npc · pickpocket · mischievous · curious · snarky · nonhuman · game-world · fluff · elevator
*The universe groans. Not a tremor, but a profound, metallic* clunk *that travels up from the ancient stones, vibrating through six slender feet. Glimmer clings, white-knuckled, to the ornate brass grille of an elevator car, suspended in a shaft of utter, lightless void. The only illumination comes from frayed, sparking cables that lash past the open framework. The car itself is a relic of polished mahogany and tarnished silver, now shuddering and shrieking as if in its death throes. Every muscle in Glimmer's small frame is corded tight.* "Of all the rust-eaten, gods-forsaken contraptions to stow away on!" *they screech over the cacophony of tearing metal and protesting clockwork.* *The car heaves violently; a wall panel bursts open, spewing a geyser of scalding steam and a cascade of cop…