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[The feed starts with Dipper’s face way too close to the screen, tongue out as he sets the phone in place. It wiggles a bit as he finds a good balance, then he moves back to sit next to Mabel and gives an awkward grin and a wave.]

Hi! Dipper and Mabel here. Welcome to Gravity Falls, I guess? Sort of? [He glances over at Mabel.]

Close enough, anyway! [Mabel’s not exactly concerned about the differences, to be honest. she’s all but bouncing in her seat.] For once, Wonderland’s giving us a break! Gravity Falls is totally awesome so long as certain well-dressed triangles aren’t here. [she blows a raspberry.]

Which he probably isn't since he used to be here as a… [Dipper glances up, scratching his chin.] Well, I’m still not sure if he was here on purpose or not, but the fact is, he’s no more likely to secretly be lurking here now than he was before the event started. But isosceles horrors aside, there is a lot to watch out for here. The woods are filled with amazing creatures!

Gnomes! Unicorns! Sometimes an occasional cow with extra legs. But the important thing to remember is that for the most part, none of them are really gonna hurt you. They’re more… [she squints, trying to find the right word.] ...annoying? Weirdly stalker-y? [she shrugs] Point is! They’re pretty easy to deal with if they get on your nerves. And accidentally swallowing unicorn blood will not give you an extra face on the back of your head! [she turns around in her chair and tosses her hair over her face to demonstrate] See?

And the Multibear has surprisingly good taste in music. [Dipper looks slightly shifty as he says it.] For the record, we mean deal with in a non-fatal manner. [He spreads his hands out in front of him, looking serious.] I know a lot of you fight monsters in your worlds, but can you just… try not to do it here? It’s unnecessary and really sort of a jerk move. I mean, a lot of them are sentient.

[Mabel turns around tosses her hair back.] Yeah, seriously guys, even the gnomes aren’t that bad, and they tried to make me marry all two thousand and something of them.

[there weren’t that many, Mabel.] And, most importantly, don’t forget to check out the gift shop for all your mystery needs!

[she beams proudly, much like someone who expects to be rewarded for throwing that in.]

[Dipper rolls his eyes like someone who won’t actively speak out against the family business but also refuses to participate in the sucking up part of this message.] And ask us if you have any questions. No one knows these woods better than us. [A beat, then he quickly adds:] Except Great Uncle Ford. [Ford is the reason Dipper and Mabel know so much, after all. He looks over at Mabel, frowning slightly.] Do you think the gnomes’ll bother Wirt?

[still facing the camera and beaming.] He’ll be fine.

[click.]

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Oh, yeah? [ She's a little jealous, to be honest; they seem so close, and they're both so cool, and for a minute, she wonders what her life would have been like with a twin or sibling.

They'd probably be dead, though. That's the trend. ]

Um- So, what're some of the costumes you've done? What's one of your favorites?

[Dipper looks over at Mabel.] Too bad you don't have the Halloween scrapbook here.

Right? [She'll have to go by memory.] Well, I think last year was zombies... Those were pretty detailed. I had these fake guts that looked like they were falling out of me.

[Mabel no. REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE TALKING TO.]

[ WELP

Luckily, Ellie isn't one for overreacting, or for being particularly dramatic. She doesn't exhibit as excited a reaction as she might have otherwise, but she does chuckle weakly. ]

Fake guts are better than real guts. [ ellie no ] What're some of the other ones?

[Mabel is oblivious, because sometimes she just is.]

One time we were cats, and then there were the salt and pepper shakers. And during Summerween, we were peanut butter and jelly.

Mabel. [Dipper, at least, isn't totally oblivious, though they've moved on from that now.]

Halloween here we were Why, MD and his nemesis, the plungerbot. [A beat.] I think Mabel just wanted an excuse to hit people with a plunger.

Who wouldn't want to hit people with a plunger?

[ Sounds way better than just a normal Halloween! Based on what she knows about it, anyway. ]

That's awesome, you guys. Now I sort of want it to be October around here again so I can figure out something really cool for this year.

Man, if we get our way? We could totally have Summerween in June though. Double costume opportunities!

When's it normally? July?

[ Had Dipper mentioned "Summerween" before? She thinks so; it sounds vaguely familiar. ]

June 22. [They've only celebrated it once but it sure was memorable.]

Mark your calendar, 'cause it's happenin'.

In Wonderland? Awesome. I'm game.

[ For whatever Summerween means to the Pines twins. ]

So, uh- I'm gonna go explore your crazy, mysterious home-place? If that's cool? And maybe I'll see you guys around here!

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