fifth cheer [ dictated ]

[formercheerio]

So here's a question.

[ This is quite possible the first time that Quinn has made an entry without complaining ]

In a castle full of rooms what of them aren't bedrooms?

[ She's seen the kitchen, the lobby and... well, not much else, she's spent most of her time outside than looking around the castle ]

And is there a piano?

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[quits]

According to the directory there is a music room.

[formercheerio]

Well that's one thing. Does it say where?

[quits]

It says it's on the third floor.

[formercheerio]

I'll have a look, thanks.

[both_neither]

The music room has a piano, as well as nearly every other instrument you can imagine and a good selection of recorded music from pretty much the entire span of Earth's history up to about the 21st century. Not that I've looked that closely yet.

[formercheerio]

I think I might just stick to the piano.

You know a lot for not looking closely.

[both_neither]

Friend of mine told me alot about it. Mark - our regular DJ - maybe you've heard him?

[formercheerio]

Every Monday. It's actually kind of nice.

[both_neither]

It is. He's the one that got me to try it myself, though I'm more in it for the music than anything.

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[modernholmes]

Many of them. Have you been to the library yet?

[formercheerio]

A few times. [ More than a few ] That one's hard to miss.

[modernholmes]

But it's a great library, isn't it?

[He thinks.]

What about the Four Seasons room?

[formercheerio]

It's bigger than I've seen before.

Where is it?

[ruined_jaw]

Music room's always open, and there's both an upright and a grand if that's your thing. Couple of Moogs I may have wished for.

And there's a fair handful of rooms in Paradisa that aren't bedrooms. Just gotta know where to look.

[formercheerio]

And where do you look?

[ruined_jaw]

In the places that don't seem obvious. The other rooms, like the Four Seasons room and the Gym aren't marked the same as the bedrooms. Sometimes they're easy enough to spot, bigger doors and whathaveyou, but other times you just have to open the door and see for yourself.

Just takes a bit of boredom, and a video game mentality toward exploration. Check everything, the consequences be damned.

[formercheerio]

I'd rather not damn them, I don't want to walk in on the wrong thing. [ And she doesn't have a video game mentality ]

[ruined_jaw]

Fair point, but I'm pretty certain that most who don't want to be walked in on would lock their doors. My door's locked most of the time, in point of fact. Given that everyone in the castle shares the common spaces, like the library or the music room, those doors are rarely ever closed, let alone locked. Only exception I can think of is the little cinema we've got, which is only open on a specific day, and is otherwise closed and locked.

Think of Paradisa a bit like an oversize hotel. If there's a place you're not meant to go, you won't be able to go there. Simple as that.

[Jono does, if for no other reason than the fact that he's a gamer himself, and he's used to living in places with lots of other people. You get used to invasions of privacy, and sharing common spaces with a lot of people.]

[peeta_bread]

There are a lot rooms! Like... have you been in the seasons room?

And I think there's a music room, but I've never seen it. Do you play the piano?

[formercheerio]

I haven't heard of it.

Yeah. Not that great but enough.

[precede]

Oh, look, a musical one.

[formercheerio]

Sometimes. [ More than she'll admit ] Why?

[precede]

Some people would take that as a compliment.

[formercheerio]

It'd probably be more of a compliment after you'd heard something.

[precede]

Sure, I'll hear something.