Cashew Water

== Description ==
Object 44 (a.k.a. Cashew Water) is a rare, physically impairing, and mentally deteriorating fluid that is found amongst Negative Levels with some reports of this fluid being found amongst Normal or Positive Levels. It is not known why Cashew Water is more abundant among the Negative Levels. It is best to avoid consuming this fluid due to its physical and mental debilitating characteristics. Cashew Water is often mistaken for Almond Water so avoiding its consumption can be difficult. Cashew Water tastes and smells identical to normal Almond Water. Cashew water also favors Almond Water in texture and appearance. Some subtle differences between Cashew Water and ⠀⠀Almond Water will be discussed in more detail below. 
A bottle of Cashew Water.
==Identification==
Like Almond Water, Cashew Water has the color and texture of milk. 30% of all explorers who consumed Cashew Water have reported getting a prickly sensation at the back of their throat after consumption. Like Almond Water, Cashew Water smells like sweet almond or vanilla-flavored water. However, the smell of Cashew Water is also accompanied by a slightly bitter, musty odor comparable to the scent of cyanide with hints of rotting wood. Like Almond Water, Cashew Water tastes like sweet, watery almond butter. This pleasant flavor is offset by a subtle metallic aftertaste that is comparable to that of iron or copper. Sadly, these minor differences in Cashew Water are not noticeable until after you have consumed it or smelt it long enough to detect a slight difference in odor. Cashew Water is never found in brand or labeled bottles. Cashew Water is usually found in undescriptive containers or as large bodies of water. It is best to avoid consuming unmarked bottles or drinking from large bodies of water to avoid the accidental consumption of Cashew Water, especially when exploring the Negative Levels. If you do collect any samples of Cashew Water... PLEASE!! LABEL!! IT!!
==Effects==
Dangerous Item Advisory
DO NOT CONSUME!!
AVOID SKIN CONTACT!!
Cashew Water is not a critical source of hydration. There are no nutritional benefits to consuming Cashew Water in small quantities, x < 1.5 oz. (or ~44.4 ml). It can cause moderate to severe GI irritation/discomfort, projectile vomiting, explosive diarrhea, and crippling dehydration that is comparable to contracting Cholera. 70% of explorers who consumed Cashew Water in quantities less than 1.5 oz. (or ~44.4 ml) will perish. The other 30% of explorers will develop irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and experience chronic anemia, vertigo, and crippling aquaphobia (a.k.a. the fear of water). The consumption of Almond Water for Cashew Water continues less than 1.5 oz. (or ~44.4 ml) can reverse everything but anemia and aquaphobia. 
Cashew Water consumed in quantities greater than 1.5 oz. (or ~44.4 ml) will result in all the symptoms described previously plus the rapid depletion of sanity and the attraction of hostile entities by means unknown. It is possible that the smell of Cashew Water is being emitted through sweat glands or aerosol produced during respiration. 80% of explorers who have ingested large quantities of Cashew Water will transform into Insanity without proper treatment. It is strongly advised that all wanderers affected be treated immediately. The consumption of Almond Water can reverse everything but anemia, aquaphobia, and diminished sanity. 
Skin contact with Cashew Water should be avoided. Cashew Water is considered a 'psychological irritant' as physical damage from this water making contact with the skin has not been reported. Cashew Water reportedly can numb the skin before causing an intense burning and pricking sensation that manifests–3 - 7 minutes after the fluid has made contact with the skin. The burning and pricking sensations are comparable to being stabbed mercilessly with thousands of 1000°F (~537.8°C) fine-point needles in the afflicted area. Without treatment, the sensation of being stabbed with thousands of searing hot point needles will cause sufferers to dig, scratch, rip, and rake their flesh resulting in severe damage and breaks to the skin, muscles, and nerves, infections, severe blood loss, and death. A 1:1 solution of Almond Water and Neon Water must be administered to the affected area immediately when exposed. 40% of exposed and treated survivors reported experiencing phantom pains.
==Is This Water Cashew Water?==
There are only two methods you can utilize to determine if your water is safe to consume. Method 1 is the most reliable. Do keep in mind that method 1 will not always be readily available to you. Always exercise caution when consuming fluids in The Backrooms. 
===Method 1: Helper Entities?===
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== Officer Atticus N. Wolfe ==
Officer Atticus N. Wolfe from an unknown Level. He is a talking, faceling. He cannot help that he is attracted to Cashew Water. He will not ask or demand this water from you. He will warn you that you are carrying Cashew Water and that you should discard it when you get the chance or mark it accordingly to avoid accidental consumption. Most explorers offer their water to him as it does have beneficial properties for certain entities. (More on this later.) A word of caution. Do not use Cashew Water as a bribe to get out of trouble. He is not a 'dirty cop'. He might arrest you on that alone.
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== Dr. Astrid F. Nightingale ==
Dr. Astrid F. Nightingale (a.k.a. Entity 777.1) from Level -115. If you find yourself in his clinic, ask him to sample your water(s). He will test your water ad libitum on your behalf as it has no effects on him (despite him being human once as the rumors go). Cashew Water tastes like rotting eggs and spoiled milk to him for reasons unknown. If the fluid you presented to him is Cashew Water, he will politely spit the offensive fluid out and encourage you to discard the liquid or mark it accordingly to avoid accidental consumption. 
