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[hardcorduroy]

(going from apocalypse to sunny north carolina is not exactly how wendy expected her day to turn out. especially without her friends around. not to mention, the last time she saw government officials, they were raiding the mystery shack, so needless to say, she's pretty on edge and isn't even sure if this is reality or bill dumping more weirdness on her.

her grip is firm on her crossbow, and when she's handed her file, her anger goes boiling over.) What the hell is this?! How do you guys even know this about me?!

(the agent ignores her, instead directing her to the car to take her to her home here. before another word gets out, she flings her crossbow up and shoves the file in her back pocket.) Get back! Get back or I'll break your arm like I broke the Discount Auto Mart Warrior's! (she's told something like calm down, don't do anything rash, things like that, but she only backs away even more, and after firing a warning shot arrow at the guy's feet, she makes a break for it and hurriedly loses herself in the crowd.) Psh, like I'm trusting anything that has anything to do with this place...

(video, nonah)

(later on, wendy turns her comm device, after fiddling around with it. most of her anger has ebbed away, but there's still a decent amount of frustration in her. she's got scrapes and bruises here and there, definitely looking worse for the wear. getting taken away from defending your hometown can do that to you. with her crossbow in one hand, and a bag of chip in the other, she's taken to practicing her aim on nearby trees. she... might occasionally divert her aim and accidentally come close to hitting people. probably people that give her weird looks.) So, anyone wanna tell me how much of this is real or fake? Am I gonna say some codeword and wake up in another bubble prison? I don't trust the suits anymore than I can spit because of conspiracies or whatever.

(she stops her next shot as her eyes widen in surprise.) Man, I'm turning into Dipper...

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[glitterateur]

[Mabel is Not Great at listening or reading the entirety of anything on her best day. This is not one of her best days, thanks to a killer Mabel Juice hangover and also staying up until three in the morning playing ukulele purely to annoy her brother. Which means she completely, totally, 100% ignores the Dipper-like tendencies and the mention of bubble prisons when she sees Wendy's face on the network. Instead, she screams.]

WENDY!!

[Hoo boy. That was loud. That was... uncomfortably loud.]

[hardcorduroy]

(wendy jerks in surprise at the sound of hearing her name yelled in a frequency only dogs can hear. she fires off her crossbow at just the wrong time, and a scream can be heard in the distance as wendy turns to the camera.) Mabel!? Dude, are you for real?

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[dreamshades]

Oh, its' definitely real all right. As normal and boring as a land such as this can get. [ Hi, Wendy. Meet the forest Hobo who is technically jailed hobo. ]

[hardcorduroy]

Yeah, well I'll take boring and normal over crazy and fake after coming from the Oddpocalypse. (hobos are nothing big, mcgucket is a weird... semi friend.)

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[oldstandard]

Wendy? Tell me you brought the back pillow with you. That is literally the only sentence I will accept or am willing to hear.

[hardcorduroy]

(........................................... there is only the longest pause before she actually answers. angry.) Seriously, Mr. Pines?! We just came from the apocalypse and all you care about is your back pillow!?

(insert the longest groan known to man.) No, Mr. Pines, I didn't bring your back pillow.

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[monster_san]

[smiling, smiling.]

I wouldn't go so far as to say I trust our American hosts, but it does seem that this is the genuine, alternate Earth. As for prisons, I don't think they're bubble-shaped here, so you're safe in that regard.

[hardcorduroy]

(the smiling... is actually a little calming. seeing something normal is good, but she's still on edge because it's. normal.) Wait... alternate? You mean like another dimension?

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[ursawhiner]

[When Dipper hears his name, he assumes it's just Mabel making fun of him again, so he replies before gets a good look at whoever's posting or recognises the voice.]

What do you mean, turning into Dipper!

[Wait a second...]

Wendy! Ohmygosh, Wendy!! You're here!!

[hardcorduroy]

(annnnd there's the sound of her crossbow going off in surprise again, this time someone yelling obscenities at her for almost knocking his eye out.) Dipper? Oh my god, you're real, right?

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[doubleblind]

I'm not sure exactly what you mean by "this", but I can tell you that all the stuff that sounds the craziest? It's very, very real.

[hardcorduroy]

Just. This. (she gestures to basically everything.) Everything. You're sure it's real? Because I just broke out of a bubble prison that basically turned fantasy into reality.

