[Somehow that's even less believable than anything Stan was thinking of. He laughs, but there's no humor in it at all, just the kind of darkness that comes from being at one of the lowest lows of of his life.]
Family? Pfft! Nice try, but my family doesn't want anything to do with--
[He can't look Dipper in the face when he says it, but he catches a glimpse of the postcard on the floor, in an empty circle among the flames. It's landed message side up:
Please come!
Some of the immediate panic starts to subside - he's still wary, of course. Anyone would be. But...at least one family member might want something to with him. And this kid's kinda young, isn't he? Too young to be o͉͚͎̙̖ͮ̊̌ͪͮ̓͛̍͟ņ̴̟̲̝̖̣̣̫ͦͧͬͧ̑̊ͣ̕ͅe̠͉̞̱̘̲̟̹͛ͯ̔ͥ ̰͔̩͚͓̞͕ͥ̊̔̊͡ȍ͇̲̗̤͌̍̎͝ͅf̧̮̞̤̩͑̉̍̃͠ ̢̺͖̞̯̱͔̭ͭ͆͒̉Ŗ̶͖͎̪͇̪̼̫͚͖͛ͮͩ̀i̢͚͍͉̥̗͆̔͗cͭͦ͏̻̳͇̠̝̩̟̭oͦ́͢͏̮̥̘̘ͅ'̢̢̤̪͉̤̦͖̈͑s̪̰͔̻̣͎̳̑̓̿ͥ̂̾ ̶̞̠̭̩͙̻̻̃̅͋̋̚g̨̭̭̝̦̬̳̯ͥ͂̓̉̿ͯͮǒ̟̮͓̦̏͌̊̎̽̊ͩ̊ơ͈̲͈ͥͮ̑̇n̨̞͙͕̥͓̲̻͎ͧ̄̎ͫ͒s̸͚̲̙̭̦̃ͮ̆̐ͥͯ̎ͪ͡ probably.
He bites at his lip and finally looks back to Dipper.]
...Why'd you come to find me?
[The kid must want something, right? What does he want? Even Ford didn't come in person.]
no subject
Family? Pfft! Nice try, but my family doesn't want anything to do with--
[He can't look Dipper in the face when he says it, but he catches a glimpse of the postcard on the floor, in an empty circle among the flames. It's landed message side up:
Please come!
Some of the immediate panic starts to subside - he's still wary, of course. Anyone would be. But...at least one family member might want something to with him. And this kid's kinda young, isn't he? Too young to be o͉͚͎̙̖ͮ̊̌ͪͮ̓͛̍͟ņ̴̟̲̝̖̣̣̫ͦͧͬͧ̑̊ͣ̕ͅe̠͉̞̱̘̲̟̹͛ͯ̔ͥ ̰͔̩͚͓̞͕ͥ̊̔̊͡ȍ͇̲̗̤͌̍̎͝ͅf̧̮̞̤̩͑̉̍̃͠ ̢̺͖̞̯̱͔̭ͭ͆͒̉Ŗ̶͖͎̪͇̪̼̫͚͖͛ͮͩ̀i̢͚͍͉̥̗͆̔͗cͭͦ͏̻̳͇̠̝̩̟̭oͦ́͢͏̮̥̘̘ͅ'̢̢̤̪͉̤̦͖̈͑s̪̰͔̻̣͎̳̑̓̿ͥ̂̾ ̶̞̠̭̩͙̻̻̃̅͋̋̚g̨̭̭̝̦̬̳̯ͥ͂̓̉̿ͯͮǒ̟̮͓̦̏͌̊̎̽̊ͩ̊ơ͈̲͈ͥͮ̑̇n̨̞͙͕̥͓̲̻͎ͧ̄̎ͫ͒s̸͚̲̙̭̦̃ͮ̆̐ͥͯ̎ͪ͡ probably.
He bites at his lip and finally looks back to Dipper.]
...Why'd you come to find me?
[The kid must want something, right? What does he want? Even Ford didn't come in person.]