...that is an enormous relief. He'd been braced for evasion, to have to dig the truth out like he had the first time Bill had used the ring, to be confronted with the sinking realization he'd been tricked all over again.
Ford lets out a breath, and laughs. He's an old fool, he's probably still a sucker, but he's not the kind of fool he was most afraid of being. If Bill had been lying to him, and Ford didn't realize it until it was too late...
"Yes," he agrees, "it would be."
Wow, this is actually pretty okay. Bill's probably going to do something soon that'll mess it all up, but for now, Ford's in a beautiful fantasy land on a quiet night chasing a lead on a mystery and all his bigger, more complicated problems feel small and distant, left behind on the Barge. It's a good moment. Peaceful. He's happier than he's been (outside of DD&MD, of course) in a while.
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Date: 2019-01-15 05:24 am (UTC)Ford lets out a breath, and laughs. He's an old fool, he's probably still a sucker, but he's not the kind of fool he was most afraid of being. If Bill had been lying to him, and Ford didn't realize it until it was too late...
"Yes," he agrees, "it would be."
Wow, this is actually pretty okay. Bill's probably going to do something soon that'll mess it all up, but for now, Ford's in a beautiful fantasy land on a quiet night chasing a lead on a mystery and all his bigger, more complicated problems feel small and distant, left behind on the Barge. It's a good moment. Peaceful. He's happier than he's been (outside of DD&MD, of course) in a while.