Little Dipper

Watched

"Rise and shine!" Bill said cheerfully as he opened the door. "I made waffles, come and get 'em while they're hot! By the way, Gideon called and said he's on his way with his staff to start the new day, Red called and said that there was an unfortunate incident with her father showing off with the wooden couch at their house and her leg and she's in the hospital and Question Mark is already here."

"We better pay her a visit when we close." Mabel decided as she climbed out of bed and went to shake Dipper awake. "C'mon, brobro. Wake up."

"I'll worry about him, you get a shower and dressed." Bill said, walking over to Dipper's bed. "I gave Waddles a bath earlier, by the way, though I imagine he'll be messy again by lunch."

"Is Robbie coming?" Mabel asked.

"I called his cell, he said he's gonna visit Wendy in the hospital and then come over." Bill lifted Dipper out of bed and shook his gently. "Wake up, kiddo. Don't make me go into your mind and nag you awake."

Mabel smiled and went to pick out her clothes for the day before leaving the room with them.

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"An accident at home? I'm sure she's pretty down about being laid up, she's been really enjoying how the shop is being run now." Gideon said after being told what happened.

"Yeah, we'll go pay her a visit after closing time. Join us?" Mabel asked as Bill served up plates for the group.

"Should we bring flowers?" Soos asked as he took his plate. "Thanks, Bill!"

Bill gave a two-fingered salute and went back to serving.

"I think Robbie's got that covered, but if you want to we can." Mabel smiled at Soos.

"Mabel, the syrup's stuck closed." Dipper said, holding it out to her.

"Oh, let me at it." Mabel took it and popped the lid open. "There you go, little bro."

Dipper smiled and took it back, pouring it on his waffles. "Thanks!"

"Did you check on Stan yet today?" Mabel asked.

"Last I checked, he was asleep in his hotel room. I'll give him another peek before we open up shop." Bill promised as he took his seat and started to spread blueberry jam on his waffles.

"Want syrup?" Dipper offered, holding it out.

"Nah, I got jam." Bill held up the jar and went back to spreading.

"I'll have to leave early today." Gideon admitted. "I got notice of trouble between the Manotaurs and the fairies. Something about encroaching on territory, I have to try to solve things peacefully."

"It's not easy, is it?" Mabel asked. "What if you can't solve things peacefully?"

"Then I use magic to keep them in their respective areas." Gideon sighed. "It'll piss them off, but at least they wouldn't be encroaching on each other's space."

"Can we meet the fairies sometime?" Dipper asked.

"Sometime, not now. You have to focus on the shop." Gideon chuckled. "Though, you've already gotten pretty far on just the first day. You'll do fine without me." He placed his hand on Mabel's.

Mabel nodded. "Good luck with the encroaching."

"How's the food?" Bill asked cheerfully.

"It's great! Did Tyrone get food?" Dipper asked.

"He came up for a couple waffles earlier, but then went back down. He found some old notebooks that he's really interested in." Bill nodded, bringing a piece of waffle to his lips. "He'll come back up for work, don't worry."