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The store wasn't very large and Naz was currently the only employee out front; which was fine because there was only really one customer here, and she was pretty sure she could manage one customer, at the very least.

Even a particularly scruffy one. She'd kept him in the corner of her eye while organizing a necklace display, trying to figure out if she should approach him - but ambushing him so soon after stepping through the door was a bit pushy, so she figured waiting a little bit was the key.

When he moved from bracelets to rings she saw her opportunity and made her move, putting on a charming smile and joining him. "We have a wide selection of rings in many styles, perfect for any occasion - or no occasion at all." She waited a beat before continuing, "can I help you look for something in particular?"

Nazriya opened her mouth to continue with her Perfect Saleslady Speech (yes, she'd named it) when her expression twisted for less than a second before settling on something more natural than the 100watt plastic smile she'd had on before.

"Ah, screw it," she mumbled before focusing back on the guy, "well, I should be able to help you with that, barring any major disasters or sudden slow wit on my part." Her lips twitched into a natural grin as she relaxed from her perfect posture and her body language became markedly less stiff and more open and friendly.

"Anniversary..." She hummed, surveying the jewelry around them for a moment, "well, might be best to go back to the basics first. What's your beau like - do they have any jewelry preferences that you know of? If not, we could always find something that fits their personality. Oh! Or something that reflects how you feel about them?"

"That sounds like a great idea," Nazriya nodded, thinking. Should she ask about a pricepoint? No, probably best just to show him what they had - even if the men's selection was pretty decent, it was still not as large as the women's section.

"We have most of our men's rings over here," she gestured towards a nearby glass case with a smile. It was decently large and set up so that the rings on display were all visible, though some slightly better than others. "If you see anything you like, let me know and I'll get it out for you to take a closer look.

"Our styles are mainly contemporary, nothing antique, but all in all I think our selection is pretty varied." And even a bit eccentric at times, but there was no reason to say that out loud in case he turned out to be one of the eccentrics.

"They're set up by pricepoint, starting here -" she pointed at a ring, careful not to touch the glass and smudge it with her fingers, "- at around 50$ and moving upwards from there."

"Personally I'd imagine a thumb ring gets in the way more, but I've never worn one so I can't say for sure. If he's a cook then damascus steel might be - wait," Naz blinked, finally catching up to something other than work, "Nasir? About this tall -" she gestured with a hand, "dark hair, charming smile, glasses?"

What were the odds, in a city as large as this? She blinked. Okay, that was really cool - that her first customer should be looking for a gift for someone she knew; and considering the small number of people she knew in this town, the odds had to have been very low indeed.

"Fantastic!" She leaned forward slightly, brilliant grin and all her emphasis on the one word. "s**t, I know hardly anyone in this country and my first customer comes looking for a gift for one of the very few I do know; seriously, coincidences! Anyway, I'm Nazriya, it's really great to meet you!"

But this wasn't about her, it was about Nasir and his boyfriend and making sure he got the perfect rings for their anniversary. She clasped her hands and thought for a moment, "I really do think damascus steel would work well for a chef, it doesn't chip or flake or anything like that and the patterns made by the folding of the metal are quite lovely, too. I'll get out the ones we've got and you can take a look."

Quickly unlocking the case she got out the rings in question and put them on the nearby counter, "this is what we've got in damascus steel rings; if none of them catches your fancy, I think we have some tungsten rings too which would also work well for a chef."

Naz laughed huskily, "that it does!"

Nodding at his verdict, she prepared to put the damascus steel rings away when he pointed to another one. "Oh! Good choice! Let me just put these away and I'll get it out for you, alright?" Moving quickly but confidently, she made quick work of doing just that.

"Okay," she set the ring he'd picked out down on the counter with a triumphant air, "this is, I'm pretty sure - let me just check..." Taking the small magnifying glass she wore on a long chain around her neck in hand, she checked the metal marker inside the ring.

"Aha, yes!" Letting her magnifying glass fall to her breast, she held out the ring to the customer with a victorious smile, "this ring is, rather perfectly, tungsten carbide. It's one of the most durable metals out there and nothing Nasir gets up to in the kitchen - or anywhere else, really - should be able to scratch it. Doesn't get much more perfect for a chef; you want to take a closer look at it?"

For a moment she worried he didn't like the ring up close, but at his words she brightened up, "of course!"

Having the sizes prepared made things a lot easier, "excellent - and yes, we do! On a ring of this width we can do two lines, 30 characters and spaces each for a total of 60 and on tungsten bands, the charge is an additional 45$ since it'll have to be done by laser. They'll be ready for you to pick up in three days; would you like to see a sample of the fonts we have available?"

Mentally she was going over her checklist of information, making sure she hadn't forgotten anything. So far, so good at least.