The first one -- Ford doesn't need to say fair enough for it to come across. He really hasn't considered the possibility that he himself might be compromised and use the knife for unnecessary destruction. So, yes, he'll rework the design. No arguments.
No arguments against not cutting the Barge. Surprise, yes, at the idea that the ship is alive, but not as much as there could be. It's not an "oh, my god, it's alive!" It's just an "Oh."
Three, though, makes Ford frown. He knows who his mind jumps to, and shutters immediately close behind his eyes. It takes a second to open them again. "So, you know about that. Listen, I can't keep him out when I'm recovering in the infirmary. It doesn't have an access filter and it isn't warded against him. ...I should probably look into that," Ford adds as an afterthought. Not a bad idea, honestly, given how often he's wound up there. He's taking this entirely literally and assuming Dillon means how Bill never stays out of his dreams when Ford is death tolling outside his cabin, because of course it isn't figurative, why would it be?
"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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Date: 2018-06-28 06:24 pm (UTC)No arguments against not cutting the Barge. Surprise, yes, at the idea that the ship is alive, but not as much as there could be. It's not an "oh, my god, it's alive!" It's just an "Oh."
Three, though, makes Ford frown. He knows who his mind jumps to, and shutters immediately close behind his eyes. It takes a second to open them again. "So, you know about that. Listen, I can't keep him out when I'm recovering in the infirmary. It doesn't have an access filter and it isn't warded against him. ...I should probably look into that," Ford adds as an afterthought. Not a bad idea, honestly, given how often he's wound up there. He's taking this entirely literally and assuming Dillon means how Bill never stays out of his dreams when Ford is death tolling outside his cabin, because of course it isn't figurative, why would it be?
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Date: 2018-06-29 06:44 pm (UTC)Because wow, that doesn't sound like it's ever gonna help.
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Date: 2018-06-29 07:05 pm (UTC)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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Date: 2018-06-29 07:17 pm (UTC)"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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Date: 2018-06-29 08:37 pm (UTC)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.