Las Vegas Elevator Experience
I pushed the elevator call button to go to dinner tonight, and when the elevator arrived a couple dressed in black were positioned rather closely to each other in the rear of the car. They looked up a little as I entered, both of them taking a half step away to reach the “acceptable intimacy level when in the elevator with a stranger” distance. Then the woman said, “Good evening!”
I smiled and said, “Yes, yes it is.” A few seconds paused, and I realized that the elevator wasn’t moving. Ah, that’s because nobody had pressed any buttons.
I pushed C for Casino and we chatted about the weather and how beautiful the pool was on our way down.
If only I’d had the presence of mind to ask, “Going down?” before hitting C.