Okay.
[Dipper peeks through his fingers nervously. This is the first time he's been present as Ken opens one of his gifts and it's unexpectedly nerve-wracking.]
[Dipper peeks through his fingers nervously. This is the first time he's been present as Ken opens one of his gifts and it's unexpectedly nerve-wracking.]
[The paper slowly peels away to show a book about the history of soccer, with various strategies and techniques. By the time Ken actually gets to the book, Dipper is nearly vibrating with nerves.]
[As Ken flips through the book, Dipper starts to babble nervously.]
I know some people think books are lame presents, but I think they're pretty neat? And I saw this one and thought you might like it and you'd be able to use it with your team and it got good reviews online, so it's definitely not horrible--
I know some people think books are lame presents, but I think they're pretty neat? And I saw this one and thought you might like it and you'd be able to use it with your team and it got good reviews online, so it's definitely not horrible--
[Dipper does not understand that diagram at all, but he's tentatively smiling.]
...So you like it?
...So you like it?
Awesome! I bet it'll make you even better at soccer.
Definitely! Me and Mabel will make big banners and everything.
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