Shelfs and High Places

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It was pretty dark down here, the floor and walls were made of metal. The circus decorates doing nothing to help how eerie this place looked. My every footstep sounded off, announcing where I was. I swallowed a different bit of spit, I really hoped nothing else was done here.

Using the Handunit, I slowly made my way over. Until I reached a metal door and the Handunit spoke again. "This is the company closet, please proceed for your equipment to continue your tasks." I hesitantly reached out, turning the cold door knob. I hissed quietly as the hitches squealed. Whatever this place was, no one's been done here for awhile.

I went inside to find a metal room like the others with benches. The room smelled like Father did after working on an animatronic. I wanted to at how back it was. Each wall had a shelf like we had back on in the basement, which was had five shelves dedicated to one specific thing. Go figure, Father was a very organized man. The shelf on the left was for clothes. The bottom shelf was label pants. The second shelf up was a utility belt? I wonder what those were... The third shirts, fourth gloves, and the fifth hats.

On the right it had a bunch of boxes labeled with different things, half of them I didn't know. But it looked like it was for tools. I put the Handunit on a bench, moving to the boxes. I tried holding my breath the best I could as I rifled through each box. Trying to find something I would fit in. I could barely touch the bottom edge of the third shelf, I needed something taller. With a sigh, I called out. "Handunit, I can't reach the things."

It took a second before the Handunit replied. "Uh oh, it seems you have some trouble with the shelves." I glared up at the speaker.

"Yeah I just said that dumby." I grumbled. Before hearing a ping from the Handunit on the bench. I walked over to see a green dot appeared on the screen.

The Handunit spoke up. "I located the nearest ladder in the facility. Please proceed your way there before continuing." I sighed, the dot was on the other side of the building!

"Are you sure that's the nearest one?" I asked, it was impossible for this place to only half one. Right?

Handunit spoke up. "Yes, that is the nearest on, please proceed there. Be sure to grab a flashlight since it may be dark." I groaned slightly, seeing the flashlight were on the fifth shelf.

"Seriously Father? Did you make this hard on purpose or what?" I asked aloud. But I guess I needed this stuff. So in the dark I go... I guess.

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