#why not.....

4 - homemade halloween costumes

“Where exactly did you learn to sew like this, Great-Uncle Ford?” Dipper asked, setting down the old camera flash unit he was fiddling with and leaning over the table edge curiously to see his uncle’s progress.

“It was a process,” Ford said, a wry smile creeping across his face. “My first attempt at any sort of clothing was a very lopsided Starfleet uniform back in high school. But it wasn’t until I was repairing my own garments traversing multiverse that I managed to develop any sort of skill.”

He looked up from the sewing machine, turning the brown woolen fabric that spread across the table to a new angle. Dipper slid his chair slightly to the right to make room, scooping up his duct tape and assorted metal bits.

“Careful with those flashes, now,” Ford warned. “We only have the two. But ah, they’re coming along very nicely.”

Dipper beamed. 

“Why don’t we…” Ford started.

“…test them out?” Dipper finished eagerly, noting the mischievous gleam in his uncle’s eye.

“Great minds think alike, my boy,” he laughed.

“Okay, um, here’s yours,” Dipper said, handing him the slim metal tube. “And I’ve got mine, obviously.”

The two of them adopted their best fighting stances, exchanging goofy grins, and Dipper started making a low humming noise as he waved the flash–no, hilt, it was a proper hilt now– around.

“MMmmmmmmMMMMmmmMM.”

Ford put a hand to his chin thoughtfully. 

“I think it’s a bit more of a ‘VwoooooOOOOooom vwoooooooOOOm’,” he said.

“VwooooOOOoooooooommmmmmmMMM,” Dipper said, combining the two noises.

His moment of triumph–and Ford’s possible response–were cut off by the sound of Mabel’s voice behind them.

“You HUGE nerds.”

“Hey!” Dipper said, whirling around to face her. The camera flash lightsaber hilt was still in his hands. “We… we’re going to make blades for them too,” he protested weakly.

“Is that a robe behind you, Dipper?” Mabel asked.

“That’s mine, actually,” Ford admitted. “We’re planning on dressing as Master and padawan.”

“NERDS,” Mabel grinned.