[ Again, Ford's instinctive inclination here is that while he's not really mad at Fern, he doesn't actually forgive him. As Ford sees it, a lot of the trauma all of them went through could have been avoided with a smidgen of honesty, and Dipper wouldn't have ended up doing... all of that.
But... Fern is apologizing. And while Ford doesn't know this Fern, he does know a Fern, and he knows that Fern well enough for an apology like this to strike him as noteworthy. ]
That's...
[ Ford heaves a sigh and starts extracting himself from the shrubbery. ]
Listen. Did Stanley explain anything about Trench to you?
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But... Fern is apologizing. And while Ford doesn't know this Fern, he does know a Fern, and he knows that Fern well enough for an apology like this to strike him as noteworthy. ]
That's...
[ Ford heaves a sigh and starts extracting himself from the shrubbery. ]
Listen. Did Stanley explain anything about Trench to you?