The bunkhouse turned out to be a bit smaller than I had thought it would take to allow for 3 bunks and 3 storage containers. This leaves us with a long, yet direct, hallway through to the observation deck. I decided that the Fort is not a socialist regime, so an Officer would have to occupy the place. Putting the officer the closest to the observation deck would make sense, whoever was on guard could get to the officer very quickly.
While clearing out the room, I quickly find that there is an error in its placement. The walls are the literal walls of the mountain, and I would not be able to "finish" the room out with wood planks like the rest of the fort. I decided that with executive privilege of having your own room, also comes the executive duty of living in a drafty, cold room because it is closest to the observation deck. But that doesn't mean the officer will be a cave man. We can do some stuff to help out.
My best comfort resources are at Sugarland, that is where I decided to make my first "homely" house after all. So I went there and I collected some wool I had acquired, and then I went and picked some roses on side of a non-landmark hill.
The officer quarters now has a nice decorative rug so that the officer isn't living on stone floors. He gets his bed, and I put a bookshelf beside it. I figure he may be doing some work or writing his reports as he lay in bed.
After exploring the area on the other side of the mountain, I decided some windows would not hurt anything as they are hard to observe from anywhere, the area outside the officer's quarters is yet another "hollow" volcano like structure in a mountain. Next, I knew that tapestries hung in castles kept the warmth in, so I arranged for a large tapestry... apparently of kung fu fighting men, to be hung beside the bed.
On the other side I fashioned a sort of desk and bookshelf in a nook for the officer to use. Another, much classier, painting would reside on the wall next to the door, and executive privilege allowed for a double chest in the room instead of a single.
I was very happy with the room. The highest quality furnishings, yet a little bit of austere compromising by the officer would keep some respect of the junior officers. Then I read the sign we had made up for the room... apparently someone can't spell. Oh well, that'll have to wait till we can procure another sign.
Next we work on some problems areas of The Bay, get it into a bit better shape for an area befitting the fort.
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