These are long days of masked life inside the "bubble" for Minnesota United's 40-person traveling party at the Walt Disney World Resort, which in normal times calls itself the happiest place on Earth.
So much so that very early on in their stay when players were quarantined awaiting their first COVID-19 test results, teammates stacked room-service meal containers high against veteran defender Romain Metanire's hotel-room door.
"Some days we're in our rooms 20 of 24 hours," Loons veteran defender Michael Boxall said. "Boredom definitely can set in."
Away from their families and home for as many as six weeks, the Loons have sacrificed their normal lives for an MLS is Back tournament intended to get some of the league's revenue flowing again after a four-month shutdown.
They and the other 23 teams now participating are sequestered on their own secured floor of a resort hotel not far from where NBA teams are isolated, too, at the same Disney athletic complex.
Everyone wears a mask everywhere they go, except when they're in their own rooms. They now can meet, eat together in small groups and socialize on a floor that has their own meal room, team room and three player lounges that offer table tennis, board games, poker tables and old-school arcade games. Monday was a scheduled golf outing day, when Loons players wore masks on the course in 90-degree weather.
Of course, there's always Netflix, video games and watching the Premier League in their own rooms. Some players brought their own gaming monitors on the chartered flight that brought the team from Minnesota to Orlando.
" 'Call of Duty' has been a lifesaver," said Boxall, who battles teammates Ethan Finlay, Aaron Schoenfeld, Tyler Miller and Robin Lod remotely, each competing in the video game from their own rooms.