Elder Brigham's Collapse

    When the great meeting of elders had concluded, Elder Brigham nearly collapsed down the stairs as he exited the room atop the tower. He managed to stabilize himself, but sank down to avoid falling. Elder Prior observed this and brought it to the attention of Elder Elder, who suggested they immediately have a meeting to determine what to do about Elder Brigham.

    Upon hearing this suggestion, Elder Brigham stood right back up and assured the elder's he was in fact quite alright. To show them how alright he was, he began his descent down the spiraling stairs, and after three steps, he finished the collapse that he'd begun moments before. Elder Brigham toppled all the way down to the bottom, falling unconscious in the process.

    He awoke to Elder Elder murmuring to the nurse but was unable to catch anything specific. Not until he distinctly heard the word "meeting," to which he sat right up and said "no, no, no thank you, no meeting, I'm quite alright as you can see!"

    Happy at Elder Brigham's sudden recovery, Elder Elder said "Elder Brigham, wonderful to see you awake and alert! You continue to amaze me. Well, seeing as you're better, I'll have to cancel our meeting reviewing the state of your condition!"

    Upon hearing this, Elder Brigham sighed and fell back into his pillow. He couldn't bear the thought of another meeting; how would they ever accomplish anything if they continued discussing plans on how to discuss how they ought to accomplish things?

    "I'll see you bright and early tomorrow morning then! We've scheduled a meeting to review the circumstances of your collapse; we'll have it right after our weekly stair-spiral-direction review. The consensus is still in favor of counterclockwise, but I suspect Elder Varna will change his vote soon. . ." Elder Elder continued, taking no notice of the heart monitor which had flatlined, nor the bustling nurses tending to Elder Brigham.

    After each discharge of the defibrillator, Elder Brigham begged them to stop, but they continued to persist; he failed to sign his DNR in time.

    So, the next morning Elder Brigham found himself slogging up the counterclockwise steps of the tower for his scheduled meetings. When he entered, he found the Elders unusually frantic. "What's going on?" he asked

    "Elder Prior just collapsed, this wasn't scheduled, and we're trying to arrange a meeting to discuss what to do about it, but we're already booked with the stair-spiral-direction meeting, and then we're to review the circumstances of your own collapse. It will just have to come after that." Elder Washington answered.

    Everyone began taking their seats, leaving Elder Prior unconscious on the floor. Before Elder Brigham navigated towards his own seat, he made eye contact with Elder Prior, who had just opened his eyes to check on his surroundings. He gave Elder Brigham a wink and shut his eyes again before anyone else noticed. Elder Brigham chuckled to himself, then pondered the implications of everything he'd just experienced. At least this would give him something to think about during the meeting.