Stanford "Ford" Filbrick Pines (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
cryptograms) wrote2021-09-04 07:34 pm
cryptograms) wrote2021-09-04 07:34 pm
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[ Ford really, really would like to leave it, but that dad typo and the opening comment of the conversation are both bothering him. Not because he's made the connection, mind, but because being reminded of his own father, and of he and Stan's encounter with said father's ghost, have got him thinking.
Ten minutes later, there's a followup message. ]
By the way.
Sometimes, distance is the best way to handle a difficult person.
You're not obligated to give someone another chance to disappoint you.
Ten minutes later, there's a followup message. ]
By the way.
Sometimes, distance is the best way to handle a difficult person.
You're not obligated to give someone another chance to disappoint you.
[ He doesn't expect anything else to come from this. He'd help the misfire come to that on purpose, the idea of someone uninvolved in the original conversation knowing who this was about, the participants -- maybe it could be guessed with enough boredom and sleuthing, but Robby wasn't going to help it along. That was that, and he could go back to the subject with the person he'd meant the message for, forget this small hiccup (if sheepishly).
But then the other text comes through, late. It's a notification that Robby's unsure of what it could be at first, but he reads it after a minute. And then there's a minute after, a minute after that one.
Because it's difficult, isn't it? When you want to hope for a better outcome, and when you can never decide if, ultimately, the problem is you. Some people are fools who still want a dad after years of never having one.
Robby doesn't respond, but the message is marked read -- and it leaves a mark too, with him. ]
But then the other text comes through, late. It's a notification that Robby's unsure of what it could be at first, but he reads it after a minute. And then there's a minute after, a minute after that one.
Because it's difficult, isn't it? When you want to hope for a better outcome, and when you can never decide if, ultimately, the problem is you. Some people are fools who still want a dad after years of never having one.
Robby doesn't respond, but the message is marked read -- and it leaves a mark too, with him. ]
Ah! Pines-san! It's Aoyagi Ritsuka!
You're still here!? Dipper and Mabel weren't listed so- I mean...
You're still here!? Dipper and Mabel weren't listed so- I mean...
un: Hadron | "the city will never let you avoid someone for very long" - ford pines 2022
terribibble
2022-11-29 01:46 am (UTC)(link)
Why did you not tell me that reefer could trigger beasthood. I feel like that would have been a very sensible thing to tell me, specifically.
I suppose I COULD have been more clear
[ And since this is Ford, that 'could' is half apology and half bland statement of fact. ]
but I've dealt more with Corruption, which seems to be more sensitive to alcohol.
[ And since this is Ford, that 'could' is half apology and half bland statement of fact. ]
but I've dealt more with Corruption, which seems to be more sensitive to alcohol.
cw talk of drug use and alcohol use in this thread i forgor
terribibble
2022-11-30 01:59 am (UTC)(link)
Lucky for both of us I have an iron liver, I suppose.
[It's not that he hasn't been drinking. It's that it takes a lot to get him drunk, more than he can afford to barter for in one go. Apparently that's for the best.]
At least when I'm high I'm just stupid and harmless. Except for not fitting in a normal bedroom too well.
[It's not that he hasn't been drinking. It's that it takes a lot to get him drunk, more than he can afford to barter for in one go. Apparently that's for the best.]
At least when I'm high I'm just stupid and harmless. Except for not fitting in a normal bedroom too well.
I think you'd have to make your own liquor to get properly drunk anyway.
[ He does not doubt Fiddleford still has his taste for moonshine and moonshining, but he's not sure how much of a priority it is for him here. ]
If you were high and afflicted with Beasthood I'd be more worried about the state of the kitchen and any neighbors' pets.
[ He does not doubt Fiddleford still has his taste for moonshine and moonshining, but he's not sure how much of a priority it is for him here. ]
If you were high and afflicted with Beasthood I'd be more worried about the state of the kitchen and any neighbors' pets.
I didn't eat anyone.
[JUST SO WE'RE CLEAR]
At least Peter says I didn't, and I believe him. I figure he'd tell me otherwise.
[JUST SO WE'RE CLEAR]
At least Peter says I didn't, and I believe him. I figure he'd tell me otherwise.
Wait.
Peter Graham, or Parker?
[ Parker hasn't been in the town for a year now as far as Ford knows, but maybe he suddenly came back! ]
Peter Graham, or Parker?
[ Parker hasn't been in the town for a year now as far as Ford knows, but maybe he suddenly came back! ]
Graham.
Funny, he introduced himself as the only Peter left.
Funny, he introduced himself as the only Peter left.
[ Dang. ]
I believe he's correct in his assessment. Peter Parker vanished from the city around this time last year.
You should make a point of getting to know him if he ever comes back. He was a researcher like us, and he compiled a very thorough document about the town.
I believe he's correct in his assessment. Peter Parker vanished from the city around this time last year.
You should make a point of getting to know him if he ever comes back. He was a researcher like us, and he compiled a very thorough document about the town.
[Hm. That 'us' makes him feel weird. He isn't sure whether he's quite ready to be an 'us' with Ford again, all things considered.]
I'll keep it in mind.
Tell you the truth given the option I'd rather talk music with Peter Graham.
I'll keep it in mind.
Tell you the truth given the option I'd rather talk music with Peter Graham.
[ That statement, at least, fails to surprise Ford at all - and he fails to read between the lines on it, as well. ]
I hadn't realized he was a musician!
That's good. He's rather high strung, so it's good for him to have something to focus on.
I hadn't realized he was a musician!
That's good. He's rather high strung, so it's good for him to have something to focus on.
