[color=orange]"Oh I'm so sorry to hear that" [/color]said Jill when she heard about Brandon's family member. He didn't seem too sad and had stated the death in a rather matter-of-fact way. Jill wondered whether this was his way of coping with the death or whether he had really moved on. Either way, she wasn't too sure about what she could say without sounding insensitive or too patronizing. She let the silence hang in the air as she  mulled over possible appropriate responses. Before she could add anything, however, their conversation had moved on.

[color=orange] "Oh this? It was actually part of a figurine. You have no idea the trouble it's been. First the girl I gambled with threw a fit over how the ring wasn't part of the deal, even though I'd won it fair and square with the figurine it and then today, I almost exploded at my sister over this ring"[/color]. Jill babbled, stopping only now to catch her breath. She then realized she had let the part about it being a gamble prize slip.[i]There ya go again. Cant help but run your mouth can you?[/i] She reprimanded herself. However, she was glad when the discussion moved on, hoping Brandon wasnt going to latch on to details. 
 
She brought her ring close to his and stared at them intently for a while. They were quite alike.[color=orange]"Maybe they were crafted by the same person?"[/color] Jill wondered.She then remembered the yellow ring.[color=orange] "You know I might be jumping to conclusions, but I think the person who just passed by us had a similar ring as well. Do you think these are valuable?" [/color] Jill asked. If these rings were of great value, Jill could probably try getting her hands on the others and make a fortune out of them. On the flipside, however, it meant she had to take more care of her ring from now on and couldn't let it get stolen. She almost flinched at the thought, before eyeing the people around them warily, wondering if anyone had taken interest in the rings.

[@Polaris North]