should've just taken the stairs.

[kidcomrade]

Stuck in an Elevator




The tiny room lurches. There's an ominous scrape outside, and your little elevator comes to a sudden, screeching halt. Congrats--you and another passenger are trapped in an elevator!

Now what?

Rules
- Leave a comment with your character's name and fandom. Other characters
- When replying, RNG for a number between 1 and 4 for an elevator and 1 and 6 for a prompt.
- Thread away! Feel free to mix and match prompts or not use them at all.

Elevator Types

1. Normal Elevator
Just your average, modern elevator.

2. Old Elevator
This is an older cage-type elevator. It's a bit more rickety than the average sort, and a lot rustier. You might not want to look outside either.

3. Mine Lift
Regardless of why you happen to be in an old, abandoned mine, you're trapped in a mine lift.

4. Space Elevator
You were going to space. Now, there's only stars and black void around you. Good luck with that.

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Prompts

1. Stop the Music!
This elevator seems safe enough, apart from the fact that you're trapped in it, but there's some obnoxious elevator music playing, too. With no signs of it stopping and no signs of escape, how long can you last?

2. Who Turned Out the Lights?
When the elevator broke down, so did the lights! Try not to run into your fellow passengers!

3. It's Getting Hot in Here...
The lights are fine, but the thermostat isn't. It's either uncomfortably warm or too cold for comfort.

4. Honey, Who Shrunk the Elevator?
For some reason, the elevator's slowly shrinking down! It'll stop eventually, but I hope you don't mind sharing close quarters with your elevator mate.

5. Earthquake!
Turns out that it was an earthquake that broke your elevator. The world's shaking out there--and so is your elevator. You're fine, but for how long?

6. Obligatory Smut Option
Aphrodisiacs are being pumped into the elevator--and if you want to get out of here, you're going to need to get a little cozier with your partner.

Comments

edward elric ۞ fullmetal alchemist (2003) ۞ ota

[alchimia]

3-3

[legendaryfire]

[ It's a mine shaft... IN THE ARCTIC!?!?!? And it's getting chilly. ]

W-what's wrong with this elevator? I'm c-cold...

[alchimia]

[ Wrapping his arms around himself and casting his gaze around in hopes of finding something he can use to make a fire. ]

Hell'f I know.

[ As he shivers, he reaches out to jam at the buttons again. ]

Stupid electronic crap.

[legendaryfire]

I don't think you should j-jab it like that...

[alchimia]

Got a better idea?

[legendaryfire]

Well... n-no.

How much farther is it?

[alchimia]

Judging by the chill and how little time we'd had 'fore the elevator shut down after we got on? I'd say we're still near the surface. It'll be warmer further down, but we'd have to check how close or far we are to another door. Dunno how much further it'd be to another elevator, but if this one's down, the others might be as well.

[ Steps forward, pressing a palm against the door, thinking. ]

We could try to pry this open or check to see if there's a panel above us that'll move.

[legendaryfire]

[ She just nods. And then looks up.




Oh god they're both tiny. ]

Let's try the door!

[alchimia]

[ At least he doesn't have to feel bad about being short ;;

Nodding as well, he tugs off the glove on his right hand (no sense in getting it ripped up if it'll reveal his automail anyway) and stores it in his pocket. Then, he gives the door a look over and glances back at her. ]

Right. We need some kind of lever to pry it open. See if there's something I can break off and use.

[legendaryfire]

Okay! [ She starts pulling at the bars, testing their strength. If she noticed the automail she says nothing about it.

After a while she stops, having tried every bar. ]

Hmmmm. Let me try something.

[ She closes her eyes, and in a classic magic girl swirl of magical wind and fire manages to pull a sword out of thin air. ]

Ah! It worked!

[alchimia]

[ Opens and closes his mouth for a few seconds, staring at the girl in front of him. What was that? It certainly wasn't alchemy...

Shaking himself, he reaches out for the sword and mentally acknowledges that it feels real under his fingers. Weird. But it's just what they'll need and hopefully it'll be strong enough. ]

I'm just gonna ask about that later... [ A mutter as he jams the sword's tip between the two doors and braces himself to begin levering the door open. ]

[legendaryfire]

[ She holds her breath for a moment but lets it go when the sword doesn't burn him. Magic is weird. Cool, but weird. ]

But hey, what do we do when we get the door opened, anyway?

