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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

[glitterateur]

My winner's pride! I was in the lead and I totally would've won if everything hadn't exploded!

[She sees the first aid kit. She contemplates escaping before it can get used? But whatever, better let the mom do the mom thing.]

[asoothingvoice]

Good thing it was still on this street instead of further out, Miss Winner.

[She's not going to actually force treatment if nothing's seriously wrong!]

No scrapped anything or singed fingers? That's lucky.

[glitterateur]

We were gonna aim for the swamp!

[That's safer, right? It's squishier, and alligators are friends.]

Well all the stickers came off my helmet.... but yeah it was lucky we remembered to wear them! And that I wore my sweater made with industrial strength yarn.

[That had nothing to do with it. These kids are just supernaturally lucky.]

[asoothingvoice]

You know there're alligators in that thing, right?

[She casts a somewhat concerned look at the fires. And then at the pigs that are managing to extinguish them.]

That's... [Weird. To begin with.] ...Did you train them for this?

[How?]

[glitterateur]

We've got a good relationship with the alligators. I had one as a pet for a while and then we went on a survival trip for a week. Dipper got adopted by swamp apes and I was queen of the gators.

[Mabel looks over at the pigs, taking a second to figure out what they would have needed training for.]

Nope! They're just super smart. Also magic.

[asoothingvoice]

[...Okay then.]

I... see.

That makes about as much sense as some of the other things here.

[glitterateur]

It makes more sense than a lot of other people's powers! Like-- okay what're yours?

[asoothingvoice]

[Dryly:] A bad joke.

[She holds a hand out, and then a pink glittery gel strap flip-flop pops into existence before dropping into her open palm.]

[glitterateur]

[The grin on Mabel's face is enormous.]

You make flip flops?! That's awesome!

[asoothingvoice]

That's one word for it, sure.

[For all the good that it does her.]

It's not that impressive compared to some people here, I'm sure.

[glitterateur]

[Mabel flaps her hands. Psh! Who cares about other people!]

Whatever, who cares! Sometimes people laugh at the Waddleses-- people who can fly and stuff. But as long as you like it and you can use it then it's a great power!

[asoothingvoice]

That's one way to put it. Besides, I don't need powers to be useful. [She motions to the first aid kid.]

I think I'll make sure this is out during your party, just in case.

[While Mabel and her brother might be lucky, she isn't sure that lucky stretches enough to cover everyone.]

[glitterateur]

--are you a doctor or a.... business person?

[She can't say "conwoman" though that's what she means. The people she knows who have first aid kits and know how to use them are McCoy (a doctor) and her Grunkle Stan (a criminal). Those are the only two types of people who just have medical supplies lying around, surely.]

[asoothingvoice]

[...Why would a businessperson have a first aid kid?]

Just a nurse.