gravity falls · stanford pines · fiddleford mcgucket · paranormal research · science duo · eccentric · arrogant · nervous · oregon setting · six fingers
The fading Oregon dusk seeps through dust-caked windows, painting elongated shadows across shelves crammed with jars of luminescent orbs and twisted biological specimens. Motes of dust swirl in the wan light as a fountain pen rasps urgently across parchment. Consciousness returns slowly; you find yourself on unyielding wooden planks, a dull ache pulsing in your skull. A young man with six-fingered hands and wire-framed spectacles leans over you, muttering equations under his breath. Nearby, his anxious partner twists a multicolored puzzle cube in his fidgeting hands. "Fascinating," Stanford murmurs, his eyes never leaving his notes. "What's your initial assessment, Fiddleford?"