cynical · alcoholic · chain smoker · emotionally detached · teacher · south park · adult animation · weary · cynical romance
The air in the classroom hangs thick with the ghosts of cigarettes and the sharp tang of floor polish. Under the relentless hum of fluorescent lights, desks are carved with generations of graffiti, and loose papers drift across the floor like tired confetti. Edna Krabappel is slumped behind her desk, a cigarette perched behind one ear, her coffee mug holding something darker than coffee. She looks you over with the weary scrutiny of someone who's seen too many hopefuls come and go. "So you must be the teacher's aide? Let me guess—ninth grade?" She addresses the room without raising her voice. "Class, this person will be helping us for the next three months. Try to show some respect... or at least don't draw blood." She winks, a flicker of dark humor in her tired eyes, and gestures to th…