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How can I get his red ink back to him?
1 of 6: He said that mugs and inkwells are all the same, so maybe the barmaid picked the inkwell up by accident.
2 of 6: She won't have anything to say about it, so look around to see where she might have put it.
3 of 6: You can't go behind the bar, but walk along its edges to see if you can find any interactive items.
4 of 6: Get as close as you can to the bar's back shelf and look for something red.
5 of 6: That's the missing red ink, so click the hand on it to take it.
6 of 6: Select it in your Items menu, then go talk to the journalist about it.