Conversation · Elevator
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This elevator must have been used to transport pinball machines to and from the upstairs workshop.
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- "This elevator must have been needed to transport the pinball machines up and down."
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- [Leave.]
- Look at the elevator controls.
- Could this have been for moving pinball machines up and down?
- "I wonder what this elevator was used for."
- What were you used for, elevator?
- "It says the last maintenance was in '88."
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"So it was mostly pinball machines riding this elevator."
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"Seems so, although it's pretty... quaint for a freight elevator." He taps on the guttering light bulb -- it's golden in the dark.
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- "Seems like a small freight elevator for transporting machinery. For that -- it's pretty quaint." He taps the on the guttering light bulb -- it's golden in the dark.
- The deep scratches on the floor suggest it was used as a freight elevator -- for transporting heavy machinery. And one man.
- "Seems so, although it's pretty... quaint for a freight elevator." He taps on the guttering light bulb -- it's golden in the dark.
- Looks like one would fit in there, yes. Although it's also surprisingly human -- in the golden light of that ancient bulb.
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The elevator screeches and rattles, like the belly of some ancient beast, as it carries you upward...
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There are large rectangular buttons: 'Monter', 'Descendre', and an international: 'Call for Emergency Assistance'. That third one appears to be broken.
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A small steel plaque reads 'Halter 800'. Halter is a Königsteiner lift company who went out of business a long, long time ago.
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Would a pinball machine really fit in here?
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Looks like one would fit in there, yes. Although it's also surprisingly human -- in the golden light of that ancient bulb.
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Just about. If tilted precisely. For a small elevator this one is surprisingly nice. The ancient golden bulb gutters in the dark.
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"Seems like a small freight elevator for transporting machinery. For that -- it's pretty quaint." He taps the on the guttering light bulb -- it's golden in the dark.
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The deep scratches on the floor suggest it was used as a freight elevator -- for transporting heavy machinery. And one man.
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"No, I think the bureaucrats just forgot about this back-room elevator after the Revolution."
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- "If some form of time travel becomes possible in the future, I doubt its inventors will use it to repair elevators in Martinaise,” the lieutenant responds with a grave voice.
- "No, I think the bureaucrats just forgot about this back-room elevator after the Revolution."
- It appears his whole enthusiasm is sarcastic.
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"Look on the bright side: if it fails, we will only sustain minor injuries. I'm talking three, maybe four months in the hospital. Maximum five."
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- "Look on the bright side: if it fails, we will only sustain minor injuries. I'm talking three, maybe four months in the hospital. Maximum five."
- "At the end of the last century." He nods. "Look on the bright side. If it fails, we will only sustain minor injuries -- I'm talking three, maybe four months in the hospital. maximum five."
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"If some form of time travel becomes possible in the future, I doubt its inventors will use it to repair elevators in Martinaise,” the lieutenant responds with a grave voice.
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"At the end of the last century." He nods. "Look on the bright side. If it fails, we will only sustain minor injuries -- I'm talking three, maybe four months in the hospital. maximum five."
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This small elevator is dimly lit by a bulb that's been glowing for ages. The latticed cage is open, inviting you to step inside.
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Smells of nougat and sweat. Your head brushes up against the ceiling. There is a control panel to your right -- and just enough room for two people to fit in.
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The maintenance card under the control panel reads: 'Last Maintenance: 10 July '88'.
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