The washers chime almost together. As the last drum slows, a neatly wrapped scarf slips from behind the dryer and lands beside Naomi’s boot, attached to a handwritten note.
the neighbor's chatty grandmother
Well, that certainly belongs to someone here. Apartment numbers do not simply appear by themselves.
Marta
The scarf looks like something from 4A. Their colors, anyway, though I have never actually met the tenant.
Luis
No, 4A moved out. I think it belongs to the delivery driver who keeps using our lobby as a closet.
The grandmother stays by the folding table, while Marta and Luis remain with their laundry. The dryer hums down into silence as the basement door opens.
Evelyn Park
Excuse me. I am looking for a scarf, and possibly a note. I may have left them here earlier.
Evelyn Park enters with composed, careful steps and scans the room. The grandmother, Marta, Luis, and Evelyn all turn toward Naomi, who stands closest to the machine.
✓ Quest Accepted
Return the scarf and note to their rightful owner
“i pick up the scarf and note and hand it to her and say " i found it on top of the dryer”
SUCCESS (Great Agility, rolled +0)
Naomi picks up the neatly wrapped scarf and handwritten note, then crosses the short distance to Evelyn and offers both to her.
naomi
I found it on top of the dryer.
Evelyn Park
Thank you. I was afraid I had misplaced them somewhere much less sensible.
Evelyn accepts the scarf and note with careful hands. Her shoulders ease as she checks the wrapping, then glances briefly toward the silent dryers.
the neighbor's chatty grandmother
See? Naomi is already helping the building run smoothly. That is how neighbors become acquainted.
Marta
And now we know the scarf belongs to 4A after all, even if Evelyn says otherwise.
Quest Complete
Return the scarf and note to their rightful owner