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[Just what was Ib doing? She remembered going to the art museum with her parents but..... Where was she? This wasn't the Fabricated World or even Guertena's exhibit. She was in some sort of..... pod thing? She saw some necklace, some weird device, and..... her rose? What was her rose doing there? Didn't she leave the Fabricated world? She immediately dropped the other things to grab her rose. This was her lifeline, after all. There was only one petal....

A vase. She needed a vase, stat! Looking around, where would she find one? Would that... water there work? Well.... Should she dip her rose in the water...? Or was this going to be like some of the locations in the Fabricated World where that was a bad idea? Dipping her hand in the water first, she decided it was safe enough to try dipping her rose ever so slightly until... the rose was in full bloom. Letting out a relieve sigh, she got out grabbing the other things to look around until she saw.... a pamphlet! Good! This might help explain what was going on. She tried to read it, but she didn't understand it that well. There were a lot of words that she didn't get.

What was this device near the pamphlets though? She just didn't expect to see it pop out at her, causing her to flinch backwards before she decided it wouldn't hurt her. A moving picture? Was this supposed to be "The Lady in...." well White in this case?

Hello, my name is Weiss Schnee, ??? of the ??? Company from the world of ??? and present CEO and founder of the ??? here in ???.

She didn't understand a lot, but one thing was for sure.... She was stuck in some weird new place with a strange name. Gen.... ness....eeeah...? No way back.... sounded a lot like that art gallery, but she'd just have to figure something out. She needed to find Garry. Garry pulled her in with him after all. Garry would know what these words meant. She grabbed one of the maps just in case.

Where would she go though? If she was stuck here, than she'd need a place to stay but.... Well.. Where was this.... Home for Children located? Maybe they could help her out? With the things that she was provided she tried to look for this home that was listed.

[OOC: Feel free to catch her either at the Bay or on her way to Kusanagi and Haller Home for Children.]

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[Ib really has no idea what this thing is.... Sorry to everyone and anyone.... because this little girl might have accidentally dialed your number while trying to figure out how to use the walkie talkie.]

--does this work? What is this for?

I.... I don't know where I am and I... I can't find Garry.

[OOC: She's going to be talking to herself for a while unaware that she's broadcasting. At least until she accidentally hits the button to stop it at some point. Until then, you might get a glimpse of a small girl trying to follow a map with a pretty red rose in hand.]

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Mmhm--I opened it up when Miss Kiryuin--

[He stops midsentence. He'd opened the tea shop shortly after Satsuki fired him, because he'd not known what else to do with himself and he knew tea. The memory turned his stomach and he swallowed, shaking his head.] I opened the shop a little bit over a year ago now. It's teensy, but it's doing all right. It makes a profit most days and that's good.

It's called Teanie Teas. We're almost there.

[The apprentice didn't lie as they approached the storefront, fishing through his pockets for the front door key. Inside was far warmer, as promised, but not stifling.

When she asked about the flower, he tilted his head, blinking.]

A colored rose? [Luke was still holding the bag of groceries, brows furrowed, as he leaned a bit closer to the rose she was showing him.] Um....I've seen roses before. And I've seen different colored roses before, as well. But I don't have one like that...

[She almost wanted to question the random pause, but she decided that it was none of her business, so she'll leave it be. It was so much nicer to be inside somewhere warm, but since they weren't in the cold anymore, she took his jacket off to hand it back to him with a soft 'thank you'.]

Mhm. So you don't have one?

[Did that mean he was a-- No. This wasn't the Fabricated World.... So they didn't have any need for roses her but... why... did she come with hers? Did she need it yet? She thought about trying to pluck a petal off herself just to test the theory but... no... She wasn't quite... that anxious to find out. She didn't really need to ruin her own health out of curiosity if she could avoid it.]

I see....

[Luke mumbled his 'you're welcome' while turning to hang the coat on the hook by the door. The bag of groceries came with him behind the counter and he put the ones that needed to be kept cold into the refrigerator before coming back to Ib, pulling out a chair for her at the counter.]

No rose. It's winter. Roses don't like the cold. I'm surprised yours is still okay, seeing as it's so cold.

