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glitchframe2015-09-25 08:15 pm
iamtetsuo) wrote in glitchframe2015-09-25 08:15 pm
Stuck In An Elevator Meme
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!
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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[It's at that point he reaches the wall he thought was gone. And it's not.]
Huh?!
[He felt that happen. He didn't hear anything, but he could have sworn... There's a few thumps as Tetsuo feels further along the wall, as if not believing his mind isn't playing tricks on him. The fact the elevator didn't sway or react should have been a clue...]
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[and now there's a note of concern creeping into Hazel's voice that even she can't disguise. the nonfunctioning powers aren't her doing either, which means...well, she doesn't like it. other people shouldn't be able to switch off entire parts of someone's being.
even though she knows it's still there, can hear Tetsuo stumbling around making his own confirmations, she can't help but press against the wall herself. she half expects it to just fall off into nothingness - but no, it's as solid as ever.
she really doesn't like this.]
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[He tries again. And again. And again until he cries out under the strain from the sheer blinding force echoing around in his head and still nothing happens. It's working, it has to be, it feels way too real to not be working, why is nothing happening?!]
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[the concern is unmistakable now, the sharp exclamation in response to his pain underscored by the way her brows contract in the weak phone light. the expression is gone almost immediately, swallowed by the darkness as she shoves her phone into her pocket and strides over to him. Hazel's not afraid of the possibility that it's only the elevator he can't effect right now - she'll take him by the shoulders and shake his fucking head off if she has to.]
I can't haul your ass out of here if you fry yourself!
[there are more eloquent ways of putting the point across, but they also involve being in touch with one's feelings. Hazel's worried enough that she couldn't get him out of here by herself if he did bust something ramming into this metaphorical wall, she doesn't need to be dealing with anything else right now.]
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NOT UNTIL I TEAR THIS DAMN BOX OPEN!!
[When all else fails, angrily panic about life. The most he does to her is try to wrench out of her grasp, still focused on his self-assigned task of accomplishing something here.]
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[Hazel really doesn't have much strength - she's small, delicate, and even lighter than she was in life. she can't push back the way she wants to, but she can hold on. pull and jerk all he wants, but she's doing the cold grasp of Death proud here; there's nothing that could dislodge her easily.
because she can't do anything physically, her shouting ramps up exponentially as if blowing out one of Tetsuo's eardrums is going to fix things. but Hazel's getting just as worked up now, and she never thinks clearly when she feels like she's useless. she's shrieking Latin obscenities at him before she finally cuts herself off and tries to make some kind of vague semblance of an actual argument - although she's still screaming and cursing the whole way.]
Can we at least try the emergency hatch before jumping off the fucking deep end?
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But it manages to distract him by forcing him to split his focus long enough that he's paying at least a little attention. Enough to match Latin curses with Japanese ones, screaming back at her until she finally suggests something he hadn't actually thought of.
A+ planning there.
He stops, still breathing hard, and looks up - not like he can see.]
Like that's easier?! [you're just mad cause you did not think of that don't lie] I can't see a damn thing!
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[STOP BEING A FUCKING DRAMA QUEEN AND USE YOUR EYEBALLS FOR TEN SECONDS TETSUO
she's sorely tempted to shake him a few times even though he's finally stopped with the thrashing, but just barely manages to restrain herself, mostly because she's not actually sure whether or not she wants to make good on that phone-shoving threat or not.]
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She can use that phone to see just how much of a scowl she's getting. So much of one. So, so much.]
You planning to do somethin' USEFUL with it?
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Hazel holds it up a little more, ostensibly so he can see how flat her own expression is in return. then, without warning, it flashes - say cheese, Tetsuo. this is petty revenge for being an overgrown toddler, and wow does it feel good.
she lets go of him completely after that and slowly begins wandering away, shifting the light upwards so that she can start looking for the hatch; it's not a big space, so it shouldn't take longer than a few minutes. Hazel mumbles darkly as she goes, some of it just barely able to be made out:]
Fucking upload this to instagram with a bunch of bullshit tags when we get out of here, that'd be super goddamn useful...