FOREST COVERED: IC CONTACT

[standingonmyneck]

"If this is a prank call, then hang up and know that someone is always watching. For all other calls, remain on the line to spout out your word vomit. You have thirty seconds."

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[dumber]

Sor— . . .

[ Zip. Just a nod. No apologies.

But that had been most of the case. That, and a second opinion mattered a ton when he's heard it twice. From two different people. Two different people who wouldn't lie, as far as he could see it. He listens, considers, rolls his shoulder a brows slant forward. ]

I haven't really been in that room since it happened, so . . . [ He shrugs, not particularly happy to be living the hobo life, especially when he finally realizes that, well, Mallory had wanted him to leave in the first place. He got what he wanted. He's good at avoiding the government for years, avoiding one person was a breeze. ]

. . . But I believe you, Miss Riye. You and Miss Peony. [ I'll talk to him. Eventually. ] Thanks.

[standingonmyneck]

[Riye's heart may seem cold to a lot of people, as it was hard to get her to open up and say so much truly heartfelt. Any hostility or walls were set down when there was just a little bit of trust.

Daria was no liar, at all. She was always completely honest.

So Ethan being so heartfelt with her kind of kept tugging at that heart bit and bit. Ethan spoke to Peony too, and she knew that she would give a similar answer. Mainly because she was such great friends with him for years.]

Listen.

[She considered her words for a bit.]

You're a pretty nice person, I know you want things to be right again. As long as it's what you really want, no matter what anyone else says.

[dumber]

[ "Listen" makes him turn in his seat to give her complete attention, leaning over with a nod. He's listening, and—

For one, she was really, really cool. So cool? So cool. And secondly—she said the thing. He was a nice person, making his lips part slightly as he stared, reddening ears a sign of how he took it. Luckily, the color keeps to the tips of his ears and spreads no where else. Riye had given him one very easy thing to make him go for it, go for anything: just a little bit of encouragement and he felt he could floor it. ]

I do! And— if you guys are saying that about him, it's . . . Gotta be true somewhere. [ He looks!!!! Invigorated!!! He probably has to explain his weird screaming to Mallory eventually too, but! ] I think it's 'cause we already got off on the wrong track. But I'll talk! And let you know!

[standingonmyneck]

[Should she be happy for this? Hopeful? She didn't quite know. All she knew is that she didn't like her best Koriko friend and her "student" fighting so bad like that.

But, if he was serious, then that was what she had to place her faith in. So she just cocked her head and gave him a very serious nod and a "hm". For a few seconds, and then she realized she had to say SOMETHING.]

For now, at least, you can let me know what kind of progress you made on your grammar.

[dumber]

[ —Oh! He almost forgot! ]

Yes ma'am!

[ He flips his notebook to the most recently used pages, and slides it over to the little kanji review he did. One of the smaller exercises, but pretty useful in pinpointing his weak spots.

It's lacking and poor, misspelled in a ton of places, but. There's this tiny litttle thing called progress visible if you squint. ]

That's what I did last night. What're we doing today?

[standingonmyneck]

[She took the notebook and took a look at it. Riye took out one of her pens and began making a few marks, with some notes on her own. Grading was something she did before, she graded a whole class of tests. ESSAY tests. She could do one guy's simple Kanji homework.

Since they started doing this, she was working small and going up to see where he skills were.

She was a fair teacher, if she saw someone make an effort she was anyway. So she figured looking at these little assignments with a critical eye was a good place to start.]

Well, I noticed here that your grammar here, and here, it's a bit off. There's a few spelling mistakes in a few places to but it looks like you're going somewhere. That matters.

So, best place is to tackle what went wrong and work our way up.