Welcome to my Twisted Mind

Dipper Pines, Demonology grad student at PrideU, aspiring paranormal documentary maker, cult movie fanatic, calzone enthusiast. Oh, yeah, you probably saw me on tv when I was 12.

[thedipster]

I took a little journey to the unknown // And I've come back changed I can feel it in my bones // I fucked with forces that our eyes can't see // Now the darkness got a hold on me // Oh, the darkness got a hold on me

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MASON “DIPPER” BENJAMIN PINES

Nicknames: Dipper (the name he almost exclusively goes by) Birthday: August 29, 1997 Magic status: Mundus Nationality: American Ethnicity: White (Jewish) Accent: American Pronouns: he/him Sexuality: Bisexual Relationship status: Dating Marie Bonfamille (he’s just as surprised as you are) Height: 5’11 Build: very scrawny, all knobbly knees and elbows  Complexion: tan  Eye color: dark brown  Hair color/length/style: a messy dark brown mop of hair; he has a stubble that sometimes grows out a little more solely because he is lazy but it never quite gets to a full beard Tattoos/piercings/daily jewelry: None

Occupation/Schooling: PhD candidate at Pride University for Demonology; graduated with his bachelor’s in Demonology in 2020

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cw: dead body mention 

What would you find if you Googled them?: the Gravity Falls demon incident of 2009 — where a stage 5 demon possessed him and wreaked havoc on the town, and the resulting reports and “exposes” about him; maybe some blog posts speculating that he was involved with the Swynlake demon incident of 2018; you may also find his Letterboxd account, because he’s a film nerd, and his social media accounts 

What natives would know about them: moved to town for university in 2017; if you’re really plugged into the university gossip, you’d know that two professors he worked with (Professor Thatch and Professor Michaels) left the university under mysterious circumstances; he was also one of the three people who found Peach Clearwater’s body 

Social media: ursamajor (instagram and twitter) 

Other: has a twin sister named Mabel who was in Swynlake from ~ 2019 - 2021; dated Terence Sparrowman for about a year from 2019 - 2020

bio page || instagram || character sheet || the story so far...

[thedipster]

The Epic Highs and Lows of Internet Virality || Bopper

[boointhenight]

It felt a little bit like making a deal with a demon, complete with the smile you shouldn't believe in.

Maybe that was what made this so easy. Boo and Dipper had done exactly that on multiple occasions for way more complicated stakes. Atkinson could only dream of being as terrifying as the beings they'd dealt with to get where they were.

There was a sparkle of humor as Boo met Dipper's eyes, but she schooled her expression by the time she glanced back.

"Sure, I'll connect with your assistant to see what timing would work for a weekly meeting on all of our schedules." It'd be annoying, but there wasn't that long until graduation. They could make it work.

"Excellent. We'll forward you those first communications. I should leave you to your....research for the day."

With a fake smile, Atkinson waved a hand and swept out of the room.

It only took untilt he door closed for Boo to start laughing.

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[thedipster]

The lab door shut and Boo laughed.

Dipper almost laughed too. The whole situation just felt completely unbelievable. He’d made the video out of frustration, having collected all this footage and data that the university deemed useless. And against all odds, it was that very same video that had led to this.

Instead of laughing, though, he let the whole situation wash over him. He exhaled the biggest sigh he’d ever sighed, then threw his head back so that he was looking up at the grimy grey ceiling of the demonology lab. 

“Literally,” said Dipper, turning to Boo. “What the fuck was that? Did he get possessed or something? You’re totally thinking that too, right?” 

@boointhenight

[ice-in-her-stare]

A Mild Investigation | Open

[thedipster]

“Yeah, definitely something to keep in mind if they ever report a loss in customers or revenue!” Dipper said cheerfully. 

As far as he knew from Marie and Alana, though, Queen Bee was thriving. So much so, that they had a hard time keeping up with some of their out-of-town clients. He didn’t say that to this lady, though. That seemed like giving away some company secrets. Not that he was part of the company. It was more like his… company-in-law. Or something like that. 

“What kind of places do you normally shop at?” he asked. “If splurging on this lipstick is out of the question.”

Was he walking too close to the fire? Uh. Probably. Honestly, he was kinda waiting for Marie to waltz out and save him, but at this point he couldn’t really back down, now could he? 

@ice-in-her-stare

[ice-in-her-stare]

Hmm. This boy was far too positive about the company. How incredibly irritating. But she supposed it should be expected when she was inside the building. Only suck ups to the horrible place would be present.

