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uncoincidental) wrote in bentoboxed2024-08-23 10:26 pm
second verse, same as the first
It's been nagging at you for a while now, hasn't it?
For the last couple of weeks, you've been feeling like something isn't quite wrapped up. Like you need to go back and take care of it - but back to where, and what is it, exactly? Is it your homeland, if you've ended up somewhere new after all is said and done? Or is it whatever place you ended up in temporarily for those horrible, traumatic weeks? Regardless of where, or how long ago it was, you know deep in your bones: it isn't over after all.
It starts as a feeling, perhaps. And then you find your thoughts wandering to the time you spent away from your worlds, to the people you met there, and to the people you left behind once it was time to part ways. Those wandering thoughts turn into vivid dreams, memories of the time you spent fighting for your lives that play on repeat each time you try to close your eyes and go to sleep.
And then, suddenly - when you wake - you find yourself in the lounge of a small apartment complex, a keyring with two keys on it on your person; one that looks like it's for a door and one that looks like it's for a mailbox. Instinctively, you know: this is your home, for now. It's where you can stay as you sort out what needs to be done.
After all, you've got unfinished business. You wouldn't be here if you didn't.
For the last couple of weeks, you've been feeling like something isn't quite wrapped up. Like you need to go back and take care of it - but back to where, and what is it, exactly? Is it your homeland, if you've ended up somewhere new after all is said and done? Or is it whatever place you ended up in temporarily for those horrible, traumatic weeks? Regardless of where, or how long ago it was, you know deep in your bones: it isn't over after all.
It starts as a feeling, perhaps. And then you find your thoughts wandering to the time you spent away from your worlds, to the people you met there, and to the people you left behind once it was time to part ways. Those wandering thoughts turn into vivid dreams, memories of the time you spent fighting for your lives that play on repeat each time you try to close your eyes and go to sleep.
And then, suddenly - when you wake - you find yourself in the lounge of a small apartment complex, a keyring with two keys on it on your person; one that looks like it's for a door and one that looks like it's for a mailbox. Instinctively, you know: this is your home, for now. It's where you can stay as you sort out what needs to be done.
After all, you've got unfinished business. You wouldn't be here if you didn't.
Week 0: Dreadmoor Apartments
Newly-arrived tenants of the Dreadmoor Apartments will find themselves in a comfortable and cozy lounge. There is a three-seater couch in front of a coffee table in one part of the room, with armchairs at either end of the table. A flat-screen TV hangs on the wall, in place so that people on the couch or chairs can watch whatever happens to be on - a remote control on the coffee table, which also contains a tenant directory and a different "coffee table book" each time someone visits the lounge, controls the channels and volume.
Nearby, there is a countertop which has a beverage dispenser with fruit-infused water, a coffee dispenser, a hot water dispenser, a collection of individually-wrapped tea bags, cream and sugar, stir sticks, and disposable cups. There are well-maintained potted plants in the room, contributing to a relaxing atmosphere.
There are three doors - one labeled "Leasing Office," located near the couch and chairs; set of double doors that leads out to the courtyard; and a set of double doors above which hangs an "EXIT" sign. Windows are set into the walls, filling the lounge with natural light. The glass is tempered and cannot be broken.
Exit
The double doors leading outside of the apartment complex are currently locked. No amount of force will bust them open, and all attempts to pick the locks will fail.
Leasing Office
The door to the leasing office is locked; however, there is a small window with the blinds drawn; you can kind of see through them to make out what looks like a standard office, with a desk, a comfortable-looking chair, and filing cabinets. Occasionally one may see the silhouette of someone through the blinds, but one will never see anyone enter or exit the office, and if you focus on the shadow, it disappears. The window's glass is tempered and cannot be broken.
Courtyard
A peaceful, idyllic courtyard with plenty of greenery - flowers, trees, shrubs, and so on. There is a fountain at the center, with benches around it for sitting. A few picnic tables are in the shade of a tree, and between some other trees are two hammocks, perfect for relaxing in.
There are also three outdoor grilling stations, charcoal already in and ready to go. You will, however, have to provide your own fire.
The courtyard is at the center of the apartment complex, or at least the part of the apartment complex tenants currently have access to. The doorway to the lounge is at one end of the couryard, with entryways to the apartments themselves along either side and two outdoor stairways, one in the left corner near the doorway to the lounge and one in the right corner opposite it, leading up to partially-enclosed walkways to access the apartments on the second floor.
At the opposite side of the courtyard is a pathway that would normally lead to other amenities; however, it is currently blocked off by a sturdy iron gate.
Apartments
Each newly-arrived tenant has an apartment of their very own on either the first or second floor! These one-bedroom homes contain a living room, a kitchen, a bathroom, and a bedroom each for their very own. First-floor bedrooms have a sliding door which opens out to an enclosed patio; second-floor bedrooms have a sliding door which opens out to a balcony. Any attempts to go over the railings and escape to the outdoors will fail; the second they slip over the railings and expect to be setting foot on the ground, they will find themselves standing on their patio or balcony again. The scenery they look out at looks like scenery from each apartment owner's homeworld.
The apartments themselves come furnished with the necessities, and the kitchens are stocked with ingredients and cookware necessary to prepare meals from their homelands and their gamelands. They are all decorated to match the tenants' tastes - almost as if they were the ones who picked out the furniture after signing their own lease. Tenants will find the personal belongings indicated on their profiles somewhere within their apartments, and each of their closets contains two weeks' worth of clothing in styles that they enjoy wearing.
Each apartment's front door can be accessed from the courtyard (second-story apartments are accessible via one of the two outdoor stairways; there is a partially-enclosed walkway such that the front doors overlook the courtyard). To the right of each front door, there is a mailbox with each tenant's name on it. Letters can be slipped into the boxes via a small slot at the front, but the boxes themselves can only be opened by a tenant's mailbox key.
Other Amenities
The path leading to the other amenities in the complex is blocked off by a sturdy iron gate, from which hangs a sign reading "Amenities Temporarily Under Renovation. We apologize for any inconvenience! -Dreadmoor Apartments Management". No amount of trying to get past the gate will succeed - the lock will never be picked, the bars cannot be destroyed, and attempting to scale the gate will only result in the top always being just out of reach.
Peering past them, you can see what looks like it might be a pool area, with some other buildings in the same style as the apartments' and the lounge areas' construction.