[Ha ha. High strung. Because. Guitar.
It's also funny because while obviously Ford is talking about Peter, really he could be talking about either of the two high-strung musicians here, and Fiddleford does not fully realize the irony. It's sort of like they just threw a crossfire of implications over each others' heads.]
I noticed that. I've been trying to keep up with him, keep us both busy. I got him to actually pick up the guitar for the first time in what must have been a while, considering how dusty it was.
It's also funny because while obviously Ford is talking about Peter, really he could be talking about either of the two high-strung musicians here, and Fiddleford does not fully realize the irony. It's sort of like they just threw a crossfire of implications over each others' heads.]
I noticed that. I've been trying to keep up with him, keep us both busy. I got him to actually pick up the guitar for the first time in what must have been a while, considering how dusty it was.
Really?
That's unfortunate, though I suppose it's not surprising with how relentless the town can be.
That's unfortunate, though I suppose it's not surprising with how relentless the town can be.
Merry [wait no] Hanukkah. If you want your present you're going to have to come get it, I'm not going to Gaze.
[Nailed it.]
[Nailed it.]
[ ... Oh, huh. It is that time of year. Without Mabel around to try to submerge the entire house in glitter he'd lost track. ]
I don't mind. I have some things to grab from Prufrock anyway.
[ He did not get Fiddleford anything in exchange, but he's always been more of a birthdays guy anyway. ]
I won't be interrupting if I head over there today, will I?
I don't mind. I have some things to grab from Prufrock anyway.
[ He did not get Fiddleford anything in exchange, but he's always been more of a birthdays guy anyway. ]
I won't be interrupting if I head over there today, will I?
Not at all. My schedule's wide open.
[He doesn't expect a gift back, mainly because he has (rightly) guessed that Ford completely forgot. That's Ford Pines, baby!]
[He doesn't expect a gift back, mainly because he has (rightly) guessed that Ford completely forgot. That's Ford Pines, baby!]
[ Right to that point, then. That's a relief. ]
A stumbled across a memory earlier, and I believe it was one of yours. It involved a woman named Raven.
[ His somewhat awkward tone hopefully conveys that Ford knows exactly who they are to each other - though perhaps the circumstances would do that anyway. Even if she hadn't called Qrow 'brother' in the memory, and even if they didn't both have black hair, red eyes, similar features, and a mall goth aesthetic, her name is Raven. There's only so many people she could be related to. ]
A stumbled across a memory earlier, and I believe it was one of yours. It involved a woman named Raven.
[ His somewhat awkward tone hopefully conveys that Ford knows exactly who they are to each other - though perhaps the circumstances would do that anyway. Even if she hadn't called Qrow 'brother' in the memory, and even if they didn't both have black hair, red eyes, similar features, and a mall goth aesthetic, her name is Raven. There's only so many people she could be related to. ]
[This being an audio call spares them both from Ford seeing Qrow cringe at the answer, but the silence that hangs after he says her name probably speaks volumes in its place. After a moment, he sighs, and with all the enthusiasm of a man on his way to the gallows, he finally asks:]
How bad was it?
How bad was it?
Perfect. I'll see you this afternoon, then.
[ And he'll even remember to send a courtesy message letting Fiddleford know when he leaves the house! Granted, given that the lamp friends make traveling so easy the time between his message and his knock on Fiddleford's door barely tops five minutes. But it's at least something. ]
[ And he'll even remember to send a courtesy message letting Fiddleford know when he leaves the house! Granted, given that the lamp friends make traveling so easy the time between his message and his knock on Fiddleford's door barely tops five minutes. But it's at least something. ]
[The warning is appreciated for exactly that reason. Fiddleford has to brace himself for Ford's presence. Ford Pines showing up without ample warning is easily at the top of his list of recurring stress dreams.
He has by this point grudgingly set up his own lamp friends on the theory that if he's going to run a business it ought to be easy to get to, so the knock on his door coming so quickly is at least not a surprise. He takes a deep breath in, deep breath out, and opens it. It occurs to him pretty much as he sees Ford's face that they have not actually interacted in person since before, uh. Since a while. Hm!]
Come on in. There's no hole in the floor anymore and I've actually got places to sit.
[It is honestly looking much nicer inside than it used to. The floor's been redone (no hole!) and the walls have been painted a dusty shade of orange that clashes with the herby green cabinets and drawers of the small kitchen. In the open living space there's a small coffee table and several mismatched chairs, one of which has a book under the clearly broken front leg.]
He has by this point grudgingly set up his own lamp friends on the theory that if he's going to run a business it ought to be easy to get to, so the knock on his door coming so quickly is at least not a surprise. He takes a deep breath in, deep breath out, and opens it. It occurs to him pretty much as he sees Ford's face that they have not actually interacted in person since before, uh. Since a while. Hm!]
Come on in. There's no hole in the floor anymore and I've actually got places to sit.
[It is honestly looking much nicer inside than it used to. The floor's been redone (no hole!) and the walls have been painted a dusty shade of orange that clashes with the herby green cabinets and drawers of the small kitchen. In the open living space there's a small coffee table and several mismatched chairs, one of which has a book under the clearly broken front leg.]
Well...
[ Ford would be taking this moment to try to decide whether to sugarcoat it or not, except that he never remembers to sugarcoat anything. Really, he's just trying to decide where to start. ]
You tried to shoot her. And then you disowned one another, I think.
[ Ford would be taking this moment to try to decide whether to sugarcoat it or not, except that he never remembers to sugarcoat anything. Really, he's just trying to decide where to start. ]
You tried to shoot her. And then you disowned one another, I think.
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