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[Fiona is a little out of breath, like she just hustled very quickly away from somewhere. Which she did, but that's neither here nor there. The background behind her is some innocuous wood panelling; she's in a house.]

Okay. So. Crunch time. Things are getting nuts out there, if you didn't notice. We are gonna wind up super screwed if we don't hop to figuring out what the hell to do.

[She holds up a vial. It has some alien writing on it, as well as a familiar symbol on the label.]

We found this inside the hospital. A shit-ton of them, actually. So who wants to find out what Zymandis asshole is responsible for this mess and beat an antidote out of them?



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[tolight]

Oh— Oh! Of course. I'm glad you're safe. [ Which means, on to more exciting things... ]

Are you an avid fan of... detectives? [ She considers that for a moment, before nodding. ] It suits you, somehow. With your ... knowledge of the sciences.

[twinpeak]

Pssh, I'm not really as much as a science guy as you'd think. [ You just come from medieval fantasy land, Lucina. ] It's more like—the nature of mysteries and conspiracies and all that than actual detectives. Which don't get me wrong, are neat too! But I've been known to do some of my own clue hunting in my time.

[tolight]

Blowing up "hot dogs" in the microwave seem pretty scientific, all things considered. [ Probably. Who knows. ] Nature of mysteries and conspiracies...

That explains how quickly you were able to reach a conclusion, then.

[twinpeak]

On the contrary, blowing up hot dogs is what you do when you feel like doing something mindless and stupid. [ ARE YOU STILL HUNG UP ON THAT... ] —Which I don't always do, by the way! Just once in a while! Because I am normally a smart guy who does smart things like finding valuable clues! Because that's... what I like to do, yes.

[ Gotta look good here. ]

[tolight]

[ You know, Dipper, you could have just told her that blowing up hot dogs was scientific and you wouldn't have to do all this. ] I... see. [ A blink, and then there's a smile that graces her features, more amused than kind.

At least her words sound genuine. ] Trust me, Dipper — I don't doubt your intelligence in the slightest. You did find a breakthrough for us, did you not?

[twinpeak]

... Yeah! Yeah. I mean—not on my own, Feferi deserves some of the credit too. But it was still definitely something.

[tolight]

Do you ... [ How does she put this? She's only really ever watched one or two detective show episodes since her tekflex subscription, so. ] do you also like explaining how you've done it?

[ That seems to be a big thing, isn't it? Monologues, as the detective talks at length about how he figured out who the murderer ( in this case, the suspicious, probably Zymandis dude ) is. ]

[twinpeak]

... Well, I have to admit, it'd be really cool if I could... It's not every day I get to bust a case that big, though. Or like, often. ... Ever?

[ Even his ~*Biggest Mystery Ever*~ went unsolved forever until it solved itself. Woe. ]

[tolight]

Ah. [ . . . and here in lies the problem, so to speak. Give her a moment to digest that, and then— ]

I'm certain something will come for you soon, Detective Pines. [ With the number of mysteries they have to solve, one will be Dipper's!! ]

[twinpeak]

[ A laugh slips out of him; he can't help it with how earnest she's being. ]

Detective Pines, huh? On second thought, I think I like the sound of that—maybe I should consider becoming a detective.

[tolight]

[ Welcome to Lucina's best character trait. ]

It appears to be a worthwhile career. [ At least based on what she's seen on... Tekflex... ]