god there is so much to unpack.

First, yeah Gramps still thinks tools suck ass.

Second, he has basically beat into Flipflop (and other spirits probably) that their worth is based on their powers and usefulness

Not like it can show a person’s skill for adapting and using those skills in creative and alternate ways, but I am getting ahead of myself.

Third, he purposefully did this, thinking that Isabel will fail with a spirit without “OP powers”, meaning he never had any confidence in her tool use at all, and that he doesn’t have any faith in her abilities and intelligence to adapt with said tools.

Because fuck, she picked up on that flipping shit so naturally it was scary, but it isn’t like Gramps would actually care about that.

Basically, Gramps is trash and Isabel deserves better.