I bought this SHARBO X a couple years back. I was actively looking for writing instruments with a dotted theme / pattern. PILOT created one for the MR line, that looks amazing. Here it is… gray dots over a white enameled surface.
Last summer, I had this Sharbo riding on the elastic loop of a notepad. The elastic was getting a little slack, but the pen held on. But in a rapid departure from a summer house where we stayed, somehow I was distracted and hadn’t noticed that the Sharbo fell off my pad. It must’ve fallen off somewhere in the house, but I’d no clue it had. I didn’t notice it missing until a day or two after I got home. So, it could’ve been anywhere. I rummaged through my entire car looking for it. I racked my brain and got furious at the Chaos Gods. They’d done it to me before. They always aim for that narrow window of opportunity. I was struck again, at my most vulnerable point… and remained furious with myself. I know, it’s just a pen. But… Zebra made these in a limited run. And despite searching on Mercari and YAJ, no more examples turned up. It could not be replaced. I was stupid to carry it around like any other multi-pen.
Fast forward to this summer. We managed to return to the same house again. Yes, I remembered. I immediately went to check a few drawers around the house that had miscellaneous writing instruments in them. If it had been found, certainly it might’ve been tossed in one of those drawers. Well, it didn’t turn up. The feelings of angst had long faded. I didn’t let it bother me. I moved on.
So, I’m rummaging through one drawer, looking for a little tube of glue. And as I lift up one little plastic container, it exposes a little space behind it. And then… I see it… a little tube of white with gray dots. It’s the SHARBO X! 
Returned to owner. And yes, in pristine shape, as if it was new. Sometimes the Chaos Gods don’t get away with their trickery, if you’re patient enough. 
