Madam Librarian | Divine Research

Dolly was wheeling back an empty cart from returning checked in books to their respective shelves when she noticed she had an unusual client waiting for her at the front desk. Parking the cart by the desk, she walked to the patron in question. “Vanessa? Didn't expect you to come in here after throwing your books in the street.” My red eyes cut to hers, she sheepishly looked away, shrugging her shoulders. “I probably shouldn't have done that, but after pulling up empty handed, I was frustrated and you were in the way of it… sorry.” She apologized to her.

The albino Moo sighed and waved her hand, accepting the apology. “It's quite alright honey. We all get there and have to blow off steam somehow. But I am assuming this isn't an apology visit is it? Rune got under your hide… Again?” Dolly asked, said Moo came beside me after Vanessa left her shop, saying if the librarian wanted to know more, to come to him. But she wasn't sure if it was one of his pranks like he pulled on her a few months ago. “Look, I'm sure you can find something here on Cybele here. I doubt the internet would have much information on her since she has a literal garden here in her honor.”

Vanessa nodded, “I was going to ask if I could borrow one of the computers while I browsed the shelves. Melitta already helped me, but I wanted to see for myself.” Dolly knew what she was talking about from the shy Moo. If Melitta couldn't find it, she highly doubted Vanessa could. “Bless your heart, you just don't want to confront Rune do you?” She watched Vanessa stiffened and cheeks flush with embarrassment. “Not that I blame you, after he caused some embarrassment for myself, I wouldn't want to either.”

She sat in her chair and decided to search while the Greedy Cauldron owner was trying to find words. Even in her search on Moogle, nothing pulled up in the search. “Don't know if you'll have much luck searching online.” Dolly flipped the screen around to show what the search engine was showing her. Results asking if she meant symbols, cymbals, bells, and… yodeling? “I don’t understand why you don’t own up to it and tell him, ‘why yes Rune! I would love anything you to know anything about Cybele! I will concede and-!’”

“I will not tell that foppish Moo that he is right!” Vanessa practically yelled in the quiet library, causing a few heads to turn towards them. Dolly raised an eyebrow at her, hoping she realized she caused a scene. Embarrassed, she whispered her apology. Everyone turned their attention back to what they were doing. “Swallow your pride and just ask him, I don’t know why you both lock horns with each other when you are in the same vicinity with each other. Sometimes I wonder why you just don’t-!” There was a glare from Vanessa, along with heated cheeks.

“Don’t you dare finish that.” She sighed, “I don’t understand how you are so calm Dolly. I feel like I don’t have anything in my hand.” Reaching for her coffee cup that held her coffee she made at the library, the albino Moo sipped it, “I handle all that in private. You really wouldn’t want to see me lose in public. It’s unbecoming. But back to the subject at hand. You want my advice Vanessa? Because honey I am going to say this slowly for you to understand. You aren’t going to find any books or computers. The only source that would have information on Cybele?”

“Dolly, please, I beg of you, don’t say it.”

“Vanessa, swallow that pride and ask Rune. Apparently he is the closest to having a frog’s hair information on Cybele. But,” Dolly sighed and got up from her chair. “I’ll ask him myself. Feel free to check the nonfiction section, the 200s to 300s, since you aren’t wanting to ask.” Dolly told her as she put a sign on the desk saying she went to lunch. Her skirts swished as she pushed her chair. “I’m getting quite frustrated with my patron. I’m going to step away and let you collect yourself.”

With that, Dolly left the building, heading back towards the Greedy Cauldron to see if Rune was still around or go back to combing her shelves once more.