I have experience working with diamonds, so it is no hardship for me to tell the difference by appearance alone.
[ Moving closer so that she's still a polite distance away, but close enough that the boy can clearly see the diamonds she holds in each hand: one fake, one real.
She withdraws her hands to cup them to her mouth and exhale, then holds them out again - one of the diamonds has a fog over it that lingers, while the other becomes clear again immediately. ]
Diamonds retain heat very well and will dissipate fog quickly. They also weigh less than false gems of similar size.
[ They aren't exactly foolproof methods, but they've worked so far. She's been judging based on light refraction for the most part. ]
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I have experience working with diamonds, so it is no hardship for me to tell the difference by appearance alone.
[ Moving closer so that she's still a polite distance away, but close enough that the boy can clearly see the diamonds she holds in each hand: one fake, one real.
She withdraws her hands to cup them to her mouth and exhale, then holds them out again - one of the diamonds has a fog over it that lingers, while the other becomes clear again immediately. ]
Diamonds retain heat very well and will dissipate fog quickly. They also weigh less than false gems of similar size.
[ They aren't exactly foolproof methods, but they've worked so far. She's been judging based on light refraction for the most part. ]