What is invisibility?
Invisibility is the state of an object that cannot be seen. An object in this state is said to be invisible, as in 'not visible'. This mostly occurs in non-living objects, but what would happen if a living organism got affected?
If a person becomes invisible especially a woman, it falls under two categories: TFI (True Femmes Invisible) and FFI (Fading Femmes Invisible). TFI is where her body vanishes, but not her clothing. FFI is where her body vanishes with her clothing.
For this story, it's the first category.
Dipper, Mabel, and their parents stared at the invisible girl that was sitting on the couch in front of them. The lumberjack hat and earrings are floating above an outfit consisting of a green plaid shirt with a white tank top underneath, dark blue jeans, and muddy rain boots. They formed the shape of a teenage girl, and judging from her posture, it seems she looked nervous.
"Wow, your Grunkle Stan was right. There were weird things happening in Gravity Falls, and this is the first time your mother and I got to see an example for ourselves," Mr. Pines commented.
"Hey, can you guys please stop staring at me like that? It's embarrassing," Wendy said with nervousness in her voice.
"Technically, we're not staring at you, Wendy. We're staring at your clothes," Mabel commented next, trying to add humor in the situation.
"And how is this helping exactly?"
"It's helping us see an invisible girl right before our eyes."
"Right..."
"Let me get this straight, is this you?" Mrs. Pines asked as she pulled out a group photo of the staff in the Mystery Shack with her finger pointing at the redheaded female teenager on its right.
"Yes, that's me," Wendy replied in confirmation.
"You don't know how this happened, Wendy?" Dipper asked as he and Mabel sat beside her on the couch.
"No, dude. I was like this when I woke up in the morning three days ago," the invisible girl replied.
"So, how's your trip coming here? You know, walking without clothes on, but no one can see you," Mabel asked.
"Believe me when I say it's horrible, Mabel. Between the autumn cold and muddy footprints, it's horrible, especially in the bus where someone sat on my spot, and I had to wait two stops where the driver opened the door to the spot a bit far from here. That last part left me walking to your house, and this is how I got here," Wendy said her short story, and that gave her sympathetic looks from the family, especially the twins. "I need your help to fix this."
"Got any leads or suspects?" Dipper suggested.
"None so far. I even asked Robbie, but he had no clue on this, so he's cleared."
"And how did he feel seeing you like this?"
"With clothes on?"
"With clothes on."
"He wasn't fazed one bit, saying it's early for Halloween."
"That's just like him," Dipper sighed at that. "It looks like we're going to have a mystery in our hands this year, Mabel, and our culprit is gonna be hard to find without any leads."
"Perhaps if we wait for Halloween, we should be able to catch him... or her," Mabel suggested. "That person will have no choice, but to show themselves at that point."
"If that's the case, may I please stay with you guys for a while?" Wendy pleaded.
"When our kids returned home after their summer vacation, they spoke highly of you, Wendy. So, I think you can stay," Mr. Pines said in agreement.
"It'll be great if someone from Gravity Falls could accompany you for this year's Halloween," Mrs. Pines also said in agreement.
"Wow thanks, Mom and Dad!" Dipper and Mabel exclaimed in excitement.
Even though unseen, Wendy made a smile on her face. Now that she's allowed to stay in the Pines residence, she took off her boots, revealing her yellow and orange socked feet underneath. Considering that she saw the twins' socked feet when she entered the house, it made sense.
The night went better than she had expected. They were having shrimp carbonara for dinner, and the family found it awkward of how she's eating the meal in that state. In fact, they could see the pasta inside her unseen head while she's chewing on it before swallowing it. That same goes for the water while she's drinking it as if they're seeing a mini-waterfall right now. The twins took pictures of those moments and showed them to her after dinner. It was an awkward dinner, yet they shared a hearty laugh, just to keep her happy despite her condition. For their next activity, they did a movie night, and they're watching a sci-fi comedy movie called Attack of the 50ft Teenage Girl. It has ups and downs, but at least it ended in a happy note with the female lead getting the guy.
Once it's time for everyone to go to sleep, the family showed Wendy the guest room which is where she'll be sleeping in the next few days. At least it looked perfect for her to sleep in. Dipper and Mabel visit the room to see her nightwear consisting of a black tank top with a wolf on it and gray shorts with torn cuffs, but still has her yellow and orange socks. They asked for a picture of this, and she didn't mind giving it to them. After a lengthy conversation, they went back into their own bedroom to get ready for the next day. As she slept by herself, Wendy wished that the mystery will be solved, and that she will be cured of her invisibility.
