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Floor Six

Stuck in an office lift with a stranger, Martin confesses to the anonymous note that made someone cry. Then he notices what is in her bag.

Casting
man, 20 to 35
Duration
About 60 seconds
Difficulty
beginner
Setting
A small office lift stopped between floors at five past twelve on a Tuesday, one panel light flickering.
Scene heading
INT. OFFICE LIFT - DAY
Content notes
None
Language
English
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Role notes

Playing age: 20 to 35

Martin

Wants: Get the guilt off his chest to someone who will never matter, then get out of the lift without being found out.

Up against: The stranger turns out to be the one person in the building he should never have told.

Choice prompts

  • Martin enjoys the confession. Let the pride in the laminating be real before the guilt arrives.
  • Find the exact moment he smells the bag. Everything after it is damage control.
  • His last lines are a cover story he invents on the spot. Make every detail a bit too specific.
Full text

Floor Six

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INT. OFFICE LIFT - DAY

The lift jolts and stops. Martin presses the button for six twice, then smiles at the woman beside him, who is holding a paper lunch bag.

Martin

Okay. It's stopped. It's fine. They always start again. Do you mind if I sit? It's a good floor.

We might be here forever. Can I say something to someone? You're not on six, are you? You didn't press anything. Perfect. A stranger.

It was me. The note on the microwave. 'Whoever is heating fish at lunch, the whole floor knows, and the whole floor is praying for you.' I printed it. I laminated it. I've never laminated anything in my life. It felt incredible.

And then she cried. The fish person. In the toilets, apparently. Now there's a meeting on Thursday about 'tone', and I've been nodding in it.

What's in the bag? Sorry. It's just, it smells a bit like... Oh. Oh no.

Why didn't you press a floor? Because I'd pressed six. You're on six. Since Monday. Welcome.

We're moving.

After you. I'm Kevin. From Tax. There's a nice bench in the park for lunch. Lots of fresh air.

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