Downtown's Secret Hour

# The Cartographer's Downtown Riddle

As twilight deepens and the shops lock their doors, your micro-adventure begins. Locate the oldest, most unassuming antique shop or independent bookstore on your downtown route—your chosen landmark. Your micro-quest is to investigate its main display window, not with a casual glance, but with the focus of a detective. Your narrative catalyst is the moment you spot it: a single, out-of-place object, like a teacup placed upside down among its peers or a book intentionally left open to a specific illustration. Your mission is to stand there and deduce the secret story it's telling—who left this silent message, and for whom was it intended? This is your scene; the quiet city is your stage.