WINTER COMMON ROOM - WEEK 5

[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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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.

Comments

[disreguarded]

You're probably not the only one, no. I didn't get one, but I'm sure there are others.

I'll go with you when you do it. Okay?

[steelo]

[ he thinks about their field trip together, for a moment... and then nods. ]

...yeah. Just like last time, right? [ an unspoken, determined, we got this. ]

[disreguarded]

Just like last time. [she reaches, and takes his hand.]

I won't let you forget.

[steelo]

[ the scariest part about that memory loss was not being able to know it was gone - that, and not having either jiro or saburo here to confirm that they were alive, that they were important. it had been something that affected him badly, afterwards, but...

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.