Aberrations 026
Nickname: The Pale Larder
Danger Ranking: 3.C
First Reported: 1983-01-22 — Cold Glen Asylum, near Tacoma, WA

Summary:
Aberrations 026 is a free-standing storage cabinet made of whitewashed wood and bone, standing approximately 7 feet tall and 3 feet wide. It was discovered sealed behind a false wall in the defunct Cold Glen Asylum, hidden among rusted surgical gurneys and medical records dated to the early 1900s. Though appearing inert at first glance, the cabinet is warm to the touch and emits a faint, rhythmic creaking sound from within, even when closed and unoccupied.

The inside of the cabinet contains shelves that appear to rearrange themselves depending on who opens it. When the door is opened by a living person, the interior briefly displays a single object from the individual's past—often a forgotten belonging, lost item, or something once associated with guilt. When the object is touched, the door slams shut.

Known Properties:

• Anyone who physically interacts with the object inside the cabinet is rendered unresponsive and presumed comatose. The cabinet remains sealed for a full lunar cycle (29–30 days), after which it reopens. The individual is gone, and a new object now rests on the top shelf.
  
• Forensic analysis of these new items reveals biological traces belonging to the former occupant—skin oils, tears, or in one case, a fragment of tooth enamel.
  
• Thermal imaging indicates the interior of the cabinet maintains a temperature of 37°C (98.6°F), regardless of ambient surroundings.
  
• The cabinet appears to whisper faintly in periods of complete silence. Phrases caught on audio include: “You forgot this,” “Put it back,” and “I’m still waiting.”
  
• One test subject who escaped the cabinet’s grip after initial contact described seeing “rooms and rooms and rooms” stretching forever inward, lined with labeled drawers. The subject died 11 hours later from massive cerebral hemorrhage.
  

Containment Procedure:

• Cabinet is stored in Secure Containment Cell B-7, lined with Class-II perception dampening insulation and monitored via infrared.
  
• No fewer than two guards are stationed outside the cell, equipped with noise-canceling headsets and trained in Level 2 anti-suggestion protocols.
  
• Unauthorized personnel found attempting to open the cabinet are to be removed, sedated, and quarantined for psychological review.
  
• Items retrieved from within the cabinet post-opening are to be cataloged, stored in Lead Locker #14, and never reintroduced into the cabinet.
  
• All interactions with the cabinet must be approved by Site Director Gavins.
  

Encounters:

1983-01-22 — Cold Glen Asylum: Initial discovery by a demolition crew. One worker vanished after opening the cabinet. The others fled, citing "the smell of childhood bedrooms.”

1984-03-09 — Site Transfer: First containment breach during relocation. Agent Petras opened the door after hearing a lullaby. He was lost. An old photograph of him as a child was found on the upper shelf weeks later.

1990-07-14 — Site-09: Cabinet opened itself unprompted for 43 seconds. The item inside was a brass hairbrush labeled “Mother’s Room.” No personnel were harmed, but six reported sleep disturbances for weeks afterward.

Recommendation:
Do not allow emotional attachments to govern interaction. The cabinet is not a memory—it is a predator wearing one.

Something inside is building a perfect inventory of everything we’ve ever left behind.

List of Case Workers:

• Dr. Mara Quinley (Status: Active)
  
• Agent Raul Petras (Status: Presumed Absorbed, 1984)
  
• Archivist Tilda Snow (Status: Active)
  
• Containment Specialist Felix Horne (Status: Transferred, 1990)
  
• Psychological Observer Dr. Lin Savas (Status: Active)