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Oh, what a wonderful day.
Well, every day is wonderful of course, but today is especially wonderful! The sun shines, the weather is warm and there’s love waiting to be found! If you asked Mabel, it couldn’t get any better!
It’s been only a few days since the Sock Opera fiasco and things have been slowly coming back to normal… or as normal as it gets considering everything. Not only that, but Dippy-Dop seems to be back on his feet. His not-so-cute vampire eyebags have faded and after a medical check-up from Grunkle Stan and Doctor’s Assistant Waddles, her brother was finally allowed to take off that stupid makeshift cast.
Until then she had spent most of her days up in their shared bedroom, spending her time with drawing and crafting and knitting more sweaters than she could count, all while making sure Dipper was actually staying in bed and resting. It’s not like there was much else to do since the Shack has been closed and Grunkle Stan decided to “renovate” the gift shop.
A small part of Mabel thinks this isn’t just about introducing new and whacky cryptids to the waves of tourist that come in and out every day for Grunkle Stan to scam them out of their money. There is something coming, something big that will change their summer vacation forever. And part of her wants to let Dipper in on it, warn him that it’s only a matter of time before Grunkle Stan will ask about the journal.
But another, the bigger and stronger part of her doesn’t want to deal with the consequences. She just wants to enjoy this calm as long as it will last. And there’s no need to freak out her brother more than he already is, after getting ditched by her and then possessed Bill Cipher of all things.
She hopes she’s not being selfish this time. Sure, Dipper is going to be devastated, but it’s for his- their own good, right? And it’s not like he knows that she knows about it. He’s not going to blame her for this one, right?
Grunkle Stan knows what he’s doing, and Mabel trust him. There is no need to worry about this now.
So, to the matter at hand- LOVE.
That’s her favorite word. Right after kitten and buttercream filled waffles with rainbow sprinkles (well, that’s a bit more than just one word, but who’s counting).
And if she’s unable to find the love of her life during this summer vacation, then heck it, she going to help Soos find it instead! She could scream from excitement! Because if anyone deserves a girlfriend, then it's the best and most wonderful handyman in existence.
Grunkle Stan seems more than overjoyed to send them off on their way, practically shoving Dipper out of the doorway to “have some fun for once”, which doesn’t go unnoticed by her brother, but is quickly disregarded to Stan being his grumpy self and not wanting to deal with them interfering with his “artistic vision for the new gift shop”.
“Guys, I know just the place we have to go!” Mabel tells Dipper and Soos when they finally sit down in his pick-up truck to find the perfect candidate. “It’s where romance lives and fashion styles go to die.”
“Yeah, man. You’ve been helping us so much this summer, it’s time for us to do something nice for you too,” her brother agrees.
Soos just scratches his chin in thought while looking at them from the rearview mirror. “Hm… I don’t know dudes. You really think, there's a girl out there that’s gonna be attracted to… well. All of this?” he asks while gesturing to himself in general.
“Duh, of course! Who wouldn’t want to date a guy with a steady job and technical skills?” Mabel boops him on his shoulder and flashed him an encouraging smile.
“You guys think Wendy would wanna join us? I haven’t- I mean, she hasn’t been to work the last few days- well, it’d be nice to spend some time together, right?”
Mabel can’t help her cheeky grin, as she pokes into Dipper’s side, who in turn tries to swat her hand away. “Aww, did you miss Wendy? Is this gonna be your quest to finding love as well?”
“Psh! Of course, not! Don’t be silly Mabel-!”
“Silly is my middle name-!”
“No, it’s not! And anyway, she made it very clear she’s not into me and I am absolutely and positively over her, yes!”
So, while the Mystery Twins bicker in the backseat, Soos pulls out his phone and decides to call the red head. Truth be told, he hasn’t heard from her in a while either, ever since… the talk with Mister Pines, but it couldn’t hurt to check, right?