HENWEN

[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: THE ELEVATOR

[shiroganeheir]

Alright. Thank you. I am quite light, I promise.

[Lapis reaches out to touch his arm.]

I will climb on your shoulders and give you directions, if that is acceptable.

Re: THE ELEVATOR

[ghettobatman]

Just be careful.

[Going to crouch down.]

I don't think we've met. [not that now is really the time for introductions, but]

Re: THE ELEVATOR

[shiroganeheir]

I will.

[She climbs up on his shoulders easily. Being five-foot-nothing and a hundred pounds soaking wet, she's definitely easy to hold.]

I am called Lapis. I know very little about myself beyond that, unfortunately. When you are settled, you can stand up.

Re: THE ELEVATOR

[ghettobatman]

[he's pretty muscled for a blind nerd, what can I say]

[he's a little shaky, but he manages to stand]

Jasper. We're in the same predicament.

Re: THE ELEVATOR

[soulping]

[Near the chandelier, there is a latch. You can reach it.]

Re: THE ELEVATOR

[shiroganeheir]

There's a latch here!

[Lapis reaches over and pulls the latch firmly.]

Re: THE ELEVATOR

[ghettobatman]

[Moving slightly to help keep Lapis centered!!]

Re: THE ELEVATOR

[soulping]

[You might need to yank it PRETTY HARD a few times. It starts to loosen up though.]

Re: THE ELEVATOR

[ghettobatman]

[GO SMALL PIG, GO]

Re: THE ELEVATOR

[wherethewildthingsare]

[KEEP PULLING.]

Re: THE ELEVATOR

[shiroganeheir]

Alright. I'm going to need to put all of my weight on this. I think I can hold myself up, though, so Jasper, let me go, and I'll pull it down with my weight.

[She takes a breath, and moves, putting all of her weight on the lever, trying to pull it down as hard as she can.]

Re: THE ELEVATOR

[ghettobatman]

Alright.

[well me and the non-blind pig are here to catch you if you need it]

Re: THE ELEVATOR

[soulping]

[THE LEVER STARTS TO OPEN but also mirror Lapis is starting to come out of the mirror.

Hm.

T H A T ' S O K A Y]

Re: THE ELEVATOR

[wherethewildthingsare]

I'll try to catch you two if everything goes wrong.