"I normally shop for my best products in a place I trust in London." Cruella didn't particularly care if it was more out of the way. She preferred it to anything on offer in this horrid little town or the Next Town Over. She had yet to find out what that town was called. For it didn't make sense for that to simply be the name. Utter nonsense.

She shrugged her shoulders. "I'll splurge on the things I believe are worth my time."

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[thedipster]

Dipper nodded.

He didn’t actually care about this woman’s spending habits, but he’d been mildly curious. If only so he could tell Marie later. Or Alana. Or both. He had a feeling that Alana would use that information to concoct some sort of terrifying master plan, though, and he wasn’t sure how involved he wanted to be with that.

“Well, good for you,” said Dipper as nonchalantly as he could. “I hope you find what you’re looking for then.”

He nodded again, then pretended to be very interested in the lipstick the woman had been looking at. Maybe he’d buy Marie one of the items from her own store just to prove a point. 

@ice-in-her-stare

[thedipster]

Dog Dad Duties || Gemipper

[thedipster]

Between his suddenly elevated department position and his newfound fame as a #contentcreator, Dipper was busier than ever. 

But he prided himself on being both a good partner and a good housemate, which meant that whenever it was his turn to bring Tutu out for her walks, he made sure to clear his schedule.

Now Tutu was not a very active dog by any means, which suited Dipper and Marie’s hectic lifestyles just fine. She spent most of her time sleeping and when she wasn’t sleeping, she was usually hanging out in Marie’s purse.

However, she was still a dog and dogs needed to go on walks. Even if she was being an absolute diva about it and taking her sweet time sniffing every single flower along the way.

Dipper didn’t mind so much. He’d just finished some Pride U outreach stuff that was honestly a bit annoying (he’d suck up and pretend to be the voice of the university as long as he got the resources he needed; but that didn’t mean he had to like it). He could use this time to clear his head of the friendly customer service voice he used for his emails and phone calls.

It would be a nice leisurely walk —

Out of nowhere a large husky came bounding towards them.

“Whoa!” Dipper immediately scooped Tutu up into his arms. 

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[thedipster]

Dog Dad Duties || Gemipper

[thedipster]

Opportunity Knocks || Mipper

[marie-a-bonfamille]

The longer she thought about it, the more the practicalities became boring. Pragmatism wasn’t as fun as daydreaming. She didn’t know what would come after. What typically followed producing and hosting a Netflix documentary? Maybe writing a book, touring said book. Maybe another documentary, or a television series. Maybe just more research, back to the same old grind, fifteen minutes of fame done and dusted.

Marie wasn’t think about the future. Or at least, she wasn’t thinking so far ahead — she had settled at the production and the taping, about where they might want to fly Dipper out to, and who would style him, and how long it might all take. She wondered if, maybe, she’d be allowed to go with him, wherever it was they sent him.

Not that she could abandon her own work, really. She did want to be supportive, though. Especially since she knew Dipper deserved this, that he had earned it, and she worried that he might not see it that way. He needed his own personal cheerleader, and Marie was quite sure she had the outfit in the back of her closet somewhere.

She combed her fingers through the hair at the nape of his neck, still looking up at him with those bright eyes. Her smile settled into something a little less excited and a little more teasing when she said, “I’m sure that’s exactly what caught their eye, not all your hard work. You’ll have to put a clause in your contract. To be styled by Marie Bonfamille only.”

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[thedipster]

Dipper smiled. 

“I wouldn’t trust anyone else.” He leaned to kiss her — her nose first, then her lips — and broke away with a smile.

“This is so surreal. First there was the Atkinson thing. And that CalTech —”

Dipper tilted his head suddenly.

CalTech was in Los Angeles. Well, in Pasadena, which was basically Los Angeles. They’d reached out to Pride University and Dipper had been emailing the head of their demonology department. It was a fruitful academic conversation and Dipper had kinda been considering asking about open positions …

“I’ve been talking with this professor at CalTech,” Dipper said. “Research stuff — after the whole Atkinson thing.” He’d already given Marie a TLDR of the situation, which was basically that he and Boo were finally getting the respect they deserved and the resources they needed. “But I was — I mean, I was thinking about asking about post-doc positions. Well, like thinking about thinking about. And CalTech’s basically in the same city as Netflix…”

Was this a sign? 

@marie-a-bonfamille

[noroithecurse2005-deactivated20]

where’s that picture of david duchovny gazing longingly at jar jar binks in a picturesque landscape of an alien planet

[girllenin]

[thedipster]

The Epic Highs and Lows of Internet Virality || Bopper

[thedipster]

This had to be a prank.