[He leaves the chair pulled out for her and returns to behind the counter. Back here is an action that reveals he's just as human as Ib: using both hands to manipulate the tap and the kettle, there's clear stiffness in his left fingers (courtesy of a snack-sized bite of flesh taken from his shoulder by a ghoul last spring). She need not worry that the rose-less apprentice be a painting-monster.] Would you like some tea, Miss Ib?

[He plops the kettle on the stove, thoughtful.] I bet I've got something else warm, too, you could wear...

[She took a seat once he pulled out a chair for her, but she suddenly became very startled and distraught upon hearing about the cold and what affect it had on roses.]

O-Oh no! I... How can I protect it?!

[This was connect to her life, after all. That is... if it was still applicable here. Either way, she wasn't too keen on finding out the hard way. She'll... approach the tea and warmth in a moment.]

[He's startled by her reaction, obviously having no idea that the rose was a link to her life. Still, he reacts to her reaction just the same, fishing through the cabinet under the sink. Glasses clatter as he mutters to himself until finally: 'Aha!' He reappears from behind the counter holding a small vase, small enough that the round base fits within his palm. It was probably for a few flowers, and he carefully filled the vase with water before handing it to her.]

I...um... I don't know a lot about taking care of flowers, Miss Ib. I just know they need water, right?

[He looks kind of guilty, since he's pretty sure he just upset her himself, so...]

I don't know if you need a bigger or smaller vase either but this is the only one I have--it's from the little bit of flowers Koishi brought for afternoon tea one day.

[A vase! That's exactly what she was looking for earlier. As helpful as it was to know there was one there, she still worried that... it wouldn't be enough to protect her rose. She'll at least put it in the vase for now for safe keeping. Luke didn't seem like the kind of person who'd want to harm her rose.]

Thank you but.... I... I can't let this rose die, no matter what.

[She felt bad for making him feel bad, but she still looked to her rose in obvious distraught over the thought. Clasping her hands in front of her chest, she tried to think of ways to keep it healthy.]

There are lots of people in Genessia from lots of places. [Luke's gaze falls on the countertop, frowning.] Someone here will be good at taking care of flowers. You can ask on the network and someone will know.

[Luke hesitates, still unsure of what to do. Do roses need food? He tries to think of his mum putting the cut roses his father got her for their anniversary in the vase, but he can't remember if she put anything in the water.]

Do roses need food? I think my mum might have put sugar in the water to help make sure the flower had food, but I can't remember and I don't want to make your flower sick.

Uhmm... Well... This rose.... is my lifeline....

So when the rose gets hurt.... It affects my health too.

[Luke stares, probably for a solid thirty seconds. Sorry, Ib. It's not polite, but he's a gentleman in training, which means he hasn't got things down completely just yet.

After scrutinizing her, he scrutinizes the flower in the vase.]

...But it's a flower, and you're a person.

[Very eloquent, great observation, such useful input Luke. Thanks.]

Well I... I don't know if it matters here but... If I arrived with my rose too, than it might still...

[She doesn't even really notice, because she's too busy worrying about what will happen to it if it does really die on her here.]

[Luke stares at the rose, frowning. How would they be able to tell, one way or another? He didn't think any of the conventional ways of finding out would be any good--like hurting the flower, or hurting Ib. Those were the ways he'd try if it was his rose, anyway, because they were quick and direct and would be very definitive and he liked that sort of quick answer. But he didn't much like the idea and he didn't think Ib would like it much either...]

Well, then we'll take good care of the rose. Just in case. But it looks nice and healthy now, I think...

[She's actually already considered the option, but it seemed like.... a very bad way to go about it... Luckily she didn't have the misfortune of having to see it happen to Garry.]

Y-yeah.... I was down to one petal earlier...

[Luke leans back from the flower, blinking. He's not sure what else to say, anxious at the thought of what Ib's physical state might be with the flower having one petal.

So he chooses to point out the obvious instead.]

It's got lots of petals now. And it looks healthy--and like it's happy with the water, too. [He smiles weakly.] That has to be good. Right?

[He doesn't know ANYTHING ABOUT FLOWERS Ib, he can't help with this whatsoever.]

I'll... figure something out.

Thank you for your help.

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