[Stan has no idea how to have this conversation with Ford, and he's still pissed off that Bill talked him into it.
...Well. No, that would imply that he actually was sold on the idea, and he wasn't at all. But he's weighed his options, and he's not going to get away with lying about talking to Ford with Bill around the barge. It'll just piss both of them off, and then he'd really be up shit creek.
What the hell is he supposed to do anyway? He can't just talk to Ford. Every way he can think of to approach the subject ends in disaster. It's not like he can just say "Hey, Bill told me you've been down on yourself lately". That would be weird! But he's supposed to tell Ford exactly what they're doing for him, and exactly what the plan is. Presumably that would include why.
...He fumbles a little.]
Uh, hey Ford! How's it hangin'? [THAT'S NOT AWKWARD THIS ISN'T AWKWARD AT ALL.] Listen, me and Bill, we got to talking, and we're gonna do something nice for you, but the guy's blocking us from doing it unless I actually tell you about it first.
[He forces up a laugh.] Crazy, right? Anyway this is that. This is me tellin' you about the thing, so you know it's gonna happen.
[There's an extremely long pause where an explanation should probably be, until Stan just breaks.]
Welp! Catch you later, Sixer!
[And Stan hangs up, pitches his device across his cabin to one of the bunks, and abruptly leaves so he doesn't have to face consequences for his actions.]
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...Well. No, that would imply that he actually was sold on the idea, and he wasn't at all. But he's weighed his options, and he's not going to get away with lying about talking to Ford with Bill around the barge. It'll just piss both of them off, and then he'd really be up shit creek.
What the hell is he supposed to do anyway? He can't just talk to Ford. Every way he can think of to approach the subject ends in disaster. It's not like he can just say "Hey, Bill told me you've been down on yourself lately". That would be weird! But he's supposed to tell Ford exactly what they're doing for him, and exactly what the plan is. Presumably that would include why.
...He fumbles a little.]
Uh, hey Ford! How's it hangin'? [THAT'S NOT AWKWARD THIS ISN'T AWKWARD AT ALL.] Listen, me and Bill, we got to talking, and we're gonna do something nice for you, but the guy's blocking us from doing it unless I actually tell you about it first.
[He forces up a laugh.] Crazy, right? Anyway this is that. This is me tellin' you about the thing, so you know it's gonna happen.
[There's an extremely long pause where an explanation should probably be, until Stan just breaks.]
Welp! Catch you later, Sixer!
[And Stan hangs up, pitches his device across his cabin to one of the bunks, and abruptly leaves so he doesn't have to face consequences for his actions.]