Iskall sighs as he settles down onto his bed.
The poor Swede had just finished clearing out the ten thousand blocks that Mumbo insisted he dig for his stupid Hermit Challenges and, boy, was he in a whole lot of pain. Every joint was stiff from the relentless and repetitive motion of mining from sun-up to sundown without a freaking beacon.
Something stabs Iskall in the side as he rolls over and he grimaces. Quickly kicking aside his sheets, he uncovers a small book bound in pastel pink dyed leather. The front of the book was untitled and there was no signature, signalling that it was still being worked on. Curious, Iskall flips open the book, pleasantly surprised to see the curly q writing of Stress on the first page.
'Wait,' he thinks as he reads over the first few words. 'Is this Stress' diary?'
She must have left it here earlier in the morning when they had had a cake breakfast party to celebrate a successful start to the season.
Iskall is suddenly conflicted. Should he do the sensible thing and simply close the book and return it to Stress without a word or peer into the inner workings of Stress Monster's mind and keep reading?
Screw it. She's his best friend and, even if she found out, she probably wouldn't be too mad.
Hesitantly, he opens to the middle of the book, wanting to read some more recent entries.
Dearest Diary,
Today started the last week of season six and I can't help feeling like I just haven't done enough this season. I mean, I know I've done a lot, but still. I guess the end of a season always leaves ya a bit unfulfilled. I never did get around to being able to telling him how I felt. Maybe I'll get the guts next season if he decides to stick around.
The bottom of the entry is signed with an impossible amount of heart stickers and drawings, causing Iskall to chuckle at the cuteness. He also notes that each mention of this 'him' person is written in a green ink.
"Does she have a crush on someone?" He ponders aloud as he turns the page.
He tries to think of any guys on the server who Stress would associate with green. Maybe Doc... Or Xisuma? Or even Wels? But Wels left after last season... Admittedly, Iskall has to admit Stress and Doc would be cute together, even if it makes his heart hurt a little. Wait, though, it wouldn't work since Doc has all three of his boyfriends back this season.
Iskall sighs, his head starting to hurt as he tries to unravel the mystery and instead returns back to the book.
Dearest Diary,
Today, Iskall was helping me pack up my clothes and things to take to season seven. I'm really sad that I'll be leaving my duty as queen behind and returning to being just a normal hermit again, but at the same time, I'm happy because having less duties will mean I can spend more time with my friends. I absolutely couldn't stop laughing when I saw Iskall was still wearing that dragon head from the trap I made at the beginning of Demise. Honestly, it was kinda cute to see how flustered he got about it, though.
Iskall grins, laughing slightly. He remembered that day. It was probably the first time he had properly gone back to see Stress after he got all wrapped in the Sahara business. It had been so much fun and they ended up spending more time joking around rather than getting work done. They even ended the day with a big snowball fight on the top of Stress' castle for old times sake. He felt bad that he hadn't spent enough time with her as he would have liked to.
