002. (v2) [audio]

[stillseecracks]

[A recent conversation with Kairi led to her finding a skirt in his nest of clothing on Xanth's bed.

He was using it as a blanket, honest. It had just been so much simpler to bed down in clothes instead of having someone make blankets. But he doesn't want a repeat of this event, so...]U-Uhm, uh, s-so

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[Video]

[mister_10_below]

I...have no idea how to make blankets. I mean, I can kind of sew, but it'd just be me pretty much sewing all of the materials together, which isn't so much of a blanket as it is just a bunch of material sown together.

[He's smiling cheerfully at the journal, even as he realizes he's rambled away from the reason why he'd replied to this post in the first place.]

But I have a blanket! If you want it? I'm not really using it.

[Audio] fwjufjuewjuj bobby is so adorable

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W-Well, I-- I-I think th-that's wh-what it might end up b-being, but-- i-if you've g-got a blanket a-already, I'll-- I-I'll take that!

[But...]

Wh-- why aren't y-you using it?

[It gets chilly in this Keep at night!]

[Video] adfjsl hee, thank you! XD

[mister_10_below]

I guess it would look pretty cool. It'd be like a patchwork quilt, only without the quilt part. You'd probably have the world's first quilt-free quilt! But yeah, a blanket would probably be better, so it's all yours, man.

[There's a brief pause as it takes him a moment to remember that, right, people don't automatically know who he is and why he wouldn't be using a blanket. He's still adjusting to not being at the mansion.]

Oh! I don't need it. The cold doesn't bother me at all.

[Audio]

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[Quilt-free quilt - Xanth chuckles at that.]

W-Well, if-- i-if you're sure, I-I could-- c-come pick it up?

Audio - Her heart goes out to him. Seriously.

[ghostly_stutter]

I don't really know how to sew, but... I can try to help. It can't be too hard, right? [Lies!]

I'm Chloe. I don't think we've met.

Audio - it's cold and the beds need more nesting material ;o;

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W-Well, I, I-I can teach you? It takes p-practice to-- to make s-stuff look good, b-but, all I-I'd be after i-is function, not-- n-not fashion.

I-I'm Xanth. It-- i-it's a-- a pleasure.

Audio - daaaaw!

[ghostly_stutter]

I can do that, then.

Yeah. It's nice to meet you, Xanth. When do you want me? Do you have a meeting place and materials in mind?

Audio

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U-Um... [He thinks for a second, chewing his lip.] Th-- the, um, th-the clothier's tower? Th-there's a lot of s--s-stuff there, th-that we could use, a-and I've got-- some stuff a-already.

A-As for when, um, I-- I don't know. The sooner th-the better, s-so, tonight? O-Or-- tomorrow?

Y-You know, what-- whatever works f-for you. [A little chuckle.] I-I'm not busy.

[angha_firebird]

Xanth? We...met at the stables. I don't know if you remember...

I know how to sew. A little. [A very little.]

I would be happy to help, if you still need it. I might not be able to sew very fast, though...

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[Xanth is just going to collect everyone who can't sew and teach them, okay.]

I-- I remember. I-I don't think I-I caught your name, th-though.

And-- th-that's okay. The-- the more th-the merrier, r-right? I-I'll need a-all the help I-I can get. P-Piecing a-a quilt together o-out of clothing i-isn't so hard, but it-- it t-takes a while.

Video -- why not? XD

[angha_firebird]

[Blushes, ducking her head in shame at not having introduced herself properly.] I'm Aara. You are friends with Kairi, right? I'm a friend of Kari's too. [Or she hopes she is, she isn't 100% sure yet. She considers herself a friend to Kairi, and hopes Kairi might one day feel the same.]

Out of clothing? Will the blanket be thick enough for you? [Of course she will worry about this, now. She always worries about the well being of others.]

Video -- SURE

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[Oh, Aara. Xanth decides to switch his own feed to video. Might as well set them on even ground, right? She seems so... nervous. He feels her pain.]

Y-Yeah, I-- I know Kairi.

[They're friends. There's something awkward between them, somewhere under the surface, but they're friends.]

I-- I think it will? I-I mean, w-we can-- l-layer it. O-Or just, m-make... m-more than one.