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[glitterateur]

[Oh good, it’s Mabel Pines. This bodes well! What doesn’t bode well is that she’s outside the mess that is Heropa 18, wearing a sweet helmet and with two piles of junk sitting on the front lawn visible in the frame. Piles of junk that might, in a galaxy long ago and far away, be a “pod racer.” Except these definitely have more rockets attached to the sides. Like, an excessive amount of rockets.]

Hey guys! Mabel Pines here-- oh and Dipper! [Who waves distractedly at the camera as he puts the finishing touches on his racer.] We just wanted to remind everybody to save the date. The date being August 31st! ‘Cause it’s our birthday and it’s gonna be a celebonanzapalooza to be remembered. We’ll be celebrating being fourteen-- totally seasoned teenagers!-- in major style. And all of you are invited!

[In the background, the pod racers gently lift off the ground. There's a faint humming noise and a weird glow. This actually looks like it might work?? Dipper gives Mabel a thumbs up and adjusts his helmet, only for one of the racers to make an alarming pinging sound and suddenly list to one side. He smacks something and everything straightens out.]

We really do mean all, even you new people! Every imPort’s a friend of the Pines family, except for that one guy and he knows who he is. Come by, say hi, get cake! Bring presents.

[Dipper nods at Mabel, and the twins snap on some sweet goggles in synch. Several pigs with fire extinguishers in their mouths stand at attention. Mabel makes to turn off the camera before she remembers--]

--and if you’re in Heropa we’re sorry about the noise!

[Mabel gives a jaunty wave and the camera turns off as they hop in their racers. The people of Heropa will get treated to some alarming drag racing noises and some minor explosions in the next few minutes. Everyone else-- hey, you’re invited to a party! If the kids are still alive to host it!]

Comments

[ursawhiner]

[Dipper sits up briefly from where he's lying on the street, only to flop back down again. At least he's far enough away from the wreckage that the pigs aren't spraying him with fire retardant foam.]

It was really neat when it was happening, though!

[asoothingvoice]

Right up until the crash, I bet.

[Have a nurse standing over him. She can definitely see the resemblance to Mabel.]

You must be Mabel's brother.

[ursawhiner]

[There's a definite Mom Vibe coming off this lady, so Dipper sits up and tries to look responsible.]

Yeah! I'm Dipper. Nice to meet you.

[asoothingvoice]

[A mom and a nurse! Double the caregiver!]

Bianca Reyes. Nice to meet you too, Dipper.

Does anything hurt, or did you luck out?

[ursawhiner]

I'm fine! Still got all my arms and legs. So definitely lucked out.

[He eyes her impressive first aid kit with interest.]

Do you keep that around just in case someone happens to have an ill-advised race with questionable vehicles?

[asoothingvoice]

Between the Gala and Philadelphia, I figured I'd be better off prepared for things, just in case.

I'm a nurse, not a superhero, after all.

[ursawhiner]

A nurse is kind of like a superhero. Just without the capes, which are pretty impractical.

[asoothingvoice]

If you look at it at a certain way, sure. And they are. I'm surprised any superheroes really wear them.

[One snag on something and that would be big problem. Unless, she guesses, it's Superman.]

[ursawhiner]

Sometimes you need that dramatic effect, I guess. Can't say they don't look cool.

[asoothingvoice]

Sometimes. I guess they wouldn't wear them if they only got in the way all the time.

[Thankfully she doesn't think her son will ever go in for an actual cape. Will ever need one, either.]