"Oh, fuck me," Ellie mutters under her breath, tilting her head back, and starts trudging towards it, waving the others on. These rickety fucking things.
"I'm not even bad with heights and this is freaking me out."
They head into the elevator and Ellie pulls the door grate shut. Time to be distracting.
"Did I ever tell you about the time I crossed a whole flooded car park on a catwalk, while the water below had an electrical current running through it?"
Of course she hasn't, but it's a much more fun story than concentrating on whether they might survive this; Ellie obviously survived the one she's telling.
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"I'm not even bad with heights and this is freaking me out."
They head into the elevator and Ellie pulls the door grate shut. Time to be distracting.
"Did I ever tell you about the time I crossed a whole flooded car park on a catwalk, while the water below had an electrical current running through it?"
Of course she hasn't, but it's a much more fun story than concentrating on whether they might survive this; Ellie obviously survived the one she's telling.