The person might end up prying the elevator open with their bare hands… and now it’s super awkward.
It’s your mom. You forgot your lunch at home, and she’s brought it to you. Now you feel embarrassed but at least you won’t go hungry.
Photo by Edwin Chen on Unsplash You’re breaking into a super-secret military installation. You just made it past the security guard, but you realize you need a key card to operate the elevator and access the secure floor in the basement… or you’re at a Best Western and just want coffee from the lounge on the second floor.
You’re pregnant and due anytime. If the elevator gets stuck, you don’t want to have to deliver your own baby… again.
You might get stuck in the elevator, and it’d be nice to have some company. If things go south, you have someone to talk to. If things go really south, you have someone to eat.
You’re in a rom-com and it’s the perfect meet cute. He’s late to a job interview and you are breaking into a super-secret military installation. You hit it off and decide to meet for coffee in the lounge. Somehow, you swap briefcases. He looks like a silly goose handing the interviewer detailed blueprints of the coffee lounge. You can’t figure out if you’re looking at the schematics of a secure facility or his work history.
You need someone to press the button because you’re holding a ton of boxes. You were recently let go and are on your way out after retrieving the Best Boss coffee mug from your boss’s office—the one you bought her for Christmas that she never thanked you for.
You’re a giant prehistoric gorilla who just scaled the largest building in the city. Planes are flying around your head, and you need something to throw at them.
You’ve been practicing your elevator pitch and it’s a movie executive you really respect—not one of the problematic ones… though who knows these days.
You’re testing Einstein’s thought experiment and need an unbiased observer. You think that if you press the top floor button fast enough, you could reach light speed. Simple finger work.
It’s your boss. “Seriously, do you have those expense reports ready? Wait, is that my mug?” Should have let the doors close on their FACE!
It’s a high intensity interval training instructor. You really needed to go to Pilates this morning, but now you’re dropping and doing 20. Your hearts racing. You feel great!
He’s got a gun! Hands up! He’s asking for your wallet! The elevator doors are closed. You’re trapped! You have one option left. You ask him if he’s heard of “our lord and savior Jesus Christ.” He’s repenting. You’ve got the gun! Now you can ask for his wallet.
It’s five strangers and one of you might be the devil. You’re not sure if it’s you. Just to be sure, you hold the door.
It’s a psychic. You want to know what really happened to your third-grade science fair project. You’re pretty sure your dad ate it.
It’s Taylor Swift.
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