[Oh. Oh, he said his notes would be useful? That's. Hm. That's a lot coming from someone he's all but idolized from a distance this entire time. Also it's kind of nice to get some kind of indirect praise after all the picking the others do at him.]

[So, he snaps to attention. He's ...still sweaty and jittery, but he does know that Ford is right. This situation is weird and they need to figure out whats up with that first.]

R-Right. Right! I don't recognize this place as anything I've seen in Gravity Falls. I ...thought maybe it was the portal's fault. The last thing I remember is it activating and everything going nuts. What about you?