VIDEO; a public service announcement

[glitterateur]

[Aw, look, it’s a cute little preteen! And she is definitely not in jail. Though she does look very serious (in her very serious sweater) as she addresses the camera.]

Hi! For anybody I don’t know, my name’s Mabel! Mabel Pines. And today I have good news and also bad news that has some good news? The totally good news is that I’m doing sweater commissions! So if anybody needs a last minute Hanukkah gift or something for Christmas or any other holiday, just let me know. All I need is a size and what design you want and you’ve got it! My rates are very reasonable.

Now the bad news! So... people might have seen that video on the network last week? The creepy one where the guy who looks like my brother was all like today I’m gonna walk on glass and freak everybody out? Well-- long story short but that’s actually not Dipper! That’s a demon. His name’s Bill and he’s pretty evil and also he can take over people’s bodies. [She looks off camera for a second before continuing.]

Which is all kinds of freaky, right? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! There're ways to tell if you're dealing with him or not.

[She holds up a pair of visual aids to the screen. Marvel at this 13 year old's artistic skills.]

And I’ve got these in helpful pamphlet form, too, for anybody who wants. See, I told you there was more good news! So, just to recap-- creepy wrong pupils is bad, triangles are extra bad, and please don’t just punch Dipper or anyone else you might suspect before you check for the warning signs.

--oh and if you’re gonna call us probably don’t call Stan first? It’s bad if his communicator thing goes off during one of his [Airquotes:] “business deals.” It scares the pugs.

[Mabel gives the camera a thumbs up!! Before turning it off.]

Comments

[booyahh]

[ She lets out a tiny scoff. ] Nobody ever gets what they want from a demon,they just get lead to believe they might. And yeah. I do. I ...almost did.

[glitterateur]

You did?! [Mabel gives he another look through the screen. So far all the people who've made deals in her experience have been... well, smaller. And definite poor choice makers. Traci seems to match neither of these.]

Did someone stop you?

[booyahh]

No. I realized it might seem like what I wanted but it was missing something major and so totally not worth it. So, I stopped them instead. [ Which is the least complicated brief version she can think of. ]

[glitterateur]

[So far she hasn't met anyone who almost made a deal, but didn't go through with it. She's curious as heck.]

How'd you know what it was missing? Was it hard to stop them?

[booyahh]

My dad wasn't there, that's how I knew something was missing. If he's not there, it's not worth it. And yeah it was pretty hard.

[glitterateur]

[Mabel nods, understanding. Dipper being there or not being there would be the same kind of indicator for her.]

But you still did it! That's so cool.

[booyahh]

[ The compliment is kinda unexpected and she partially feels bad because while she did do it, she also kept some of the bad demon talismans. Oops. ]

I didn't do it alone. Once I got them to see that this was wrong I had some help. We started a coven after that.

[glitterateur]

Whoa, really?

--wait that means you're a witch, right?

[Not that covens have come up much in her summer vacation so far, but she's seen Hocus Pocus. She knows what's up.]

[booyahh]

Yup! I'm Homo magi.

[glitterateur]

Is that the house you were in at magic school?

[booyahh]

Noooo that's what my kind are called.

[glitterateur]

Oh!

...well that sounds cooler than a witch anyway!

[booyahh]

I think so. It sounds fancier at least.