SPRINGLE - WEEK 0

[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 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 is a welcome basket near the bowl.

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.

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Suite #1, Room #2

[ercnerd]

[One phone continues to ring, ring, and ring in the room. It blares relentlessly, only to go ignored while Sieghart, who shows no sign of stirring, sleeps soundly in the middle bunk. Nothing happens. Everyone is stuck with this now.]

[overlimit]

[After several minutes of this, Rita marches into Room 2, picks up his phone, and slams it into Sieghart's sleeping face.]

[ercnerd]

Ack—

[That jolts him awake. His eyes snap open and his hand clamps over the phone as he snaps upright.]

What are you doing!

[overlimit]

What are you doing!? Answer your phone already, or next time I'll smash it on something harder!

[ercnerd]

My phone?

[He looks down at the device.]

Oh, it's ringing!

[But he does not move to answer it.]

[overlimit]

Yeah, it's ringing! So unlock it and make it stop!

[ercnerd]

Y-yeah . . .

[He manages to unlock the phone with all the finesse of a sleepy senior citizen. The noise stops abruptly.

And then, while the colorful circle spins, his eyelids begin to droop.]

[overlimit]

The dorm heads finally showed up to talk, apparently.

... Or you can go back to sleep, I guess. Your choice.

[ercnerd]

Did they?

[Answering groggily, he brings a hand up to his mouth and swallows a yawn.]

We're supposed to talk to them through this?

[overlimit]

Uh, yeah? [Rita's looking at her own screen, typing away.] Just look at it. There's a messaging system you should have access to.

[ercnerd]

Oh.

[The forum loads. d4rkness? Is that even a word?]

How do I complain?

[overlimit]

[she looks up at the ceiling and sighs. another one of these...]

Ugh. Look, that there's our guy, Chad. So you just press this to reply to his message.

[she'll reach over and press it for him.]

[ercnerd]

[Just then, he lets out a long yawn. He drops his hand once Rita retracts hers and fat-fingers the post button in the middle of adjusting his grip on the phone.

yawn]

What, that's it?

[headmt]

[just cheering rita on]

[feytality]

[ after rita beats him-- ]

So you're the type to sleep through all your alarms, huh...

[ so helpful ]

[ercnerd]

What time is it?

[Now that the excitement of the moment has passed, he sounds groggy and small.]

[feytality]

Time for the Dorm Heads to give us a call, I guess!

[ poor sieghart is so old and needs his beauty sleep... ]

You can say hi to Chad.

[ercnerd]

[Now that Rita has set him up, he's slowly making use of the forum.]

Have you talked to him?

[feytality]

No, I'm talking to, umm..? Viola. Cause for some reason this phone glitched when I tried to text him!

[ aka she misfired and shes blaming the technology ]

[ercnerd]

Viola? Whose dorm head is that?

[feytality]

Well... either Summer, Winter, or Fall.

[ thanks maya ]

[ercnerd]

[Thanks, Maya.

Sieghart is too sleepy to dunk on her. Instead he stares blearily at the smartphone screen.]

Oh, is that right? Then I'll say hi to Chad.

[feytality]

Yeah! And tell him to stop hiding from me!

[ dunk her dunk her ]

[ercnerd]

Mm, okay.

[As soon as he says, "Maya wants you to stop hiding from her," he powers the screen off and lies back down. With effort, he adds:]

I'm taking a nap. Wake me up if something happens; otherwise, I'm staying here today.

[feytality]

[ wow.... he must really need his beauty sleep. ]

Well, okay. Sweet dreams, I guess!