Your dad and aunt went on a lot of adventures when they were your age. Did they tell you about them? And if they did, do you have one you consider a favourite?
Nilam: You mean their first summer? Oh, absolutely! Dad and Aunt Mabel never get tired of telling those stories.
Nita: Though, most of the time, they tell them as cautionary tales. Like, "Stay out of the woods, or you'll run into territorial unicorns and aggressive gnomes," or "Mess with magic, and you might wake up with white hair". That sort of thing.
Taka: Or, well, never trust a dream demon. Or a hand witch.
Nilam: Very wild tales, but honestly? We’ve seen enough weirder stuff ourselves to know they’re telling the truth.
Taka: Growing up in Gravity Falls, you’d have to be willfully blind not to believe in the supernatural.
Nita: Exactly! But if we had to pick a favorite story… hmm, that’s a tough question.
Taka: I think the time they fought the Shapeshifter in Great-Grunkle's bunker was pretty wild. The way Dad describes it, it was straight-up terrifying. Imagine battling a version of yourself, only for them to escape and try to take over your life.
Nita and Nilam, who are nearly identical, glance at each other
Nilam: Nah, I think I’d go with the one where Dad and Aunt Mabel worked together to uncover the true founder of Gravity Falls. I love how Aunt Mabel's silliness saved the day.
Nita: Oh, come on, the Summerween Trickster story wins, hands down! A monster made out of thrown-away candy that eats kids who don’t take the holiday seriously? That’s both hilarious and nightmare fuel.
Nilam: You're saying that because you like sweets and the extra Halloween.
Taka: Either way, it’s kinda crazy how much they went through in just one summer. Even surviving a literal apocalypse.
Nita: And no matter what, they always stuck together and had each other’s backs until the very end.
Nilam: Oh, and let’s not forget one particular adventure. Because if it hadn’t happened, we wouldn’t even exist!
Taka: Oh? And what might that be?
Nilam: Mom and Dad’s ghostbusting adventure, obviously! Y’know, the one where they had to undo a family curse, fight a vengeful spirit, and where they hugged and kissed and-
Nita: Whoa, whoa! I don’t remember any kissing.
Taka: Yeah, pretty sure you’re thinking of Uncle Soos’ fanfic version.
Nita: Or one of Aunt Mabel's dramatic retellings.
Nilam: Still, you can’t deny that adventure changed everything. That was the moment Dad really saw Mom in a whole new light.
Nita: True, true. You’ve got a point there. I mean, Dad really did push her to be a better person after that.
Nilam: Yeah, and look at them now. Married to each other, having more ghostbusting adventures-
Taka: And raising three kids who grew up chasing the weird.
Nilam: It’s almost like the universe planned it this way.
Nita: Not that we’re complaining!
The triplets laugh as this session closes.
