"I- I'm fine," Simon mumbled, then sighed and mentally chided himself. He was clearly not okay, and at least this person was asking about him and not trying to court business. "Uhm... yes, I just arrived here a few hours ago, and... the necklace... they gave me. I've misplaced it, and I'm feeling more and more disoriented the more I try to look for it."

From the way he was stumbling over his words, he knew by now he'd been stupid to throw it away. But hindsight was always 20/20.