dormheads | WINTER COMMON ROOM

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.)

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.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[why are you looking around]

... are you alright, Dimitri? How are you feeling?

Hm...

[ he looks longingly at one of the hallways. a few seconds pass. ]

...I'm sorry Iris, did you ask something?

[what is this]

Yes.

I asked how you were feeling?

[ he's still staring off at something, but eventually blinks and looks over at her instead. he looks a little flushed. ]

Ah, I'm all right. My injuries are—...they're fine.

[what?

what??????/

her confusion just gets worse]

... are you certain? Will you let me look over them again later? [she has no trust for this man]

How does your head feel?

They're really nothing to worry yourself over.

[ just more of the same, really. also he finally cracks and bolts down the hallway; there's a clattering noise, and then comes back and sits down right where he was again. ]

Anyway, I'm a bit... disoriented, but I do not think I'm concussed.

[wha

whAT]

... I see. Was... Was there something in the hallway that was bothering you?

[ he gives her a look, like how could a hallway bother him. ]

No, that's just been happening. It was after we encountered the dancing flowers. It was all very ridiculous.

[ hm ]

I think we may have some footage, actually...

[she gives him a look back excuse you sir you're the one being a goddamn weirdo]

... footage...?

[this

this sounds like such a fucking acid trip, dimitri. are you on acid?]

May I....?

[ he's not on acid, but she's right in that it was a trip. he hands her a... dvd? ]

Be careful with it.

[ . . . . ]

Of course.

[nu

nu what the fuck is on this dvd is it the fucking bee movie i wasn't paying attention so i'm literally on just as much of a rollercoaster right now]

[ okay, well.

if she plays it, this comes on. ]

[what is this

she rewinds it to start from the beginning like it'll make more sense?]

[ it does not make more sense.

he starts laughing a little as he watches it all again, though. ]

[ . . . ]

You have a nice laugh but it feels so odd this way.

[ he's startled out of his laugh, blinking over at her. there's a moment of hesitation before his gaze turns apologetic. ]

...I'm sorry, Iris. But I am wholly in love with Claude.

[ . . . ]

Should I be more aggravated that I was rejected when I wasn't asking, or that I was turned down for Claude....?

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[

whispering softly next to her, because the screaming on the DVD caught his attention: ] What the fuck?

[yeah she's like

literally constantly trying to understand more of it]

I...

I don't know...

This is like the poppy field scene out of Wizard of Oz, but worse.

[ literally watching this is like watching what must happen in someone's brain when they're on opioids. ]

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[ if cyoas weren't generally upsetting, this would be great blackmail material. too bad kainé's singular braincell doesn't work that way.

kainé just stares. ]

If I keep watching, does it make more fucking sense or do I get as stupid as they are?