If your heart is in your dream, no request is too extreme...

[pinkflip]

[ Another week, another horrible sight to see. Another child dead.

Last week, Kim had spent the majority of her time crying in her room. This week, she- ...okay, she definitely cries, but she refuses to do so alone. An hour or so after the trial, notes are slipped under everyone's doors, written in her neat, curvy handwriting. ]

If you don't want to be alone right now, come to the dining room. We will have food. Don't shoulder this on your own.
- Kimberly, Lekmet, Marco, Rocket

[ There's an extra note on Beast's: ]

Please bring the mirror. I think everyone would benefit from talking to those we've lost again.

[ This is becoming painfully routine. Around the dining room, there are signs set up - courtesy of Rocket - that say NO DUCKS ALLOWED. In the dining room itself, there's a variety of foods set up. Various soups, vegetables, chicken nuggets- basically just things so people have something to eat, if they need it. Some simple sandwiches. Thank Lekmet. Marco's provided a rainbow cake. ...And also courtesy of Rocket, there's...booze.

Sorry, Mr. Arrow. ]

Comments

[scrapplinghook]

Mmmm....

[She's actually. Pausing to think about this.]

Y'know, some of the other people here might call it that too! You can't blame me if they do!

[stanbyme]

Yeah, I guess she did say it in front of everybody.

[Stan leans against the counter next to Mabel, takes a drink of his soda.]

[scrapplinghook]

Uh-huh! So you might as well accept it!!

[A child should not sound as smug as Mabel does right now.]

Is it reeeeally that hard for you to believe jt? I mean, there's a mermaid pruncess living here! And talking animals!!

[stanbyme]

[He gives her a deadpan look.]

You know how my luck usually goes with women.

[scrapplinghook]

[Look anyone could've fallen for that spider lady's trick.... right,]

Maybr this'll be different! Everyone's cruddy luck has to change sometimes, right?

[stanbyme]

Eh, usually that's just a lie bad gamblers tell themselves so they can justify not learning how to cheat.

[He scratches at his beard and looks at his can, picking at the tab.]

It's a little hard to swallow that a classy gal like Leia is interested in a guy like me, is all. Let alone that it might be- [He waves a hand in a way that's supposed to indicate "true love."] -that thing.

[scrapplinghook]

But you're a good gambler, so it's not a lie!!

[it totally makes sense to her at least???]

Aw c'mon, you're a great guy Grunkle Stan!! Even if you're not rich or a general or something super cool, being nice is what really counts in a lady's eyes!!

[stanbyme]

[Mabel you're making him blush. He avoids her eyes and glances around the kitchen.]

I mean maybe there's just something about this kinda can that makes ya... [Desperate.] ...more likely to overlook somebody's flaws?

[Does he dare?]

Heck, even Ford managed to tie the knot.

[Yup. Under the bus you go, Ford.]

[scrapplinghook]

[... You can practically hear the record scratch in Mabel's head when he says that.]

What?!?! I didn't know he was married!!!

[stanbyme]

[Softly, but with great feeling: yeet]

Apparently! Ended up getting with a younger version of Old Man Mcgucket. So, like, "Young Man Mcgucket."

[scrapplinghook]

[... With everything else that Mabel's seen in both Gravity Falls and the manor, she's just. Not even going to question the whole thing with Young Man McGucket.]

... wait. Wait wait wait. Did we miss the wedding?!?!??!

[SHE SOUNDS AS HORRIFIED AS SHE DOES WHEN BAD STUFF STARTS HAPPENING AROUND THE MANOR NOW]

[stanbyme]

[Oh sweetie. Stan laughs and ruffles her hair.]

If they were in anyplace like this, there wasn't much to miss, Pumpkin.

Besides, you really think your Grunkle Ford wouldn't let you help him plan his wedding?

[scrapplinghook]

He better, or else he'd be the biggest butt ever!! I've always wanted to help plan a wedding!!

[Oh boy oh boy she has ideas already....!]

[stanbyme]

Get a notebook and start plannin', and you can show it to him when you see him again.