*the pines family was teleported to the ground after weirdmaggedon had finally stopped, the twins had no idea what happened while ford and stanley were still taking in what they just saw and heard*
M: "what happened!? we heard crying! are you guys okay!?!?
F: "oh no, we weren't crying..thankfully."
M: "then..who was?"
F: "...bill, i dont know how or why, but he suddenly just looked back at me and started to break down, it was weird. he kept talking about 'showing them the stars' or something. "
D: "that doesn't seem like anything bill would do..are you sure he wasn't tricking you?"
F: "yes, his emotion was so...raw...it seriously looked like he was horribly panicking."
*ford sighed and looked away*
F: "im gonna go find him and make sure hes okay..."
M: "ford, he literally tried to kill us, why are you helping him?"
F: "mabel, its complicated. i know that somethings wrong when bill acts like that."
*ford wandered off after having a short conversation with everyone, he didn't know where to look for bill until he remembered. his favorite spot to write in his journal, the birch tree's. he wandered off into the forest, following faint crying that sounded like it had a voice effect over it. after a while of searching, he saw a familiar yellow glow.*
F: "bill..? are you crying...?"
*ford peeked behind the tree, only enough to see bills hand. it was coated in staticky gray blood, he grew worried. who's blood was it..? was it bills..? he slowly walked over to bill, making sure not to catch his attention too much, he saw bill covered in claw marks, looking at the blood on his hand, ford whispered under his breath*
F: "oh my god.."
F: "bill...are you okay..!?"
*bill looked up at ford with panic and guilt in his eye, tears dropping next to the puddle of blood. it was terrifying to see, but even more terrifying to know that bill probably did it himself. bill was shaking, he looked like he'd just seen a ghost.*
F: "oh my god...oh my- are you okay- were you- did you- are you okay!?"
B: "..."
*bill looked back at the puddle of his own blood, clenching his fists*
B: "..dont look at me."
F: "did...did you do that your...self..?" *ford gestured to the claw marks all over bill*
B: "..."
*bill stayed silent, not saying yes or no. after a second, bill slightly nodded his head, staring at the puddle of blood. ford was shocked, he knew bill laughed at pain but he'd never though that he would...he almost wanted to cry seeing bill in a state like this, he never knew how messed up bill was until today. quickly, he took out a first aid kit, putting bandages on every claw mark bill had while bill squirmed trying not to show any feeling of pain. ford slowly gestured that he was about to pick bill up, trying not to startle him. he noticed bill shivering so he gave bill his coat, not only to keep him warm but also to hide the bandages and scratches bill had. ford picked up bill and walked back, trying not to panic from seeing bill in such a depressive and panicked state.*
M: "UNCLE FORD! YOUR BACK!"
F: "yep... im back.."
M: "is that bill..!? is he okay!? he looks so...sad!"
D: "yeah, IS he okay..? he doesn't look normal at all."
F: "i...i dont know...he doesn't seem very..okay, at the moment."
*bill tugged on the two sides of the coat, trying not to be seen in a state like this, was he embarrassed? ford didn't know he could be, i mean he's ate humans in front of a bunch of people, how could he be? ford and the others walked to the shack, ford placed bill softly on the couch and sat next to him, slightly amused by how little space bill took up. bill was still hiding in fords coat, trying to be mistaken for just a pile of clothes. ford found it cute, but quickly shooed those thoughts away, this was still the bill that tried to kill his niece and nephew, who knows what he could be planning! but then again..ford couldn't help but feel bad for bill, he seriously didn't look anything like himself. ford just wanted to hug him and tell him everythings okay and- no, he couldn't. theres no reason bill couldn't just be tricking him.*
F: "bill, you can come out now. the others are distracted."
*bill slowly peeked out from the coat, and sat up. he looked like a shaking chihuahua, staring into space with a panicked look in his eye still. he didn't want stanford to think he was tricking him, he didn't want to trick stanford anymore, he just wanted this feeling to stop. he was still semi-hiding in the coat, he felt shame knowing that he made all the wounds on him himself.*
F: "are you okay..?"
*bill finally worked up the courage to speak, even if it was a faint and shaky whisper.*
B: "..i-idk..."
*ford was confused, bill seemed so faint and timid, unlike anything he'd ever seen before. bill was always the bold one, going out of his way to make his mark. bill was starting to tear up again, so ford placed his arm around bill to comfort him. bill was startled at first but leaned into fords half-hug. suddenly they hear stanley speak*
S: "ford why are you hugging the demon that tried to kill us?"
*ford quickly let go off bill, as bill scooted away from ford and hid inside fords coat again*
F: "i- uh- i wasn't hugging him i was just...restraining him."
S: "when are you gonna tell him we know hes not a pile of clothes?"
*bill realized that no one was tricked by his hiding, so he slowly peeked out of the coat, with only the pupil of his eye visible.*
M: "bills awake! :D"
*bill spoke for the first time in hours*
B: "ive.. been awake..."
D: "are we just gonna ignore the fact that bill was just chasing us trying to end our lives a few hours ago?"
B: "i-im sorry.."
F: "lets..not talk about it right now. we've all had a long day, i think its time to go to bed."
*the pines family + bill all started to settle down for the night, bill sleeping on the couch and everyone else in there beds. what a crazy time.*
