Comment on parallelism

  1. Enro on Chapter 4 Mon 04 Aug 2025 05:23PM UTC

    DIPPER GETTING RECRUITED TO A SIREN CHOIRRRR that's so fun! and less creepy than child marriage!

    not a vampire, just a big Columbo fan, tragically

    That did got me going "HA!" really loud. And are Mrs. Wainscott and Mr. Reed secretly married? Wait, that's off the rails. Back to the kids.

    I love the way you swapped their motivation but they're still feel very much in-character. <3 I already said it but;

    She’d want stories, and life experiences, and dating woes that came with constantly messing with monsters. She’d want to know if this guy ever kissed a fish person.

    is so PERFECT to describe Mabel's fascination with the author.

    and had pinned a little shooting star pin to his vest. For luck!

    I am eye shaking so hard at this details I love the way you integrated their changed Zodiac aaaaaaAAAAAA

    Always a treat to read your take on these AU, and hey! It didn't break my heart this time!!! XD

    Thank you for writing. Can't wait for the moose power in two days.

    Last Edited Mon 04 Aug 2025 05:24PM UTC

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    1. bronzemoon on Chapter 4 Mon 04 Aug 2025 05:41PM UTC

      To be fair I'm imagining the sirens are planning to drag him down into the lake and keep him there forever, so it's still a kidnapping attempt. But--it isn't child marriage! Still an upgrade!

      I'm so glad my Columbo joke is properly appreciated <33. I will leave the love lives of Mrs. Wainscott and Mr. Reed to the imagination of the readers....

      The moment I wrote that Mabel line I was like. Yes. I've done it. I've figured out the swap and how Mabel becomes the instigator in this au. How many fish people did you kiss, Mr. Mystery Author?!? Tell her about all of the drama between monsters!!!

      The pin was such a fun detail to add. I think he makes lots of little wooden pins for his vest. (Later on he makes his grunkles pins too.) In general I'm really charmed by the idea that here some of Dipper's rampant natural curiosity is funneled into his intense hobbyism. He wants to try every skill at least once to figure out how it works. He'd be that style of character that constantly pulls out random skills to help solve the issue of the day.

      I'm glad you liked it!! As you saw while we were chatting I had a little bit of trouble working out how I wanted to tackle this au lmao. I am happy with how it ended up but thinking of how to communicate the character differences in a short period while also showing how they stayed the same had me scratching my head.

      MOOSE POWER APPROACHES.

      Thank you for commenting!!

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      1. Enro on Chapter 4 Mon 04 Aug 2025 06:02PM UTC

        I will leave the love lives of Mrs. Wainscott and Mr. Reed to the imagination of the readers....

        In a quiet whisper that would send rumors spreading like fire: they're having a secret forbidden affair because Mrs. Wainscott's missing husband never signed for that divorce and has not be declared dead yet.

        I think he makes lots of little wooden pins for his vest. (Later on he makes his grunkles pins too.)

        THAT'S SO CUTE OF HIM!!! AAAAAAA Dipper and his treasure trope of wooden pins. My heart. And YES YES YES YES I love him being a jack of all trades. I am sure he got all kind of MacGyver type stuff in his vest and it's increasingly funny level of absurd to pull out every time.

        I am so have faith in you that you'll get it, especially after the Mabel's line. (Biggest trouble seem to be we got EXTREMELY distracted LMAO, I don't even know what the prompt for tomorrow is.) I always love your characterization of the kids, absolutely NAILED IT. The head scratching worked!!! XD

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        1. bronzemoon on Chapter 4 Mon 04 Aug 2025 06:15PM UTC

          In a quiet whisper that would send rumors spreading like fire: they're having a secret forbidden affair because Mrs. Wainscott's missing husband never signed for that divorce and has not be declared dead yet.

          Scandal!! Drama!! INTRIGUE!! Mabel is eating this up!!

          I am sure he got all kind of MacGyver type stuff in his vest and it's increasingly funny level of absurd to pull out every time.

          Instead of constantly pulling out a book as big as his torso from his vest and prompting the question "where the fuck were you keeping that??" he can pull out dozens of hobby items from his vest like a clown pulling out a string of handkerchiefs and prompting the question "how the fuck do you keep all of those in there???" He's got a linocut block carver and he's not afraid to use it!!

          I'm so glad you like my version of the kiddos because I find them weirdly hard to write?? At least when it comes to dialogue. I can hear their voices so clearly in my head but crafting dialogue that fits them still feels so hard sometimes.

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      3. Evvarr on Chapter 4 Wed 10 Sep 2025 02:50AM UTC

        Yeah its not child marriage
        Just child Drowning

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        1. bronzemoon on Chapter 4 Wed 10 Sep 2025 03:24AM UTC

          I mean, I was picturing the sirens finding some way to give him an air source since a singer that just drowns isn't a very useful singer at all, lol.

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          1. Evvarr on Chapter 4 Wed 10 Sep 2025 06:59AM UTC

            And i was going the good ol 'monsters do not understand human limits , thinking if I can do it so can You'

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