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WINTER COMMON ROOM - WEEK 5

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.
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I got a communication coupon this week. I was thinking - we might be able to use it to talk to that thing.
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[ okay he would love to fight god but. some of that immediate heat does soften a little with that, and he nods. ] I don't think I'll get to use it for very long, so I'll have to prepare whatever it is we get to say, and - if it fucked up Kon and Lucretia-san that bad last time, I can't imagine it'll be good for me if I go it alone.
[ he's used to having his brain fucked with by sound but! we're growing and learning lessons in this murdergame. ] I can't be the only one who has one, either. Right?
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I'll go with you when you do it. Okay?
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...yeah. Just like last time, right? [ an unspoken, determined, we got this. ]
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I won't let you forget.
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looking at beau, at the rest of winter, he knows he can put all of his faith in her. ichiro squeezes her hand. ]
I won't let you forget, either. I'm gonna trust my brothers in your care.
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...thanks, Caleb-san. I wanna make sure it gets used right, so... whatever plan we come up with for it should be one we all come up with together.
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...We can't have other people use them, so it has to be the people who have the communication coupons themselves, and then one other person at least, each. I've already - this place already fucked up my memories once. I can handle it.
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...yeah. That happened at the meeting, I remember. [ he looks worried, frowning. ] Is it gonna be safe for him to use it? Kon and Lucretia-san were able to talk about what the voice told them, right? I think they took notes, too.
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I like it. But if you do it, yeah, definitely have someone with you. And remember the whole "forgetting loved ones" aspect of it - that includes people from home. Write down everything you want to remember.
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his fist clenches a little tighter, and he says, fiercely: ]
I already forgot them once. This place can take them from me again, but it'll never be permanent.
[ never. he'll take that advice, though.] I'll - I'm gonna make you listen to me wax poetic about my bros, man. You better be ready to take good notes.
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kon doesn't comment on how very protagonist sounding of ichiro that was, not directly, but he does offer: ] Glad that you're sounding more like yourself, now.
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that gets a little, tired smile. ] Yeah. Sorry for the trouble - I was cursed to shit, I think. Somebody should really wish up some therapy for Mandricardo when we get out of here...
[ a little tiny bit joking? but also? poor mandi???? ]
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Not that fiction ever cares about competent mental health awareness, so why would this story build in that kind of thing.