This is all Amanda's fault :I

[manipul8trix.livejournal.com]

There is entirely too much trauma on this space station lately. Which means it's time for the

Broken Elevator Meme!

...Yeah.

• Your character is riding on an elevator when - oh no - it breaks down and stops! How unexpected.
• Oh look, someone else is in there with them. How about that.
• That elevator isn't going to move until your thread amasses at least ten comments. MAYBE MORE.
• Commence arguing/going stir-crazy/making out to relieve the tension/all of the above.
• Agree to never speak of this again (and just use the stairs in future).

To achieve the correct atmosphere for this meme, I highly recommend these tracks. HAVE FUN~ :B

Comments

[howkickassiam.livejournal.com]

[ GRINS ]

I'm just saying.

[hows-the-knee.livejournal.com]

And let me guess how many of them had a happy ending.

[button y u no work :(]

[howkickassiam.livejournal.com]

Uh.

...well, typically those kinda movies don't really--

[ yeaaaaaaaaaaaah.

poking at the button, too. ]

[hows-the-knee.livejournal.com]

That's what I thought.

[Yeah this isn't working. Sarah slaps her hand against the side of the elevator in frustration.]

Dammit.

[howkickassiam.livejournal.com]

Hey, hey, ease up, okay?

[ squeezing one of her shoulders, gently, and nudging her out of the way. ]

Lemme look at it.

[hows-the-knee.livejournal.com]

[Ease up? You're the one talking about movies with terrible endings, York.

Sarah scowls and steps back, crossing her arms.]

[howkickassiam.livejournal.com]

[ 8) he's hideous, okay.

York reaches into his boot and pulls out a tiny little cloth-wrapped item, unwrapping it, taking out equally small screwdrivers and he starts to remove the paneling, humming faintly. ]

[hows-the-knee.livejournal.com]

[that humming is going to drive her insane.

Sarah lets him work in peace for a good thirty seconds before bending over and staring at the exposed circuitry.]

...well?

[howkickassiam.livejournal.com]

[ he's entirely at ease lmfalfmasf ]

--well, what? I'm looking, gimme a sec.

[hows-the-knee.livejournal.com]

[you realize the AI probably trapped them in here on purpose, right]

...fine.

[She flops down on the floor next to him, trying not to stare over his shoulder as he works.]

[howkickassiam.livejournal.com]

[ BACK TO THE OBNOXIOUS, OFF-TUNE HUMMING c: ]

[hows-the-knee.livejournal.com]

[AAAAAAAAAAAARGH]

[Sarah squeezes her eyes shut briefly, before opening them and sighing heavily.

She waits as long as she can stand it before asking again.]


....how's it going?

[howkickassiam.livejournal.com]

[ poking at wiring, making a mess, really, as he reaches elbow deep and yelps as he catches his wrist on something sharp, owww. ]

You claustrophobic or something?

[hows-the-knee.livejournal.com]

[Sarah flinches when he jumps, automatically reaching forward as if to pull his hand back to safety.]

--Careful.

[:|]

...I don't like it when machines don't work the way they're supposed to.

[howkickassiam.livejournal.com]

S'okay, it's not an AI thing, it's just a "this is a shitty elevator, yay" thing.

[ fiddling with a few more wires, biting the inside of his cheek as he looks up at the ceiling while he fiddles, hmmmm. ]

Juuuust a sec--

[ who is a motherfucking badass? york is 8)

The elevator starts rumbling, and going again after just a few moments and he withdraws his hands with a smug look ]

[hows-the-knee.livejournal.com]

[Sarah sighs in obvious relief, and not just because he's stopped humming. She puts her hand on his shoulder and starts pushing herself back to her feet.]

Thank God--

[and then it stops again.

And so does Sarah.]

...still just a 'shitty elevator' thing?

[howkickassiam.livejournal.com]

Well, you know, unless someone is trying to keep us occupied.

[ 8( OKAY BACK TO WORK ]

[hows-the-knee.livejournal.com]

...fuck.

[BRB KEYSMASHING HER DEVICE IN AN EFFORT TO GET A MESSAGE TO JOHN.

...okay he's safe.

Sarah relaxes. Slightly.

If he doesn't start humming again they just may get through this.]

1/2

[howkickassiam.livejournal.com]

[ He's barely focused on her, too focused on trying to get the elevator to start working again, wiring things back and forth, making a startled noise when the lights go out.

THAT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN.......

doop doop oh well, unconcerned! 8) ]

[howkickassiam.livejournal.com]

[ hums ]

[hows-the-knee.livejournal.com]

[Sarah tenses when the lights go out, whipping her gun out and pointing it at the ceiling in a pointless gesture, staying frozen like that for a moment before finally realizing nothing's going to happen and holstering it again.]

[and then he starts humming again.]

...Oh my God, York.

[howkickassiam.livejournal.com]

[ wrist deep in wires, giving her a wide-eyed look. ]

-wait, what. Did you hear something?

[hows-the-knee.livejournal.com]

[YEAH BRO, SHE HEARD YOU. :|]

...no.

[sideeying him]

...are you almost done?

[maybe he won't start the humming again...]

[howkickassiam.livejournal.com]

Listen, okay, I promise nothing's trying to get us, it's just a crappy elevator. Can't find traces of any AI messing with this thing.

[hows-the-knee.livejournal.com]

No, I know.

[well. she hopes, anyway.

She lowers herself to the floor again, glancing over at him.]

Just...are you almost done?