1 | '''Basic Trope''': The elevator takes too long, so the character takes the stairs instead. |
2 | * '''Straight''': On the run from [[TheDragon General Drake]], [[TheHero Bob]] pushes the button for the elevator, but when Drake catches up, he takes the stairs instead. |
3 | * '''Exaggerated''': The elevator takes 3 hours to go up one floor. |
4 | * '''Downplayed''': Bob waits one second for the elevator before taking the stairs down one floor. |
5 | * '''Justified''': |
6 | ** Drake was seconds away from catching up to Bob, so he had no time to wait. |
7 | ** The elevator was out of order. |
8 | ** Which floor the elevator is located at is displayed at the doors - Bob may have seen that all the elevators are too far away from her floor. Alternatively, there may be other people in the building chasing him - taking the elevator would mean Drake can tell his accomplices what floor Bob's at (especially if there's a chance one of them has access to a fire alarm, which would disable all elevators where they are and leave Bob a sitting duck). |
9 | ** It's a particularly busy time of day at the base, with lots of people using the elevator and getting on/off at various floors. |
10 | ** The work is set in a time period where elevators still require operators. This one was asleep. |
11 | ** It's only a half-floor dash, the time it takes for the elevator doors to start closing renders the elevator's speed moot on such a short distance. |
12 | * '''Inverted''': Bob starts to take the stairs, but ends up taking the elevator instead. |
13 | * '''Subverted''': Drake is just about to catch up to Bob when the elevator door opens. |
14 | * '''Double Subverted''': But the elevator is full, so he ends up taking the stairs. |
15 | * '''Parodied''': The elevator door opens seconds after Bob leaves to take the stairs. |
16 | * '''Zig Zagged''': Bob switches back and forth between stairs and the elevator. |
17 | * '''Averted''': The elevator door instantly opens, giving Bob no problem. |
18 | * '''Enforced''': The cameras are already set up in the stairwell, and the director thinks a chase down them will be more dramatic. |
19 | * '''Lampshaded''': "These elevators are so slow! I could be at the bottom by the time this thing gets up here!" |
20 | * '''Invoked''': Drake puts the elevator out of order, and the building has 5 floors, allowing Drake to catch up to Bob while he is climbing the stairs. |
21 | * '''Exploited''': Drake's accomplices are waiting for Bob in the stairway. |
22 | * '''Defied''': Bob refuses to take the stairs and fights off Drake while waiting for the elevator. |
23 | * '''Discussed''': "You know, that elevator's taking too long. The stairs would be faster!" |
24 | * '''Conversed''': "Isn't it funny how elevators take the longest when characters need it the most?" |
25 | * '''Deconstructed''': In a rush to escape from Drake, Bob trips up. |
26 | ** Though he climbed the stairs in record time, Bob is exhausted. |
27 | * '''Reconstructed''': When Drake catches up, Bob catches him by surprise by [[GroinAttack kicking him where it hurts]]. |
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29 | Back to StairsAreFaster |
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31 | %% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion: |
32 | %% |
33 | %%* '''Implied''': ??? |
34 | %%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ??? |
35 | %%* '''Played For Laughs''': ??? |
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