@men-amorphosis got a plotted starter!
Alex was deep in thought as he examined the artifact. It'd been sent to him by a colleague with a weird note that made no sense. "Transliteration. Give Take Self Change. What does that even mean?"
They had been trying to determine its use, to no avail. It was definitely starting to bug him, so he'd asked his colleague to send the thing over for him to study. Perhaps what it was made of or something in its construction would give away its purpose.
It seemed to be a rectangle with two hollow impressions on either side. They didn't connect in the middle. It was gilded, made of gold and other metals. Maybe it was used in rituals? Alex had no idea.
He would've examined it forever if his son hadn't strolled past his office door. "Oh! Antonio!" he called from his office. "Come here please." The tone of his voice indicated that perhaps he wasn't entirely pleased with his son.
When his son finally appeared, Alex's voice was stern. "You wanna tell me why you've been skipping school lately? I got a call from your english teacher."