@wandrling inquired ; “I think you dropped this.” (from first meeting sentence starters. 👀)
It was very easy to not realise she had lost her "bracelet". She was more used to the weight of it being on her head, not her wrist. Would she have noticed later on? Perhaps. But by that point, she would have moved too far along, resulting in her not being able to retrace her steps from the day...
The girl actually appears confused at first when she's addressed. Then her eyes zero in on the familiar headpiece and her confusion turns into muted appreciation.
" Oh. I didn't even notice it was gone. " A spoken observation as she reaches to grab it, attaching it back around her wrist and double checking that it was tight enough. Once satisfied, she gave a small smile. A bit awkwardly, she didn't seem like the type to smile the way she was trying to. " Thank you. Most would have just kept walking. "
She had done something similar to this in the past. No one helped her then.