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[acuteabove]

WHAT in person
WHERE Tidy Living Apartments
WHEN Day 132

[A very unusual-looking cutie is standing in the foyer of the Tidy Living apartments today. You definitely haven't seen them before. They are repeatedly pressing the elevator button, then jumping when it opens]

But I don't get it... I know the ding means get in, but who's opening and closing the doors...? Is someone here raising and lowering it? Ahh, and when I went upstairs, it was completely incomprehensible...

[Help them out?]

Comments

[morethanyou]

...nobody's doing it, it's automated...

[acuteabove]

I'm sorry?

[morethanyou]

Is everything hand-powered where you come from?

[oedipuswrecked]

It does it on its own. That's how it's designed.

[acuteabove]

[turns to look and then stares in surprise. Seems to find their manners after a moment] Ohhh um. But... who runs it?

[oedipuswrecked]

Nobody does. I guess probably someone does maintenance on it if it breaks, but it going up and down and opening and closing the doors, that's all automatic.

[divasterous]

So sparkly!!

[acuteabove]

A-and you're? Um? [you look kind of like a Lunarian, but...]

[divasterous]

My name is Vasily. Hi!

[leans in to look at her]

[dontworry]

[ this tall person seems kind of star struck. Staring]

... woah.

[acuteabove]

[stares back after noticing her] Ahhh...

[dontworry]

Uh-- sorry. You need help?

[divasterous]

They're so sparkly!

[dontworry]

I cannot believe there is an actual for real living rock person???

[deicider]

[... So cute ♥]

Would you like a tour guide?

[acuteabove]

Ahh, I would love a guide, thank you...!

[starspangledman]

[here is a beefcake to assist]

Do you need some help?

[divasterous]

[appears, clinging onto his bicep]

So strong and helpful.

[acuteabove]

[big!]

Oh! Um, 'help' is a little strong, but I wouldn't mind...?

[motherloving]

It's a spirit trapped in the elevator, dear.

[ waves his caduceus-shaped staff to emphasize his words ]

But don't worry! It's very happy to help. Doesn't it sound happy to help?

[acuteabove]

Oh! That makes a lot of sense. Ah, as long as it doesn't mind?

[innerdaemons]

It's a rather particular sort of magic, you see.

[ he's abruptly behind them, reaching over them to press the button himself ]

[acuteabove]

[jumps a little] Ah! I see? Some kind of magic, is it...

[defendless]

They use a mechanism to do it. Pretty cool, right?

[acuteabove]

What's a mechanism?