Gosh, just imagine the aftermath of "Into the Bunker" in which when Mabel tells Dipper she's working on a rebound list of crushes, she winks at Pacifica who blushes from the implication 😂.
Oh god post into the bunker just Pacifica wanting to give the ol “I told you so!” But Wendy being like COOL IT GIRL cmon he’s already beaten down
But also Pacifica feeling bad for him bc he (and Mabel) are mostly her friends at this point of the series in this AU and I think this would be the peeeerfect time to talk about Pacifica in Roadside Attraction in this AU!
Mabel gets to bring Candy and Grenda so Stan is like go bring a friend or whatever and the o oh other friend Dipper has that isn’t Soos or Wendy (who isn’t coming) is Pacifica and at this point she’ll do anything to not be in the house anymore post NWMM. Stan gives Dipper girl advice but this also gives a chance for Dipper and Pacifica to talk more about the Wendy thing to the point that Pacifica also gives Dipper advice on girls. Which leads to Stan and Pacifica having different ideas of what girls like or don’t but Dipper actually having better luck just being by himself.
Of course Pacifica is a little jealous but miss Emotionally Stunted isn’t gonna pick up on that and keeps trying to take credit while Stan also tries to take credit.
It isn’t til Pacifica hears that CANDY has a crush on Dipper she has an “uh oh” moment bc one, Dippers been talking to like a ton of girls today and that’s DEFINITELY not in tune with whatever Candy wants, and two, DIPPER AND CANDY??? If there were ANYONE in the twins’ friend group that meshed better with Dipper, it’d be he—
Aaaand then she and Stan get caught up in the widowmaker
Meanwhile Candy finds out, Dipper is like aw man well I wasn’t like dating any one of them I’m just making friends! Which Candy is like ok fair I GUESS, but be honest you don’t like me. Which Dipper has to say yes, bc she doesn’t. And then he kind of word vomits about Wendy, talks about how it feels like he should be chasing after someone, Candy drops some word wisdom about how his feelings for Wendy were their own, and you can’t replicate them on others. People have their own shine, and you’re gonna feel what you feel about them in your own way. Dipper talks about how it’d be easier to like someone who liked him back, like Candy, but it’d be unfair. Candy tells him it’s ok after they saved Stan and Paz she kind of got turned off by his cowardly screaming, but also gives him a hint that maybe it’s someone else he needs to be looking at. Dipper is not as stupid as he seems but he’s still hesitant but at least Dip and Candy make up!
I’d honestly have to rewatch the episode to remember more details to tweak but eventually Candy and Dipper reconcile, Mabel is relieved that she won’t have to see two of her best friends “fight for her brother”, Pacifica and Stan bond over the idea of living their life having to have a silver tongue (Stan as a schemer salesman, Pacifica always having to be careful of her wording in the world of judgmental rich people).
And also Dipcifica bc Dipper acknowledges at the end of the episode that liking Wendy was fun, and having to leave that mindset is scary bc going to the next chapter (or person) in his life is scary, but maybe it’s worth it. Pacifica is like glad you learned a lesson, Dipstick. Then compliments him on how smooth he was, for a giant nerd. Dipper calls her the worst wingwoman in the world. But it’s a cute end!