Dipper was pretty sure that someone would jump out from behind a closet and go Suprise! And then Atkinson would expel him from Pride University for making a laughingstock out of the institution. He could hear the speech now, in Atkinson’s snooty voice…

It was Boo who yanked him back to reality. 

Dipper blinked. 

“Ah, well you see that is partially why we’d love to extend this offer to you,” said Atkinson. “The California Institute of Technology made some inquiries —”

“Wait — CalTech reached out to you?” Dipper asked.

“About your research, yes.” Atkinson cleared his throat, looking uncomfortable. “They wanted to know about the team behind it…”

“And you didn’t tell them there’s no team,” Dipper said slowly. “Just me.”

He glanced at Boo. Realization dawned. 

“So this is … a quickly put together team.”

“We will, of course, give the both of you full support and all the resources you need to finish your theses by graduation,” Atkinson said, as if he were being generous. “And this opportunity will bring wonderful connections — not just for Pride University, but for the both of you! Post-doc positions are hard to come by in this field.” 

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[boointhenight]

He was right. Post-doc positions were hard to come by.

Of course. Pre-doctoral positions were even worse. That was the whole reason she was here - doors would open to Dr. Gibbs that had stayed fully closed to little Mary. Other researchers would respond to her emails and treat her seriously instead of seeing her as yet another amateur crank. This was a chance to establish credibility. For once, to get the kind of hand up and support that so many people took for granted.

All because of Dipper's video and his footage. She was going to owe him a lot more than buying a round of beer after this.

There was a part of her that was tempted to push it. To mention the open teaching position here at PrideU that they were hiring for soon. To point out that if PrideU had this attention now, the attention would still be there after they graduated and they would need someone to represent.

But she didn't. That felt wrong. Too far. Too much like cheating.

"It's Dipper's call. It's his video and his research. If we're a team, he's team lead on this. So. I'll stand by his decision."

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[thedipster]

Yeah, Dipper was going to say yes.

Maybe there was a more principled, righteous person out there who would go no thanks! Not after you screwed me over again and again!

Dipper wasn’t that person.

The fact was — Dipper needed this. Dipper needed the resources that cooperating with the department would provide. This wasn’t compromising anything that was important to him. If he had compromised his values, this entire situation wouldn’t be happening. What Dipper cared about was his research and his methods and his findings. That was what he would never change.

But playing along with Pride University in exchange for full support and resources without having to change anything about his thesis? Or Boo’s thesis?

Yeah, he’d do that. 

“Alright,” Dipper said, sticking out his hand. “You’ve got yourself a deal. We’ll be your official research outreach liaisons. And in exchange, we’ll get whatever we need to finish both our thesis and full support from the university when pursuing publication.”

“Naturally,” said Atkinson. He bared all his teeth in his smile. “We should set up a weekly meeting. So that we can discuss how the department can best help you — and how you can best serve us in this exciting time! My, my this subject has certainly rapidly evolved since I started.”

No shit, Dipper thought, darting his eyes briefly to Boo. 

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[marie-a-bonfamille]

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Want a prom king that is smart, compassionate, and cares about his community? Or would you rather have a prom king that is a viral tiktok and YouTube sensation? An accomplished academic? An amazing dog dad to one very small dachshund?

Look no further than Dipper Pines, the prom king nominee that can do it all!

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[ice-in-her-stare]

A Mild Investigation | Open

[ice-in-her-stare]

A budget shopper.

Was this boy mad? Did he not see the incredibly luxurious outfit that Cruella was wearing? Budget shopping was an insult! She only wanted to suggest that this business was doing their job incorrectly. Which, as a random consumer, was totally within her rights!

Cruella couldn't help but scoff. "Wet n' wild sounds like some horrendous marketing campaign for the idiotic young people who go on spring break and make a mess of things." Horrific. Worst suggestion she'd ever heard. Well, other than the time it was "suggested" to her that she had to have a child. But it was up there!

"I simply think they could get more business if they factored in for more longevity."

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[thedipster]

“Yeah, definitely something to keep in mind if they ever report a loss in customers or revenue!” Dipper said cheerfully. 

As far as he knew from Marie and Alana, though, Queen Bee was thriving. So much so, that they had a hard time keeping up with some of their out-of-town clients. He didn’t say that to this lady, though. That seemed like giving away some company secrets. Not that he was part of the company. It was more like his… company-in-law. Or something like that. 

