(open) hello boys and ghouls

[glitterateur]

WHO: Mabel, Dipper, and YOU (???)
WHERE: All the Porter cities, with special shoutout to Heropa 18's lawn
WHEN: June 19th-23rd
WHAT: Mabel and Dipper spread the good word on Summerween, trick or treat at unsuspecting houses, and then suffer for it
WARNINGS: n/a

a. gettin the word out (pre-22nd, all cities)

[Mabel, being the small and adorable power behind the management at the Candy Shoppe in downtown Heropa, has the power to declare sales and random holidays. For marketing purposes! And while this usually ends in things like bring your cat to the candy store day, today Mabel’s using her power to acknowledge a for realisies holiday. It’s Summerween!

To get the word out, Mabel and Dipper are both out on street corners in various cities on various days, handing out fliers to advertise the big!! big!! SUPER BIG!! savings at the store this week. The fliers are heavy and glittery and covered in watermelon stickers. Scratch and sniff watermelon stickers! Who wouldn’t take one of these?]


b. this is (summer)ween (the 22nd, all cities)

[So what if no one else in this entire world celebrates Summerween? That’s not going to stop Dipper and Mabel from getting free candy. Maybe most of the doors they knock on will end in nothing, but there’s a good chance (on account of them being cute) that at least a couple people will break down and share whatever they’ve got in the house. Plus, costumes!

So— wherever the city, whatever the living situation, there’s a pair of twins dressed like elves (plus a giant Newfoundland dog wearing bear ears) knocking on the door. They’re holding up a pair of pillow cases and grinning, declaring in unison:]

Trick or treat!


c. act iii: pain (post-22nd, Heropa 18)

[No matter how many suckers they convinced to give up free candy, the twins bought themselves a couple bags of mini chocolate bars and caramels and wafers just in case. Summerween’s gotta be celebrated, after all! Otherwise you get eaten by a being made entirely of sentient loser candy.

The morning after their Summerween spree, Mabel and Dipper are recovering the only way they know how: lying on their backs in the front yard of Heropa 18, elf ears still on, candy wrappers scattered in the grass around them like so many tiny reminders of their mistakes. Occasionally one of them breaks the silence by groaning quietly.

They have Regrets.]

Comments

c;

[amadaman]

[Here is Ken, sitting between them with his legs stretched out, perfectly healthy because he probably only trailed behind them during Summerween, not even dressed up because he thought it was a joke. He took pictures? And stole maybe a couple candy bars from Dipper. He's not on his back groaning like they are.

Instead, he glances between them, lying on either side of him, and watches a squirrel dash across the road in front of them before he raises both his hands, lowering them simultaneously towards the twins.

And gently but firmly presses on both their stomachs.]

[ursawhiner]

[Dipper immediately curls in on himself, biting back a yelp of surprise. The pain of betrayal!! As he struggles not to barf, Dipper manages to eke out a whimper:]

Ken, why??

[glitterateur]

Blaaaaarghhhh.

[This is a betrayal. Mabel slaps at his hand, weakly, uselessly. There's no way to escape Ken's wrath and she lets her hand fall dramatically to the ground.]

Let me suffer in peace!

[amadaman]

Because.

[that's not an answer ken]

Why did you let it get this far.

[amadaman]

Kala-Nemi says to teach the worst of all consequences. [Kala-Nemi doesn't even talk. Ken pokes her again.]

c

[oldstandard]

[Standing over them is one very unimpressed Grunkle. Is he unimpressed that they don't seem to learn from their candy mistakes? Or is he unimpressed at the amount of candy they consumed before lying in the yard like quitters? It's hard to say.]

So. Was it worth it?

[He thumps his chest twice. For no reason. Definitely not heartburn, you have heartburn! Stop projecting!]

b

[dualismum]

[ Sasaki was in his home, minding his own business, unaware of whatever Summerween is, when he hears a knock. And as he opens the door and is faced with Mabel and Dipper dressed up as elves going "trick of treat" at him, he has to pause.

....... is this... a prank............... ]

.... isn't Halloween in October?

c also!

[annihiliner]

[There is now a water bottle sitting on the ground next to each of them and a mildly judgy Lexa standing nearby, just looking back and forth between them and not saying anything.

When did this become her life?]

c

[givetheslip]

[Maria isn't really that into children, even older ones. Whatever shenanigans they get up to, that's between them and their guardians. But on her way back from running an errand, she can't help but notice their prone forms on the ground, and it gives her pause.]

Are you dying?

