Chapter 63: Unretirement
Coop made a quick visit to the apartments to see Charlie and her parents. He climbed a few sets of wide stairs and considered the lack of elevators in the system constructions. These apartment buildings were brushing up on the height that elevators would make sense, but Coop hadn’t explored any of the upgrade options for the structures, so some magical alternative might just be available for a price.
Even the hallways were overly wide, with cathedral ceilings that made Coop feel small. He found the Seraphin’s apartment and knocked on the door. Emmanuel answered and invited him inside.
“Ah, come on in. What brings you here so soon?” Emmanuel asked as Coop looked around the spacious living room. The big man’s deep voice echoed against the stark walls.
“Just thought I’d see how you were settling in.” Coop explained vaguely.
“We’re just happy to be together again.” Emmanuel stated with a content expression. Madison, Charlie, and Camila were chatting while watching the courtyard from a window in an empty room directly opposite of the front door.
It was actually the first time Coop had checked out the inside of the apartments, despite being some of his first purchases. He still had the lighthouse himself, and had previously left the residents to themselves.
His initial reaction was surprise at the size of the unit. As he had a look around, it really clicked that the apartments were abnormally spacious, especially with the tall ceilings. He wondered if it was to accommodate differently sized aliens. Even the massive ogre-like baker, Vronk, would have been comfortable inside one of the apartments, not to mention the cavernous hallways and wide stairwell.
The floor plan was odd, lacking a kitchen and bathrooms, but having a large number of rooms. Coop understood a little better why some of the families that had come from the mainland had opted to share with others. An average family wouldn’t be able to utilize all of the extra rooms and they were already so large that normal accommodations would feel inadequate. The whole unit was basically a central, communal living room with six large rooms attached to the perimeter.
The solid dark wood floors and the stone walls with matching wood trim gave it a real medieval mansion vibe. The corners of the rooms were illuminated by streams of mana that provided gentle white light in strips wherever the walls met. Large windows let the sunlight into the perimeter rooms.
Charlie’s family just needed some extravagant oil paintings and plush carpets to complete the look of a noble’s tropical getaway home. Since they had only arrived in the middle of the previous night, they had no belongings or furniture set up at all.
But that was why Coop had stopped by. He accessed his spatial storage and started placing their belongings in the middle of the central room. They’d have to arrange the furniture to their liking. For now, he was just getting it all out of his personal storage.
“What’s this?” Madison questioned after she entered the living room and began examining a bedside table that Coop had seemingly pulled out of thin air. She obviously found it familiar, but didn’t expect to find it there.