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[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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[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.

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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?

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[mister_10_below]

[He grins widely at the chuckle, then nods at the question.]

Sure! Uh, my room thing's number 4153. I'll leave the door open.

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I-I'll, uh, be up i-in a bit. M-My room's on the-- the first floor, s-so.

[With that, he closes his book and makes his journey upwards. One flight of stairs, two flights, three...

And then he's looking down the halls, searching until he finds the one open door. He gives it a quick rap with one hand.]

H--Hello?

[Commentlog] - /gave up trying to describe the stupid uniform

[mister_10_below]

[Bobby hasn't been here long enough to go hunting for other clothes, so he's still in his uniform. He's sprawled out on the floor, looking through his journal, but he hops up at the knock.]

Hey! You must be blanket-guy. Come on in, I've got it right here.

[He moves over to his bed, where the blanket is folded neatly at the foot.]

Or at least, I hope you're blanket-guy, and not someone else who now thinks I'm crazy.

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[That uniform, man. Xanth can't help staring, but that's rude, and he looks up to Bobby's eyes.]

Y-Yeah, that's-- that's me. B-But I-- I-I usually g-go by Xanth.

[He steps into Bobby's room, leaving the door slightly ajar, and goes to retrieve the blanket.]

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[mister_10_below]

[Bobby's unruffled by the brief staring, but he does grin at it.]

Yeah, I know. If I'd known I was going to get suddenly rescued and deposited in a castle, I would've made sure it wasn't when I was suited up for work.

[He leaves out the part where work involves dodging debris and icing over rockets being shot at him in a giant, holographic room, but that's hard to work into light conversation. Instead, he cheerfully passes of the blanket.]

Xanth? Cool. Nice to meet you, Xanth. I'm Bobby.

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[Xanth takes the blanket from Bobby and folds it over one arm. This is excellent! Now he has one less blanket to make...]

Y=Yeah, the-- the whole-- d-dropped into a c-castle thing does t-tend to... m-mess things up, k-kind of.

[It does that every time. Xanth is, honestly, a little curious what work would require a black bodysuit, but he'll refrain from prying this time.]

There, th-there're some spare-- s-spare clothes i-in the, uh, the-- the c-clothier's tower, i-if you want to go-- l-look for some.

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[mister_10_below]

[He smiles brightly, pleased at having been able to help, even in just handing over a blanket. The he chuckles slightly.]

Just a little bit. The castle I was already in was much better than this one, anyway.

[Epic work, Xanth. Epic work.]

Really? Are they free for anyone?

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[Xanth nods, then bites his lip.]

Y--Yeah. But, um, they're-- m-maybe not-- th-the kind you're u-used to?

L-Like-- [he gestures to Bobby's suit] -- th-they don't have a-anything like, um, y-your-- work clothes. I-If that's wh-what you're used to, th-then, y-yeah. S-Sorry.

[Making the adjustment from t-shirts and jeans back into vests and button-ups and breeches was a little hard, Xanth won't even lie. He likes his t-shirts.]

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[mister_10_below]

I wouldn't expect them to. These're - kind of unique, where I'm from. I'm more used to, like, khakis and jeans and tee-shirts.

[He pauses.]

But I'm going to take a stab based on the lack of electricity and say anything that comes with this castle is going to be a lot more medieval-like. Which is cool. I can rock the medieval look, for awhile.

[Until he's back home is left unspoken.]

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[Xanth nods again. Sorry, Bobby - you'll be rocking the medieval look for quite a while.]

S-So, uh, you-- y-you're pretty new, th-then?

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[mister_10_below]

[He gives a bit of a grin.]

Yeah, I am. I've only been here for two days, actually. Little less. It's weird, being the new guy. Not a role I've been in for a really long time.

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W-Well, um, w--welcome to H-Holloway's Keep. A-And-- I-I'm sorry.