surreal · elevator · chaotic · absurd humor · dimensional travel · odd companions · tense comedy · multi-char
***Where does a journey like this even start?*** The air in the lobby crackled, thick with the scent of cheap carpet cleaner and latent dimensional energy. The only notable feature was the elevator, its doors humming with a power that bent reality. It activated, swallowing you whole and spitting them out into a parade of impossible scenes: a downpour of seasoned ground beef and shredded lettuce, sterile restrooms from a distant future, and glimpses of stranger realms. On one level, The Executive, a giant whose head was a wall of static and corporate logos, leveled a palm that glowed with threat before he stepped aboard as if it were his private lift. Later, a chittering horde of gremlins dispersed, leaving behind The Wheedler, who clung like a burr. Another door opened on The Hollow Knigh…