This is well-written and lots of fun! It ticked lots of boxes for me, from the philosophical to the aesthetic to the humorous. I love walking around in medieval city centers. I love solving mysteries detective-style (first-hand evidence). I loved the way you framed the mystery (including starting off suggesting fanciful hypotheses). That “showing people a good time” really had me scratching my head: very clever in the best way. Lastly it’s affirming to see other people being exact, following the maxim “if it’s worth doing, it’s worth doing well.” Thanks for conceiving and crafting this!