[He's accepting it the same way someone might accept a spider that's moved into their cupboard.]
Right.
It's a moot point anyway because the man I fell for isn't here anymore. But you know me, you know I can't leave something alone if it's giving me trouble.
[Because that's the thing, isn't it. However much he doesn't trust Ford, however much he knows something happened between them that he's very upset about, Ford knows him. He knows Ford. He needs that familiarity and right now the fact that he's sure Ford is dangerous is honestly making him more compelled to seek Ford out.]
But the news that the source of Fiddleford's latest revelation is gone is a little surprising, and Ford doesn't know how to respond. Emotional things aren't really his forte, even after getting a lot of practice the past two years.
He does, however, know that he should say something. So after a moment: ]
It's not uncommon for people to come and go. I know how to make something that'll let you know if he comes back.
[ Naturally, he settles on something overly practical. ]
[It helps that it's not the same kind of loss as Emma-May. They were together for years. He thought it was going to be forever. This was something a lot newer, a lot more uncertain, a lot less defined, and that makes it easier to move forward from. He isn't lovesick the same way he still is for his ex-wife. He's just... you know... thinking about it a lot. For reasons.]
I don't know if that would be wise. Then I would just keep checking it.
[Still. He knows himself. It would turn into a thing. He'd have to check it five times over every day. He does not have the knowledge or words to say 'that would set my OCD off something fierce' but instinctually he knows that it's true.]
Besides I don't think I want you knowing who he is.
[ Constantly checking the compass is something Ford can relate to more than he would like to admit, so he'll just leave that comment where it is.
Besides, Fiddleford's follow up remark is much more interesting. Ford is a little aggravated that Fiddleford doesn't want him to know, but instead of being angry he zeroes in on the 'why'. ]
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Oh. So it's not a discrete sort of thing. Or it doesn't have to be.
[BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOLKS HE'S GOT IT HE FIGURED IT OUT]
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Precisely. You'll find there's quite a few similar people in Trench.
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Right.
It's a moot point anyway because the man I fell for isn't here anymore. But you know me, you know I can't leave something alone if it's giving me trouble.
[Because that's the thing, isn't it. However much he doesn't trust Ford, however much he knows something happened between them that he's very upset about, Ford knows him. He knows Ford. He needs that familiarity and right now the fact that he's sure Ford is dangerous is honestly making him more compelled to seek Ford out.]
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But the news that the source of Fiddleford's latest revelation is gone is a little surprising, and Ford doesn't know how to respond. Emotional things aren't really his forte, even after getting a lot of practice the past two years.
He does, however, know that he should say something. So after a moment: ]
It's not uncommon for people to come and go. I know how to make something that'll let you know if he comes back.
[ Naturally, he settles on something overly practical. ]
cw: discussion of mental illness
I don't know if that would be wise. Then I would just keep checking it.
[Still. He knows himself. It would turn into a thing. He'd have to check it five times over every day. He does not have the knowledge or words to say 'that would set my OCD off something fierce' but instinctually he knows that it's true.]
Besides I don't think I want you knowing who he is.
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Besides, Fiddleford's follow up remark is much more interesting. Ford is a little aggravated that Fiddleford doesn't want him to know, but instead of being angry he zeroes in on the 'why'. ]
Is he someone I know?