after mabel went missing, dipper kind of...shut down. not physically, but emotionally. to be honest, he didn't know what else to do. his sister got lost in the jungle, or got killed, or disappeared altogether. he wasn't prepared to deal with any of these possibilities, especially not after roughing it in an alien wilderness for a week. and now, a dark, dank cave.
at least he still has a working flashlight on him. he flips it on in the dark, so bright it burns his eyes. but eye-burning is worth it if it means he can see the path and doesn't have to rely on ardeo.
...who he's rather coming to resent, actually. the more the fox talks, the more he reminds dipper of bill, leading them into a trap that's just going to kill them all, and that's...not really a vote in the spirit's favor, to say the least.
when he gets to the cliff, he toes it uncertainly with his worn and ripped shoes. ]
Great.
[ PHASE II ]
[ by the time the literal fireflies show up, dipper is 10000% done with everything. he uses what remains of his flashlight light to draw them towards the ground and then unceremoniously stomps on them. completely unapologetic. ]
Yeah, that's right! How do you like me now?!
[ he may be losing his grip here a little, SOS. ]
[ PHASE III ]
[ in spite of himself, signs of civilization are enough to bring dipper out of his stupor, if only slightly. inquisitive as ever, he can't help but want to know about who could possibly live here.
at first he just examines their homes from a distance, noting their construction and materials, but then like a moth to the flame (pun intended), he dares to go closer and even pokes his head inside.
after all, what are they going to do to him? take his sister away? ]
[ PHASE IV ]
[ it's so hot. milk was a bad choice.
and this is...apparently the end of the line. even the cave drawings - which he copies down in his journal by the light of the will-o-wisp - can't raise his spirits, considering that his inevitable fate seemed to be dying of starvation or starting on fire. because he now apparently lives in a volcano. seriously, weren't you only supposed to go into a volcano if you either a) were in a video game or b) have a brain cloud?? ]
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[ well, it can't get much worse than this.
after mabel went missing, dipper kind of...shut down. not physically, but emotionally. to be honest, he didn't know what else to do. his sister got lost in the jungle, or got killed, or disappeared altogether. he wasn't prepared to deal with any of these possibilities, especially not after roughing it in an alien wilderness for a week. and now, a dark, dank cave.
at least he still has a working flashlight on him. he flips it on in the dark, so bright it burns his eyes. but eye-burning is worth it if it means he can see the path and doesn't have to rely on ardeo.
...who he's rather coming to resent, actually. the more the fox talks, the more he reminds dipper of bill, leading them into a trap that's just going to kill them all, and that's...not really a vote in the spirit's favor, to say the least.
when he gets to the cliff, he toes it uncertainly with his worn and ripped shoes. ]
Great.
[ PHASE II ]
[ by the time the literal fireflies show up, dipper is 10000% done with everything. he uses what remains of his flashlight light to draw them towards the ground and then unceremoniously stomps on them. completely unapologetic. ]
Yeah, that's right! How do you like me now?!
[ he may be losing his grip here a little, SOS. ]
[ PHASE III ]
[ in spite of himself, signs of civilization are enough to bring dipper out of his stupor, if only slightly. inquisitive as ever, he can't help but want to know about who could possibly live here.
at first he just examines their homes from a distance, noting their construction and materials, but then like a moth to the flame (pun intended), he dares to go closer and even pokes his head inside.
after all, what are they going to do to him? take his sister away? ]
[ PHASE IV ]
[ it's so hot. milk was a bad choice.
and this is...apparently the end of the line. even the cave drawings - which he copies down in his journal by the light of the will-o-wisp - can't raise his spirits, considering that his inevitable fate seemed to be dying of starvation or starting on fire. because he now apparently lives in a volcano. seriously, weren't you only supposed to go into a volcano if you either a) were in a video game or b) have a brain cloud?? ]
Well? We're doomed.