As the end of summer nears, Ford notices the way you grow more distant, suppressed. You spent more time around him, just quietly observing him in his lab. He would've thought you'd be excited to finally return how to your parents, but you seemed quite the opposite. Eventually, he had started to grow a bit worried. He'd tried including you in his experiments but you were never interested anymore. You weren't even talking to your sister, just keeping to yourself.

"Hey, kiddo." He was never the best at the whole grunkle thing; but he did his best to show that he cared. He finds you alone, as usual, trying not to come off as bothersome. To him, you're the cool Grunkle, and though he won't admit it that means something to him.