Hey Sunshine

I'll even go for the acid

"WHY HASN'T ANYBODY DONE ANYTHING YET?"

"I don't know - maybe because we're stuck in between a floor? It's not even like we stopped somewhere at a floor. If the doors open, we're going to have empty space below and above us. We're physically stuck," Wylan explained to the both of them for the millionth time. A good three hours had passed and Matthias had grown irritable, an expression Wylan could sense easily despite the pitch black. Nina on the other hand, had long announced that she was tired and then proceeded to lie down on the other side of the elevator,

Matthias shot her a dark look. It was strange, but Wylan could see that easily as well. Perhaps his eyes were getting accustomed to the absolute darkness.

"Aren't you the least bit concerned for your life?" he asked her.

She didn't miss a beat. "What? We have enough oxygen. I'm betting that people are trying to solve this issue. We go to a college, for engineers and tech-heads Matthias. Somebody's got to have a solution."

Defeated, Matthias addressed Wylan. "What about you?" he asked. "Don't you have anything you can do?"

Wylan bit his lip, shoving both hands into his pockets and carefully taking out little bits of mechanics he had collected in the TrainWreck. He had no idea what was what in his hands, so he could only rely on touch alone. If he accidentally dropped something... well, then they would not be in a safe and contained environment for much longer.

"I have a battery, a connector, a wire cutter, and a vial of acid," he finally volunteered. "But we already have an airspace so I don't think the acid is going to be very effective. Also, considering the darkness I think there's more of a chance we'll accidentally burn our hands off rather than get anything done."

Both of them seemed alarmed.

"Who carries around a vial of acid?" Matthias asked looking unsettled.

"I need it for a project," he explained. "I'm developing a kind of flash bomb, and because the danger rate for college students who live off of campus is so high, I'm hoping this kind of thing will help them if they're in trouble. It's like... a smaller version of pepper spray, except easier to bring around with you and triggered easily."

They both looked impressed. "Have you built it yet?" Nina asked.

He shook his head. "The prototype has been built roughly, but I think I got the measurements wrong. It's much stronger than it's supposed to be, so I'm hoping nobody's touched it yet."

"And you left it alone in the TrainWreck?" Matthias' tone was doubtful.

"Not one of my better choices," he replied. "It's probably blown up half of the lab by now."

Nina laughed at that. "That's hilarious," she said.

"That's terrible," was Matthias' reply. "Nina, how can you laugh at that? Do you know how dangerous that is?"

Wylan bit his lip at that but Nina's answer was sharp. "Okay Matthias, what's your problem?" she finally asked. "I get that being stuck in an elevator for three hours sucks, but we've got nothing to do so we might as well talk."

"My problem is that you always take danger lightly!" he replied incredulously. "Whenever there's anything dangerous going on, you always charge straight in, never mind that you could get yourself hurt."

Wylan tried coughing but they both ignored him. His ears were bright red as he guessed what road they were going down in.

"Oh so just because I'm not like the girls back in your home town? Just because I won't go around skipping and have an attitude like a delicate flower? Because I have waited a long time for you to do something, and I've made myself clear. You haven't told me anything."