MAKE SURE EVERYONE ELSE HAS THEIR SHIT TOGETHER. YOU ARE NOT TURNING THE CAR AROUND IF SOMEONE FORGETS SOMETHING.
YOU ARE THE BACKBONE OF THIS HOUSEHOLD, clearly.
SO BRAVE.
Let’s see.
DIPPER almost forgot his AUDIO RECORDER. The kid’s gotten into LIVESTREAMING his field work these days, which… personally, you don’t really GET IT, but he seems to be doing pretty well for himself. So you gotta support that! AND YOU DO. GO GET THAT CASH, KID.
MABEL almost forgot her PHONE in the rush! Good gracious.
FIDDLEFORD needed a reminder about bringing his ITINERARY.
STAN (YOU KNOW, THE OTHER ONE) seems to have everything in order, actually. GOOD FOR HIM. But just in case, you suggest he take his JOURNAL 1 and JOURNAL 2 to complete the set with DIPPER.
(Can’t hurt your BROTHER to have his literal BOOKISH FAMILIARS closeby.)
But now it’s time to go. INTO THE STANMOBILE.
>INSPECT STANMOBILE.
THERE SHE IS. A proper 1965 EL DIABLO CONVERTIBLE 4-DOOR SEDAN. She’s an old girl, but she’s got pride.
She’s also the nicest ride out of EVERYONE IN THIS PARTY, so it only seemed appropriate to drive THIS BAD BITCH up to the NORTHWEST MANOR.
And also, in general, just OBJECTIVELY SPEAKING, it’s a great car. You’ve put a lot of work (and MONEY) into her! You know, BLOOD, SWEAT TEARS, BODIES IN THE TRUNK. The usual. You DESERVE to show her off.
If any of these 1% BASTARDS think they’re too good to lay their eyes on THE STANMOBILE, they can join the list of ALL THE OTHER BODIES THAT CANNOT BE LEGALLY PROVEN TO HAVE BEEN IN THE TRUNK.
...FOR LEGAL REASONS, THAT WAS A JOKE.
MAYBE.
(Who can say? Parties really are a WHOLE OTHER BEAST.)
There are SEVEN OF YOU. Don’t ask how you all fit into a SEDAN. (MABEL may or may not have volunteered to ride in the trunk. Which you REFUSED, OBVIOUSLY, because you are A GOOD RESPONSIBLE UNCLE… MAN… ADULT PERSON. PROBABLY.)
Listen, there are SEVEN OF YOU, and you all fit in the STANMOBILE. IT JUST WORKS.
You start the CAR.
The NORTHWEST ESTATE is in town, technically , but the actual MANSION is hidden way up inside said estate on the top of a hill. It’s going to be ONE HELL OF A DRIVE.
May as well let somebody pick some music, right?
>[SUFFER THROUGH DIPPER’S ICELANDIC POP PLAYLIST.]
>[USE FORD’S “CULTURAL CATCH-UP” PLAYLIST. MIGHT AS WELL.]
>[FIDDLEFORD’S TASTE CAN’T BE THAT WEIRD, RIGHT? RIGHT.]
>[THE GIRLS HAVE BEEN REALLY GETTING INTO THAT ONE MUSICAL. “HEATHERS” OR SOME SHIT.]
>[DEMOCRACY IS A LIE. YOU ARE A TYRANT AND THE DRIVER PICKS THE MUSIC. IF ANYONE COMPLAINS, THEY CAN WALK.]