1.5

[stakes]

[ Oh, great. Earthquake on an elevator. Because her day hasn't been stellar enough. The floor starts to shake, the walls follow, and the lights indicating which floor they're on or between start flickering. Buffy immediately grabs onto the metal railing around the walls, gripping it tightly with her hands and holding herself as steadily as she can. Goodie. Stupid plates grinding and faults and stuff. ]

You're -- gonna want to hold onto something.

[alchimia]

Shit—!

[ As soon as things begin shuddering, he doesn't have to guess what's going on and he certainly doesn't have to be told what to do. They're still several floors up, which means they have a long way to fall. And unless he can figure out the exact amount of space between them and crushing to the bottom of the elevator shaft, any alchemy he does might make things worse. So, instead, he reaches out to place both of his hands on either side of hers, acting as a protective shield in case anything decides to drop on them. Even if it's more likely for them to drop on something else.

And any second now, he's expecting the feeling of his stomach dropping as something gives way. ]

[stakes]

[ She isn't expecting the sudden protectiveness in this situation; she can handle herself. It's terrifying to be in an elevator during an earthquake, really, but she's been through quakes before. Hopefully this one wouldn't end in her dead.

At the bottom of an elevator shaft.

She almost groans at the idea. The ground shakes and rattles and rumbles and the walls are trembling but the cord doesn't give way. Not yet. Her grip tightens. ]

Buffy -- by the - way. [ Yeah because now is the PERFECT time for chitchat. ]

sup. 1-2

[decks]

Are you -

[She may not have a lot of experience with them, but she doesn't think the elevator is supposed to lurch to a sudden stop, and she doesn't think the lights dying a moment after is supposed to happen either.

She's also reasonably certain that punching the control panel isn't going to help anything, but she's sorely tempted.]

That's not a good sign, is it?

ohay love the username

[alchimia]

[ He's got a bit more experience than her and definitely knows they aren't supposed to do that. Which is why he's grumbling curses in the dark, reaching out in hopes of finding the control panel. Maybe he can figure something out without accidentally touching something he shouldn't. Her voice is over there, so hopefully by facing the other way he'll avoid any undue awkwardness. ]

Uh... no. It's not.

i'm pretty proud of it ngl

[decks]

[She could tell by his cursing that this was Not As Planned, so she let's loose a quiet swear of her own and stays put.]

How do we get it running again?

it's excelllennnnnnt

[alchimia]

[ Finally. The panel. He jabs it a few times, hoping that it'll get the damn thing started. But when it doesn't, he scowls and curses again. ]

Trying to figure that out.

(blush) tyty

[decks]

[Feeling her way to a wall, Sakura leans against it with her arms crossed. She has healthy respect for Ed's competence, so she's going to let him try his hand at that before she interferes.]

(cozy)

[alchimia]

[ Meanwhile, he'll be slowly pulling the panel off the wall, in order to feel his way around the circuitry. But he's not sure how much he can manage. It's not rocket science, and he knows rocket science.

He won't be able to manage anything without at least a little bit of light, though. So pulling away for a second, he tugs off his vest and rips it apart. Holding the pieces in his mouth, he feels the elevator wall around him until he finds a bar. With a clap of his palms, it's brought away from the wall and attached to the rags. After that, another clap and it's aflame, like a temporary torch. This, he thrusts towards Sakura. ]

Hold that for me while I take a look at these wires.

<3

[decks]

[There are many areas that Sakura considers herself to be knowledgable in, but electronics is not one of them. Not on the level of the circuitry that makes things work, at any rate. She takes the torch, holding it up in order to give him the most light, and casts a dubious look into the mess of wires.]

Not to question your methods, but do you have any idea what all that does?

♥

[alchimia]

Uh... [ Glances back at her, giving an awkward grin before turning back to the wiring and beginning to pick apart which ones go where. ] A little bit. Not quite like rockets, but there are some base similarities.

[decks]

... you're not going to accidentally drop us all the way down messing with it, are you?

[alchimia]

Nah, if that happens, I can just use alchemy to keep the elevator in place.