[Ten minutes later, Ash returns looking frazzled and a little frantic.]
Sorry. Uh, think Berry or Orthie got into my shit. Nearly lost this.
[He sits back down and pulls out a small box. It's not fancy, and he's not getting on any knees because this isn't that, but the box does have a very nice, simple ring with a red gem set like a strawberry on it and the word "promise" engraved on the inside.
[He's quiet as he takes the ring out of the box to examine it, and he can't quite help the way his breath hitches a little at seeing "promise" engraved on the inside.]
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