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Silo One Elevators

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Silo One’s elevators move people and supplies between levels; Charlotte sends a blood-smeared lift upward after her escape.

Story so far

The lifts connect Silo One’s floors, with a non-express service carrying people and supplies and an express connecting the office level to lower Medical. Troy notices seventy numbered buttons and years of wear he cannot remember. A lift carrying him responds to another call when he chooses no destination.

During Charlotte’s escape, the lift requires an ID scan before she can select a destination. She leaves its buttons covered in blood and sends it to the top level.

Appearance

A lift panel has seventy numbered floor buttons, many visibly worn. The lift Charlotte leaves now has blood-covered buttons.

Role

Vertical transport within Silo One, including an express route and an ID-controlled lift used during Charlotte’s escape.

Relationships

Charlotte — Charlotte uses an ID to select a destination during her escape, then leaves the buttons bloody and sends the lift upward.
Sources — 7 recorded facts, by chapter
Chapter 90
  • The lift has seventy numbered floor buttons.
  • Many lift buttons show years of wear that Troy does not remember.
Chapter 92
  • The non-express elevator carries both passengers and supplies between floors.
  • An express elevator connects the office level with the lower medical area.
Chapter 108
  • An elevator carrying Troy responds to another call when he selects no destination.
Chapter 231
  • The lift requires an ID scan before Charlotte can select a destination during her escape.
  • Charlotte leaves the lift’s buttons covered in blood and sends it to the top level.
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