#pinetrce

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"Hey Dip-Dop?"

There wasn't a knock, just the door opening and Mabel coming in. Even after Dipper moved out from the Mystery Shack, Mabel never broke the habit of barging into his space.

"Soooo I hope you're not busy right now buuuut I had an idea and I wanted to know what you think. Cause ya know. You're the braniac twin." Mabel picked at the nail polish on her nails, it wasn't that she was nervous or upset but rather it seemed she had something on her mind.

"I was thinking. We always wanna stay here forever right? And I know I got art classes and we hunt monsters but... I was thinking about like. Future stuff. Our future stuff. Something solid." She fidgeted a bit more before pulling out a clearly handmade brochure from her back pocket and handed it to Dipper. In bright, glittery letters the cover read 'New initiative to protect the Gravity Fall's forest and its unique natural resources! ' .

"I um. I want to bring the idea up to Mayor Tyler to start up a new department. Our town has something special and it's a park rangers job to keep the local ecosystem safe. We could be paid full time to do what we've always done and wander the forest and study it and keep our town safe. What do you think?"

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Mabel had been discharged from the hospital shortly before her birthday, which she was deeply appreciative for. She prepared and finished up what she had time for, wrapped it up and made her way over to Gideon's.

With a big grin, she handed presents over to Dipper. A matching pair of birthday sweaters for him and Mabel, a good luck charm and finally a detailed portrait of him and Gideon(she may or may not have painted wedding bands on their hands but that was for Dipper to find out in time). The last of which had taken her a very, very long time to finish.

There was a card taped to the back of the painting, the inside reading "Happy Birthday Dipper! You've been with me through thick and thin, you're the best brother a gal could ever ask for. I love ya with all my heart and more!!! Here's to another trip 'round the sun together!"

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“Wait, really?”

They’d met recently enough that Dipper hadn’t really expected William to even know it was his birthday, much less actually get him a gift. He’d have to remember to find out William’s birthday when he got a chance.

“Thank you---you really didn’t have to do that.”

▲ “I heard from the old man it was your birthday, figured since your the boss’s...” He trailed over, squinting thoughtfully at the Pie Tree as he tried to remember how exactly human familial relationships worked. “... nephew...?” That seemed right enough. “I should at least get you a little something. It’s from my old home.” 

He handed Dipper a small, unwrapped little coin with some strange writing scratched out beyond recognition lining the edges. “It’s supposed to ward off bad energy.” Well... that was a very basic explanation. It was a warding talisman, but mostly for shamblers, which (aside from that one in the Northwest Manor) did not seem to linger much in the falls. 

“But it’s one of those weird artifacts from Arkham. Thought you might like it.”

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Dipper's phone rang. When he picked up, a man introduced himself as a doctor from their local hospital.

"Is this Mason Pines I'm currently speaking to? Yes? Okay, good. I'm calling to inform you that your sister, Mabel, had an accident today and is currently in surgery. We aren't certain of the full extent of the damage quite yet but she did fall quite a distance while trying to climb down from the side of a building. Would you mind coming in? We have some paperwork that we need a family member to look over."

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Nightmares were nothing new. Not for the twins anyways. And even if they didn't share a bedroom anymore, Mabel was determined to make sure that her brother would face as few nightmares alone as possible.

When she was finally able to wake her brother, Mabel felt a bit of weight lift from her shoulders when he pulled her into a hug. That was a good sign. She gladly returned it, her fingers gently rubbed circles into his upper back. "It's okay," Her voice was soothing and kept low so as to not alert their parents. "It was just a dream, nothing's gonna hurt you. You're safe, it's just me here. Can you take a deep breath for me?"

Once Mabel felt Dipper was calmed enough, she pulled away to get herself in a more comfortable seated position on his bed. She leaned against him, one of her arms wrapped around his shoulder. "Do you wanna tell me what it was about? Or do you wanna just talk about light stuff to get your mind off it?"

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“ P I N E T R E E ? “

how long has it been, exactly ? in this dimension’s time flew much different than what he was used to. . the runt before him, at least the one he remembers was much taller than last time- much more like an adult. must’ve been a few years since all that; but does that REALLY MATTER ? the nightmare of that one summer still dreaded all around the child, now  “ man “ 

the past hasn’t left the demon either. maybe blurring out his name like that, blowing this humane cover wasn’t the SMARTEST idea but could Cypher really help it ? this was  e m o t i o n a l

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"That's between ME and the coroner investigating my untimely death."

....There was a small pile of empty energy drink cans in the corner and a mostly finished statue in the middle of Mabel's art room that definitely wasn't here yesterday.

"Just HUSH and help me slap the legs with glitter while the clays at perfect sticky texture."

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It was peaceful up until someone, or what sounds like a pair of footsteps approach the door and knock on it. "Ugh, bro. Don't you think this place smells worse than the one in our own universe?" a familiar voice asks the person who knocked on the door.

The shifting in the floorboards of the patio in front of the Shack suggest the knocker has turned towards his assailant. “... Eh. Not as bad as what it could be, sister.” that voice, it... sounds... no way...

Mabel pouts and kicks at the dirty old porch anyway. “Ew...” she grimaces when some dirt gets onto her expensive-ass skirt, but sighs. These things happen... “Why are we even here, to wait around for nobody to come answer this door?”

Mason sighs and rolls his eyes. Crossing his arms and pouting a little. “Relax, Mabel. I doubt anyone’s even here for there to be an accidental paradox, like they say might happen if we do end up meeting our alternate selves. But, if we do end up meeting our alternates--” he holds up his phone with a playful smirk, earning himself a slap from Mabel.

“Taking selfies with your alternate self won’t help, idiot!” Mabel makes an angry ‘humph’ sound as she crosses her arms and looks away flustered. Oof.