Based on the prompt from u/BodyComplimenterNSFW.
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“So, what exactly is it, again?” Cassie cocked her eyebrow in slight confusion as she held the small cube.
“It’s a puzzle box,” the elderly man behind the counter replied. “You move the box in specific ways, until it finally allows you inside. It’s a fun way to store things.” His bifocals straddled the very tip of his nose, threatening to fall off at any moment.
The redhead hefted the item, feeling how unusually heavy it was. “How much?” She had a suspicious look on her face.
“Well, I could let it go for…fifty? I did pick it up at a curio stand a few years back from a quality maker.”
“Hm,” she pondered for a minute, her hazel eyes flicking between it and the store owner. “Forty, and I’ll pay cash.”
The man chuckled. “You’re a tough nut, but I can do that. Deal.”
She paid, thanked him, and started the long walk home. She put the trinket in her coat pocket, and pulled the wool cap down further on her head. It was bitterly cold today, and she wanted to get home as soon as possible.