happens to notice her and, thinking she bears a striking resemblence to someone he knows, decides to go over and strike up a conversation.

"Hullo, there...would you like a few recommendations?"

turns at the sound of a voice. He looks oddly familiar. "Um.. Oh, I guess I could use some."

offers her a small smile, that sense of familiarity becoming all the more prominent when she looks at him. "Ah, wonderful...what sorts of

things do you like in a romance book, for one?"

can't shake that feeling of familiarity away. Had they met before? "I do enjoy books with historical settings."

walks towards the end of the bookshelf, pulling off a small stack of books. "I suggest this steampunk-romance series, then. It might seem a

tad bit...obscure at first, but it's rather interesting."

follows him and takes the first book of the series. She quickly reads the summary.

"It does look rather interesting, thank you for the help. May I ask you a question?"

nods, looking rather satisfied. "Yes, it is. I personally like stories set in Victorian England." He blinks, staring at her in confusion for

a moment before nodding. "Yes,of course. What is it?"

blushes a bit. "Have we met before? It’s just that you look so familiar..."

now thinking that this scenario is very familiar. He's been through this before...several times, actually. "No, I don't believe we have,

but...I think I've got an idea as to why you're asking."

what he means by that. "Really!?"

nods, now rather amused by this. "Yes, actually...I've had this sort of thing happen to me before. Might you be the personification of a

nation, by any chance?"

(Smooth as always, Artie. Reallllll smooth... >.> )

"Yes, I am the human representation of Canada. Are you a country as well?" shock by his question.

slides into a nearby armchair,looking only slightly suprised. "Ah, yes, I figured as much...you remind me considerably of Matthew." Which,

in truth, makes his heart ache a bit, as he misses the boy terribly. "Er, that's the male representation of Canada, by the way. But of

course-I'm the male personification of England."

stares at him still in shock."Male personification!? You mean there is two representation of each country!"

Now that he mentionned it, he did reminded her of Alice.

nods, pulling a random book off one of the shelves and flipping through it briefly. ...an atlas, how ironic. "Yes...it seems we existed side

by side for years, completely unaware of one another's existence. I've already met my female counterpart, and I'd have to say it was rather

...interesting." He lets out a soft chuckle at that.

what her male counterpart is like. "Can you tell me more about male Canada? Matthew, I believe you said his name is."

doesn't think words can describe him, but that just might be his inner sap talking. "Well, he's...very quiet, usually, unless it comes to

hockey or something he's very passionate about. He's fairly tall-hah, taller than me now, actually,- with soft, wavy hair that goes down to

his shoulders...and he's very bright. Er,intellegent that is. And bright. That is...ahem. Sorry, I'm rambling..."

smiles softly."It sounds like you are really close. I hope I’ll have the pleasure to meet him."

his cheeks flush ever so slightly, covering it up with a cough. "Ah...yes, I suppose you could say that...I'm sure you'll run into him

eventually, as we were thinking of the entire family, both America's, England's, France's...and now Canada's, I suppose, for Thanksgiving

dinner...would you want to attend?"

flushes a little. "Of course, family is really important for me, even if there are still three of them I haven’t met yet!"

pulls out a sheet of paper, scribbling down a list of numbers. "I look forward to seeing you there, then. Here's a list of phone numbers-

mine, Alfred's and Matthew's, just in case."

takes the paper in her hand. She would have to remember to put them in her phone book. "Thank you!"

her a nod and a polite smile, standing up. "You're very welcome, Miss Madeline. It was a pleasure to meet you."

"It was a pleasure to meet you as well Arthur. Thank you again for the recommandation and the invitation."

waves and heads towards the check-out counter. "I hope to see you again soon, then. Enjoy the rest of your day."

walks towards the cashier to pay for the book recommended to her. "Yes, you too. See you next week then."