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[Argentine is wandering through Crane's library. He seems a bit aimless in his search; he supposes a book might somehow interest him if he walks through the aisles. There's too many books to just go through them all. At least, right now.

Occasionally, he takes a book off the shelf and flips through it. But whatever it is he wants, he can't seem to find it, because the book is always put back.]

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You all right there? You're looking like you need help finding something.

[Argentine looks up at her.]

I was looking for a story.

You're in the right place then, yeah?

What sorta story you looking for. Not an expert on libraries, never got that whole Dewey Decimal system stuff, but maybe two of us can find it quicker than one?

A story. [He pauses.] A fable? I do not know many stories, so I am unsure what sort I should be looking for.

So you're looking for something you never read before?

[looks at the books on the shelves]

Looks like we're in the science section now. Not gonna find much stories like you're looking for in this part. Come on then, let's go find out where the fiction is, sounds like that's where you wanna be.

[ready for exploring but waits to make sure Argentine is following]

I'm Rose by the way, don't think I got your name.

[Argentine does indeed follow her, deciding to walk beside her.]

I am Argentine. Your name is a flower. A very popular one that comes in a variety of hues with even more meanings.

[laughs]

Yeah, that's right. What's the different sorta meanings? Don't know much about them except that they're a flower and your bloke gets them for you when he's gone and done something to tick you off.

Roses have a popular history with love and beauty. Roses were associated with Aphrodite in art, as well as Venus, and various traditions held that roses on a wedding constituted good fortune. They were also considered to calm the dead or those in anguish, with roses being placed on graves or given to those in mourning. Christianity adopted roses as a symbol of martyrs, I believe, based on various artworks. Roses could also be a signal of secrets and the exchange of roses or placing roses in certain areas told others of meetings which would take place there.

More than anything, however, it is a symbol of romantic love, with countless poems, songs and paintings using roses to accent a scene of love.

You really do know a whole load of stuff about roses, don't you? And see there, you know more stories than you thought. All that stuff you just said, it's sorta like a story, the way they're used and what they mean and stuff.

Aphrodite and Venus though, aren't they like the same except different languages or countries or something? Like one's Greek and one's Roman, but it's just different ways of saying it?

But that is history. They are different than other stories.

[He nods.] They amount to the same. Venus is Roman while Aphrodite is Greek.

History is like stories though. You got the people fighting great odds or falling in love or sending secret messages with flowers or all that stuff. It's just like what you see in fairy tales like except the people are all real.

[displaying his superpower of appearing out of nowhere despite having been there forever]

Argentine.

Do you have a favourite story? Real or fiction.

[Argentine is not surprised and simply greets Satoshi as normal.]

Hello, New Creator.

I dunno.

[thinks]

Maybe Beauty and the Beast? It's all sorta romantic and a bit scary and all that, isn't it?

[pauses again]

Or, ummm, it's probably all a bit daft, but I always liked the stories my mum used to tell me about my dad when I was little. Those were always my favourite kind growing up.

[He turns and looks up to her, tilting his head. He looks curious.]

What sort of stories are they?

What are you looking for?

[He pauses for a brief moment.]

Stories.

You're in the wrong section.

Which ones, Beauty and the Beast or the other ones?

[He pauses and looks back up the shelves.]

Oh, I see. Do you know where they may be?

Both. I have not heard either of them.

I think so. [he scans the titles on the shelves]

It's probably on the second floor.

[starts up the stairs]

[ Walking on by with a step stool in her hands, she stops in front of a book case not too far down. After setting it down in front she climbs up the steps and starts looking over the titles that were too high up for her before. ]

[He notices the little girl and can't help but be curious. He's surprised children would be here.

Naturally, he doesn't have the best social skills but he does approach her. A kid might knows stories.]

Are you looking for a story as well?

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