The search has ended. The deed has been done.

Okay, so it took me longer than I thought.

Here's the problem: There's not that many good places to buy pens in this city. Went to the Crossword bookstore in Bandra first. They have a small, rectangular box which has a few Lamy pens. Turns out, the guy who comes with the small, rectangular box is quite daft and ill-informed. I mention Safari or AL-star, he tells me, "Sorry, we only sell Lamy and Cross." I say, "Okay, but those are LAMY brands." And then I walk out.

Went to InOrbit Mall next, where I remembered seeing a Just Linc store a long time ago. Turns out they started selling clothes there, or something else, not pens (allow me to clarify, no Just Linc). So I went to Crossword in InOrbit. With an equally sized, rectangular box as the Bandra outlet, and an equally daft and ill-informed man who was actually hard to find; he wasn't standing next to the equally sized, rectangular box. His reply of "Sorry, we only sell Lamy and Cross," to my query of AL-star or Safari nearly got him his head bitten off. By me. He mentioned a store to the left, on the right, outside Shoppers' Stop (where Crossword is located in InOrbit). I walked outside, calmly, took a left, looked right, saw this William Penn store, which seemed far to rich for my poor pockets. Besides, I wasn't looking for a Mont Blanc or a Sheaffer, or even a Cross.

My next option was the Crossword store at Kemp's Corner, recommended by a friend who said that they had better informed staff manning the counter there. No small, rectangular boxes, no daft, ill-informed salesmen. So I make my way there. And as it turns out, the counter there is 'William Penn' and they haven't sold Lamy for a while. I maintain my composure (you should be proud of me for that!) He informs me that there is this Just Linc store in the Crossroads 2 Mall at Nariman Point.

Against my better judgement, I rush there that very evening, only to find that while most other stores were open, the Just Linc store was shut. And through the glass display, I saw my pen-to-be. Oh she was beautiful. So close, and yet...so very, very far.

But I persisted. I knew this was the place where I'd get what I wanted. So last evening, I left work early, just to make it to Nariman Point before the store shut. And I did. And I walked in, my nerves tingling, hoping so badly that I wouldn't be let down again, scared by the journey I'd taken since I'd made up my mind to buy that pen.

I said Lamy. The salesman said Yes. I said Safari or AL-Star. He said Yes. I said Extra Fine or Fine nib. He said Yes. I asked Can I try it out before, just to check how thin the nib is? He said, Sure, why not? I said, I'll take this one. He said, Sure. He asked, which colour would you like? I said Black. He said Yes. He asked, Would you like a converter with that? I said Yes. I asked Do you have ink as well? Salesgirl said Yes. She asked Which colour? I said Black. She said Of course. I bought my pen, my converter and my ink, and I walked out. Pleased as ever. This had gone by just perfectly.

So here you go people, have a look. Pen Ink The converter you can have a look on the Pen page, under accessories.

Btw, she writes like a dream.

And I've already written something. Will post as soon as I type it all up.