Ashwood Cross

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the shiny, reddish Metal Bars of some sort are probably fuses, not batteries. It's possible that there was supposed to be a catch to hold this thing in place. The "breaking free" could be bypassing a catch, or it could just be breaking where the bar had rusted in place.

So inspect for a catch on the metal box. Whether there is one or not, insert a shiny, reddish Metal Bar of some sort.

If these Mars Bars are indeed power sources, and we try to jam one in there manually without any sort of protection, that could really rustle our jimmies.

Looking at the Wall Box, you see two small metal nubs on either end.
Some kind of snap-on catches, which the Corroded Bar was connected to.

Perhaps it was supposed to be removable after all! You feel a bit relieved.

You'd like to try replacing the Corroded Bar with something from in here.
Still, you're nervous about messing with it. And you'd like to not get shocked again too!

As such, you devise a cunning plan...

>Make makeshift gloves out of loose paper.

>Wear ye makeshift gloves.

>Insert ye replacement fuse.

First, you stow the Corroded Metal Bar in your Duffel Bag, to free up your hand.
Next, you take the Loose on the desk, and cup them in your free hand.
Using them like you'd use a towel to grab hot cookware, you pick up one of the Reddish Bars from the shelves.





It looks a lot like the Corroded Bar, but more reddish. And less, you know, corroded.
You're willing to bet it's just a newer, non-burnt-out version of Whatever These Bars Are.
Fuses or Batteries, or something? You're just going to call it a Fuse for now.



Gripping the Fuse(?) firmly in your paper-clad hand, you shove it into the Fuse(?) Box.
You struggle with it a bit, wiggling it into position, until it pops onto the catches with a metallic snap.



Immediately after you do, you start to hear a faint buzzing hum coming from the Fuse Box.
Thankfully, you don't get shocked. You do start to feel a lot of heat bleeding through the Loose Paper, though.
You decide to let go, before the Fuse gets too hot.



Looking at your Loose Paper glove, you notice that the top two of the four pages were burned.
Dang... the text on them is too toasted to read. And you hadn't read the second page yet.
The last 2 pages still look readable, though. And hey, at least you didn't burn your hand?



Before you can get too upset about it, a few amber Emergency Lights flicker on.
The console doesn't light up, but basic power seems to be back! At least in here.
This ought to make finding your way much easier. How's that for progress?

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