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“What? He’s cute,” Mabel whispered aside to her brother as he chided her for being too immediately friendly with the new guest to their dimension. Despite just about everything they’d ever gone through and knowing things weren’t always as they seemed, she still hadn’t learned to lead with mistrust. Maybe it was also because of everything they’d gone through that she felt they could make it out of anything. They had the determination, the smarts and the skills to get through any trial by fire—nobody was going to come out of a tree and just take them out like that! Plus, the guy was cute, and she had forgone stranger danger for less.

“Yes!” she followed up as Dipper agreed to show Morty around under the condition he answered some questions for them. Mabel sidled up next to their new friend as they began to head toward the motel. “What’s your sign? Am I detecting Pisces somewhere in your chart? Virgos are veeery compatible with Pisces if you didn’t know!” She looked up at him meaningfully as she added, “I happen to be a Virgo…” By no means were all her questions about how and why he came to be here and what the deal was with his portal device forgotten, but sue her for trying to break the ice before launching an interrogation. She just knew as soon as Dipper started harassing him for information, there would go their chance to build rapport!

Both the twins had so many thoughts pop into their heads as they watched the stranger emerge from the portal. Dipper was curious yet also cautious: Where did the portal come from? Is it dangerous? Is this guy human or does he only appear as human? Even if he looked harmless, it didn’t mean he actually was — Dipper had learned that firsthand from their adventures over the years. Before he could warn his sister to keep her guard up though, she was reaching out to shake the stranger’s hand and introducing both of them. “Mabel!” Dipper protested as he side-eyed his twin, who name dropped them both before they even knew it was safe to do so. Sure, Dipper was just as intrigued, but he didn’t want them to end up in any sort of danger. How could they be sure they could trust this guy? 

Morty couldn’t help but feel a sense of familiarity from these two, but he couldn’t quite put his finger on it. Had he visited this dimension before? The name didn’t seem familiar to him though; if anything, Destiny Isle sounded kinda corny, fictional even. Still, he shook Mabel’s hand as Dipper eyed him carefully. “Destiny Isle…” Morty repeated, pulling his hand away from hers to put his portal gun away in his backpack. He didn’t know who Grunkle Stan was or what the mystery shack could be, but he was grateful they weren’t far from a motel. Hopefully this dimension didn’t have any strange form of currency. “Thanks. Can you show me the way? I-I'd like to learn more about this place before sticking around, if you could help me out,” Morty admitted. He needed to know more about where he was to truly decide if this was the right place to stay or not, and it seemed like these two could potentially be helpful.

Dipper pursed his lips, finally dropping his arm from in front of Mabel. What did this Morty guy want to know? There was only one way to find out, even if it meant putting some trust into this stranger and spending more time with him. On the bright side, it also meant having time to ask this guy everything he and Mabel were eager to learn about, specifically the portal and where he came from. How did it work?! Dipper glanced at Mabel before he gave in, the benefits outweighing the cons. “… I guess we could,” he answered, playing it off as if he wasn’t ready to ask a million questions and intrigued to learn more about him. “But only if you answer some questions we have.” Morty didn’t really have anything to hide, shrugging as he began following the siblings.

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@mysterysoos: “She’s a snack that smiles back.”

“Goldfish!” Mabel automatically finished the jingle Soos was quoting, then paused to think about it. He really hadn’t addressed Dipper’s concern that he was moving too fast with this strange Grace girl at all, just explaining his attraction to her with a reference to a child’s snack commercial, but…he made a good point! Mabel couldn’t fault him for being into a lady because she was pretty and friendly—was he supposed to look for an ugly and unhappy girl? “Yeah, she seems nice,” was her conclusion, joining Soos’ side against her twin. “I dunno why you’re making such a big deal out of it, Dipper.”

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Mabel stopped short of running into her brother’s arm as he swung it in front of her to keep her from walking on—and possibly straight into a glowing green portal she hadn’t noticed. That definitely hadn’t been there a moment ago, right? “I’m seeing it,” she confirmed, her previous train of thought now fully derailed as she eyed the portal, which soon revealed its creator as he stepped through and introduced himself. Mabel’s first thought was, Whooooaaaa! And also, how did he open and shut a portal so easily? And a bunch of other thoughts all at the same time about whether he was human or just something that looked human and whether they could befriend him and if he would let them use that portal gun if they did befriend him.

“Hi, Morty! I’m Mabel, this is Dipper, you’re in Destiny Isle—” she started, reaching over Dipper’s arm to extend her own towards their new acquaintance for a handshake, defeating the whole purpose of her twin trying to ‘protect’ her. “And our Grunkle Stan lives in the Mystery Shack just back there, but if you’re looking for somewhere to stay, there’s a motel on the nearest road like…that direction,” she pointed with her other hand.

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It wasn’t uncommon for the twins to leave the Mystery Shack after dark, sometimes staying late after working a short shift and talking to Soos. Despite that Dipper was such a skeptic, he was also intrigued by the woods at night and the mysteries they held. You never knew what you’d stumble upon in Destiny Isle after all. Tonight proved just that as the twins left the shack and a mysterious green portal magically appeared nearby. Dipper stopped in his tracks, putting his arm in front of his sister to stop her as well since she seemed to be distracted by their previous conversation. “Mabel, are you seeing this?!” He quickly interrupted her, staying put with wide eyes as he watched someone emerge from the portal. It disappeared as soon as the person stepped out of it, someone who appeared to be close to their age and carrying a backpack and …. a gun of some sort? Dipper didn’t move his arm away from the front of Mabel, feeling protective despite his curiosity. 

Morty stepped through the portal for what felt like the millionth time, having been searching for a new home after running away from his home dimension. He was tired and hungry and slightly frustrated, struggling to find a universe that was somewhat normal and not full of danger and chaos. He’d seen some wild things along his journey, and he was ready for some peace and some rest. This time, as he stepped into this new universe he was met with somewhat normalcy, familiarity almost. He didn’t think he’d ever been here before, but it was the closest to his home dimension that he’d seen since leaving. Morty locked eyes with the two strangers in front of him, awkwardly raising the hand that didn't carry the portal gun to wave hello and show that he meant no harm. “Uhhh …. Hi, I’m Morty,” he began, feeling like an alien by the way the male was staring at him. “Can you tell me where exactly I am? I-I’m just looking for a place to stay..”

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GRAVITY FALLS 1.05 - The Inconveniencing

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GIA IN EVERY EPISODE

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“My name is Mabel! It rhymes with table. It also rhymes with glable. It also rhymes with...schmabel!”

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Name: Mabel Pines Nicknames: Hambone Age: 22 Birthday: August 31, 2002 Height: 5′1″ Sexuality: Bisexual Occupation: Elementary teacher in training