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== Centrex Audiovisual Stimulation Center ==
== Centrex Audiovisual Stimulation Center ==


In another room near the apartment entrance,
In another room near the apartment entrance, a '''Centrex audiovisual stimulation center''' capable of seating four persons allows Rogers to access the latest in entertainments, fashions, and other information he will need to acclimate to the new world {{BR25|Film|Awakening}}.
 
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Uh, Buck, having a tree in here with a bucket of dirt, is there any purpose in it?
Well, sure, it's a natural, living, growing thing. It takes the antiseptic edge off this place, as do those chairs, that peppermill, the tablecloth.
[Deering looks around] Where did you get all these things?
Dr. Junius at the archives was kind enough to lend me most of it. He's a nice man, a little mixed up on his history, [goes to pick up a hanging stained glass lamp from the table] but I didn't have the heart to tell him that this lamp was not an electric salad bowl. The other things Twiki helped me make. It's organic, you know, it gives the place a nice, warm, homey feeling. I like it. [Dr. Huer and Deering are speechless, uncertain as to how to continue the conversation] All right, come on, come on. Drop that 25th century mind-over-emotion stuff. Deep down inside, you really like this place, don't you, huh?
[Deering and Huer in unison] No.

 — Dr. Elias Huer, William "Buck" Rogers and Col. Wilma Deering on Rogers' choice of decor, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century's "Awakening"

Rogers' Apartment in the 25th century is located in New Chicago.

Dr. Theopolis (with Twiki) introduce William "Buck" Rogers to a technological marvel with all the amenities of a VIP. During his acclimation to 25th century life, Theopolis points out the following amenities:

Additionally, the apartment comes with a fold-out dining area (BR25Film, "Awakening").

Rogers finds the accommodations to be too automated for his taste, and begins decorating it with 20th century flourishes to make it more "homey," including a dining room table and chairs, various house plants, a naturalistic wood coffee table, and other 20th century implements. These things are either borrowed from Dr. Junius' archives or made by Twiki. Upon visiting Rogers, both Dr. Elias Huer and Col. Wilma Deering make him an offer to officially join the Earth Defense Directorate, which he refuses out of fear of setting down roots and the potential of losing it again; upon leaving, a brief conversation between the trio reveals, when pressed by Rogers himself, that Rogers' taste in redecorating isn't to either Deering's or Huer's liking (BR25: "Awakening").

Slumber Chamber

Rogers' apartment is fitted with a slumber chamber, voice activated and featuring the latest in technology that continuously monitors autonomic nervous system. The mattress is temperature controlled, with air cushion support automatically changing depending on the needs of its user. Once activated, the bed activates and a dome like bubble flips out of a semi-circular slot at the headboard (BR25Film, "Awakening").

Centrex Audiovisual Stimulation Center

In another room near the apartment entrance, a Centrex audiovisual stimulation center capable of seating four persons allows Rogers to access the latest in entertainments, fashions, and other information he will need to acclimate to the new world (BR25Film, "Awakening").