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It may refer to one of these tropes:
- Friendship Trinket: An object that a character and/or their friend keep that symbolizes their friendship.
- The Lady's Favour: A (usually female) character gives a departing loved one an object of value to wish them good luck.
- Memento MacGuffin: A Tragic Keepsake or Friendship Trinket that plays an important role in the story.
- The Promise: One or more characters make a promise to another. Often, an object is exchanged to symbolize that promise.
- Reunion Vow: A character makes a promise to another that they'd meet again, often by leaving a personal memento as a security.
- Returning the Handkerchief: A character is determined to return an object that someone (usually a Love Interest) had lent them.
- Tragic Keepsake: Someone keeps a memento of a dead loved one to commemorate them.
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