I've heard that from people here. Alphys, even. I don't get it, but I'm glad it's not repulsive to you. Not that you're the kind of person who would be that way. [He actually did feel the need to add that last part, but he feels the rest is self-explanatory. They grew up in the same era, the same nation. Of course he wouldn't assume Fiddleford to be a hateful person, it's just the way things were growing up--and still even for Fiddleford in the 1980s.
Ford steers his mind away from thoughts about what his parents would say. His father always expected him to wear that suit Stanley eventually adopted--for a wedding. A wedding! Ford has always been married to his work in his adult life. It just wasn't in the cards and now, thirty years later? Rather than start a family, the one that matters is his brother, the young Pines twins, and all the family friends in Gravity Falls (and here in Wonderland too).
... Yes, that's a good thing to think about. Family.]
--You're... [Ford laughs mirthfully.] Of course you are! I told you, I'm going to forgive you. I already do. I just don't want you to hurt yourself. And if other people want you to do that... I don't agree with it, but people can choose to smoke and drink, so... they should at least know what they're getting into. They have a right to know. I don't like it, I think it's wrong, but if a person wants to choose to wreck their brain they should at least know what they're doing beforehand.
Ugh, look, I--Fiddleford, I don't want better because better doesn't exist. Perhaps between the two of us we can make up one decent human being, or... something like that.
tw: mention of homophobia
Ford steers his mind away from thoughts about what his parents would say. His father always expected him to wear that suit Stanley eventually adopted--for a wedding. A wedding! Ford has always been married to his work in his adult life. It just wasn't in the cards and now, thirty years later? Rather than start a family, the one that matters is his brother, the young Pines twins, and all the family friends in Gravity Falls (and here in Wonderland too).
... Yes, that's a good thing to think about. Family.]
--You're... [Ford laughs mirthfully.] Of course you are! I told you, I'm going to forgive you. I already do. I just don't want you to hurt yourself. And if other people want you to do that... I don't agree with it, but people can choose to smoke and drink, so... they should at least know what they're getting into. They have a right to know. I don't like it, I think it's wrong, but if a person wants to choose to wreck their brain they should at least know what they're doing beforehand.
Ugh, look, I--Fiddleford, I don't want better because better doesn't exist. Perhaps between the two of us we can make up one decent human being, or... something like that.