Richard's ex friend kept a journal. The friend was interested in people, was most likely something of a sociologist, and, at times, will strongly represent Richard's ability to see things artistically or interject a point of view to the facts he's interested in. See, Richard is in the search for facts and truth, and his ex-friend will represent "How Richard sees the world." That is to say that, beyond Richard's facts, his point of view will end up being optimistic and creative. There will be an artistic side to how Richard describes the things he's discovered. Richard's optimistic bias will be a strength, and his ex-friend will have been the water that has helped this particular strength grow and flourish.
Richard likes to read his ex-friend's journal. He's been reading it since his ex-friend died. His favorite entry details a party his ex-friend went to where he spent some time with a Haitian man named Eddie.
I'm sure sure if I want the entire journal to be a form of narrator for Richard's inner-mind during the story. Perhaps I'll focus on the one Party-Entry Richard likes to much. I'll have to write that one journal entry as Richard's ex friend, and jam pack it full of social perception. This will be the story that shows most clearly how his ex-friend thinks and interacts with people.
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