> Go back to the chest and see if there's anything inside (mspfa command)

You cannot see the little lid nook thing now since it is facing the wall. After pushing the chest across the room earlier, you feel more confident in your ability to open it without embarrassing yourself.

There we go! Cracked it open like something you crack open!

Only looked a little bit stupid struggling with the lid for a few seconds too. This is what you would consider a "Major Victory" before you decided on your New Goal.