This is - well, it's not good, exactly, but it's okay. It's workable. Stanley isn't actively shouting and insisting he needs to go to the hospital, or worse, asking more uncomfortable questions he doesn't want to answer. He seems to be taking things in stride, which Ford hopes is a sign that he's finally getting used to this absolute shitshow that is his brother's life, and not just a finely-crafted veneer masking his internal panic.
But then, Ford knows better than to put too much stock into the former.
"I believe," He begins, as he gathers up the clothes shoved his way. "That this would make a nice Kodak Moment if I weren't half naked."
He knows damn well that he's dodging the question, but Ford is as socially awkward and body-conscious as he was when they were teenagers, and he really doesn't feel like having a deep, personal talk while he's stripped to the waist and covered in -
Yeah. It's. It's not comfortable for him, having this talk with Stan close enough to see things in full-detail. It looks worse up close, so much worse, and something tells Ford that his brother knows exactly how deep you have to cut to create marks like these.
He knows covering up isn't going to make Stan magically forget what's under his clothes, but damn it, they can both make an effort to pretend.
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But then, Ford knows better than to put too much stock into the former.
"I believe," He begins, as he gathers up the clothes shoved his way. "That this would make a nice Kodak Moment if I weren't half naked."
He knows damn well that he's dodging the question, but Ford is as socially awkward and body-conscious as he was when they were teenagers, and he really doesn't feel like having a deep, personal talk while he's stripped to the waist and covered in -
Yeah. It's. It's not comfortable for him, having this talk with Stan close enough to see things in full-detail. It looks worse up close, so much worse, and something tells Ford that his brother knows exactly how deep you have to cut to create marks like these.
He knows covering up isn't going to make Stan magically forget what's under his clothes, but damn it, they can both make an effort to pretend.