“What kind of places do you normally shop at?” he asked. “If splurging on this lipstick is out of the question.”

Was he walking too close to the fire? Uh. Probably. Honestly, he was kinda waiting for Marie to waltz out and save him, but at this point he couldn’t really back down, now could he? 

@ice-in-her-stare

[sowretchedsally]

In the Woods Somewhere || Sippy

[sowretchedsally]

How likely was it that lightening and a car struck the same family twice?

Sally wondered if the probability was less than a million to one and if her and her mom were really that special. She wasn’t possessed. That’s what she told herself when Dipper’s machine stirred and lit up. Whatever happened to her, she wasn’t housing the dark energy of a powerful demon at least… Not a powerful one.

She stood stone still. Looking to Dipper, wide eyed, for guidance. Sally’s gaze shifted in circles around them but her vocal chords froze. She could play cool and nonchalant all she wanted, but at the end of the day she was just a scared girl in the woods somewhere.

“W-What….” She couldn’t finish her sentence.

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[thedipster]

In Enchantra, it could be anything,

But Dipper had a hunch.

He’d caught wind of some Sorrow Shade activity in this area before. He had a theory that one of them might’ve slipped away from that chaotic summoning in 2023 and been lurking in the woods since. One or more. 

The shadows around them started to lengthen. 

“I’m pretty sure it’s a Sorrow Shade,” said Dipper. “If you start to feel really really sad… well, then that’s confirmation.”

If Dipper was alone, he’d probably try to withstand it longer — he knew a thing or too about wrestling with the metaphorical demons of his mind, so he knew how to shake a Sorrow Shade’s influence. But he wasn’t about to be held responsible for this girl getting possessed.

He fumbled in his backpack and pulled out a high voltage flashlight.

“Here,” he said, thrusting it to Sally. “If you start feeling really sad, shine the light. It lessens their power. You can, uh, run out of here if you want -- I need to grab some readings, though."

@sowretchedsally

[sowretchedsally]

Sally was scared.

“Sho-Sorrow Shade?” She stuttered on the alliteration. Fumbling with the torch. She turned it on immediately. “What do you mean?? Run from sadness?!”

Were these demons a metaphor for the scars left behind on Enchantra? Did he mean a literal demon? Like, not just a demonology theorem?

Sally worried the sad she felt now was more because of its own realization than any demons outside of her. “Dipper, what do I do?” She didn’t want to die… perhaps, again.

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[thedipster]

In retrospect, Dipper probably should’ve just focused on getting Sally out of here the moment he ran into her.

Bringing an amateur along on a demon trek was not a smart idea. Never mind how close he was to finding critical data for his research.

Sally spoke and Dipper realized he’d fucked up.

She was just a kid, after all.

Shit, he said to himself.

And to Sally, he turned and just said, “Run! I’ll be right behind!” 

@sowretchedsally

[f0restgreen]

The smell of the sun warming damp pine needles

[thedipster]

Opportunity Knocks || Mipper

[marie-a-bonfamille]

Marie was very torn between excitement and practicality. Her eyes glittered as Dipper explained about the meeting, and wanting him to host, and consult-- but in the back of her mind there were thoughts of contracts to be signed, which would absolutely require some looking over. Extra work, when Dipper was already working decently hard, and there were some days and evenings where they missed each other entirely. And surely they weren't going to film it here, so some travel, too...

She hadn't known she could be so pragmatic. It was actually quite a pleasant surprise.

But still, the excitement won over. When Dipper sat back down and stood up again in a beat, Marie stood up as well, taking hold of both his hands to draw his attention (and hopefully stop him from standing on TuTu, who was confused by all the getting up and sitting down and had come over to investigate). "What is happening," She began, giving his hands a gentle squeeze. "Is that you are being duly rewarded for hard work."

She believed it, too. Marie would be lying if she said she fully understood what Dipper did every day, but she knew it wasn't easy, and she knew how much effort he put into it. Marie would also be lying if she said she understood the career avenues of academia besides becoming an academic, so to her, a Netflix documentary seemed like the highest honour.

"You deserve this." She reminded him, pushing up onto her tiptoes so she could wind her arms around his neck, pulling him into a quick kiss. "And my dad can absolutely have a lawyer here by tomorrow evening if you want one. Even if you're not signing anything."

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[thedipster]

There was a lot to consider.

He didn’t know what the university would think of this, for one — though considering his unexpected meeting with Professor Atkinson earlier this week, maybe they’d actually jump at this opportunity.

