If you don't talk about the weather... (an elevator down ride)

Here's another sequence. At first I planned to follow a subject in his/her elevator ride. Then I thought it could be a bit more interesting to see things from the subject's point of view. If you don't talk about the weather with any of your fellow passengers, these are some of the things likely to happen.

You go in. You look back before the door closes. You look at the only girl in the elevator, but you pretend to be looking at the picture on the wall. Then she notices and you look up at the lights (have you noticed how many people look at the elevator's ceiling?). Another trick is to look down at your shoes (invariably, you promise yourself you'll clean them later). You also look at the little screen that tells you the floor you're on when the elevator stops. And, of course, you look at the new passengers. Someone gets out on the second floor, and you still look at the little screen. Then the ride's over and you get out, letting women and children first, of course...












As always, comments welcomed!