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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Comments

[shaft]

[ There's sadness that wells up at her response, and he doesn't understand how he could possibly ask him that. When she's consistently shown care and concern for him, tried to cheer him up or comfort him. When he's seen how hard she works at trials, and how fiercely she cares for others.

He just rubs her shoulder gently. ]

I'd be a jerk if I didn't care about my little sister.

[feytality]

[ that's what a lifetime of abandonment, betrayal and abuse leads to for girls since they're not allowed to have feral hobo arcs ]

[ that does it, though. ]

C-Claude....

[ she breaks down into tears ]

[ i'm so happy i can finally use this icon ]

[shaft]

[ His chest goes tight when she just starts crying, but there's a sense of relief too. He hopes that it'll be cathartic, and that she'll be able to let go of some of the heartache she's been holding onto.

He's just going to hold onto her like a loser. ]

Yeah, I know.

[feytality]

[ i hope jan isn't reading this thread ]

[ it's a really big mess, though. both physically -- because this is full on ugly crying on his chest with the chihuahua shakes -- and emotionally, because there's a lot and most of it makes no sense. she's still afraid of him, while being terrified of losing him tomorrow, while never wanting him to let go. it's more than just the test, things she can't even verbalize because it's too raw and painful. ]

[ how close she got to reuniting with her sister. how easy it would have been, to succumb and die. how she's still wondering now, if everyone would be better off if she was dead. it's guilt, that she somehow tricked all these people into caring about her and she let them down now. it's basically a cacophony of incomprehensible emotions ]

[ a few rise to the top, and are actually distinguishable. she feels small, she feels completely alone, and she feels crushing despair ]

[ ... except that the longer this hug goes on, the more those last two start to fade away. ]