“REGGIE!” Jessie exclaimed as the name finally hit her. Jessie picked up the kitten with both hands and held him in the air. “I shall call you Reggie.” The kitten softly mewed his approval.
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Jessie examined her surroundings. The room she was in was absolutely massive. She had been given the grande esecutore suite and the main room of said suite was bigger than any place she had ever lived. The great room was 30 feet long and 20 feet wide with ceilings that were 15 feet tall if they were a foot. The east wall of the room had five massive windows that stretched from floor to ceiling and overlooked the picturesque campus gardens. The front door was on the west wall and was closer to the north end of the room. The west wall also had 3 windows that looked out over the courtyard. On the north wall there were 2 doors. The door on the east side of the wall lead to a small guest “water closet” and the door on the west went into the massive bedroom. At the south end of the suite was a set of glass double doors that led into the rehearsal room. The total living space was really unbelievable.
Jessie stood in the middle of the room, taking it all in. Everything was so lush and luxurious, she was afraid to sit on any of it. Jessie started to walk around and look more closely at the pieces. There were two massive sectional sofas arranged around the middle of the room that formed a lovely entertaining area. There were several other couches, love seats, chairs and recliners in small groups around the rooms as well as quite a few tables. Jessie noticed a counter in the southwest corner of the room. Further investigation showed that this was a bar area with a sink and a small refrigerator and ice maker under the counter. On the north wall, there was a modern looking set of glass shelves that contained the components of an entertainment system along with a small container filled with various remote controls. There was also one very modern looking master remote control sitting directly on the shelf. Jessie could identify what looked like a stereo receiver, a cd/dvd player, a cassette deck, a satellite receiver, a VCR, a turntable and a master control box, but she couldn't seem to locate the television screen. In another corner of the room, Jessie noticed a large cabinet. When she walked over to the cabinet and opened the doors, she found a 32” TV with a DVD/VCR combo. Across from the cabinet was a small love seat flanked by small tables and a couple of recliners. When Jessie pointed the remote at the TV and pressed the power button, nothing happened. A few seconds later, she heard the sounds of people talking. When she turned around to see where the sound was coming from, she noticed a large screen coming down out of the ceiling on the south wall.
“Whoa!” Jessie exclaimed as she watched the screen descend from the roof. Jessie was impressed as the projector came on. The picture was really clear and really bright. Jessie looked at the remote a little more and notices a button marked “windows.” A shiver of excitement ran down her spine. After Jessie pressed the button, massive dark shade descended to cover the east windows. “I could get used to this!” Jessie said to the empty room.
Jessie manipulated the remote to turn off the overhead screen and raise the shades. She walked back to the master control center and placed the remote back on the shelf. Jessie headed for the bedroom door to look around in there. When Jessie opened the door, she got goosebumps. The room was 15 feet by 20 feet. There was a cherry wood king-size four poster bed on a platform on the east wall. On either side of the bed were tall, slender cherry wood tables with drawers. There was a matching cherry wood desk in the corner formed from the guest bathroom's intrusion into the space. The desk was “L” shaped with shelves and cabinets over both writing areas. In the interior corner where the two sections met, there was a computer with two 19” flat-screen monitors on either side of the main CPU. The keyboard and the optical mouse, both of which were wireless, were sitting in front of the CPU. There was a corner cabinet above the CPU. When Jessie opened the door to the cabinet, she discovered the printer and the wireless router and also the modem for hi-speed Internet. Jessie made note of the location of the router and the modem so that she could place her external hard drive when her personal belongings arrived the next day.
Jessie continued to walk around the bedroom. As she went through one of the sets of the doors on the north side of the room, she walked into the master bathroom. The room was 10 feet by 12 feet with a spa bathtub and large walk-in shower. There was a second door that lead into the closet. As Jessie stepped through the door, she was shocked by the size of the closet. The room was big enough to have it's own chaise lounger and dressing table. The closet itself was cedar-lined and had bars, shelves and drawers everywhere. There was even a set of rotating shelves in the middle of the floor. There was also a door that exited out into the bedroom. Jessie noticed that the staff had already moved her luggage into the closet. She still had more clothes on the truck, but there was nowhere near enough to even make this room look anything closed to full.
“I think I'm going to have to buy more clothes,” Jessie thought out loud.
Jessie left the closet and walked out of the bedroom to return to the main living area. She walked across the living space to the set of doors on the south side. As she entered the rehearsal room, she quickly looked around. There was another cutout area in the room that contained yet another bathroom on the west. There was a grand piano on the west side of the room as well as a desk with yet another computer. This computer was hooked to an sixteen track mixing board with an electric keyboard, 2 CD players and a dual cassette deck. There was also more than one microphone on stands as well as massive speakers on either side of the desk. The thing that impressed Jessie the most was the quiet. The room was huge, another 20 feet by 20 feet with a 15 foot ceiling, hardwood floors and a mirror on the south wall, but there was no echo as she shut the door or walked across the floor. Her guess was that it was due to the large fabric panels on the top of the walls. They appeared to retract up to the ceiling and they were set at an angle.
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