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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Comments

[ercnerd]

[Sieghart returns around the same time. He's wet and there are fresh, angry animal bites on his face and upper arms. His expression is similarly furious after the announcement.]

. . . I'm going upstairs to clean off.

[He leaves and returns some fifteen minutes later in uniform with faded red marks dotting his exposed forearms. The geese and squirrels were vicious.]

[overlimit]

[yeah rita's definitely staring at all those marks.]

I heard the short version just now, but... seriously, what the hell happened to you?

[ercnerd]

That's what I'm wondering. Did the rest of you wake up in here?

[overlimit]

Yeah. Passed out, woke up to alarms blaring.

You really don't remember going out for a swim?

[ercnerd]

No. The last thing I remember is trying to investigate the sounds from upstairs.

[overlimit]

[she's considering that with a frown... then looks back to his face.]

You look like crap. What gave you all those marks?

[ercnerd]

Geese and squirrel—at least, I'm pretty sure that's where they came from.

[overlimit]

Huh.

The geese I kinda get, but since when do squirrels attack people like that?

[ercnerd]

I've seen them squealing at someone before. Other than that, I haven't a clue.

I haven't had problems with the geese until now, either.

[overlimit]

Maybe you did something to piss off the wildlife during your blackout.

[ercnerd]

Like what?

[overlimit]

I dunno, have you seen that guy who was hunting them the other day? That's one way, probably.

[dimitri, of course.]

For that matter, is all your stuff accounted for? You didn't get mugged, did you?

[shaft]

Seems like you had a rough night.

[ercnerd]

They're just bites. I'm not the one who's dead.

[shaft]

And you have no idea what did this to you or why?

[ercnerd]

The bites are from the geese and squirrels. That's all I've managed to figure out.

[shaft]

[ He is so tempted to bash his head through a wall.

In fact, he's going to march off for a bit to thinky think on his own. ]

[headmt]

[Well. Just waiting for him to come back down!]

Don't look too the worse for wear after an exciting night.

[ercnerd]

If only I'd stayed awake . . . !

[headmt]

Pretty sure we're all thinking the same thing on that one.

[He scrubs at his face for a second, looking him up and down.]

You got any other injuries or anything you don't remember getting?

[ercnerd]

. . . Just the bites. They're all over my body. I must've been in the water longer than I thought.

[ambiography]

[god, all of this is a lot. welcome back sieg.]

You're sure these are all from animals?

[ercnerd]

[Thank you.]

I'm sure. It's my body. If there was anything worse, I'd know.

[ambiography]

Well, that's- both lucky and unlucky, I suppose. If any of them didn't match up, it might help piece together just what happened to you.

[ercnerd]

Hm . . . There was a fish in my pocket, but I don't know if that was intentional or just the result of lying in the riverbank. I think I also heard a frog.