Other Elevator Passengers

Other Elevator Passengers fill the car to the fertility clinic's fourth floor, where signage announces the destination for all riders. Toby Ziegler describes their presence as a source of acute embarrassment—he stands rigid, body language screaming denial that the clinic applies to him. These anonymous civilians serve as unwitting witnesses to private vulnerability, amplifying Toby's reluctance to visit amid inauguration pressures. Their imagined stares ground his prioritization of presidential duties over personal fertility efforts with Andy.