>>47184627What happens when KAF gets to the top of the elevator?
As we have previously calculated, the Kamitsubaki Observatory stands approximately 4km off the ground. Moving 4km horizontally is no big deal, however moving 4km vertically is a totally different. For reference, the Tokyo Skytree is 634m, and Mount Fuji is 3,776m.
At the altitude of the Kamitsubaki Observatory, the temperature and atmospheric pressure are totally different than they would be at sea level. Using Mount Fuji as an example, on March 4th (the date of KAF's live) the atmospheric pressure was 637hPa and the temperature was -30C. The data from central Tokyo at the same time shows an atmospheric pressure of 1012hPa, and a temperature of 12C, so you can see that the height difference makes a severe impact.
When it comes to altitude sickness, ascending to heights greater than 2,500m can trigger a range of symptoms including headache, nausea, and dizziness. Additionally, the oxygen level in the blood decreases in hypoxic conditions at high altitudes, and the stress on the body during strenuous exercise is much higher than it would be on the ground. Assuming the presence of proper heating, cooling, and preessurization systems inside the Kamitsubaki Observatory, this is actually not a problem. For example, you don't get altitude sickness or freeze while on an airplane. Therefore, throughout the elevator ascent, and inside the top floor of the observatory itself, there is no problem. KAF would be able to perform with CIEL, Albemuth, and EMA without issue.
The real problem here is caused by VALIS.
The wall of the observatory collapses and then VALIS enters. We continue with the assumption that there is air conditioning inside the Observatory, and know that the atmospheric pressure inside the Observatory is ~400 hPa higher than the outside. The moment a hole is opened in the wall, air would escape with tremendous force, and a storm would blow through the room. The indoor temperature would drop instantly. In the first place, where was VALIS even standing before entering the observatory? Outside? In those outfits?
Once the wall has fallen, it has rendered the above systems and assumptions useless. KAF and VALIS should not be able to sing and dance inside the Kamitsubaki Observatory. Yet they do. In the real world, they would be lucky to escape the Kamitsubaki Observatory with their lives.