It would also be a lot of work. Probably. Well, judging by how early stages the project was (and Dipper knew a thing or two about production), they probably wouldn’t seriously need him till later. He would be able to finish up his degree, especially now that he had the university’s support, and then —

And then what? Go to L.A.? Could he just do that?

You’re literally from California, you idiot.

Marie kissed him and snapped him from his spiral of thoughts. She looked up at him with big, brown glimmering eyes. She believed in him. 

He took a breath and steadied himself.

“I’m sure a ton of the questions I have will be answered in the meeting,” he said, slowly. “And the lawyer can help me go over things. And — well, they said production is in the early stages, so I’ll have time to… figure out what the heck comes next.” He laughed again. “Wow, guess your styling for that video really helped, huh?” 

@marie-a-bonfamille

[dragon-in-a-fez]

I'm a sucker for a good "you think you're in one horror subgenre but it's actually a different horror subgenre". character struggling to accept that maybe demons are tormenting them suddenly finds out it's actually aliens. trope of all time tbh

[fromsomeware]

[thedipster]

Create the thumbnail and title of five of Dipper’s YouTube videos, and write an outline for each

So I Went Viral?

Dipper sits down after his virality and takes a moment to process it. He gives a proper introduction and explains who he is, his history with demons (including the Gravity Falls incident), and his credentials. He then dispels some rumors about himself and demons in general and welcomes everyone to his new channel, which he hopes to post on more frequently now. 

A Brief History of Demons in Swynlake

Dipper introduces himself and his channel. He gives a little background about the Sorrow Shade sighting, then launches into a brief history of demon activity in Swynlake. He highlights the incident in 2018 (not mentioning his direct involvement), the Texas incident, and the Pandemonium incident. 

Demons or Unseelie?

In this video, Dipper goes through some popular misconceptions about unseelie and demons — lots of times people get them confused. They both make a lot of deals and both don’t come from this world. So what’s the difference? What do they have in common? Can you even trust any of them?

10 Things to Look For When Looking For Demons

For all the amateur demonologists out there, Dipper goes through ten signs of demon activity to look out for. He breaks the video down into urban demons and rural ones, noting that different places can attract similar demons. He then uses a mix of his own footage and footage from other trusted demonologists to point out signs 

Oregon Portal: Real or Hoax?

After getting some requests to look into a portal that seemingly opened outside Gravity Falls, Oregon, Dipper goes through and assesses whether or not the viral video is real or fake. Spoiler: the video was uploaded by someone named notstanpines123 — use your judgment there. 

[thedipster]

The Epic Highs and Lows of Internet Virality || Bopper

[boointhenight]

There was a part of Boo that wanted to lean forward and snatch hold of this opportunity with both hands before it had a chance to slip away. After all, wasn't this the dream? Top researchers from around the world were reaching out and she could be the one theyw ere speaking to. She could add them to her contacts.

Maybe one of them would be the key to finding her parents if they happened to be studying the right thing at the right time. How could she say no?

But she glanced over at Dipper again. This was all on his video after all. It was his research. She was their other problem child so she'd gotten asked, but Dipper was really the one they cared about in this moment. She couldn't make the decision for him.

It was the small ripple around her spine that had her taking a deep breath and thinking a little more clearly.

"I mean, it'd be an honor, no doubt about it. I'm sure we'd love to collaborate with PrideU - if we could be confident that PrideU's demonology program was actually supportive of our research and similar efforts. After all, if its work like Dipper's that they are interested in, they might be interested in having him finish his thesis at their institutions instead."

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[thedipster]

This had to be a prank.

Dipper was pretty sure that someone would jump out from behind a closet and go Suprise! And then Atkinson would expel him from Pride University for making a laughingstock out of the institution. He could hear the speech now, in Atkinson’s snooty voice…

It was Boo who yanked him back to reality. 

Dipper blinked. 

“Ah, well you see that is partially why we’d love to extend this offer to you,” said Atkinson. “The California Institute of Technology made some inquiries —”

“Wait — CalTech reached out to you?” Dipper asked.

“About your research, yes.” Atkinson cleared his throat, looking uncomfortable. “They wanted to know about the team behind it…”

“And you didn’t tell them there’s no team,” Dipper said slowly. “Just me.”

He glanced at Boo. Realization dawned. 

“So this is … a quickly put together team.”

“We will, of course, give the both of you full support and all the resources you need to finish your theses by graduation,” Atkinson said, as if he were being generous. “And this opportunity will bring wonderful connections — not just for Pride University, but for the both of you! Post-doc positions are hard to come by in this field.” 

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