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Summary:

I hear, I see, I do not learn

In one dimension, Stanford Pines emerges from the portal alone.

Upstairs, he encounters his niece and nephew(s?) for the first time, who are very surprised to see a guy come out from behind the vending machine in the gift shop.

Only one person has the explanation for them all, and the government has made sure he won't be able to share it. (for about 12 hours).

Notes:

Cross-posting this from my tumblr in light of tumblr's dubious future with reblogs. Until they clarify more about what they're planning to change, updates to this comic are going to be here only!

i have about 20 pages thumbnailed, which takes us to... significantly less than halfway through my notes. we're gonna be on this ride for a hot minute lol

Edit to add: I never linked the post on AO3! so originally, i was just thinking about how funny it would be if the kids never made it to the basement and had no idea where the heck Ford came from. I liked that, but as a story it didn't have any legs until i read this post by aroace-get-out-of-my-face about Stan being written out so that he couldn't give any convenient explanations. And now here we are! (at the time i started this comic, only the first part existed, but im linking the most recent version so yall can enjoy it)

Chapter 1: Pages 1-2

Chapter Text

A comic that starts with a scene from Not What He Seems, where Dipper and Mabel are fighting Soos in front of the vending machine. Just like that scene, the light is strongly red from the setting sun.

Soos: 'I'm sorry doods but Mr. Pines asked me to protect the vending machine with my life!'

There is a blue-highlighted whirring sound, and Dipper, Mabel, and Soos all scream as they rise into the air. Then, there is a THUD.

Three long thin rectangles that gradually get lighter, simulating the experience of waking up. The panel backgrounds also change from the white of the previous page to the blue of the next one.

Dipper, Mabel, and Soos are lying in a heap. The atmosphere is dark and blue, as if time has passed and night has fallen.

The vending machine opens with a hiss. Dipper begins to sit up, groaning and fixing his hat. He, Mabel, and Soos all squint up at the shadowy figure that emerges, backlit in bright blue from the basement. Mabel asks '...huh?' and Dipper asks 'Who?'