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

[powerofmabel]

Um yeah! [is that reassuring??] You could look really fabulous wearing it.

[...classic Mabel.]

[krmvgivv]

Or it could summon something. Or curse you. Or grant you +5 strength or something. Pendants can do a ton of different stuff.

[morethan084]

That's kind of what I'm worried about.

Well, not the strength part, but, I'm willing to bet that would end badly too.

[morethan084]

Yeah, uh, not sure I really want to risk that.

[Her comment does get a small smile out of her though.]

What makes you sure that's Alice's eye by the way?

[powerofmabel]

'Cause I've seen them in the Queen's room before. It's not like there's a ton of people who love the color blue and have no eyes around here.

[She taps her forehead.] For two serious mystery-solvers like Dipper and me, it's not that hard to put it all together.

[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]

... 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?]

[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.

[powerofmabel]

Wonderland's bad enough without being ultra confusing.

[morethan084]

This seems like whatever it is, isn't good. Especially if the Red Queen is back and giving us all cryptic 'gifts'.

[krmvgivv]

I'm a lot more worried about the White Queen than the red one. She's the one that really worries me.

[powerofmabel]

Yeah, the Red Queen's always been nice. She got rid of the Jabberwocky. The White Queen wants to erase all our memories and make us her weird brainless slaves.

[morethan084]

So what if this is the White Queen pretending to be the Red Queen?

[Yeah. Way to keep the kids calm, Daisy. Except the last time she tried to treat Dipper like the age he appeared to be, he snapped at her.]

[krmvgivv]

[Dipper shakes his head.] Why? To try and get us to like her better with gifts? I won't say it's impossible, this is Wonderland, but it doesn't really track.

[powerofmabel]

Yeah, she'd probably just brainwash us if she's as bad as the weird nightmare Wonderland made her seem. This seems like waaay too much effort just to take over.

[morethan084]

...The weird nightmare Wonderland?

[She must have missed that one.]

I know you guys are going to do whatever you want to do, but, I wouldn't go running back to Alice to give her this eyeball right this second.

[krmvgivv]

Back in December. Was that before you got here?

[It's hard to keep track these days. He's been here over two years and people come and go so often.]

Why not? If someone had your eyeballs wouldn't you want them back?

[powerofmabel]

I know I would. [she's gonna do it anyway no matter what anyone says, tbh.]

[morethan084]

Right. Pretty sure that was right after I got here.

[Feels like forever ago, which is pretty scary.

The looks she was getting right now were pretty severe and Daisy raises her hands in defense.]

I'm just saying it could be a trap.

[krmvgivv]

[Dipper shrugs, glancing over at Mabel.]

Maybe. But that doesn't change anything. We still have to try.

[morethan084]

Just be careful, okay? Let me know if you find anything out. Or if you need help