[ in light of recent events, prioritizing the whole over the individual sounds like a dream. maybe a bit too extreme, though. it's certainly an interesting, different look at how society can be run. ]

Only what I had on me at the time. Qri didn't exactly give me time to pack. A sword used in court fencing, a handful of balms, and ... [ he already knows no one on this goddess-forsaken planet knows what an orbment is. a straightforward explanation is probably best. ] A device that would, in normal circumstances, allow me to cast magic and otherwise augment my abilities.

[ on the followup comment, his disdain couldn't be clearer. ]

As you might expect, it's nonfunctional at the moment.

[ it's also a phone, but he doesn't think shehui has access to the orbal network, so it's not even worth mentioning. ]