[Ford's inability to People was definitely at its worst as a teenager. That's also part of the human condition, he thinks. It's just it was compounded by being predisposed to being bad at it mixed with crippling confidence issues, making him even worse than his peers.
Boy howdy is he glad he's not a teenager anymore.]
I've only done well here because of the incredible kindness and patience of the people I've met. And the fact that many of them don't meet me in person, the first time.
[Short 'gear conversations tend to go way less badly, he's found. It's harder to put your foot in your mouth. He'll, he's only given one person an existential crisis so far!
And over the 'gear it's way harder for people to see his hands.]
And the fact that none of my wanted posters seem to have made it to this part of the universe. My mistakes haven't followed me to the degree that they could have.
no subject
Boy howdy is he glad he's not a teenager anymore.]
I've only done well here because of the incredible kindness and patience of the people I've met. And the fact that many of them don't meet me in person, the first time.
[Short 'gear conversations tend to go way less badly, he's found. It's harder to put your foot in your mouth. He'll, he's only given one person an existential crisis so far!
And over the 'gear it's way harder for people to see his hands.]
And the fact that none of my wanted posters seem to have made it to this part of the universe. My mistakes haven't followed me to the degree that they could have.