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in the evening, after being stuck on the elevator for 3 minutes

WE'VE BEEN TRAPPED IN THIS FUCKING ELEVATOR FOREVER AND NOBODY IS RESPONDING TO THE ALARM BUTTON!!

SOMEBODY GO GET THE MANAGER!!

[added after this]

THE GIANT GHOST MAN IS FINALLY HERE

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What if the cable SNAPS from the BLAST??

Criswell, I'm scared...

Then you'll probably die. So aim better than that.

How long have you been there?
All of us know now, at least. We won't let you die.

Wigworthy's Muggle Survival Guide: Volume 1: Common Contraptions, if I recall correctly.

Edited (I'm sorry for this idiot.) 2021-02-21 00:50 (UTC)

Hmm. Does Monsieur Wigworthy have any tips on how get out of this pickle, or is he mostly concerned about gears?

~~I'm scared for y~~

The most important thing is to just stay calm and wait for help. Can you do that?

I don't know... like thirty minutes to an hour? It's hard to keep track of the time when you don't wear an ugly wrist watch.

Please, Astrid... I need you to go get Sprout. He still hasn't come...

Edited (it's been 10 minutes max) 2021-02-21 00:53 (UTC)

Conventional wisdom seems to be: remain calm, communicate with someone outside, stay put, keep the doors shut, and wait. Unfortunately.

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And that you're better off lying flat on the floor if the car does fall rather than trying to jump just before it hits the bottom. [...] But it won't fall. So.

Edited 2021-02-21 00:57 (UTC)

Super helpful with the hindsight, Mare. O+.

That would be me. Hey.

Climb up the cable? Can you do that?

Got it. Astrid absolutely will.

I don't know... I've been really afraid of enclosed spaces since a tanning bed accident when I was seven. I'm trying to stay strong but it's so hard, you know??