Talk about a rip-off. [ leonard's nose wrinkles as he looks at the rather expensive piece. ] 24 karat gold's soft and unless you're real delicate with it, it's gonna show signs of wear and tear pretty easy. Depending on how they're plating it, the gold'll eventually wear off too. A year or less if they're not getting fancy with it. Maybe a handful if they are, and that's if you don't get a whole lot of sweat or other fluids on it.

[ it's about this point that he realizes he's gone into thief appraisal mode and pauses, glancing sideways at sara to gauge her reaction. this... probably wasn't what she was expecting when she invited him on this excursion. ]