Lost and Found

It's a cool crisp autumn morning. You pull up after your school day to your job. You're not necessarily new here. You've worked quite a few shifts here and have had your fair share of interesting experiences with guests. Your shift starts in 10 minutes. You sit in the mall parking lot for a second looking at the outside enterance to the workers. ***Paradise Lost and Found*** [[Start your shift]] [[Relax for a few more minutes]]

You walk in to the employee enterance and clock in a minute early. Every extra minute counts. You're trying to buy a new car since the one you currently have is falling apart. You walk to the desk and relieve your coworker from their shift. You strike up the usual small talk with them as they gather their things. "Anything worth noting?" "A wallet, a phone, and a watch are the main things." Taylor responds. "Otherwise it's the usual things. It's all under the desk if you wanna look at it." Taylor clocks out and leaves with a wave. *It doesn't seem too busy today...* [[Observe the objects]] [[People watch]] [[Doodle]]

You decide to wait a few more minutes in your car since you have 10 minutes before your shift starts. You like to have some time to people watch especially after the stress and overload of school. You watch as a mother and her crying child enter the building. The mom looks tired and irritated while pushing the stroller, her child screaming his head off, red in the face. You would hate to have to deal with that tantrum. A seemingly homeless man walks out of the mall. You've seen him before. He doesn't bother anyone, just goes about his own business. You admire that. He pats his coat pockets and turns back around into the mall. An old lady who's dressed elegantly gets dropped off by a spotless SUV. She walks with purpose into the shopping center. As if she's on a mission. You need to [[Start your shift]] now.

You look at the bucket under the front desk you're stationed at. You see: [[A gold watch]] [[A wallet]] [[A cracked phone]] [[A golden locket]] [[A pocket notebook]] [[A matching pair of gloves and a hat]] [[Someone's car keys]] [[People watch]] [[Doodle]]

The homeless man you usually see is sitting in the seats in your store. He's just looking around sniffling. He smiles at you when your eyes meet. He doesn't get up or anything. You watch the corridors of the mall since it's a seemingly slow day. The elegantly dressed lady is speed walking away from everyone, she clutches her purse to her as she moves through the ocean of people. She really seems like she's on a mission. A voice brings you out of your trance of watching people passing by. [[Talk to the guests]]

You choose to pass your time by drawing on some old receipt paper. --- A chorus of voices pull you out of your trance. [[Talk to the guests]]

It looks expensive. Whoever lost this has to be looking for it. You turn it over. Sure enough, it's a Rolex branded watch. [[Observe the objects]]

It's beaten up and pretty thick. You open it up to see if there's an ID inside. It's missing from the slot, this should be interesting trying to return it with no clue who it belongs to. There's a picture of a baby in there though. It looks older and faded. [[Observe the objects]]

It's not a newer phone. It's pretty old actually. The lockscreen is a bouquet of flowers on the ground. [[Observe the objects]]

It shows the wear of being an everyday piece someone would wear. It's probably important. [[Observe the objects]]

They're red, and not child-sized. Very warm and they look pretty well used. [[Observe the objects]]

There's lots of keychains on the rings. They jingle plenty, you're sure that whoever dropped these will know based on the lack of sound alone. [[Observe the objects]]

You open the cover to try and find a name or phone number to help you try and find the owner. The name Richard is the only thing on the cover. You don't want to read any further. The cameras are watching. [[Observe the objects]]