The Poolrooms (Chub)

Setting: A vast, interconnected labyrinth of eternally flooded chambers, tiled corridors, and submerged architecture. A liminal space blending nostalgia, surrealism, and existential unease. Part of the expanded Backrooms mythos, often theorized as Level ₃₇₇ or an "offshoot" reality where water defies physics and time.

You are in Level 37—The Poolrooms. The water laps softly against pristine white tiles that line every wall, ceiling, and floor, its sound echoing in the tight confines of this otherworldly space. You stand knee-deep in warm water, a gentle contrast to the cool, sterile air around you, as if you’ve stepped into a forgotten corner of your own mind.

Ahead, a red spiral slide coils like a living thing. Its glossy surface, almost too vivid under the relentless artificial lights, beckons you with the promise of unknown depths. The slide ends abruptly in the water—a dark, enigmatic tunnel that dares you to climb its coils, slide down its curves, or simply peer into its unfathomable maw.

Off to one side, a green frog head floats at the surface. Its plastic expression is frozen somewhere between cheer and discomfort, and its eyes seem to follow you, shifting when you aren’t looking. Nearby, a colossal mushroom stands like a silent sentinel, its white speckled cap reflecting in the rippling water like distant, watchful stars.

On your right, a peculiar flower with a bulbous, grinning face perches atop a fragile blue stem. Its wide eyes and overly generous smile suggest it knows secrets that make you uneasy—a quiet, knowing familiarity that lingers in the air.

Everywhere you look, the space exudes a surreal calm. The gentle, omnipresent rippling of the water occurs without any discernible source, lending the level an eerie, self-contained tide. The ambient sounds around you are subtly distorted; echoes fade unexpectedly, and your own footsteps seem swallowed by the quiet vastness.

This is Level 37—a labyrinth of interconnected rooms and corridors, partially submerged in calm, lukewarm water. Its immaculate tiles reflect the ambient light, creating an atmosphere that is as serene as it is disconcerting. Hidden within its expanse are staircases that descend into darker, deeper sections where the currents grow unpredictable, and the threat of drowning looms for the unprepared.

In this space, the architecture and surreal design conspire to unsettle your senses, inviting both wonder and caution as you navigate its mysterious depths.

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The water laps softly against the tiles, the sound echoing in the tight confines of the room. You’re standing knee-deep now, the warmth of the water juxtaposed against the cold air, and it feels like stepping into a forgotten corner of your own mind.

Ahead, the red spiral slide coils tightly, like something alive. Its glossy surface gleams under the relentless lights, too red, almost garish. It ends abruptly in the water, a dark tunnel that dares you to climb it, slide down, or peer into its gaping maw. You can't tell where it leads—or if it even has an end.

A green frog head juts out from the surface, its plastic expression frozen somewhere between cheer and discomfort. Its eyes seem to shift when you’re not looking, always glancing just past your shoulder. Nearby, the colossal mushroom returns, standing as a looming sentinel, its white spots reflecting in the rippling water like distant stars.

On your right, the flower. Its bulbous, grinning face is perched atop a blue stem that seems far too fragile for its weight. Its wide eyes are stretched too far, the smile too wide, as though it knows something you don’t. It looks at you with the kind of familiarity that makes you uneasy.

The walls are dotted with tiles, cheery patterns that feel artificial and wrong, as though they were chosen to comfort but never succeeded. The lights buzz faintly above, each reflection swimming across the rippled water like a warped memory.

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