Drawing 141

MAN ON BENCH:
Are we lost? Did you get us lost?

ELEVATOR OPERATOR:
No. (Pause) Yes. But I know what to do by now: check the troubleshooting guide. Question one— are we still in the elevator? Uh… what's your opinion, guy?

MAN ON BENCH:
How am I supposed to know? It's your job!

ELEVATOR OPERATOR:
…Oh. There's a follow-up, to help us figure it out: are we currently in a room of approximately thirty square feet? Iff so, we're likely inside the elevator. (Pause) Thoughts?

MAN ON BENCH:
I'm not a measuring stick! I don't need all this!

ELEVATOR OPERATOR:
…Yeah, you're right. I think it's safe to assume that we are, after all, inside the elevator. Of course we are. Next step— grab the controls. Which… are… missing.

MAN ON BENCH:
I don't need this! I want to be on the eleventh floor! I want to be on the eleventh floor right now!