Nice To Meet You... I Think

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You stared down at the ticket, pondering just how valuable it actually was. "You're just giving this to me?" you asked. "Without anything attached to it?"

Mabel smiled at you and started spinning the knife in her hands again. "Call it a family benefit. There's a show starting in 45 minutes. Soos is going to drop us off at the Tent and then take your bags up to the mansion. They will all be there when you arrive later on."

"That's great!" you exclaimed. Upon seeing the look on Mabel's face, you rushed to clarify. "I've been wanting to see one of your shows for a while now," you explained. "I've heard a lot about them and apparently they're brilliant."

"Of course they are," Mabel responded smugly. "And now you'll be able to tell everyone that you were able to experience one from the best possible seats."

The limo rolled to a stop not long after her comment and Soos opened the door for both you and Mabel. You thanked him again when you got out but you didn't manage to say anything else in awe of the tent in front of you. It was absolutely colossal. Blues and whites made up the main color scheme and lights twinkled from the roof and the trees all around.

"This is amazing," you breathed.

The limo pulled away behind you and Mabel walked over to where you were standing. At first you startled, thinking that she had had a huge growth spurt since you last saw her, but you quickly noticed that her height was mainly due to her heels. Her sparkling blue heels.

"You have about 32 minutes until the show starts," Mabel told you. "I'm heading backstage to get ready. You're free to do whatever you want until it starts but don't go wondering off into the woods. It's extremely weird in there."

"Where's Dipper though?" you asked. "I haven't seen him yet?"

Mabel shrugged. "No idea. I don't keep tabs on him. Don't worry about that. You've got the gold pass so you can just head backstage after the show and you can see him then." She walked off and people parted in front of her. You had to admit, that was the first time you had seen something like it. Your cousins really did seem like celebrities in this town.

Shoving your hands in your pockets, you glanced around for something to do. There were a surprisingly large amount of people hanging around for a show that only started in half an hour. You would think that in a small town, they wouldn't need to arrive with that amount of time to spare.

You turned your attention to the line of trees that bordered the property. Mabel had said that they were weird but you couldn't really see why. They looked perfectly normal to you. If anything, you were feeling drawn to them. Like you wanted to go and explore just to see what it was all about. It was probably better not to annoy Mabel though and besides, you didn't want to miss the show.

It took a surprising amount of effort to turn away from the trees and find something else to focus your attention on instead.

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The tent erupted into a loud, final cheer as Mabel and Dipper bowed to the audience before retreating back behind the thick blue curtains. You joined in with the applause. You couldn't deny that you were blown away with how real the twins' performance looked. Even though you were sitting so close to the stage, you didn't see a single error.

Hearing how the crowd was reacting made you almost feel proud to be related to the two. While the majority of the people poured back out of the tent, you dodged around them and headed backstage where Mabel promised you were allowed to be due to your ticket. Although when you were looking around, you didn't see anybody who would stop you if you didn't have it. There were no guards or anything like that.

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