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== Travelers with a rating of 5 or 4 ==
Travelers from Level -202 with the travel rating of 5 or 4. Like the officer faceling from an unknown Level, they're entities that are attracted to Cashew Water. Any one of these travelers will tell you that you are carrying Cashew Water and you should discard it as soon as possible. They will insist that if they know you have it, the others know too. It is unknown who the 'others' are. Most travelers with a high travel rating will simply tell you if they are referring to a traveler with a low rating. They may be referring to other dangerous entities. Travelers will not accept Cashew Water from you. Most do not see the benefit of consuming it.
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== Kill Streak Kill - Wait? What!? ==
Kill Streak Kill (a.k.a. Entity 777.2) from Level -511. If you win their game and you are brave enough, you can ask them to sample your waters(s). (They will do anything to please a winner. They like winners! Anyway...) Like Astrid, they can test your water ad libitum on your behalf as it has no effects on them (despite being human once, as the rumors suggest). Kim has never described what Cashew Water tastes like to them. If the fluid you presented to them is Cashew Water, they will dump it without a word and with a straight face, but you might catch a single tear running down their cheek. (Yes... it is that bad). 
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== 'Natives' or Chercheur d'expiation(?) ==
'Natives' from Level -777 or Chercheur d'expiation (a.k.a. Type 4 Malveillant). Cashew Water is abundant in their home 'world' and they have evolved the ability to detect the scent of Cashew Water. They need to know the smell of this water because if they consume it, they will develop a mentally deteriorating condition called La folie des noix de cajou (a.k.a. Cashew Madness). A word of caution. DO NOT have a Tribal Elder smell your water because their sense of smell has diminished with age, and they are usually the ones that accidentally consume this water. 
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===Method 2: Cashew to Almond Sniff and Taste (C.A.S.T.) Test===
The likelihood of you being in the presence of an entity that can or will assess whether or not your water is Cashew Water is slim. Most explorers will never see another person again once they are forsaken in The Backrooms. Most explorers will never encounter any of the entities mentioned above and that includes Entity 777.2 who is a diagnosed psychopath but will help you if you win their game. It is also possible none of these entities exist at all, but rumors would suggest otherwise. With that in mind, you and you alone must determine if the fluid you have acquired is safe to drink. You will not survive long in The Backrooms if you do not have a source of water or nourishment. This is where the C.A.S.T. test comes in. The test is simple. All you need is a confirmed source of Almond Water and the 'Water Undetermined'. See details below:
* You first must smell the 'Water Undetermined' to see if you can detect the slightly bitter, musty odor. 10% of explorers can smell the off odor. 
*If you do not smell anything, sip the 'Water Undetermined' to detect the subtle metallic aftertaste. DO NOT exceed 1.5 oz. (or ~44.4 ml). DO NOT do this step unless you have Almond Water on hand. 30% of explorers can detect the unpleasant favor.
*If you do not taste anything, wait to see if you get violently ill. Adverse symptoms of consuming Cashew Water take 7 - 12 minutes to manifest after consumption. Again, DO NOT perform this test unless you have Almond Water on hand.
==Usage==
You cannot handle Cashew Water! You cannot drink Cashew Water! What can you use Cashew Water for?
There are rumors that the entities that dwell in Level -777 use Cashew Water to attract other entities during hunts. (Yes... these beasts hunt other entities for unknown reasons.) It has been confirmed that Cashew Water can draw entities to you. Most of the entities that will come your way are hostile. An untold number of explorers lost their lives to entities because they had Cashew Water on their person. With that in mind, it is best to discard the identified Cashew Water. (Exception: You are using Cashew Water to hunt entities.) A word of caution. Make sure you are prepared for anything if you are luring entities with Cashew Water during a hunt. Some brave yet foolish explorers have perished because they were not prepared for the entity horde that came at them. Cashew Water does not necessarily draw in hordes of entities, but entities horde will come if Cashew Water happens to be nearby. 
===Effects On Entities===
When Cashew Water comes into contact with or is consumed by certain entities, the entity's strength increases by 50%, and their mental prowess, cognitive function, and intelligence will increase by 75%. The only entities excluded by this effect are 'Natives' from Level -777 (discussed above) and Insanities. When Insanities come into contact with Cashew Water, Insanities will become more docile and will act very similar to facelings on Level 11. This effect only lasts for 6 - 13 minutes. Flee or kill the Insanity within the time allotted to you.
==Sources of Cashew Water==
Again, Cashew Water is abundant in Negative Levels with some reports of this fluid being found amongst Normal or Positive Levels. Assume any source of water in the Negative Levels that resembles Almond Water is or has Cashew Water in it. Refrain from drinking water from the Negative Levels unless you tested the water beforehand and confirmed that it is safe!! Below is a list of levels where you can find Cashew Water if you are interested in acquiring it for whatever reason. 
*There is a sale on Cashew Water on Level 404. (The actual sale of the item has not been confirmed.)
*The water slides in Level 71 consist of Almond and Cashew Water.
*The 'Lac Thermal Inverse' in Level -222 consists of several pockets of boiling Cashew Water and Rose Water. (Collect this water at your own risk.)
*The faucets in the 'Bathroom' of Level -404 yield Cashew Water.
*Cashew Water is the second most abundant body of water in Level -777.
*Cashew Water has been already confirmed to be in Level 51 near Oases.
Note: This is a not comprehensive list. Reports of confirmed Cashew Water will be disclosed on a case-by-case basis.
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Category:Liquids
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