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Fiddleford:’humming as he was making a cup of coffee, he sighs as he takes a sip’hhhmmmm, this is good, i really needed the energy boost, i wonder if ford is up, he’s been asleep for a long time.
Then he heard footsteps and looked up.
Fiddleford: hey-
Then he gasps when “ford” falls down the stairs, he stands up and quickly runs towards him, he helps him up.
Fiddleford: Ford, are you ok?!
“Ford”:’stands up and grins’I've never felt better, i'm sorry if I scared you though, i guess I just lost my footing from a moment, my poor sleep deprived mine must be so tired right now, but I have too much to do, i'm way too busy.
Fiddleford: um-
“Ford”: You just wouldn't believe the night I've had, I feel so tired but I want to be awake, even if I'm covered in bruises now.
Fiddleford: maybe you should get some rest-
“Ford”: I don't have time to rest because I have too much to do.
Fiddleford: I think you're sleep deprived because you're not making sense, just go to bed and sleep, We can just take a day off.
“Ford”: what a funny word that is.
Fiddleford: I'm pretty sure you remember what the word “break” is, are you so tired that you don't even remember it?
“Ford”: i don't really care about that word right now, i just want to go for a nice walk, I wonder if I'll fall off of anything else.
Fiddleford: you're not going outside because you fell down the stairs, you could have broken a bone.
“Ford”: I think I'll be fine.
Fiddleford: falling down the stairs is very serious.
“Ford”: is it?
Fiddleford: YES.
“Ford”: well I don't need to worry about that right now, I need some sunlight, maybe I'll skin a deer or two.
Fiddleford: Don't you mean pet a deer?
“Ford”: yes, yes, that’s what i meant, whoops! I guess I must be really tired! Hehehehe! Well, i got to go now, goodbye!
Then he runs out of the house.
Fiddleford: what the………..
Then he stands up and sighs.
Fiddleford: he's been acting so odd lately…….I don't know what's gotten into him, is it his new boyfriend that's been making him act this way? Is it something I've been doing? What the heck is going on?
Stanley: Something wrong with my brother?
Fiddleford: oh, hi Stanley.
Stanley: I heard a commotion so I came down here and I just saw you, you were talking to yourself, by the way.
Fiddleford: I know that.
Stanley: so, what’s wrong?
Fiddleford: it's Ford, something about him isn't right, He literally fell down the stairs and acted like he wasn't hurt, then he said he was going to skin a deer, and when I corrected him when I thought he said pet, he just acted casual like he didn’t just say something horrifying, and that’s saying something.
Stanley: That's so odd………
Fiddleford: I'm worried about him.
Stanley: You are?
Fiddleford: yes, I know I sound crazy right now and we've haven't gotten a lot of time to know each other properly, but I'm really worried about him, I know I haven't known him for a long time like you have, but has he ever acted like this before? Has he ever gotten hurt and ignored it, no matter how he got hurt?
Stanley: he's never acted like that before, we were near each other a lot so I would have noticed that.
Fiddleford: Maybe he's just really sleep deprived.
Stanley: I'm surprised he didn't snap his neck.
Fiddleford: please don't say stuff like that, you're going to give me nightmares and I would like to sleep tonight.
Stanley: I'm pretty sure my brother will also like to sleep tonight, depending on whether or not we can get him into a bed…………by the way, by any chance, do you happen to have any chloroform in here?
Fiddleford: We're not going to knock him out.
Stanley: If I wanted to knock him out, I would have asked for a baseball bat, we're just putting him to sleep.
Fiddleford: It feels wrong to do that.
Stanley: Do you want him to keep falling down the stairs?
Fiddleford: Of course I don't, but I've also been living with him for a while and he's never done anything like this, not since he's met his boyfriend………..stanley, do you think his boyfriend could be carrying him something?
Stanley: Are you saying he’s drugging Ford?
Fiddleford: I don't know……….maybe?
Stanley: I've met a lot of people, and he doesn’t seem like someone who would do drugs, and we don’t even know where his boyfriend lives, so i doubt it……..but i hope that his boyfriend is not doing anything to him or else i’ll kick his ass, and i don’t care how strong he could be, or how much ford loves him.
Fiddleford: And what if we’re just going crazy?
Stanley: maybe…………
Fiddleford: Well, I'm just going to wait for him to go home, and then once he gets back into his senses, I'm going to treat his injuries and try not to kick his ass, unless you want to do that first, if you do, it's fine with me.
Stanley: I'm pretty sure feeling the pain is already a punishment for him, or karma, or whatever happens to him.
Meanwhile, Ford is in the forest, leaning against a tree, he frowns as he touches his eye and sees blood.
Bill: sorry sixer, i guess i got a little carried away~
Ford: i-it’s ok…….i’ll be ok………….
Bill: i love you~
Ford: I love you too………….
Bill: don’t worry sixer, i promise to show you some good stuff if you forgive me, i know a good area for a safe adventures for the kids~
Ford: promise?
Bill: I promise.
Ford: You're so nice………..but I guess I should stay out here for a bit, my eye is bleeding and I don't want the kids to see that.
Bill: sorry~
Then he sees a pile of trees bend and take the shape of “i love you, sixer”, then another tree bends into the shape of a heart.
Ford: ok, I forgive you, bill.
Bill: yay!