[Fern is indeed a bit lost. His first reaction is that that would be something Bubblegum would do, not leave something that's potentially dangerous to her people alone and experiment on it to find a solution. Because of that it sounds totally reasonable to him, so it's a shock to hear that things go south.
And oh boy, do they ever go south. A bad reaction is one thing, but indestructible crystal? That's nuts. And his dad getting trapped in it, that's downright traumatizing. He can only imagine how awful that must have felt, screwing up that badly, and hurting his father, of all people. It hits several personal nerves.]
Dude, that's horrible. [All of it, his father getting trapped, the screw-up, being let down by the princess. Fern looks incredibly empathetic, and even shifts a tiny bit closer.] What did you do?
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And oh boy, do they ever go south. A bad reaction is one thing, but indestructible crystal? That's nuts. And his dad getting trapped in it, that's downright traumatizing. He can only imagine how awful that must have felt, screwing up that badly, and hurting his father, of all people. It hits several personal nerves.]
Dude, that's horrible. [All of it, his father getting trapped, the screw-up, being let down by the princess. Fern looks incredibly empathetic, and even shifts a tiny bit closer.] What did you do?