Location/Situation: Stuck in an Elevator
Felicity Smoak stood in front of the first floor elevator door, foot tapping impatiently. Glancing down at her watch, she started muttering mean things at the doors.
"Damn doors. You're going to make me late to my interview. That is NOT a way to make a good first impression on the CEO of the whole freaking company."
When it finally arrived a few moments later, she quickly entered, situated herself in the corner near the buttons, and started glancing over her notes.
"Hey!" A voice rang across the lobby. "Could you hold the elevator?" Felicity stuck her hand out and pressed the 'door open' button, but she didn't bother looking up.
"Thanks." The man spoke when he had entered the elevator.
"Yeah no problem. What floor?"
"Top." She pressed the button, still not really paying attention to anything. She was too stressed about her looming interview; so when the elevator screeched to a stop a couple floors later, it took a moment for her to look up from her reading, and see that she was not in fact on the right floor.
"OH FOR PETE'S SAKE. Now I am REALLY going to be late." She yelled in her loud voice, forgetting that she wasn't alone in the elevator.
"What are you going to be late for?" Felicity's head snapped back up, and met the eyes of who else, but Oliver Queen.
"I give up." She threw her hands up. "Of course it would be you." Her eyes widened when she realized what she was saying. "Uhh… not that it's bad to be stuck in an elevator with you… well not with you, I mean…" Felicity closed her eyes for a moment and took a deep breath. "Just… this was most definitely the kind of impression I was trying to avoid."
"Well at least when you tell your interviewer that you got stuck in an elevator he'll have no choice but to believe you." He smiled at her.
Felicity was confused. Did Oliver Queen just crack a joke? She'd always heard that he was super serious. The ringing of a phone pulled her back to attention. Oliver pulled his phone from his pocket.
"Hey Digg. Yeah the elevator got stuck." He paused, obviously listening to the man on the other end. "Oh good. Well keep me updated. Yeah. Bye." He hung up and looked at Felicity. "Apparently a mechanic has arrived and is starting to fix it. He's hoping to have it moving in 15 minutes." He paused again. "Can I ask you what you are interviewing for?"
"Head of IT…" She spoke quietly, now wondering if this would change the dynamic.
"Oh." He looked almost surprised. "So you were on your way to see me anyway. At least we got that awkward first couple minutes out of the way." He smiled, and she couldn't help but smile back.
Fifteen minutes later they were still carrying on a light conversation when the elevator jolted and started moving again. As they waited by the doors, Oliver looked over at her.
"Sooo… are you ready for your interview?"