[003: Text; fail!sealed to Xanth]

[heroinwait]

[Riku attempted to seal this entry, but due to his being sick he completely messed it up. Ahahaha.

His writing is shaky, the pressure of the quill obviously uneven.]

Xanth.

I need to talk to you.

Comments

[Audio]

[stillseecracks]

[Xanth is uneasy.

Riku has called for Xanth's attention twice before. Once, it ended in a discussion regarding Kairi and Xanth's feelings for her. The second time, they came to physical blows, yet again over Kairi.

But this is not like those times. The circumstances are so different: this Riku barely knows Xanth, and this Riku is ill. Why he would call for Xanth and not Kairi, Xanth doesn't know.

That is why Xanth is uneasy.]

Um. O--Okay. What-- w-what about?

[Text]

[heroinwait]

I nee

[It's incomprehensible for the next couple lines. The ink is blotted, there are lots of started half-letters, and it looks as though there may even be a few inky fingerprints in the mess, too.

Several lines later it picks back up, the writing not even straight this time.]

a favor

[Audio]

[stillseecracks]

[Even without the illegible handwriting, the fact that Riku is asking this at all tells Xanth that something is wrong. After all, if Riku is desperate enough to request a favor of Xanth, then he must badly need this favor.

Xanth hesitates only a few moments before he replies.]

Wh...wh--what is it?

[Text]

[heroinwait]

not on

[Cough-cough-cough-wheeze-hack-cough-gasp!

Not on what? Riku stares at his journal, unable to remember what it was he'd even been writing. It takes several minutes for the rest of the reply to come.]

here.