The Barackrooms
The stench of McDonald's and barbecue permeates the air, the ground lined with the fifty-star flag of the United States of America. Freedom… adorning the walls is the face of Barack Hussein Obama II, the 44th president of the United States.
Despite the many pictures of Obama available to take the place of a traditional wallpaper, the complex decides to reuse the same one ad nauseam instead—a flattering picture nonetheless.
A faint hum-buzz echoes throughout the rooms, changing pitch and tone to replicate the national anthem of The United States, The Star-Spangled Banner.
A large pyramid with Obama's face stretched across it observes visitors with a keen eye, often hiding around walls and corners. It's unknown how it changes positions, only moving when line of sight is broken, the sound of a large object scraping across the ground indicating its departure.
Large, ornate wooden doors look misplaced in the American-themed complex, leading to a replica of Barack Obama's Oval Office during his presidential term.
A wooden desk sits in the back of the room, a lone stereo placed on top of it, playing some form of rap music; the only discernible lyrics are, "You got the mamma jeans and a Mr. Fantastic face, so rich and white it's like I'm running against a cheesecake."
If not taken when first visiting the Oval Office, the stereo will vanish upon return, reappearing once again with the Obama Pyramid, the stereo balancing atop its apex.
After this encounter, the doors to the Oval Office will be locked shut; the Obama Pyramid ceasing its observations, the stereo vanishing along with it.
The Barackrooms was written by
Ferrante with critique from
ArcheNegation,
Aequilibrium and
ForestIsWatching. The images used inside the article are in order: Backrooms by u/TAiMUR-ALi and edited by