Ashwood Cross

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And smash the memory-fuzz! Don't let it boss you around! You're a H̗̳ͪ̓ͣ̍u̗̣̘͔̲̎́m͉̼ͥ̐͆̿̚͝a̲͓̟ň̶̻͍̈ͣ̂̅̚, from ̴̯̺Ë̛̠̥́ͮ̉ͮͯ͋a̰̘̩̝̹̔ͪ̃̍̍̍ͬ͝r͚̲͇ͨ̋ͦͫ́̓̚̕ẗ́̄͑҉̟̣͚̱h̙̱̱̟ͮͥͤͪ͊͂̓, in the year ̮̺͕̞͓͠ͅ2̶ͫ0̧̮̞͍̖̹̖̖͑ͨͩ1̵̦̼̓̉͆̊̋̉6̦̤͓͐͗̐ͦ̉̈́ͪ, who likes <͒ͪͥͩ̇̔͟C̬̲̪OHE̯̖̳R̶̩̘͖͓̻͕̯̋͑̆͒ͪḚ̓̍ͦͯͨN̜̬̑͛ͤ̀C̳͎̹̟̻̺ͩ̓ͬ͞Y̶̤͍̦̐̿_̭̯̐͛ͪ̽͆̀E͙͈̅͌̌ͯ̃͒X̴̯̀̍͒͊̑ͣ̉Cͤͦ̈́̉͊̂͏̰͙͔͍̥̤EPTIO̡̤͌̅N̛̩͔̲̯̖̲͛:̜͋̓̊ͯ̏ͮ ̮̣̱̟͍͔̄̇͢NULL_DAT̡͚̙̗̫̪̥͍A̳͖̭͎̫͍͊̍̈͗̊_̰͙̯̘́̅ͬ̚͠ͅẢ̇͐͑ͯ̆͞T̶͙̼͇̄͂̆̏_̽̈́I̗͉͆͐̊͜N̨̞̮D͓͚̹͖̗́ͣ̇ͯ͗͊̀EX̟̗̠͖̟͙͊̾̀>̬̬̗̠̤̳͑̔

Yeah, that's right! You're a Human, and Humans are awesome!
No sense in getting freaked out over these spotty memories.
Sometimes folks just forget things. Hell, folks forget things all the time!

Even really important things.

For right now, you just gotta keep moving forward. Like nothing is wrong.

...right?

Knock on the metal wall to see if there is something behind it (i.e. If it sounds hollow, there's a room behind it)

Bop the rusty part of the wall with your booted foot to test how sturdy it is.

After reassuring yourself, you turn your attention toward the Corrugated Metal Wall.
You wonder how sturdy the wall is, and whether there's anything behind it.

You square up toward a rusty-looking patch, and brace yourself with a free hand.
Then, you give it some firm investigatory nudges with your Leather Boots.



The entire wall rattles slightly as though it was suspended, rather than fixed firmly to the floor or walls.
It feels thin as well. Maybe a centimeter or so? It's still metal, but it's certainly not heavy-duty.
As it clatters, you hear a dull, hollow ring, almost like a broken bell.
It sounds a lot like there's a Large Empty Space behind it.

As you kick, small clouds of rust drift around in the Flashlight beam.
A few substantial chunks of rust begin to fall off as well. The tangy, earthy smell of iron fills the air.
The patches seem to be heavily corroded.

With enough time and effort, you could probably chip a hole in this.

Wait, back up. There was a green box next to the touchpad. Looked like some sort of utility box, maybe? Mayhaps we might find a switch of some sort in there?

> Investigate ye green box

You back up a few paces, and head over to the Green Box that butts up against the brickwork.
It looks to be a cabinet of some kind, made of painted metal.
Is it for storage? Maybe a Utility Box protecting controls or mechanisms?
Unless you open it, there's no way to know.

There seems to be no keyhole or latch on it.
Just a simple handle, sitting opposite two crusty-looking hinges.
Judging by those, the hatch might be tough to open, but you give it a try.

STRENGTH TEST: 1 Might + 2 Stamina ☆☆☆ <VS> Difficulty ★★Show

Failuire... ★☆☆

After just a few moments tugging, you can already tell this is sturdier than the Corrugated Wall.
The box doesn't budge in the slightest. Either it weighs a ton, or it's fastened firmly in place.
On top of that, the hatch won't budge. Looks like it's jammed.
It might be the hinges, the hatch, or the whole thing.

You're going to need to find another way to get this open, if you want to see what's inside.

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