video } I said, hey, girl with one eye

[krmvgivv]

[Dipper's sitting in his room, holding a red-wrapped piece of paper and looking very seriously at the camera.]

So, I just received a very interesting package–Mabel and I both did–I mean, we each received a different package, and… [He holds his up, then holds the note up to the camera.

It reads: In the search for something lost, do what you know you must. -RQ]

So clearly they're important, and I thought it'd be best if we open them nice and slowly and everyone can have a chance to see and weigh in, cause this is definitely a puzzle, and–

[–and Mabel shoves her way into frame violently, pushing Dipper aside and slamming a jar in front of the camera. The jar contains (1) blue eye that darts around in confusion at being jostled so savagely!! For a hot moment, Mabel does not care about that. She’s too busy looking a bit frantic.]

THIS IS AN EMERGENCY. This is the moment I’ve been training for since I first met Alice. [She balls a tiny hand into a fist.] I have one of her eyes, man. But that’s one more eye than I had before!

[She’s… definitely going at this with all the passion of a drill sergeant.] So my question is… Who’s got the other one? [SUSPICIOUS SQUINT. YOU BETTER NOT BE HIDING IT FROM HER. SHE WILL FIND YOU.

Dipper looks annoyed at the intrusion until he sees just what it is she has, at which point he looks shocked and amazed, one hand going to his head.]

Mabel, that's amazing! Oh my gosh, we have to find the other eyeball and figure out where the heck she hangs out when she's not announcing events… I'm going to get a clipboard!

[Whoops dashing offscreen now. There's a thump. Followed by an "I'm okay!" then another thump.

Mabel watches all of this with increasingly more pained flinches at Dipper tripping over everything, all while hugging the jar close to her chest.] Um… We’ll be right back, guys.

[She flicks the camera off.]

Comments

[morethan084]

Right.

[Daisy wants to ask how she's been in there before, but, that didn't seem like an imperative question right now.]

Any idea who RQ is? That's the part I'm still trying to figure out. You know, besides why we were randomly giving these items.

[powerofmabel]

Kiiinda? I think some of it is that she's just been in Wonderland too long, but the eye thing can't be helping.

[Poor guy. This is a terrible ordeal for new people. She'd share with him her scrapbook if she were not currently obsessing over Alice.]

Oh! That's easy! She's short, wears a blue dress and has blonde hair. She's a great artist, and she's delightful.

[and she has NO EYES, Mabel.]

[powerofmabel]

... The Red Queen?

But that's impossible. She got swallowed up by the Core ages ago, and if she's back, that means the Jabberwocky might be too, and nobody wants that.

[morethan084]

[...That actually made sense. Sort of.]

I wouldn't say anything is impossible around here. It could be someone else though. Maybe they are using her initials just to mess with us.

[Yeah that wasn't exactly convincing, was it?]

[fancylad]

I've read the books front to back, and I've yet to hear of any beast that could produce a claw of this size. Its leg alone must be the size of me...

What did Dipper get?

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[punful]

one of her eyes?

[Okay, he knew Alice was eyeless, and he thinks he remembers hearing that the Queen stole them or something, but he kind of...didn't expect the Queen to just keep them.]

[Wonderland is weird.]

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[wriggedywrecked]

Well this whole gifts bullshit is r-rapidly going from weird to f-fucked up, Wonderland flavor. Wh-Who the fuck mails an eyeball to someone? Serial killers. Serial killers and F-Flermurcroms as a, a mating ritual I think, but I'm leaning toward the first thing.

[trabryu]

O...kay. [ That's a pretty gory image. ] So she's not from Wonderland? What's the story even about? [ He doesn't read Western storybooks, sorry. ]

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[krmvgivv]

[Dipper frowns a little at the swearing, which he doesn't really mind anymore but he knows Mabel still does. But...]

Flermurcroms use eyeballs as a mating ritual?

[That is so not the most important thing to focus on right now, but he can't help but be weirdly fascinated.]

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[krmvgivv]

Unless you know someone else with missing eyes here.

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[krmvgivv]

I honestly don't know why I still try.

[Dipper knows Mabel's attention span and yet.]

We're as sure as we can be. I mean, there's a chance they're just random eyes but we know the Queen took hers. It'd make sense if these are them.

[krmvgivv]

I mean, there's the Jabberwocky, but it's shut up in the Core. I don't think a claw could randomly get out.

[Then again, the Red Queen's in there too, and if she is RQ, then.....

That's a horrible thought. He shakes his head and holds up his contract.]

Um. This. I haven't looked at it much. We've been really focused on fixing Alice's eyes for a long time.

[krmvgivv]

It's... hard to explain. You should definitely pick up a copy while you're here. It's not a great guide to this Wonderland, since a lot of stuff is different, but it'll make some things make sense at least.

[krmvgivv]

It's not impossible. But Wonderland, for all that it's all about madness, usually does have a solution to its puzzles. It's gotta stand for something.

[krmvgivv]

Some kind of contract? [He holds it up.] It's not nearly as cool as eyeballs.

[HE'S NOT JEALOUS.]

[krmvgivv]

I hope someone has it. We'll go to your lab now.

[He tugs Mabel by the back of her sweater because they can keep talking about this once they've confirmed they're the right eyeballs.]

[krmvgivv]

Also, she has no eyes. Which is pretty distinctive.

[Which Jon might have picked up on, but still. Worth pointing out.]

You're a superhero?

[kryptomight]

( thank you dipper, for reminding him of the no eyes part. he appreciates it. )

More of a superhero in training, kinda. But I've got all the cool super powers! I'll keep an eye out for her.

[trabryu]

Huh. You can do that? Does the library have it?

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[thevulnerability]

[ A small smirk breaks through. Chloe knows what Christmas morning and birthdays is like with her daughter; wrapping paper EVERYWHERE. ] I can understand your excitement but you guys really should be more careful. [ Hypocritical, yes. It's not like she called in the bomb squad before she opened hers. ]

Yeah, yeah that makes sense. Do you have any theories as to how they got to you? I can't imagine the Queen giving them up but if someone took them from her I doubt she's going to be very happy. [ And that could be a Bad Thing. ]

[powerofmabel]

Wonderland's bad enough without being ultra confusing.

[powerofmabel]

I think the teen superheroes are overpowering the adult ones. Finally! Our time has come! Long live the resistance!

[She's joking.]

[powerofmabel]

It sure does. Illustrated and everything! The pictures really help with the craziness.

[powerofmabel]

[Mabel looks over at Dipper, clearly thinking the same thing about the Jabberwocky. And like him, she doesn't want to horrify Angus or... think about it.]

Once we're through with Alice, we're gonna have a lot of stuff to go through. This'll fill our mystery cards for awhile.

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[powerofmabel]

Dipper's thingy has a note from someone called "RQ," so maybe they took all this stuff out of her room? [She looks down at the jar.] I kiiinda feel like we're supposed to do something with these things.

[Because that's what the note said, Mabel.]