[s1e5] The Inconveniencing File

Satisfied by the pure, un-teenaged display of innocence, the ghosts release the gang and let them leave the store safely. 🌅 A Secret Between Friends

The ghosts reveal they died of simultaneous heart attacks caused by the loud rap music and disrespectful "short pants" of 1990s teenagers. Because Dipper's friends are trespassing and acting like typical teens, the ghosts plan to trap them forever. 🐑 The Ultimate Sacrifice [S1E5] The Inconveniencing

The gang piles into a van driven by Thompson and heads to an old, abandoned convenience store called the Dusk 2 Dawn. The store has been boarded up for years after the previous elderly owners mysteriously died. Satisfied by the pure, un-teenaged display of innocence,

Outside the store, Wendy's friends regain consciousness with no memory of how they were saved. To protect Dipper's dignity, Wendy makes up a lie to the group, telling them that Dipper bravely punched the ghosts to save the day. 🐑 The Ultimate Sacrifice The gang piles into

Once inside, the teenagers treat the place like their own personal playground:

As they head back, Wendy reassures Dipper that he doesn't need to fake being older to hang out with them. He may not be a teenager yet, but in Wendy's eyes, he is already plenty cool.

The fun stops when the store's supernatural elements awaken. The ghosts of the former owners, Ma and Pa, manifest with a burning hatred for teenagers. They trap the group inside and begin picking off the teenagers one by one, possessing Mabel's sugar-overloaded body to speak.