Tycho was trying to comfort him. On the one hand, Ford desperately wanted to be comforted. On the other, he was aware that it really ought not to be Tycho's job to make him feel better, at least not in the wake of Ford having just injured him with his words. The notion that he'd needlessly and foolishly hurt Tycho and then turned around and expected to be comforted for it made him feel utterly useless.
"I should know because we're friends," Ford insisted. Had he really been such a bad friend to Tycho over the past few months that Tycho felt there was a whole wealth of things going on that Ford knew nothing about? Ford didn't doubt that he was right, but it made him feel rather miserable. "I should pay attention to things."
"I should know because we're friends," Ford insisted. Had he really been such a bad friend to Tycho over the past few months that Tycho felt there was a whole wealth of things going on that Ford knew nothing about? Ford didn't doubt that he was right, but it made him feel rather miserable. "I should pay attention to things."
Set by Lady!