magicalesbian | 6TH ☄ s h o o t i n g s t a r ☄ w r i t t e n

[Hello, Luceti. Have you been enjoying the strange little time shifts that have been coming and going these past couple of months? Because Kari hasn't. In fact, she's in the middle of one right now, and it's extremely unpleasant. Why is that, you ask?]

[Because she was just inside the elevator when they suddenly decided to not exist anymore. Unfortunately, they only decided to stop existing on the floor she was on at the time, so there's nowhere for her to go. At least it didn't turn into a bottomless elevator shaft to drop her to her doom. But they did turn into some kind of hellish stairway-purgatory with no doors, no windows, and nothing but two sets of stairs going up and down that simply lead to walls.]

[Thankfully, she has her journal with her to live-blog the incident.]

It's been 20 minutes now.
I'm stuck in a building somewhere. Like, literally. The elevator disappeared and now I'm apparently stuck in the wall.
The possibility of escape seems low.
Updates to follow.

The first hour.
There's no windows in here. Not sure how much air I have. Probably a lot.
It's cold. And hot. I'm so hungry.
And I think I left some instant noodles in the microwave.

Hour 2 of Elevator Purgatory.
I'm starting to hear voices.
No, seriously, these walls are way too thin. Maybe if I knock loud enough the people on this floor will start to think the place is haunted?
I'm like this close to trying to break the wall down.

Hour 2 and 10 minutes.
Don't try to punch walls with your bare hands.
Especially using the arm you broke few weeks ago.
It will hurt and you will feel like a dumbass.

Hour 3.
All hope is lost.
I've resigned myself to Elevator Purgatory forever.
Tell my mom I love her.

[Okay she's clearly being a little overly dramatic. But she's bored, and this doesn't look like it's going away anytime soon, so have at it! Feel free to specify what time your character is responding to, otherwise I'll just assume Hour 3. EDIT: And for people who might try teleporting in to save her, there's also a 100% power-cap shift going on inside the room, so anyone who goes in will be stuck with her until the time shift ends!]

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[ Taking food is one thing, but accepting pills is a level of trust Joshua is too cranky to debate his acceptance of right now.

He presses his hand to his forehead and makes a soft sound of frustration. ]

I want to be out of here.

[ Yes Josh that was pretty clear already. ]

Edited 2014-10-07 12:12 (UTC)

Yeah, you and me both. But it's not like complaining about it going to get us out of here...!

[Or is it?]

[Because as soon as she finishes her sentence, the room shakes a bit, and then starts moving up and making sounds not unlike an actual elevator would, were they actually in an elevator.]

[The room stops just as soon as it started on a given floor with a soft chime, and the sound of elevator doors opening on the other side of the drywall can be heard... but the room is still very much a stairwell. And powers are still very much restricted.]

...seriously??

[ Joshua is quiet for all of five seconds, just waiting for the stairs to turn back into an elevator proper.

But they don't.

And then they still don't.

But then his patience runs out, and he reaches for powers he doesn't have, one Shift away from taking out a good chunk of the elevator shaft. But nothing responds, nothing, and he gracefully handles his frustration by all but slamming his fist into the wall against his back. ]

[That's okay, Kari handles it about just as gracefully with a sound of frustration and a fist pounded against the door behind the elevator. But in her case, it leads to a pause, and then another tap of her fist. And then another. And then she knocks on it a little.]

[...]

Okay. I'm done playing the waiting game here. Hold on.

[She knocks on the wall again in a few more spots before taking a few steps back... and then, hiking up her skirt, she lifts her leg and strongly kicks back against the wall. Unlike before, where the walls of the elevator shaft around them were too strong to even make a dent, the thin wall in front of the door was pretty much just for decoration at this point -- nothing but cheap drywall. The wall shudders and cracks, and as she kicks it again, this time a hole opens up around her leg, making an opening just big enough to crawl out of.]

[...thank god she's never threatened to kick Joshua, huh.]

Th-there. That should do it.

[ Joshua is on his feet in an instant. He's crouched against the wall, half ready to spring forward for his freedom, half ready to run in case Kari redirects that force towards him.

Being human makes him so much more uncomfortable than he wants to admit. ]

... Can you get out through that?

[She stares at the hole...]

[And then kicks it again for good measure, opening it a bit more. At least right now, the adrenaline is keeping her body from protesting too much at all the sudden movements.]

Well, I won't know unless I try. [And she's just going to climb in head-first and start awkwardly trying to crawl through--]

[But not before there's the familiar sound of elevators doors closing, followed by a jolt and a series of muffled but very colorful swear words from Kari.]

[And then, with nothing outside to grab onto for support, she just kind of slips through the hole and onto the ground outside with a very ungraceful thud.]

[...give her a minute.]

...

Well?

[ Is he going to die if he tries to follow you because he doesn't want to die but he would kind of love to be out of here ten minutes ago. ]

[There's no reply. But there is a sudden flash of light from outside, and then suddenly the face looking through the hole isn't Kari anymore.]

Step back a bit. I'm gonna cut the rest of the wall down.

[THE WALL NEEDS TO BE TAUGHT A LESSON.]

[ No need to tell Joshua twice. In an instant he's pressed so hard against the back wall it's a wonder he doesn't go through. ]

Edited 2014-10-10 02:31 (UTC)

[Don't worry, she'll be careful! Mostly.]

[After a few seconds, there's another flash through the hole, and then suddenly a sword is stabbed through the bottom corner of the wall. The blade glows brightly, and then starts to cut up and around not unlike a saw or a can opener, cutting out a door-shaped opening. When it reaches the end, Kari kicks the wall down to the floor... and then stabs her sword down into it for good measure before letting it de-materialize again.]

...so. Let's agree to never do this again, okay?

[ Joshua doesn't even answer. He waits all of three seconds once Kari's sword is gone. Suddenly he pushes himself off the wall, probably moving faster than Kari's ever seen him move before.

There's an almost zap-like sound the moment his foot hits the floor outside the elevator, and in his own flash of light, Joshua is gone.

He probably would have felt better enough giving himself a couple seconds out of the elevator shaft, but Joshua just really doesn't want to be here anymore. ]

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