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It was a normal day in Gravity Falls. Well, as normal as things get there.
Bill had been temporarily working at the Mystery Shack since his release from the theraprism. He had been doing better, surely. It took a while to earn everyone's trust. More so Ford's. Bill couldn't blame him; He put Ford through hell.
Mabel warmed up to him pretty fast, since she's super duper optimistic. Dipper did a bit after Mabel. Stan still has eyes on Bill, and claims that the memory gun is fixed and he won't hesitate to either punch or blast Bill. As if.
He was now about to take a shower, because apparently that's something humans have to do. Which Bill found completely stupid. He'd undress in the bathroom like Ford told him to, revealing his dark skin. He was also confused on why humans did this in private. I mean... humans have sex! And Bill and Ford had multiple times in the mindscape. Why is this any different?
He brushed that thought away and turned on the cold water (he refuses to burn himself) and stepped inside, closing the curtain.
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Bill screamed. Like actually full-blown screamed. He stared down at the slowly washing away blood with his singular eye. Fuck. What was this. Was he dying?!
He'd start to hyperventilate, something he had never really done. Ford, Stan, and Mabel came knocking on the door. "Bill? What's happening?!" Ford would shout, opening the door.
"I DON'T KNOW! BLOOD! SO MUCH-" Bill would scream, freaking out, breathing heavily. "I THINK I'M DYING! SOMEONE FIX THIS!" Tears would prick his eye, and Stan couldn't stifle his laugh fast enough. Bill looked up at him, teary eyed. "What's so funny, Fez?! YOU THINK MY DYING IS FUNNY?!" Bill would shout, sobbing more. Ford would sigh. "Stan, quit laughing. Actually, just get out." Before Stan could open his mouth to protest, Ford put up a hand. "Out. Now." Sighing, Stan would turn and walk out.
Bill would sit in the shower, curled up, tears still streaming, evidently horrified. Ford would kneel outside of the shower beside him. "Bill? I'm gonna need you to listen to me, okay?" He'd speak. Bill would nod shakily. "This is just menstruation. Normally it only happens to human women, but I do suppose it makes sense you can because you have...er...the..parts." Ford would explain very carefully, making sure Bill understood. "Mabel can probably help you more with this, as I don't know much about it myself." Ford would admit, hugging Bill, not caring that his clothes were getting wet. Bill would lean into him, eventually wrapping his arms around Ford and calming down.
This was going to be a long and wild day. Thankfully there was someone who could help.
But as for Stan, Ford made a detailed mental note to have a "talk" with him later.