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Yeah, that's rough.
*Once the espresso finishes, removes a mug with my face on it from the cabinet*
You like lattes or what? What do you want in it?

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Black is preferable. Thank you.

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Good thinking. The "spirits" floor for us to charge up the Ghostprise-O-Matic 3000.

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It could stand for “Surprise!”.
*The door closes and we start to descend*

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*My jaw drops*
NO. WAY.

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*Shrugs*
I’m not so sure it does, but the odds are never zero.

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I didn't even think about that! This is why they pay you the big bucks.

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*Tilts my head sideways toward you and nods*
Can't argue wi-
*The elevator stops moving with a jolt as power to the lift seems to fail suddenly. I reach out to grab s rail attached to the wall and steady myself from the sudden momentum shift*

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Mkay~
*Tops it off with hot water and slides the mug in front of you*

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*takes it with both hands and holds it*
Where should I start?

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Woah!
*Slams into the ceiling of the elevator with a loud thunk and then falls back down with spirals in my eyes again*
I just can't win today...

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I get that it's been a while since they've been here to maintain anything, but I'm shocked. Are power failures common here?

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I've never even seen the condition this bad before! It really must be haunted.

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No telling if it’s going to come back on its own, then?

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I can try climbing up the shaft and check?

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*Looks up and points to an emergency hatch, and I walk underneath it, lean forward and lace my fingers together, flicking my head back and motioning for you to step up*

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*With a nod, takes a running start and hops off your foot to reach the panel and climb into the shaft*
If I run into one of those spiders up here...

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*The elevator is suspended in a classical style, supported by long cables that extend up and down the length of the shaft, which is made visible through otherwise utter darkness by columns of alternating, blinking yellow lights*
I'm coming up.
*Leaps up through the open hatch behind you and lands next to you*

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I had no idea you were an athlete. That was impressive!
*Feels around for a ladder*

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*The lights illuminate the area enough that symmetrical ladders can be seen opposite each other in the shaft, within arm's reach of the edge. I take a step over and look over the side at the abyss below us*