Multi-fandom-shenanigans

Mabel from the intro song, wearing a sweater that lights up as long as she plugs it in. It also has a switch. This indicates thats she's using simple LED lights and circuit board, tho it wouldn't be surprising if she's using an arduino kit too.

The boom box sweater from s2x01 Scary-oke is the most impressive. Not only does it light up when touched, it also plays a sound! It reminds me of those greeting cards that play a song when you push into it. However, Mabel's is way more complicated coz of the LED lights + mini speaker. This also has batteries. It's an improvement to the sweater that needed to be plugged in.

The lightbulb sweater in s2x02 Into The Bunker is a variation of the BoomBox sweater. It also lights up when pressed and runs on batteries.

And ofc, how could we forget the impressive Sock Opera from s2x04. It's a whole complicated puppet production with music, lights, special effects.

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I imagine that aside from knitting and art supplies, Mabel also brought a whole ass electronics kit (with arduino boards and many LED lights) from California to play with.

Knitting different sweaters everyday was already impressive enough (knitting also involves quite a lot of math and 3d visualization); adding electronics features and making them interactive is just a whole upper level of ability. I won't even be surprised if she's etching the circuit boards in the bathtub (coz i dont think she'd be content if the final product was on a breadboard). It's easy to imagine Mabel soldering the components on the dining tabe and doing some programming to get the LEDs and amplifiers/speakers to light up and sound in any way she wanted, all the while Dipper is busy with perusing the journals or practicing some advance math..

Most futurefics put her in Arts and Design careers but heck, Mabel will actually do pretty damn well in STEM if she wants to. She has already got the technical and applied experience from making her electronic sweaters.

Luz: actor, plays comic relief a lot. For some reason I can really see her in newsies

Gus: that one kid who does crew and acting. Good at both because he can cast an illusion and literally be in two places at once

Amity: idk why I just feel like she runs lights, could also see her as costumer

Willow: builds sets, has everything anyone could ever need in her bag

Hunter: sound/music, again I just have a feeling about this. My first thought was token straight guy that almost everyone has liked at some point but then I remembered he’s canonically bi

hunter: honorary stage manager. he runs sounds, but slowly he just gets more and more responsibilities until he's basically just another stage manager and they have to force him to sit down.

luz: formerly did lights for a different theatre, now does stage acting. she really likes it. i could also see her as a theatre educator at some of the community theatres.

gus: crew, acting, and director. his theatre teacher respects him enough to let him use the school as a work place for his shows, and the community theatres love to have him. i could see him directing with Luz for education.

Amity: opposite of luz. did stage and now is trying to enjoy crew. luz showed her how lights work, and when she isn't doing that, shes doing peoples makeup backstage.

willow: very scary. cycles between set builder, prop manager, and asm. shes incredibly intense but also very fun, and everyone knows the shows couldnt run without her.

vee: the nicest person in theatre. brings snacks and hand made gift bags for everyone. people think shes scary because shes usually a lead, and a prodigy lead at that, but the second they take to her they realise shes actually just amazing.

Eda: supportive theatre mom. probably helps out at the community theatres a lot, brings snacks for everyone, has 100% snuck into rehearsals to watch if shes too busy for show dates.