"Oh - well, I was talking about, you know, emotionally, but there's a private suite in the back with power nullification like zero has, I'll put a note on your chart to always put you in that one, if you aren't able to request it for yourself."
Because wow, that doesn't sound like it's ever gonna help.
Ford clears his throat, curling a fist in front of his mouth. "That would be appreciated," he says gruffly. "Dealing with a death toll is much easier when I can sleep in peace."
Heyyy who has two thumbs plus ten more fingers and isn't bringing the idea that Bill's getting to him emotionally back up? This guy.
Ford waves a hand carelessly. "This room is fine," he says. As long as the door's shut and no one's going to overhear, he doesn't care where they talk.
Ford's felt very heavy very often lately, and the breath he lets out as he considers what to tell is not an exception. What does he say?
"I can't leave now," he says. "Everyone I've talked to has told me to ignore Bill and focus on my own graduation, but don't you see? As long as he's out there, in the hands of an Admiral who is running from his own incompetence, I can't go back! What am I supposed to do, pretend I don't know that he's still out there, ready to destroy another universe?"
He doesn't trust the Admiral. He and Bill have plans to get away and find another one. They would have done exactly that in the Bargeyard if the Admiral hadn't brought them back on board by force. Ford feels personally responsible for Bill, whether it ends in death or graduation. He is putting off his own revival until it does.
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Because wow, that doesn't sound like it's ever gonna help.
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Heyyy who has two thumbs plus ten more fingers and isn't bringing the idea that Bill's getting to him emotionally back up? This guy.
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"Although - you wanna go somewhere else? This is a lot less an office thing."
It's not security, it's just...concern.
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Ford's felt very heavy very often lately, and the breath he lets out as he considers what to tell is not an exception. What does he say?
"I can't leave now," he says. "Everyone I've talked to has told me to ignore Bill and focus on my own graduation, but don't you see? As long as he's out there, in the hands of an Admiral who is running from his own incompetence, I can't go back! What am I supposed to do, pretend I don't know that he's still out there, ready to destroy another universe?"
He doesn't trust the Admiral. He and Bill have plans to get away and find another one. They would have done exactly that in the Bargeyard if the Admiral hadn't brought them back on board by force. Ford feels personally responsible for Bill, whether it ends in death or graduation. He is putting off his own revival until it does.