TIAMAT

[soulping]

[When you come to, you find yourself locked in a small, cramped, antique elevator. One wall is covered with a large, ornate mirror, and a chandelier hangs above your head. The doors are made of metal and shut very, very tightly. The lights are off.]

[You hear two familiar voices echo distantly in your mind]

LET ME GO, Ǧ̲̖̩̞̣̲̌Ĩ͎R̞̩͎̝̍L̹̳̫̾͛Ȉ͙͈̬͐͒ͭ̄̌̊E̥̥̓ͨ!

I won't let you hurt them!

[Before you have time to say anything, the elevator suddenly jolts, before it begins to plummet. Your heart drops to the pit of your stomach as you fall, fall, fall, and then. . .]

[Suddenly it stops. You're thrown off balance, possibly to the point of where you crash into a wall or a nearby neighbor. All is silent]

Comments

Re: FLOOR 3463

[soulping]

[There's elevator buttons...]

Re: FLOOR 3463

[tatsumi_textiles]

[So uh.]

We're goin' down, right?

Re: FLOOR 3463

[hyanaimne]

I . . . suppose?

Re: FLOOR 3463

[carptricks]

[trots up behind Ochre, frowning at the buttons]

Yeah, but I dunno if we wanna go down that way. Maybe if we pry the doors open, we can release some of the other teams?

Re: FLOOR 3463

[tatsumi_textiles]

[Looks left, right, then frowns]

Where you want ta start?

[His vote is Henwen- but everyone knows that already]

Re: FLOOR 3463

[hyanaimne]

If it will release the others, why do we not all pick a door?

Re: FLOOR 3463

[carptricks]

They're all colored by team, so. . .

[gdmit, he doesn't know which team Aoko is with]

I'm with Clover. Let's just pick one. Any door.

Re: FLOOR 3463

[tatsumi_textiles]

[Nods]

I'll get Henwen.

[He tries prying open the door]

Re: FLOOR 3463

[hyanaimne]

[Clover didn't see anyone she cared about so she'll just

Go for Dawon]

Re: FLOOR 3463

[carptricks]

[hmmmm]

[Kaito goes for Takshaka]

Re: FLOOR 3463

[soulping]

[the doors pry slowly but not enough

YOU MIGHT WANNA PUT MORE FORCE INTO IT]

Re: FLOOR 3463

[tatsumi_textiles]

Hey, I think it'll take two of us fer these!

Re: FLOOR 3463

[carptricks]

Here--!

[steps away from Takshaka and trots over to help]

I wish we had some kinda leverage. Tch. . .

[still, he grabs hold of the crack between the doors and pulls]

Re: FLOOR 3463

[ghettobatman]

[BUT WE'RE HERE??]

Hello?

Re: FLOOR 3463

[hyanaimne]

[obligatory stealing of sipp's blind jokes goes here.

Glancing over from where she was still trying with Dawon's door]

—oh, it's you.

Re: FLOOR 3463

[tatsumi_textiles]

[You are new]

Hey, help us get these other doors open.

[Going to help Clover with the Dawon door.]

Re: FLOOR 3463

[ghettobatman]

Hello again.

Which doors?

[REACHES OUT TO FEEL FOR THEM]

Re: FLOOR 3463

[wherethewildthingsare]

What doors are left?

[FINALLY, A USE FOR MY SKILL SET.]

Re: FLOOR 3463

[soulping]

[pull harder man dont be a weakling]

Re: FLOOR 3463

[hyanaimne]

[SCREW U NARRATOR SHE'S MANLY AND STRONG and ok fine she's pulling harder, gosh]

Re: FLOOR 3463

[shiroganeheir]

[A tiny yellow-and-blue ball comes flying down from somewhere near the ceiling of Henwen's elevator, falling on the ground with a muffled swear. She sits up, eyes wide, and then finally breathes again, muttering to herself.]

Ok, so perhaps I didn't mess up that bad.

Re: FLOOR 3463

[carptricks]

[whoa, hey. . .!]

Yo!

We were trying to get you guys out. . .!

Re: FLOOR 3463

[ghettobatman]

[A tight smile]

Well done, Lapis.

Re: FLOOR 3463

[tatsumi_textiles]

[Once Dawon's free, Ochre's poking his head in]

Hey, you okay?

Re: FLOOR 3463

[wherethewildthingsare]

Good job!

[NOBODY DIED.]