witchesreign | ITP, the Janitor is IGNORED

[Hey.

Hey Garden.

Guess what.

You're now trapped in the elevator.

Maybe you were too lazy to take the stairs; maybe you just needed to get somewhere and this was the quickest way from A to B, despite the janitor's warnings (and the signs on every floor).

Whatever the reason, it's too late! You're stuck in here. The lights are out, none of the buttons are working (or maybe they're jammed?), and it's unlikely you'd be able to pry open the doors — this elevator is one sturdy son of a gun, and between floors, there's nowhere to go.

Anyway... who's that with you?]

(OOC: Garden's undergoing maintenance and construction now that it's docked at Fisherman's Horizon, and now the elevator is out to get you.

Anyway, this will work like a meme!

1) Tag in with your character, one per comment. Others will respond.

Characters responding can roll the RNG to get a date and time! Already see something you can work with? Go for it!
DATE
1 - weekday
2 - weekend

TIME
1 - early morning
2 - peak hour [right before/after classes/lunch; your call!]
3 - between classes
4 - dead of the night
If using the RNG, put your results in the comment title so that your threadmate knows what they're working with — alternatively, if there are options in the RNG that are completely unlikely for your character, make sure you specify what they are so that you get a scenario that you can handle.

Trapped outside of curfew? Beware the Disciplinary Committee.

2) Are you crowded against the wall? Is there only one person with you? What if you're forever alone? React accordingly! Make sure you work things out with each other if your thread is going to have more than two people in it.

Note that getting out through the ceiling hatches may not end well. No telling when the elevator will mysteriously fix itself, after all.

Please don't cling to your castmates; this event is to help foster CR that would otherwise never happen!

Also, a big thank you to the mods for approving this ♥)

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[Bright side? She's got her bow and arrows on her. Not so bright side. They're normal arrows. Still it's not like being stuck in an elevator is that bad, so why panic? She'll start to worry if the elevator starts to plummet or something equally ridiculous.]

Might as well get comfortable.

[She's serious too, already settling into a corner of the elevator.]

[Figures that the one person she'd be stuck in an elevator with is also the one person that she pissed off on the BBS... and forced Wally to kiss. Karmic balance... or karmic revenge? She didn't really know which one it was.]

I don't know... [She's already pulling out her mini flashlight - she never leaves the room without it! - and attempting to examine the panels.] The sooner we get out of here, the better.

You.

[Artemis sighs, pushing off from the wall. At least she doesn't have to pretend to be normal, but of all the people to get stuck with an elevator it had to be two-bit archer girl from another universe. Yipee.]

For once I couldn't agree more. The sooner we're out of here the better.

[She spares a glance for the panel, before glancing up at the hatch.]

Might just be easier to go up on our own.

[So far, the panels haven't been very helpful... Cissie pushes the emergency button, just in case, but she doesn't really think anything'll come of it.

She follows Artemis's glance up and bites her lip.] I've got some rope if you think you can bust it open.

I can try.

[She might not be quite as acrobatic as Robin, but she's got her fair share of gymnastic ability. So using the rail and wall as a launch point to get to the hatch? Not an impossibility in this situation which she proves with little hesitation. She's had to do tougher things in the past after all, though her landing is a little rough. Elevators way too small for this sort of maneuvering.]

Think you can make it up there on your own?

[It's just a question, though okay maybe it's a little condescending. Sorry Cissie. Artemis can be a total pill sometimes with people she's not all that fond of and right now Cissie is close to the top of her "not fond of" list.]

[It's alright, Artemis is pretty high up there on her own. Still, the question causes Cissie to raise an eyebrow. There's not really that much room in the elevator for both of them to get up there, is there...?

Instead, she pulls out a pocket knife and a mini cross-bow. Carefully aiming it at the roof, she shoots it. It hits right next to the screws Artemis's supposed to unscrew.]

The question isn't if I can make it out, the question is "can you unscrew that by yourself? Or should I come help you?" [It's actually not as condescending as it might've been in other circumstances; Cissie's genuinely worried here.]

[All Zuko wanted to do was get back to his dorm before his roommate Wally somehow poisoned or killed one of his cats. Though Wally did seem like a normal kind of kid ... super speed and being overly chatting and brainy aside, there was a 50/50 chance that the cats were still hiding every time the redhead speedster entered the room because he was unfamiliar to them.]

What--?

[Seconds after they're shrouded in darkness a ball of flame the size of his fist comes to life in his palm and partially lights the elevator car up.]

[Looking up from where she's studying her shoes, Artemis raises an eyebrow at the ball of flame he's holding.]

Did you learn that parlor trick here or is it something from your own world?

[It's a legit question, she's not been around Garden long enough to know exactly what magic is like here yet.]

Uh...

[Zuko's been caught; he almost goes to snuff it out but focuses more of his chi to his hand. The flame grows a bit more to give them some extra light.]

It's... called firebending.

Looks like it'd come in handy.

[No judging here, the worst she'd think is that he's a metahuman which isn't exactly something that bothers her.]

I'm Artemis. Think maybe you could use that firebending to get us out of here? It'd beat waiting for someone to rescue us.

[Zuko nods.] Zuko.

[He walks to the door and touches a hand to it, then knocks against the metal.]

...we're better off just waiting. The metal is probably too thick to burn through.

Probably better not to anyway. We'd just get in trouble for recklessly damaging school property or something.

[She sighs, settling back against the corner again. This isn't how she'd planned on spending her time damn it.]

[She isn't the only one cursing her luck. Zuko goes to the wall next to her, keeping some distance between them. He holds out his arm over a propped up knee, the flame burning strong so they aren't shrouded in darkness for the rest of the ... hour or something.]

...uh. So... you're new?

Not entirely. Been here about a month now. You?

[She's appreciating his presence just because his ability seems handy. Glancing up at the ceiling she starts to get an idea.]

Think you could use that to blow the hatch? [She unfolds her arms, pointing at the hatch on the ceiling pointedly.]

Maybe if we're lucky we'll be near the door and can figure a way out.

I got some cards, if you wanna do something while we wait.

[If they manage to see them in the night, anyway. The emergency light might not be enough.]

You think there's enough light?

[She straightens, unfolding her arms enough to stretch before placing her bag on the floor in the corner.]

Because it couldn't hurt. Better than standing around being bored anyway.

We won't know until we try.

[He reaches for his pocket, looking for the cards] What games d'ya know?

Not like we've got anything better to do.

[She waits, not moving away from her corner any more than she already has.] Spades, Poker, that sort of thing.

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Am I supposed to regret this or

Of course not.

Good because I'm not

Re: Good because I'm not