Fics like teacher tricks

We managed to make contact with Erid once before the disaster. Now, with Rocky asleep, and my limited capacity to communicate in a language not intended for human vocal cords, I'm afraid that the scientists waiting for us at the space elevator made a terrible mistake. And so, here I sit, having been tucked into my bed by a team of alien childcare specialists, slowly realizing that somewhere along the line, someone made some really bad assumptions. Wires were crossed and thoroughly tangled. I’ll have to sort them out, because otherwise I’ll have botched any future attempts at Eridian-Human diplomacy. A little hard to have interstellar negotiations when the other party keeps trying to play peek-a-boo. I wish Rocky were here. (In which Dr. Ryland Grace, experienced middle school teacher, recognizes that he's being treated like a child. Five times Grace attempts to convince Erid that he's a grown man, and the one time Rocky's successful.)

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