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]

Our Mirrors were made by her, actually. They're just copies of us that she can use. It's really creepy.

[She's at least sympathetic to his plight.] This is a lot to take in.

[trabryu]

She was the one who created those Mirrors?! [ Oy vey... His head's spinning. He's certainly trying to bite more than he can chew right now. Too much information, limited brain capacity. ] Yeah... it's... yeah. [ Not very intellectual right now. Give him a sec. ]

So... you guys gonna find that Alice girl, right? How're you guys plannin' to do that?

[krmvgivv]

[Dipper shrugs.] We're still working on that part of the plan.

[powerofmabel]

Most of our plans are just whatever comes to mind in the moment anyway.

[Despite Dipper's protests.]

[trabryu]

[ Oi oi... You don't call those plans... These kids are really not taking this seriously, are they? ]

Aren't you guys... I dunno, scared?

[krmvgivv]

Of Alice? She's our friend.

[They're taking it seriously. But that's never stopped them from being flippant before. No reason to start now.]

[trabryu]

Well, not Alice per se, but... I dunno. You guys seem like you're used to doing dangerous stuff ー this doesn't sound any different.