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[lambylamby]

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[lambylamby]

Good, good. That's good.

[He seems to relax a little now that Yosuke said he wasn't going to tempt fate, so he takes this as an opportunity to ask some more questions.]

So, you can actually go all the way in? Is that how you ended up going through the wormhole worm's wormhole?

[princeofjunes]

[He's not used to talking about this so freely, and it likely shows on his face, but it's actually a nice change of pace. He can get everything off his chest and not feel like a loony for once!]

Yeah, though you need to be smart about it. Bigger TV's are better because it's easier for your entire body to fit through, and we always use the same TV so we know where we'll wind up on the other side. I was going through when I wound up here, so it's the only explanation that makes sense to me.

... well, as much as any of this makes sense, I guess.

[lambylamby]

[He laughs at that. There's still a twinge of nervousness to it, but it's more in that "YEP WEIRD STUFF SURE DOES HAPPEN HERE ALL THE TIME AND IT'S KIND OF CRAZY" way.]

Yeah, there isn't much that makes sense in Gravity Falls.

[But now he's thinking about it. The TVs, that is.]

But why wouldn't there be an exit? How do you get out normally?

[And then a beat as he once again notices the look on Yosuke's face.]

... You're not really used to talking about this openly, are you?

[princeofjunes]

[There's nothing Yosuke can do but laugh - he's been caught red handed.]

I've never really met anyone else who would believe me, aside from my other friends who can pass through. So it's all a little weird, in a good way.

As for the exit... well, truth be told, we got really lucky the first time we went in. We met someone on the other side who could make the way out, but it was a real one-in-a-million sort of thing. If that hadn't happened, we probably would've been stuck and wound up dead.

[It really makes them sound like idiots now that he says it out loud.]

[lambylamby]

Haha, yeah I know that feeling pretty well.

Would you have been in trouble because you were stuck or... or is there other stuff to worry about in there other than finding a way out?

[princeofjunes]

This is the part that's a little tricky to explain, but the short version is that there are monsters there that can kill you.

[The longer version is... complicated.]

[lambylamby]

Is it sad that answers like that are what I've started to expect when I ask questions like that?

[princeofjunes]

Well, it's not as bad as it used to be! We more or less fixed the place - at least, we thought we did anyway. That's another long story.

[He sighs, heart sinking a little as he tries to keep his spirits up.]

The most dangerous thing now is someone going in who's never been in before, and we keep a pretty tight watch on anyone getting in there.

[lambylamby]

Why? What happens?

[princeofjunes]

[He knew this question was coming, and he had hoped to think of a good way to explain it. It didn't happen, so all he can do is wing it.]

I guess I can try to simplify it...

Basically, the longer you're in there, the better the chance everything about yourself you try to hide and suppress takes its own form. Then if you try to deny it's a part of you, it turns into a monster and kills you.

[lambylamby]

[His eyes widen and there's a very distinct frightened sort of pubescent squeak in his voice.]

What?!

[princeofjunes]

Well I mean, it tries to kill you, it's not like it's totally hopeless or anything. You're just probably done for if you're on your own, and even with friends it's not like those things are any fun to fight.

[lambylamby]

Oh, okay, great. So, it's just, you know, almost certain death. That's awesome.

[princeofjunes]

That's why we try to encourage people to just accept it without a fuss.

... I mean, it's never worked, but that's not our fault.

[lambylamby]

I have a feeling that suddenly being faced with everything you've ever denied about yourself while trapped inside a TV would bring up an existential crisis all on its own, never mind having someone tell you that you should just accept your inner demons to top it all off.

[A shrug.]

Maybe that's just me though.

... How many of you are there, anyway? You said it was you and your friends, right?

[princeofjunes]

You're probably right, but in our defense they never really let us get to the 'or they'll kill you' part of 'accept your inner demons or they'll kill you.'

[He chuckles a bit]

Alright, roll call! So there's me and my best friend, and the annoying guy we met on the other side. Our friends Chie and Yukiko, then there's Rise, Kanji and Naoto. So that makes eight of us.

[lambylamby]

Oh, wow. There's more of you than I thought.

[princeofjunes]

Yeah, we wound up with a pretty decent crew. But when you think about all the people that live in a city, eight people getting into crazy supernatural stuff isn't really a big number.

[lambylamby]

How'd you all find out about it anyway? If... If you don't mind me asking.

[princeofjunes]

It's- [He hesitates for a moment] - a long story. The short version is there was some weird stuff that happened. Then the girl I mentioned died.

I... wanted to see if the two were conencted.

[lambylamby]

... And that led you to being able to go into TVs?

[princeofjunes]

[There's a moment of brief annoyance, but he can't really be surprised he's not getting off with a half explanation. So instead, he'll give the kid the full explanation.]

Alright, you want the full story?

The day my best friend moved to town, he met a goddess in disguise at a gas station who gave him the ability to enter TV's. We got interested because of a supernatural TV show connected to that world that only airs at midnight on rainy nights. He was showing us how he could enter the TV when we all fell in.

Then when people started dying, I convinced him to go in with me and investigate. My shadow showed up, I denied it, it tried to kill us, he beat it up, I accepted it and that gained me the power to go into TV's too.

That clear it up?

... mabel was invited. don't invite mabel places.

[grandmasweaters]

[She's heard literally nothing before "gained me the power to go into TVs, too." But she thinks it's just a weird way of saying that he's been on TV. That's the way it makes sense, right?

And her eyes go wide at this stranger who is talking to her brother and her optimism overrides her ability to read a room.]

Dipper, you brought a TV star home?

I think you mean invite Mabel everywhere.

[lambylamby]

[MABEL WHY.]

Wh-what? Mabel! How long have you been listening?!

This was ten thousand percent worth waiting for

[princeofjunes]

[He jumps a bit, not having been expecting company. This must be the sister he mentioned, yeah? And from the looks if it, she has...

the completely wrong idea. Oh boy.]

TV star? No, not really, I just... uh... well, my friends have been on TV?

[It's not technically a lie!]