I have a request.

[ He's staying warm, at least, but his handwriting isn't quite as neat as it usually is. The background noise is very quiet, but there's the sound of a ship in the background; waves rocking against the sides of the ship, and on occasion, a door opening and shutting. The ship is rocking slowly, with wood creaking from the motion. Zeref himself isn't used to the cold. Spending a long amount of time on an island in a tropical climate will do that to you. ]

If anyone comes across a book titled 'The Book of Zeref,' I would like to know immediately. It would either be in the Backwater Brig, or worse, someone here might arrive with it.

Thank you.

[ Lucy doesn't appear to realize that her journal turned on, it appears. She's still on The Shepherd from the sounds of things - at first, there is silence. Then: ]

Hnn... maybe we could do with a little music? What do you think, Plue?

[ Yah, she thought so too. ]

Open, Gate of the Lyre! [ One quick summoning sequence later, and then there is singing and harp music. Enjoy the free entertainment! At the end of the song Lucy realizes the journal WAS recording in fact. ]

Ah - it was on all that time...?! ...well, as long as it's on... It's been a while, but I really should ask... Zeref if you see this - if you're still here - I was wondering how you're doing? Have you found a crew? And... I wanted to know if it would be all right to ask some things of you...

Pu-pu-pUN!!

Eh? AH! Plue, be careful you're going to fa-- Hiek! Lyra come and help me!

[ The recording ends there, but anyone aboard The Shepherd is free to be privy to the events before the song and after - while Lucy is trying to keep poor Plue from falling overboard. Whoops, clumsy spirits! ]

[The writing is fast and sloppy, starting out in big bold letters. Usually it would have been much nicer, but Juvia was in a hurry...for whatever reason]

S.O.S.

Looking for Gray Fullbuster (a.k.a Gray-sama, but only Juvia can call him that!). Wearing no shirt, and possibly no pants, an ice mage, with the Fairy Tail mark on his chest, like this.


( cut to save your eyes from the atrocity )

Juvia is looking for anyone with the same mark actually...