"So, Ken, you've been with us awhile. What are your impressions of Aunt Mabel?" Phoebe probed.

Ken smiled. "She's a prankster with a wild sense of humor, no sense of restraint, and a flair for the dramatic. I'd say she's on the far end of the spectrum, her brother the complete opposite, and Wendy is the middle ground."

Phoebe made an "eh" gesture with one hand. "I'll give you half-credit on that."

"Half?" Ken repeated incredulously.

She explained, "I think you'll find even Dad shares a bit of the family fun-loving side. Take, for instance, the immediate fallout of him getting with my mom. Did they ever tell you that the three of them agreed to keep their new relationship a secret from their friends prior to returning home...for fun?"

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It was the day after the three of them had driven the RV back to Gravity Falls. Grenda and Candy were in town, as was Pacifica, so Mabel invited all of them to lunch. Fortunately for her, a new Italian restaurant had opened in the past few months, so they decided to go check it out together. They were just sitting down and talking when Pacifica looked up.

"Hey, isn't that Dipper with Wendy?"

Mabel followed her eyes to her brother and her lumberjill friend as they walked in and sat down. "Can't blame the two for checking this place out as well. They haven't seen each other in a long time, I'm sure my bro-bro just wants to catch up with his best friend."

Candy nodded. "Yes, they must have a lot to talk about."

Pacifica looked unconvinced. "Maybe..."

Mabel decided to steer the conversation away from those two...while prepping the groundwork for coming back to it. "Thhhbt! Paci, you're overthinking it! Hey, Grenda, how are you and Marius doing?"

The rest of the meal passed uneventfully, even as Pacifica kept glancing furtively at the other table. In fact, one hour later, the four of them had paid and were passively sipping on drinks when Pacifica finally spoke again. "Hey, they're leaving now...hand in hand."

Mabel frowned. "Pacifica, what's up?"

"That's what I want to know. Even for friends, they've been acting a bit too close. I'm checking them out." She said getting up and walking out, with Candy and Grenda objecting as they followed her. Mabel smiled to herself as she joined them. Just play it cool, she told herself.

They followed them out the door and through the town until they found themselves in the forest. From the back of the group, Mabel could see the others become a bit alert. Sneaking up to the front, she saw Wendy peck Dipper on the cheek. Turning around, the look on her friends' faces was priceless.

As Dipper and Wendy left, Mabel herded the girls into a vacant area and watched as they could no longer contain themselves.

"OH MY GOD!" Grenda shouted in her usual loud voice. "Those two are together now! Yes!"

Candy clapped her hands excitedly. "Yes, this is incredible, those two are made for each other!"

Mabel excitedly looked towards the final member of the group. "Paci?"

She had seen the heiress with many faces over the years - disgust, pride, fear, shock, anger. But this face - shock mixed with sadness? - had never appeared before. Mabel's face fell. "You OK?"

Pacifica snapped out of it and smiled unconvincingly. "Yeah...it's really great for him. After all these years, too."

Mabel smiled. "Yeah...and guess who was responsible!" She pumped her fists twice. "Match made!"

Pacifica chuckled. "Match made indeed…."

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"Well Mabel, how'd your day go?" Wendy asked wryly as Mabel entered the Shack. Mabel took one look at her and Dipper before bursting out into laughter.

"Best idea we've ever had!" She peeled a sticker off her sweater to reveal a small camera lens. Dipper took it and examined it.

"Grunkle Ford's camera held together, it seems. Alright," he pulled out a cord and connected it to his laptop. "I can't wait to see their faces..."

They laughed hard as hell for the first few minutes of it, seeing Grenda and Candy getting excited as the surprise hit them.

"Man, I'm glad we decided to play this out!" Dipper said as he drank a Pitt Cola. "Wait, what's Pacifica doing?" For at that moment they had reached the point where Mabel had turned to see her surprised face.

For a while all was silent. Then Wendy broke the silence. "Um...guess you owe me a few bucks, Mabes."

Mabel sighed as she got out her wallet. "I always knew she had a crush on you now and then, but I didn't think it would resurface."

For a while no one said anything as Mabel handed over the money. Then Dipper sighed. "We'll deal with that another time. She got over it before, I'm sure she will again."

Mabel smiled. "Got it, broseph! So, we still have other people to tell, right?" She slapped the sticker-cam back on her sweater.

Wendy laughed. "Oh man, if that was the girls, I can't wait to see how Soos reacts..."

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"Huh, all three of them enjoying themselves?" Ken enquired.

"Yup. Aunt Mabel got my parents together, and she's been a huge part of their relationship ever since." Phoebe smiled.

"How about the Pacifica issue?"

Phoebe sighed. "That's...a long story. Honestly, we are not paid enough to deal with that, too. Moving on..."

"Wait, we get paid?"

"I said moving on!"