[ Ford had left he and Ozpin's previous conversation very, very confused. His subsequent conversation with Stan had helped in many ways and left him even more confused in others. He's come to the comfortable conclusion that whatever Ozpin said was obviously influenced by the fact that he was horribly sick and likely treating himself with dubious 1950s dreamscape medicine. The incoherence makes sense. The earnestness behind his messages is more up in the air, but Ford is prepared to learn and accept that Ozpin was simply too delirious to understand what he'd been saying.
He's not prepared to learn that it hadn't even been Ozpin at all, and thus accepting it is a little hard. The negative emotions Ozpin had been expecting during the conversation the previous day - particularly hurt and humiliation - finally start to simmer inside him; Ford hadn't said anything especially incriminating, but he had been sincere in expressing his gratefulness for Ozpin's friendship and in accepting his invitation to dinner. He feels deliberately tricked - not by Ozpin, but whoever this friend is - but he's too embarrassed to ask who's responsible and without an adequate target it's hard to hold onto anything like anger.
Even so, it takes him a few long moments to reply. ]
I thought your messages sounded a bit strange. I assumed you were just delirious from the death symptoms.
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He's not prepared to learn that it hadn't even been Ozpin at all, and thus accepting it is a little hard. The negative emotions Ozpin had been expecting during the conversation the previous day - particularly hurt and humiliation - finally start to simmer inside him; Ford hadn't said anything especially incriminating, but he had been sincere in expressing his gratefulness for Ozpin's friendship and in accepting his invitation to dinner. He feels deliberately tricked - not by Ozpin, but whoever this friend is - but he's too embarrassed to ask who's responsible and without an adequate target it's hard to hold onto anything like anger.
Even so, it takes him a few long moments to reply. ]
I thought your messages sounded a bit strange. I assumed you were just delirious from the death symptoms.
I'm glad you're feeling better.