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Vicinity
The pile on the floor
Short answer
Vicinity is the stuff at your feet and in the room. It is not your bag. Dropping is not placing.
Also: ground loot · nearby items
How it works
The vicinity column is the room. Corpses, shelves, the floor. Taking from it makes noise in the story even when the meter is quiet.
What to do
Look before you loot. Don't vacuum a police station with the door open.
Don't
Don't leave a plate carrier in the middle of the road as a gift unless you mean it.