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[bookkeeper]

[ The audio comes on and offers dead air for a few seconds. It crackles as there sounds like someone's dragging fabric over the microphone. Oops. The microphone then gives off a high pitched ringing unexpectedly, terrible audio feedback, and gets cut off— but not before a startled "crap!" is heard. ]

Uh. Sorry. Got too close to a speaker there.

Anyway. This is a long shot but a while back I lost a ring. It's attached to a leather string. Silver. Worn. Dates back to the 16th century. Engraved on the front reads SIC · PARVIS · MAGNA and the inside shows the date January 29, 1596.

Also it might be covered in blood. Dried. Old. Blood? Just a warning.

If you've come across it, I'd appreciate a head's up.

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[hellosirs]

Where did you last see it, sir? I'm very good at finding things!

[bookkeeper]

Funny you should ask. Memory's still a little fuzzy on that part.

[hellosirs]

Which city were you in when you realized it was gone? That might give us a starting point.

[bookkeeper]

I know I wasn't far from home. Heropa.

[hellosirs]

That's a good start! What were you doing at the time? Do you remember?

[vanto]

Sounds like a snowball's chance in hell situation, but will keep an eye out. Where do you last remember seeing it?

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[bookkeeper]

Last I remember seeing it... It was around my neck. I was walking by an alley, on my way home with some groceries.

[vanto]

Did someone try to mug you? Or maybe you dropped it there?

[bookkeeper]

Here's an idea— maybe both.

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[mostlyprofessional]

What happened this time?

[private]
If you don't mind a replica, even just as a stopgap, I can make one from a photo of it.

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[bookkeeper]

Something that wasn't my fault. Rare, I know.

[private]
It's not the same. But I still appreciate the offer.

[mostlyprofessional]

You must be joking. Any long lost cities collapse again?

[private]
Yeah, I figured. It's always open if you change your mind.

What's with the blood?

[bookkeeper]

Surprising, no. Glass museum is also still intact. Surprise surprise.

[private]
I'm only human. When am I not bleeding?

[lesterzeppelin]

[ this sounds like a quest, and as a mortal honor-bound to accept any quests that come his way... Lester might as well accept. ]

Haven't seen it, but I'll keep an eye out for it.
Just one quick question: it's not a magic ring, right?

[bookkeeper]

This ring's gotten me into trouble more times than I can remember. I'd assume a magic ring would do the same.

Lucky us, it's not magical.

[lesterzeppelin]

Thank goodness. Then it's way less likely that someone "borrowed" it.

Do you know at least what city you lost it in?

[bookkeeper]

Doubt they borrowed it. I don't even know if they took it.

Heropa. Probably.

[storyseeker]

Have you checked the pawn shops?

[bookkeeper]

Probably not all of them. Some.

[storyseeker]

We could go out looking some more together. Make it a really weird date night.

[bookkeeper]

Wouldn't be the first weird date we've had. Remember zombie island? I do.

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[perfectible]

Dried blood?

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[bookkeeper]

Dried blood. Yep. There was probably a lot of it. Who knows if the ring was even found.

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[perfectible]

Why dried blood though?

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[bookkeeper]

Reasons.