āFair point, fair point. But Grunkle Stan, what are you doing up so late?ā
Dipper points an accusatory finger at the old man. What? Is it a crime now to wander downstairs into the kitchen to get a drink of water? Dipperās not twelve anymore, heās an (newly turned) adult!
To prove it, he takes a sip of his water ā and misses his mouth completely. Now thereās water on the floor. Dipper stares at the watery mess with his exhausted eyes. If he were more awake heād be embarrassed, but right now his thought process is extremely slow.
āIāll clean that upā¦eventuallyā
ā āā
Stan raised an eyebrow at the kids question.
āKid, Iām nearly half a century o l d e r than you; I think I can be up as late as I want.ā he replied. He watched Dipper s t r u g g l e d to do something as simple as take a sip of water,Ā āYouāre not h e l p i n g your point, squirt.ā he said with a laugh.Ā
He shook his head and grabbed a r a g, throwing it on the ground and using his foot to mop up the mess,Ā āPlease, if you canāt even d r i n k properly, how you will be able to c l e a n it up?āĀ
He bent down with a g r u n t as his back protested and picked up the rag. Throwing it on the counter temporarily, he put a h a n d on Dipperās shoulder, steering him around.Ā āLets get you to b e d.āĀ