Ray rushed toward the elevator doors, "Hey, hold the doors!" He hit the button, and the doors slowly glided open revealing an enormous 50-something man, with thinning gray hair. The guy had to be over 300 pounds, and his oversized t-shirt barely covered the bottom of an enormous belly. The guy's t-shirt and sweat pants looked as if they'd been worn a few days in a row, with stains.
The man looked Ray up and down, grinned and said, "Hey fella. I recommend waiting for the next one. It's a little tight in here as you can see." He chuckled.
Ray looked the big slob up and down. The guy was huge, but there was plenty of room in the elevator, and Ray was a in a big hurry to make it across town for his next meeting. Besides, this guy didn't look like he belonged in a fancy office building downtown. What was he even doing here? "Sorry, man, but I'm in kind of a hurry." Ray entered and hit the ground floor button.
The big man gave a soft belch. "Don't say I didn't warn you."
The doors slid shut. Ray checked himself in the mirrored walls. He adjusted his tie, fixed a stray strand of hair. He looked just about perfect for his lunch with the shareholders. Ray was a good looking, successful, 40-year-old professional with striking blue eyes, and chestnut hair, with just a touch of gray over the ears. He wore a fine tailored suit and red tie. And he couldn't help but smile at what a striking contrast it was between himself and the bloated blimp of a man who had somehow wandered into his office building.
Suddenly the elevator slowed. The lights flickered. And the car jolted. They were stopped. Some kind of power outage. The emergency lights flickered on.
"Son of a bitch," Ray muttered. "They better get this resolved fast."
The fat man chuckled. "You don't know the half of it, Junior."
Ray looked the big slob up and down. "What are you talking about?"
"Well, I warned you to wait for the next one. Now I guess we'll just see what happens. We could be in here for a while."
"What are you talking about?" Ray asked. "Who are you?"
The large man smiled, and explained...