entranceway | video } i found something interesting and we should discover it together

[The door Dipper and Mabel are standing in front of might be familiar to people who have been here for a long time, or who are fond of walking around on the fourth floor and looking at doors. It reads Angel's Investigations. It's closed, and has been for a while. But the twins look excited.]

Hey, everyone! Dipper and Mabel, the last staff standing of Angel's Investigations here. As you may know by now, Angel and Faith are gone, leaving us in charge. We've been working on the best way to use the space for a little while now, and we're finally ready to open the doors of the new Angel's Investigations to the public!

[Mabel pulls a handful of confetti out of her pockets and throws it up in the air.] Boom! [And it falls back down, giving them both a nice smattering of confetti on their heads and shoulders. Yaaay.] We thought about changing the name, but we figured it would be disrespectful to Angel’s legacy and also Cordelia’s logo, which totally does look like a little old man with whiskers.

[SORRY CORDELIA, BUT WHAT HAS BEEN SEEN CAN NEVER BE UNSEEN.

Dipper brushes confetti from his hair, then pushes open the door, revealing the office.

It looks a lot like it used to, the old hotel lobby feeling is still there, but there are several bookcases shoved up against walls, as well as several large conspiracy boards, white boards, and a projector.

Dipper beams as he walks in, panning the camera over all the additions.]

We're still investigating, but what we're specifically investigating is the Mysteries of Wonderland. I know, I know, who isn't doing that, right? But what we're specifically doing is consolidating research. I've made copies of all the notes in the library and started to try and organize it. It's… a process. But I think we might really be able to make some headway if we all work together!

[Mabel walks over to the desk chair and flops down on it, giving it a good spin.] So when stuff doesn’t add up or if you find some weird new clue about Wonderland, you can bring it to us, and Dipper’ll put it up on his mystery board, so we can all stare at it. [She stands up in the chair, which seems very dangerous, and gesticulates wildly.] Ooooh. So mysterious. So. Many. Questions~

Mabel! [Take this seriously Mabel, oh my god. Dipper shoots her a glare.] So. Uh. Yeah! Come on down. We're here to clue in the clueless!

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[Exactly. The good old routine "Good Cop, Bad Cop" maneuver. Except in this case it's probably something more along the lines of "Bad Cop, Worse Cop." Details, details.]

We should put the rocket launcher on the payroll too, then.

We don't have perps! It's a research thing! [Why is this his life? Why do people want to bring rocket launchers around?] And we don't have a payroll!

The job pays in experience and glittery stickers!

[Mabel isn't helping.] And knowledge.

[she waves her hands in some gesture of mysticism.]

[Chara pushes further into the frame (sorry Frisk), raising their hand, as polite and helpful children do.]

I want to be paid in blood. Can I be paid in blood? And forbidden knowledge. Blood and arcane secrets. I was promised the chance to be a gritty private investigator, and if I can't have my perps, I have to get my grimdark noir jollies from somewhere!

You can be paid in red and black heart stickers and more of Dipper's mixtapes.

[Paired with a meaningful look at Dipper. At this point, they don't even care if they have to listen to said mixtapes a hundred times over like they did the first one. It will be a slight expansion of Chara's repertoire, and that makes it more than worth it.]

You overestimate how many songs I know in that genre. The next mixtape would have to be songs I actually like.

[Prepare for some BABBA. And songs from nerd rock band They Might Not Be Halflings.]

There's probably some arcane secrets in BABBA. [snicker snicker] Iceland is weird- it's not even made of ice! Clearly, they can't be trusted.