This is the barred door you tried to kick in before.

This is the barred door you tried to kick in before.

Unbar the door. [Leave]

Lightly punch the door once more. Just in case.

The door shudders a bit, as though it were laughing at you.

Let the door remain barred. [Leave.]

"So what's on the other side?"

"Unless we've veered off into a folded M dimension, I'm expecting to step out on the roof."

Folded M dimension. A reference to the popular science fiction series In System. Look who's in a good mood suddenly (and reads science fiction).

Yes. It is quite likely that we will re-emerge on the M-Plain. Brace for psychokinetic impact. (Or the roof.)

"Unless we've veered off into a folded M dimension, I'm expecting to step out on the roof -- we could ask Klaasje about this route, see how she reacts?"

This is the inside of the barred door you've seen before.

The door is small but heavy-looking. It's barred from the inside.