mabel didn’t like to be mean. she tried to actively avoid it as much as she could. but there was something about pacifica that threw all of mabel’s ethics out the window. she wanted to rub things in her stupid, rich, blonde face, but she suppressed that feeling. she didn’t want to stoop to her level. after years and years, almost a whole decade, of dealing with pacifica each summer, mabel knew the best way to get her, is to show that her insults meant nothing. if dipper was with her, it would be easier to do that. but since he was currently MIA, mabel had to toughen up and try to weather the insults herself. “okay, pacifica,” the curly haired girl replied, rolling her eyes at her attempt. her insecurities didn’t lie in the talents, mabel knew she was more than capable when it came to art, but it was when intelligence was brought in. she knew she wasn’t the smartest but she had heart, and empathy, things pacifica didn’t, or at least refused to, show. “i’m sorry, pacifica, i don’t think i can hear you over the sound of my family caring about me,” she retorted, folding her arms across her chest. that was a ruthless dig, she knew, and she knew she was going to feel really bad about saying it later. but for now, mabel stood her ground, staring up at the other with furrowed brow. “you don’t scare me.”
pacifica couldn’t deny that the words hurt, because in all the years pacifica got to perfect her attacks on mabel, mabel got to do the same for her. the pines were one of the few families that had the tiniest glimpse into her families true shame, but they were far from knowing the full truth about it. mabel knew it would hurt though, she knew it was a wound pacifica had that was always open, and she took the cheap shot straight to her. pacifica could respect that, the girl finally standing up for herself and attempting to hit her where it hurts. pacifica had years of training for this though, she knew how to let these things slide off her skin and she knew how to keep a poker face, even if her wound bled out more with the attack. “really? because i look around and i don’t see any of them here with you. you’re all alone, you’ll always be alone. your brother can’t carry you on his back forever mabel, and everyone knows he’s the better twin. he’s smart, he has a chance to be successful, and you’ll just be riding his coattails until he dumps you like the piece of trash you are.” pacifica was a lot better at this than mabel was, hell she was considered a professional. “oh no, i don’t scare you? well i guess i have to pick up my bags and go home and cry, good one mabel.”