[And then she looks. It's a squarish, narrow room, that goes about as far up and down as she can see, squinting into the darkness.]
The cables are weird, for me. Most elevators in space use mass field motors to run; doesn't depend on gravity. But hey, as far I can tell, everything here runs on miracles and wishful thinking so who knows what these actually do?
[She sticks an indicative thumb at the cables, already reaching out for the shaft wall, where a service ladder has been recessed. It's just deep enough a gap for one person to climb, and not be crushed by a passing elevator. She hauls herself into place without any visible effort, and hangs there by one arm and leg, to look back at him.]
You're the expert here: up or down? [Penthouse at the top floor, at least if this were a normal building, and that's a good target for anyone looking for money, leadership, or metaphorical power. But utilities go in the basement, which is a fine place to look for hiding places, secret accesses, and literal power.] I have no idea what the structure of this place is supposed to be, but it's all the same to me.
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[And then she looks. It's a squarish, narrow room, that goes about as far up and down as she can see, squinting into the darkness.]
The cables are weird, for me. Most elevators in space use mass field motors to run; doesn't depend on gravity. But hey, as far I can tell, everything here runs on miracles and wishful thinking so who knows what these actually do?
[She sticks an indicative thumb at the cables, already reaching out for the shaft wall, where a service ladder has been recessed. It's just deep enough a gap for one person to climb, and not be crushed by a passing elevator. She hauls herself into place without any visible effort, and hangs there by one arm and leg, to look back at him.]
You're the expert here: up or down? [Penthouse at the top floor, at least if this were a normal building, and that's a good target for anyone looking for money, leadership, or metaphorical power. But utilities go in the basement, which is a fine place to look for hiding places, secret accesses, and literal power.] I have no idea what the structure of this place is supposed to be, but it's all the same to me.