Stuck In An Elevator Meme

[iamtetsuo]

Suddenly, the elevator... stops. You have to deal with whoever's in that elevator for however long it takes for someone to come rescue you or to figure out how to get out. Maybe you'll be there forever.

And no, the elevator can't be destroyed. If you look closely, the new safety rating clearly states it's made out of a plotnium-titanium alloy and rated to survive a small apocalypse.

Need further prompts? RNG or specify-

1. Normal Elevator.
Self-explanatory! It's just one of those days. You're trying to move a ridiculous amount of floors and then the elevator just stops moving. Completely.

2. Space Elevator.
That's right, they've got a geosynchronous tether outside of the Earth's atmosphere and are using it to cheaply ferry things to space. Did you want to get stuck at partial gravity with ground far, far below you? Did you? I bet you did. What will you do?

3. Uh.. you okay there...?
If you choose this option, your character was bitten by something. Who knows what? Could be a snake. Could be a zombie. Could be the other person in the elevator.

4. What's Happening Out There?
All power is out. The elevator is pitch black. There's no sound from the speaker no matter how many times you try to press the 'call' button. Is anyone even alive out there? Hello?

5. Experiment Group A
The elevator stops, and a weird hissing sound can be heard through the vents. Something's being pumped in here, but what?
1: Helium
2: Truth Gas
3: Make Your Own (or it's just the ventilation)
4: Suddenly, you can't hear anything. Figure out another way to communicate.
5: SNAKES?!

6: MORTAL KOMBAT
Not long after the elevator has already started moving, it screeches to a halt. The speaker crackles with static, and then a muffled, computerized voice speaks up. "Multiple occupants detected in the elevator. Please remove one in order to continue." But... the doors are already closed, and show no evidence of opening again. Do you follow through with this order? Try to escape some other way?

7: Party!
Streamers fall from the ceiling, the lighting dims, and disco lights pan across the floor. There's no explanation provided for what's happening, but if you look closely at the inspection notice, it clearly states "Elevator powered by sufficient partying levels." There is no explanation on what 'sufficient partying levels' means, but clearly you haven't reached them.

8: STOP MOVING
The ride never ends. It just keeps going. And going. Where is it taking you? Are you even in the building anymore?! And... wait, is it going sideways now?

9: Teleporting Elevator
Hey, there's this awesome new technology that simply teleports you to wherever you want to go! You decide to try it. It hums, powering up. There's a strange static taste to the air, a sudden pull, and then.. nothing. Not only does the elevator appear to be stuck, it could be stuck anywhere. It could even be stuck in a space between reality and theoretical existence, wherever it is it goes when it's in mid-transit.

...is there a help line for this? Do you dare open the doors to find out if you made it, or are going to doom you and the other person there?

10: Wildcard
Choose your own adventure!

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[maglevflash]

[A stopped elevator was the last thing she needed. Right now she just wanted to be in bed, with a cold pack and some water, to sleep off this damn fever.

She looks up at the dead display above the door, and it takes her several seconds longer to process what happened than it should have.]

Oh come on...

SORRY I MISSED THIS

[iamtetsuo]

[At least she's not alone. Whether or not she likes it, she has Tetsuo there as well, leaning against the wall in the most bored fashion absolutely possible.]

It's dead, isn't it...

/SOBS BITTERLY

[maglevflash]

As dead as 18th century literature.

[Her voice is quiet as she leans against her own wall, hugging herself to try and stave off chills. What were you supposed to do when an elevator breaks down? Stay calm and call for help?]

I AM HERE NOW THOUGH

[iamtetsuo]

[Looks at Gogo. Looks at elevator wall. Looks back at Gogo.]

Like HELL!

[Takes a step back and with a savage lash of his mind, tries to tear the doors apart. The pressure around him shifts; he knows it did something. So why doesn't the elevator show any damage at all?!]

HURRAY but I should be in bed

[maglevflash]

[She raises an eyebrow skeptically and then all at once the air grows thick and her stomach rolls with nausea.

Whoozy, she sinks down to her knees, one hand to her hand.]

[iamtetsuo]

Huh?

[Glances down at Gogo, and... um. He'll explore what's up with this stupid elevator in a second. With one last look at the wall, he takes a step towards her.]

Gogo? Hey!

[maglevflash]

I'm fine.

[Her voice fades on the last word and she shifts so that she's sitting.]

Just feeling a little dizzy.

[iamtetsuo]

[As a firm believer of claiming nothing's wrong when everything is, Tetsuo's not quite convinced. But...what's there to do? While he moves to crouch right next to her, he doesn't press the issue, instead looking back at the ceiling for some possible way out. There had to be one. There just had to be.

If there's something wrong with her, like hell is he gonna be stuck here doing nothing about it.

Normal people would say something reassuring right about now. But Tetsuo doesn't have any such words; just determination to get them out of here as fast as possible. That'll have to do, right?]

[maglevflash]

[If she was being honest a well meaning but ineffectively reassuring comment wouldn't be at all helpful, so she's pretty cool with silent support. She's burning up and shivering all at once and the closed, cramped space isn't helping either.]

What even happened?

[If Tetsuo cares to look, there is the edge of a small bandage just peeking out from her sleeve when she wipes a hand over her face to try and focus.]

[iamtetsuo]

[He's not paying enough attention to Gogo, unfortunately. He's back to standing up and trying to attack the elevator, failing, doing it again. And STILL it doesn't do anything.]

The hell's going on?!

[maglevflash]

[The pressure from his power is making her sick, twanging the metal along her senses even without her trying to feel it pressing down on her.

She draws her knees up to her chest, breathing a little harder. She can hear the people in the building outside the elevator; murmurs of conversation, snatches of concern over the stopped elevator, a mention of coffee. Nothing substantial but all enough to echo echo echo in the groaning of the machine as Tetsuo tries to bring it down.

Covering her ears, Gogo closes her eyes and a small sound escapes her throat. What the hell...what the hell...what is going on?]

[iamtetsuo]

[He only stops when blackness threatens on the edges of his mind, filling the void that power left behind. The air practically shimmers with the pressure, fading away and growing lighter as he lets his focus slip.
What the hell... why...

...

Gogo. What's up with her...?

He tries one final push with a frustrated yell before sagging against the wall. How the hell can a box be this strong?! Even worse, he has no idea about what's happening to her. And if he can't get them out of here...

Shit. Shit. He's not helpless, dammit, he's not! But... but what can he do?!]

[maglevflash]

[Is that...oh god, she can hear Tetsuo's heart pounding in his chest; stressed. She stares at him, hyper focused on that sound. It no longer seems important how hot/cold she feels, how nauseated. Just that rapid prey-sound reverberating off of his ribs.]