Tony S It turns up, the way all such things do. Meticulous planning, which means it's in advance of the resignation and the date and the explosion of voice-mail thereafter. It's designed to be put on a keyring or something, small enough to fit between forefinger and thumb and a palm would almost dwarf it. It's meticulous clockwork (it ticks) and glossy metal and smooth gears. It is tiny.
It is on tissue paper, in a small, white box tied with shiny gold ribbon and it has very clearly been forgotten. The note reads simply, 'from Pepper' in type on white card.