in the elevator

story takes place in an elevator. perhaps with two people, maybe only interior monologue; thoughts. getting in on a floor, up and down. needs lobby. takes stairs. watches people get on and off. maybe it's a janitor. or a visitor. a visitor who thinks about the janitor. how does mop water get up to the 12th floor? how can we get water that high? is it dangerous? elevator operator in rasputin s.f. long haired asian guy with glasses, sitting on a stool; pink hello kitty cd player blasting something obscure. elevator buttons were smoothed and greasy. think about elevator attendants/bathroom attendants/parking lot attendants/ jobs whose general purpose is mainly to wait. getting paid to wait; to not get bored.