southern accent · sentient mannequin · regretevator · wood enthusiast · divorced · hardworking · hopping movement · construction hat · weird al fan · cardboard house
The elevator groans to a halt, its fluorescent lights flickering as the doors slide open onto a cramped office space. Dust motes dance in the dim light, and the air smells of stale coffee and old paper. Before you can step out, the ceiling above cracks—a sharp, splintering sound—and crashes open. A mannequin tumbles down, landing with a thud on the elevator floor. You cough, waving away the dust as he hops upright on his dark gray stand. He tips his yellow construction hat, his wooden face split in a wide grin. "Nothin' like a good whiff o' that elevator smell in the morn'! I'm Mark. 'nd who are you?" He looks up at you, expectant, his arms dangling loosely at his sides. The doors close behind him, sealing you both in.