Fourth current

[cuddlefishpeixes]

[There are a lot of scribbled-out words. Those of you who can read Portuguese (Eridan) or Greek (Cyrus, Eridan) might be able to make out little words and phrases in the pink scribbles - "Help me", "I don't know what to do", "I can't" - but most of the scribbles are too scratched out to be legible.]

[Her handwriting is shakier than normal, and she's dropped her little quirk. All of her 'H's are written normally.]

Could...
Could someone please come get me? I need someplace to stay for the rest of the holidays.
I really hate to trouble anyone, I'm sure everyone's having a lot of fun with their families and friends, but I don't know what else to do.

Please.

I can't stay here anymore.

[Filtered to Iroh]

I don't know what to do, Professor! I just...I have to leave. I can't come back to this house again, but I don't...have anywhere to go.

Comments

[Private]

[yerawwizarderi]

wwhale
ok but
are you allowwed to do that
just take off and livve wwith a teacher and nevver go back
i aint sayin i approve or dont mind you im frankly fuckin ecstatic youre talkin to me about it at all but thats fuckin strange

[Private]

[cuddlefishpeixes]

Well, regardless of w)(et)(er I'm allowed to, it's w)(at I'm doing.
I'll be safe wit)( Iro)(. More t)(an safe.
You don't )(ave to worry about me.

You're still my friend, -Eridan.
And my brot)(er.
Besides, you knew )(er too.
W)(y wouldn't I talk to you about it?

[Private]

[yerawwizarderi]

i dont knoww it just seems lately like youvve got plenty a other people to talk about
i dont hear from you like i used to
after you told me you wwanted a break so i thought wwell that must be fuckin it than

could you havve maybe picked someone wwho isnt such a flippin wweirdo though

[Private]

[cuddlefishpeixes]

I'm sorry, -Eridan.
I probably )(ave been neglecting you.
T)(is means you )(ave to come swimming in the lake wit)( me, w)(en it gets warmer! 38)

It's really )(ard to feel like I can talk to you w)(en you criticize my c)(oice in company, t)(oug)(.
Iro)( isn't W-EIRD. )(e's nice.

[Private]

[yerawwizarderi]

no hes totally fuckin strange
like wwhat kind a teacher just up and adopts his students
wwhy does he talk about tea so fuckin much
its tea wwhat is there to say about it
im just pointin out the facts you dont got to jump dowwn my throat about it