itsmeagain1The plastic black rectangle with a circular cutout in one of the pictures. It's very thin and good for getting paper fibers out of nib slits (not just on the Parallels, on any fountain pen).
itsmeagain1Since the pilot parallel pens have a nib formed from two flat pieces of metal, when you change the ink it's good to clean between the two pieces. The tip cleaner is a very thin, flexible piece of film that you can slide between the two pieces of metal to clean the tip of the pen.