[glitterateur]

Kala-Nemi never had a killer stomach ache! [She groans and swats at him again.] You're the worst teacher.

[glitterateur]

No, and I'd do it again! [She tries to sit up and gesture in order to emphasize her point-- but gives up halfway and curls up in the grass again.]

We gotta practice before Halloween.

[glitterateur]

Uh-huh! That's why we're celebrating Summerween.

[She shakes her pillowcase a little, like she's trying to remind him of the important details.]

[glitterateur]

[Mabel reaches out and gropes for the water bottle. Water is healthy, which means it'll cancel out the candy, right? She blinks up Lexa's judging, judgey face and whispers dramatically:]

Lexa... remember us as we were.

[glitterateur]

Yes.

[No. They make themselves this sick every year-- multiple times a year, in Mabel's case. But every time feels like the worst time.]

But we die as we lived!

[amadaman]

Well, no... she's kind of abstract. So what was the big deal with Summerween, anyway?

b

[helpline]

[ Man it is just lucky for everybody that the Doctor answered the door of Heropa #11 and not one of the other residents (cough Hazel cough). He just lights up when he spots Mabel and Dipper despite the fact that he has absolutely no idea what's going on. Hey, he likes those kids and any excuse to hang out with them is great. ]

Trick or treat for what? Is it October already?

[glitterateur]

[Heropa 11 was a gamble, true, but 2/3rds of the residents are radical space dads. It was absolutely worth the risk of having Hazel answer the door.]

Nope! Still June. It's Summerween! Which is exactly like Halloween except it's in the summer.

[glitterateur]

It's Halloween in the summer! It's the best of both worlds, plus an excuse to dress up and eat more candy than usual, plus we got to do jack-o-melons. It's Gravity Falls's best holiday.

b, I feel like this neighborhood needs a block party

[harrisonwells]

[No one answers the front door at Heropa 10. Instead, someone in all black with messy hair pokes his head out of the open garage door, frowning, and the frown doesn't ease up when he sees the visitors. Harrison steps into the driveway and leans against the garage, folding his arms.

It's a slow day, he'll listen to whatever this is. Maybe there's some world where Halloween is celebrated at Midsummer?]

Want to try that again?

heck yeah it does

[glitterateur]

[Mabel cranes her neck over to look over-- oh, well, that explains why there's no answer. She scampers over to the garage, bear-dog bouncing behind. She skids to a stop right in front of him.]

Yeah! [She clears her throat and holds the pillowcase up.] Trick or treat!

B

[dirtyredneck]

[De Chima #008 hadn't seen a lot of Daryl Dixon until the past week when people were all mixed up on what their lives had been like. Now he was almost used to living there, even though he'd pretty much moved back in with Rick. But he'd gotten into the habit of hitting the house and cleaning up.

He still wasn't expecting any visitors. Especially not ones dressed up like it was Halloween. Even more when he recognized the two from the brief video chat he'd had when Dipper was stuck to a fridge. Staring down at them, clearly confused, he grunted:]

What?

b

[freckledninja]

[When they knock on one apartment door with their lovable in unison cry of Trick or Treat the person on the other side is in costume! FINALLY!!!!

No wait, he's like that naturally. For a moment the turtle just looks down at them, confused. Then he brightens up like it's Christmas D--er, Halloween. Summerween!]

It's Halloween already?? Dude! I thought it was in October! I was gonna miss Halloween!

I never had a Halloween before! I gotta hook you two up with something, right?

[glitterateur]

[Mabel's learned a lot from Stan, and one of the most important things is that once you've got somebody listening to you-- even if they're confused and grunting one word sentences-- you're basically already in. Mabel flashes Daryl her cutest smile, adorable enthusiasm stuffed into every word she says.]

Trick or treat! It's Summerween, which is Halloween but during the summer. It's a really important tradition where we're from.

Re: b

[glitterateur]

[Holy dang somebody actually adopt Summerween-- no, nope, it's that pizza turtle from the network. Still! Awesome.]

You didn't miss Halloween, it's Summerween! Which is-- wait wait hold up, you've never had a Halloween before?! [Congrats Mikey you've horrified a small (technically a teen) child.] I am so sorry.

[freckledninja]

Sensei was very Hey Don't Go Out People Will Scream A Lot. No Halloweens or anything fun until I was a much bigger turtle. But now is my chanc--

Wait, you said it ain't Halloween. Whazza Summerween? I didn't know there was so much Weening happening in the world.

[Stoops down closer to her height, trying to peer into the good old loot sack.]

Did ya get anything good? Did you get any gobstoppers? Can *I* get in on this?