#Better Think Twice; Your Train Of Thought Will Be Altered (Bill and Ford)

[hayleysmuses]

Surprise was probably the most second-most annoying reaction that Ford could've had upon seeing Bill again. First was probably just laughing his head off at his current state, but even then, Bill could've twisted the humor into something he could control. Everybody laughs at the funny little kid, underestimates him, until he's standing at the foot of your bed and staring with a grin too wide for his face.

Surprise was...frustrating! There was no fear in surprise, at least not the surprise present in Ford's expression. Much like everyone else who had seen him since his return, there was a clear lack of fear behind those withered, cracked lenses as the older man peered down at him.

Peering down at him not as a god nor being to be feared, admired, worshipped—but as a pathetic child. Infuriating. Demeaning.

But hey, he'd been dealt worse hands before! And if anything, all of what he had applied to a humorous reaction could so easily be applied to his current situation. He just had to play his cards right.

And, you know, pick the best reintroduction to an old friend as possible!

"Boy, I'll say~!" he said brightly, flashing Ford one of those toothy grins. "You go and put in all that effort to cruelly, heartlessly stab me in the back, only to get stuck with me in the end! Don't worry though, Fordsy: I might forgive you if you apologize properly!"

(29 for the starter call; muse is your choice~!)

Ford isn't really sure what to do with this. On the one hand, the idea of his greatest enemy coming back should be terrifying. But coming back in a form he could punt like a football? Less so.

Not that he's going to punt him (mostly, because people are in the Shack giftshop and kicking a perceived child wouldn't be a good look), but he could. And that makes him much less scary.

He (literally) looks down on the smaller Bill, peering over the top of his glasses at him.

"Well. I suppose karma does exist."