Full chapter title: The Dangling Conversation (and Metaphorical Ice-Breaking)
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The morning came none too quickly, the Pines twins taking their luggage (and themselves) to the bus stop. (After quickly checking on Waddles at the pet housing clinic, and Mabel promising to send Waddles postcards.) They got their tickets, the ticket guy pointing with a smile to a bus outside.
"You kids can go on ahead onto the bus, that bus isn't expected to have many passengers so it plans to leave a bit sooner than scheduled. Especially since the tickets have to be reserved beforehand to figure out what size bus to use."
Mabel smiled, "Thanks, Mr. Ticket Guy."
"You're welcome," the guy laughed, pointing again to the shortest bus in the lot outside.
The twins got on the bus, no one else seemingly aboard yet. Dipper set down his bag and walked to the driver who was staring blankly ahead.
"Sir? Where should we put our bags?" Dipper asked cordially.
The guy waved his hand in dismissal, "Keep 'em. There's only 5 people on this bus anyway."
"5?" Dipper asked, "The last time we came it was only us."
"Maybe it's gotten more popular. Maybe Gravity Falls got a theme park." The guy quipped, laughing at his own joke.
"Oh... kay." Dipper muttered, getting to the back of the bus with Mabel.
"We can keep our stuff. There'll be 5 people on the bus this time."
"5?" Mabel asked, "I wonder why."
"You could always ask," Dipper joked.
"I will!" Mabel grinned defiantly.
"Oh, god." Dipper laughed to himself.
... A Passing of Time ...
Twenty minutes later, two kids who looked to be a bit younger than them came onto the bus. A boy with copper-brown skin, wild hair, and a noticeable slouch followed by a girl with bluish-black colored hair and a straight posture. The boy had on a long trench coat and heavy boots with fingerless gloves, the girl with a dark blue t-shirt and shorts with laced calf-boots on that looked pretty decent for hiking. They talked in hushed tones, the boy looking excited and the girl irritated.
"Hi!" Mabel yelled, making them both jump. "I'm Mabel! We're going to Gravity Falls too! What are you guys going for?"
"I'm Wybie, this is Coraline," the tan boy grinned, leaning out from the aisle seat. "Coraline is moving in with my grandma and I for a while, so I came to get her so she wouldn't have to ride the bus there alone. Her parents flew me out here."
"That explains why you don't have a big bag," Dipper commented. Dipper's eyes wandered to the bag that Coraline had set in the seat behind her, stuffed to the brim but still very small if it really had all of her things she owned in it.
"Yeah," Wybie muttered, "My grandma and I are living nearby relatives on my mom's side. If you guys see us, you should come hang with us."
"Absolutely!" Mabel yelled excitedly, "Coraline? Have you ever been to Gravity Falls before?"
Coraline shook her head, "No, but Wybie has lived there for a few months now."
"I think it's hiding something," Wybie grins, wiggling his fingers. "Something spooky."
Mabel and Dipper give each other a concealed look of amusement, Mabel turning to face him. "You have no idea."
"Last call for Gravity Falls!" Someone calls over the loud speaker inside the bus station.
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