[He holds his hands up -- whoa, did he touch a nerve? Ford didn't mean to. He read this as camaraderie, apparently incorrectly??]
Don't worry! I don't have any plans to make trouble. I know the recent flood might make you think otherwise, but picking a fight -- with anyone -- really is the last thing I want.
These are just for self-defense! I might not want any trouble, but I don't have the kinds of abilities that a lot of people on the Barge seem to possess, and if they attack me and I'm not prepared, it will be a very unfair fight. It's a precaution, Stephanie, nothing more.
[That really is how he sees it. The gloves, and that knife that's in the design stages. They're meant to even the playing field if he's attacked first. Ford really doesn't want to die again.]
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Date: 2018-04-23 02:21 pm (UTC)Don't worry! I don't have any plans to make trouble. I know the recent flood might make you think otherwise, but picking a fight -- with anyone -- really is the last thing I want.
These are just for self-defense! I might not want any trouble, but I don't have the kinds of abilities that a lot of people on the Barge seem to possess, and if they attack me and I'm not prepared, it will be a very unfair fight. It's a precaution, Stephanie, nothing more.
[That really is how he sees it. The gloves, and that knife that's in the design stages. They're meant to even the playing field if he's attacked first. Ford really doesn't want to die again.]