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[maime]

You know Dipper?

All real so far, sorry

[hardcorduroy]

yeah, little dude's my friend

nah, real is good. at least i can punch something

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[electromedic]

[... See, Mina was going to reply to the effect that she's pretty sure this world is real, but she's more suddenly worried about her injuries.]

Hey, hey, are you alright? You look kinda beat up...

[hardcorduroy]

This? It's nothing, just surviving the apocalypse. (said casually as she shoves more chips in her mouth. it's really nice not eating something you just killed.)

[Video]

[monge]

Eh... You don't look like you're turning into a big spoon, zura...

[That's what a dipper is, right? ...Right?]

[hardcorduroy]

... what? (it takes her a second to think on it before the aha moment.) Oh, Dipper's one of my friends. A little paranoid, crazy about conspiracies.

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[amadaman]

I wouldn't trust them too much with or without conspiracies. You know Dipper?

[hardcorduroy]

I shot the guys that tried to get me in the car, so hopefully they'll stay away. Yeah, Dipper's a good friend of mine, you know him?

[deciphered]

Bubble prison? I suppose it's a possibility. The range of powers here is surprisingly broad.

[hardcorduroy]

Mr. Pines. The... other one. (aren't you supposed to be like. a gold statue bill is displaying in his throne room.) Uh. No, it's a prison Bill built to hold Mabel. And trap the rest of us in, I guess. Failed hard at it.

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[huntergames]

[ Sasha's seen them, but she's never used one before... ]

Is that a crossbow...?

[hardcorduroy]

Huh? (she holds it up to the camera.) Yup. I've got an ax with me, too. I might be a little over prepared for the city, though.

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[rideme]

Nah. You need to lose the crossbow and about two feet of height to turn into that kid.

Hi, how's it going?

[hardcorduroy]

And get a journal, clicking a pen about a hundred times a second, and talk in that squeaky excited voice. (she grins. this dude gets it.) Eh, you know. Being teleported to an alternate universe. No biggie.

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[justanotherlink]

You're...Wendy, right?

[Of all the people to see from home, Wendy wasn't even on Pacifica's list. Although, considering how many other people from the Mystery Shack were here, maybe she should have been...]

[hardcorduroy]

Hey, Pacifica. (this is someone who's growing a bit more on her. dipper and mabel seem pretty cool with her. and there was the party thing.) Dude, I never congratulated you on that awesome party you threw. That's one for the history books.

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[bassriff]

[... oh. OHHHhhh. yeah glancing at Wendy's thread with Mabel confirms.]

Eh, real as it can be. Guarantee you're not turning into Dipper, though.

[hardcorduroy]

(hello new best friend.) Yeah, turning into Dipper is a way bigger worry than if this place is real. That dude's making a surprising amount of friends.

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[cuff]

[ Anyone who isn't into the feds is cool with Ray, basically. ]

Dunno if I can tell you if another bubble prison's in your future, but the suit's are actually right this time around.

[hardcorduroy]

(she's a teenager who gets into trouble, she is literally a "fuck the police" person.) I'd prefer no bubble prison or feds, even if they are telling the truth. Doesn't mean you can trust them.

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[enucleation]

It's real; specially the craziest parts. I'm sorry. [ the not so crazy parts are very real too ]

[hardcorduroy]

So the crazier it is, the realer it is? That actually makes sense.

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[melavasomniar]

All real as far as I can tell.

--well, except for maybe the moon landing. I'm still suspicious that might be fake.

[hardcorduroy]

Nah, the moon landing was real, that much everyone knows even if people rant about conspiracies.

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[fastballspeciaaaaal]

Is the code word flashlight?

[hardcorduroy]

Considering we're all still here, probably not. Maybe it's something like "the real world" again. (buuuuuuut nothing happens.) Or not.

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[khajidont]

Well, I think you got enough people confirming that this place is about as real as it gets. Did you have any other questions you wanted answers to?

SWOONS MY GODDESS

[hardcorduroy]

Just one. Ya got anything that can take down a weird psycho demon from another dimension?

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[triangleman]

is ANYTHING REAL???

[hardcorduroy]

(... SQUINTS.) uhhh yeah. wait who is this