In Water By The Spoonful, there are two worlds. One of the physical variety, and one of the viral. In Scene eight, Elliot and Yaz discover the world that Odessa has created for herself to live in. A world where she isn't a crack addict, where she can write haikus and not worry about how bad she wants to relapse. Orangutan is there waiting for Haikumom, but she instead meets her relatives.
This moment is pivotal for the relationship between Elliot and Yaz. Yaz learns of his addiction to pain pills after having four surgeries on his leg from Iraq. She learns how he tried to deal with the addiction alone, and begins to feel bad for herself.
This moment is also important because it's shortly after Elliot has begun pushing the correct buttons to make Odessa relapse. Orangutan sees Haikumom online, but it's not actually Haikumom. She won't see Haikumom after this, not for a long time. It's that last moment of daily routine before everything begins to change in each of the worlds. Chutes&ladders learns more about Orangutan and they begin to become a real life friendship instead of only online. This scene is the pivotal moment of change for everything.
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