Hi all. I need to come up with a scenario where my mc, who lives in a fictitious city in a fantasy world based on 1920s retro-futuristic sci fi (AKA dieselpunk), would survive a sabotaged elevator's free fall.
I googled this question and read this page. I also read about Betty Lou Oliver, but nothing I read gives details on what she may or may not have done to survive the crash. Plus she wound up with a broken back, and I'd like to create a scenario that is at least semi-plausible where my mc will walk out of the crash with only minor injuries.
In Oliver's case, the elevator's broken cable piled up under the elevator and somewhat cushioned the impact, so that's something I could have happen in my scene. Oliver's crash happened in 1945.
My world's tech is both 1920s level, but also has some futuristic stuff like robots. I've been drawing on some stuff that's more appropriate to the 1930s and 40s, too. So there's wiggle room there.
This character has the potential for superhuman feats of physical agility and strength, though at this point in the book she's sort of shut that down. Still, if it's the only way to pull off the scene, I can certainly draw on that.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
I googled this question and read this page. I also read about Betty Lou Oliver, but nothing I read gives details on what she may or may not have done to survive the crash. Plus she wound up with a broken back, and I'd like to create a scenario that is at least semi-plausible where my mc will walk out of the crash with only minor injuries.
In Oliver's case, the elevator's broken cable piled up under the elevator and somewhat cushioned the impact, so that's something I could have happen in my scene. Oliver's crash happened in 1945.
My world's tech is both 1920s level, but also has some futuristic stuff like robots. I've been drawing on some stuff that's more appropriate to the 1930s and 40s, too. So there's wiggle room there.
This character has the potential for superhuman feats of physical agility and strength, though at this point in the book she's sort of shut that down. Still, if it's the only way to pull off the scene, I can certainly draw on that.
Does anyone have any suggestions?