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[Argentine is crouching on stone pillar which he's brought with him. He was resting, just thinking, and decided to sit here in the hopes of running into someone. The snow, however, has taken him off guard and he tips his head up to look at the sky.]

...Is there art dreaming somewhere? [He reaches up a gloved hand to catch some snow.] How strange.

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There was a note telling me to be cautious, that he is critical of his company.

[holding Argentine's gaze for a moment] It isn't me.

[He nods.]

I didn't believe so. But the Creator is long since gone. The Niwas seem...unlikely to fit.

It's possible it refers to no one at all.

Then why was I given this warning?

I don't know. Could I see the note?

[Argentine nods and reaches into his pocket, producing a slip of paper. He holds it out to Satoshi. It reads:

A warning, he's very selective about his company.
-J]

It made me think of the Creator.

[thoughtfully] It could be someone with a book collection.

[He looks interested.]

What makes you think so?

Another person received a note in the same handwriting that said, "Ask him about his books. He may have something useful."

[of course he has it by memory]

[Argentine thinks for a moment.]

But mine is a warning.

Do you remember when you received this note?

Not really. I've been busy restoring the Hari no Umi. She was in terrible condition. Some of the glass was warping. Damage from the slow decay of time.

[Argentine's probably very in tune with the few emotions Hikari have, so there's a faint expression of approval in Satoshi's lips] Understandable. Do you have any idea who brought the library to the Plane?

[Even faint approval is more than Argentine gets from the Hikari, so that makes him happy. Though he does focus on the question.]

I don't, though that does seem suspect...

The person who received the other note was inspecting that library but found nothing.

Then what clues have we?

That and the information I've collected, which only marks a correlation between the cards and the effects. All the other notes are ambiguous and seemed connected to the cards.

But still no idea what it means?

[nods] I don't have all the clues.

How bothersome. Then there's nothing we can do.

I won't stop investigating. Please keep me informed of anything you discover.

I will, Creator.

[a beat]

Has everything else been acceptable?

[that was an awkward way to ask 'how are you']

The Niwa provide an adequate living arrangement. The artworks are stored well enough, though I'm making a few adjustments in the climate control to help personalize it for the works. They really have stolen so many.