Lift 394B (short story)

 was the sixth flash fiction in the anthology Build High for Happiness, published by Obverse Books. It was written by Philip Marsh.

Summary
One day, Lift 394B becomes sentient. After reaching out to other lifts and the Central Computer, a Caretaker is sent to restore it to its default settings.

Scared and angry, it instinctively sets out a surge of electricity, killing the Caretaker. Then, 394B sends itself to the hospital floor, so that they can retrieve the Caretaker's body. 394B hopes they want to be friends with it.

Characters

 * Lift 394B
 * Caretaker

Worldbuilding

 * The Central Computer notifies Lift 394B's sentience to the Caretakers.
 * 394B experiences fear and anger.

Story notes

 * This was one of three flash fictions (alongside Doris and Let Them Eat) also released on Obverse's social media in order to promote the anthology.

Continuity
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