her shoulder for a brief moment, trying not to sit Too Close because he doesn't want to get his anxiety vibes all over the place.]

Would you like to share it now...?

[He ain't gonna force anyone to do anything, man.]

[feytality]

[ sakyou... she smiles at him, and tries to send comforting vibes his way. they're stronger vibes now ]

No, it's okay. Better now.

[ she shakily holds up her phone, which has this on the screen ]

[modissty]

[Maya he's going to chop you and i aki am going to chop gmail for not giving me all of my notifs.

Anyway he's looking at this and just. There's some immediate confusion in his emotions... And some frustration, more on their behalf than anything.]

...Well. I can see why you'd find this irritating.

[feytality]

[ do not chop. maya's emotions recede a little more, like she's drawing them back in ]

Yeah, I don't know.... maybe the moon? Maybe the other group has the other half? Maybe a clue to a puzzle? I don't really get it, myself.

[modissty]

[YOUR EMOTIONS, MAYA. Sakyou's brow furrows a little, giving her a mildly concerned glance, but he doesn't say anything aloud just yet.]

I'd imagine it might be half of a clue? It looks like half of something... I don't understand it either, though.

[That frustration is now self-directed, god.]

[overlimit]

[rita's fuckin hovering and pacing, radiating restlessness and concern and letting the injured have all the couchspace they want (i guess we have a floor tree though, oh well) but she stops near maya when she speaks.]

Don't worry. We'll figure it out. Just focus on resting now.

[feytality]

No, I just... want to show it now. Just in case.

[ u never know what tomorrow will bring. it's this, ftr ]

[overlimit]

[she'll lean in to look...

and pretty much everyone can feel her anger spike for a moment.]

[feytality]

.... Sorry.

[overlimit]

I-it's not your fault! I'm just mad that you went through hell just for that!

[feytality]

Oh...

[ she almost apologizes again, but catches herself ]

It really wasn't worth it, huh....

[shaft]

[ Claude will snooze next to her, though he'll peer at whatever it is that they received. ]

That's cryptic.

[feytality]

[ shes leaning against him, though her emotions are still that weird mixture of afraid of him and relieved he's here. she's trying to mentally stamp out the former, but it won't go away ]

Is it... the moon? Do you think?

[shaft]

... Maybe? It's just a circle, isn't it?

[ ... ]

By the way, how many enemies did you face off with in there? Leo told me about the man with the tree.

[feytality]

I wonder if the other group has the other half of this....

[ ... ]

Uhm, well... I guess, technically, he was our only real enemy.... kind of... we went on a quest to get his sanity back, because he was basically threatening everyone.

[ she knows what he's asking though, and she bites her lip. ]

It's... kinda complicated.

[shaft]

[ Other group... he glances over at Lucretia and Malik who are definitely Not Okay.

But for now, he focuses on Maya, hazarding a guess: ] Illusions?

[feytality]

[ yeah.... they're doing fine. clearly ]

[ anyway, maya is uncomfortable, but more about the prospect of sharing in front of the dorm and god and everyone than telling him. but im too lazy to move this to pc so she has to suffer ]

One part was a test. It was... very real, though.

[ a little flicker of pain, here, as she reminds herself that this is claude. ]

... Edualc was there.