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Clam is Random’s geeky hub. Our fanatics can typically be seen on any of our 3 (sometimes 4) TVs throughout our common spaces, be it a retro video game on the original console, this season’s top anime, or our current TV show fad. But it’s not just the high density of electronics that makes Clam a hub of activity in Random. Our community is always psetting together, making stupid jokes together, or just getting groceries together (or at least we did when we could still use our kitchens :’( ). We frequently have visitors from other floors and regularly host Random Hall’s Clopen Mic night, a combination of actual shows of talent and impromptu joke attempts. It’s truly a special place. But don’t just take our word for it- come hang out with us! We’re always welcoming new faces.
The current canonical story claims that Clam gained its name after an ill-fated floor dinner, when the residents decided to be fancy and cook oysters. This was out of their fanciness range, and the entire floor got food poisoning. A mural was planned to commemorate the event, but the floor lacked artistic talent at the time and the result looks more like a clam.
Rumor has it that the previous story related the residents returning from the summer to find their lounge closet full of clam shells. The truth of this version is unclear.
You'll find that Randomites are Randomites, so they just bring stuff back sometimes. Many things have come back to Random this way, like the "Woodpecker Home Furnishings" sign on Pecker, the branch on Bonfire, and signs in Black Hole kitchen.
Once, a group from Clam found a lonely manhole cover but no manhole for the manhole cover, so they decided to bring it back to their floor as having a manhole cover is a clear improvement to a living space. But since it's a manhole cover, it has to have a hole to cover, so one night, they decided to cut a hole in the floor. Usually there are people around who prevent this sort of thing, but the house team was in transition and a GRA (Graduate Resident Advisor) passed by. They saw the plans, and instead of stopping the construction as any responsible GRA usually would, told them "You shouldn’t cut here". "You should put the hole over there, in more suitable, structurally sound location," and who wouldn't follow an architecture student's advice?
The manhole is still in the closet.