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!

Comments

9 ofc

[oceanthief]

[so, it turns out that there is something more awkward than being warped with your former pseudo-jailers to a nonspecific location for nonspecific fitetimes! and that is being warped with your former pseudo-jailers to a nonspecific location for nonspecific fitetimes and having the pad just fucking stop mid-journey.

they aren't even thrown out of the beam, it just. ceases to move, leaving them standing in a weird cylinder of light and physics abuse. worse, they're still free to move about, meaning that actually discussing the situation at hand is inevitable.

Lapis shifts uncomfortably, looking everywhere that isn't Pearl.]

...is this something that happens now?

[she's been out of the game for a couple thousand years. she has no idea what the hell you weirdos have been doing to the warp pads.]

NATURALLY [1/3]

[steven_no]

[It takes her a moment to realize that they aren't going anywhere anymore-]

[2/3] wishing for more faces already

[steven_no]

Of....of course not! I'm sure this is a mere glitch and should resolve itself any....moment now!

[3/3]

[steven_no]

[....it doesn't]

I JUST WANT TO ASSURE YOU THAT THIS IS HIGHLY UNUSUAL.

rping su is an exercise in I NEED MORE STUPID FACES UGH sadly

[oceanthief]

[her shoulders hike up slightly as the volume suddenly skyrockets, more a defensive instinct than any real sensitivity to hysterics. she's still not really looking at Pearl, because honestly she doesn't really know how to properly deal with any of the Crystal Gems anymore, but her mouth scrunches into something mildly perplexed.

to be perfectly honest, she's not sure if being unable to blame the earth gems makes her feel better or worse. similarly, she's not sure if she's brave enough to put a hand onto the warp stream and see if they can still just exit....out into the nothing of space.....]

That doesn't really help much.

im not in a game i don't need a paid i tell myself as i consider 100 icon slots

[steven_no]

[Boy I hope you aren't expecting someone who pays attention to other people's reactions, Lapis, because Pearl is going to keep up that 'cheerful' volume]

I am absolutely POSITIVE this will be resolved in a matter of MOMENTS. Of cooourse, someone will have to be at the other warp pad to know that we haven't reached it yet, BUT if they aren't they soon will be! And we will not be stuck here for hundreds of years waiting for a fix to a problem brought on by centuries of neglecting these warp pads at ALL!

what is a game, really, but a state of mind? a state of mind that requires 100+ icons.

[oceanthief]

[wow, they haven't been paying attention to what ought to be their main method of transportation around that godforsaken rock? what a surprise.]

I can't imagine what being trapped for that long would be like.

[hey, look! Lapis has discovered bitter, angry human sarcasm! and she's even looking Pearl flatly in the face when she delivers it!! that's...that's progress in her reintroduction to society as a whole, right..?]

quiet sobbing

[steven_no]

[Lapis used Sarcasm! It's....moderately effective!]

Aheh...Welll....yes, it has been a long time....

[awkward silence falls...

At least she isn't yelling anymore?]

there there, you can always fall lower. you're not at permanent extra slot purchases yet.

[oceanthief]

[she holds her steely gaze for a moment or two longer, just to make sure that Pearl gets the message. then the discomfort of the situation wins out over even her bitterness and she turns away again, staring blankly at the shimmering 'walls' of their impromptu prison.

...ah, fuck it. she's going to try and stick her hand out. potentially losing a limb can't be any worse than this silence you could cut with a knife.]

I WILL BE STRONG. I WILL......

[steven_no]

LAPIS, I'm sure this will be resolved quickly, THERE IS NO NEED-

YOU CAN DO IT (also 1/3)

[oceanthief]

[NOPE TOO LATE THE HAND WENT THROUGH NO PROBLEM SHE'S STEPPING OUT

her wings manifest as she leaves the safety of the platform for that weird outside spacey place, beating once or twice to stabilize herself before she begins to climb upwards. the warp itself seems to be 'stuck', leaving its trail both to and from locked in place. if she just follows it she'll arrive at their original destination in short order.

pretty simple, actually. thank god.]

[oceanthief]

[ah, but wait. if she leaves Pearl back there Steven will probably be really upset, won't he.........











F U C K]

[oceanthief]

[after a pause that seems to stretch on for a couple millennia, Lapis steps back through the warp field, retracting her wings like nothing ever happened. yep. just play it cool here. you can do it, Lapis, just be cool.]

It worked.

[NAILED IT.]

[1/2]

[steven_no]

[The moment Lapis steps out, Pearl carefully Does Not Panic. Even though there is no one to see her Not Panicking, she Didn't Panic VERY WELL and someone should be proud of her. Especially when she realizes Lapis can probably leave entirely]

[2/2]

[steven_no]

[.....And the sudden reappearance of one Lapis Lazuli is actually surprise enough to jolt her out of Not Panicking]

Oh...! GOOD...Did you see what was wrong?

[oceanthief]

[don't look so surprised, Pearl, she's only doing this for Steven. this 'caring about your friend's feelings' thing is exhausting enough as it is.

at the question, however, Lapis looks hesitant rather than the cross between apathetic and irritation she's been rocking to various degrees throughout this situation. she'd never been any particular expert on warp technology, even back in the day. but if she had to hazard a guess...]

...I think it's stuck. There must be something at the other end that won't let it complete the warp.

[steven_no]

Well that can't be right...We did check it recently enough, there shouldn't be anything ON the warp pad, unless.....

[oceanthief]

Unless?

[did you guys fuck up again]

[steven_no]

....Unless someone got there before us.

[THE CRYSTAL GEMS DO NOT FUCK UP. Things fuck up AROUND them]

[oceanthief]

Again?

[YEAH OK SURE]

[steven_no]

Well, it hasn't been a problem for several thousand years...

[oceanthief]

I guess it's making up for that now.

[steven_no]

oh...well...I-I suppose that means we're stuck here if no one can get to the warp pad...Unless they figure it out and send someone on Lion there, but THAT might not be for DAYS...

[oceanthief]

[there is a long silence as Lapis internally struggles with her continued (if moderately lessened) antipathy towards all of the Crystal Gems and...well, just how pathetic Pearl was being, to be honest. for once this had nothing to do with what Steven would think and everything to do with a twinge of something (sympathy) in her chest.

god, she hated this. she hated all of this.]

...then let's just leave now.

[steven_no]

[The blankest look]

...What?