[Stan picks up on what Dipper implies, even though he can tell Stan's trying to deflect. That's fine, that's really all he wanted to do here. Ever since Heimr told him about the caravan there had been a sinking feeling in his gut that his family could have been involved.]

[As the fight plays out, Dipper watches just as intently. Seeing it play back like this means he's looking for spots where he could have done better- acted faster. If he had thought maybe to make a line for the temple first maybe-]

[Stan shoves him, and he snaps out of it. He ...honestly was not expecting to be praised, so he flusters a bit. Stan praise is particularly hard won sometimes.]

Yeah, yeah, that was all me. It was a huge gamble because i'd never tried to pull off the hallucinations on command before, but it actually worked.

[He grins.]

I just thought, alright, what would Grunkle Stan do? And did the opposite.

[He's joking, and it's clear he's joking from the shit-eating grin he's giving his uncle, but after a moment or two, he sobers up.]

[Memory Dipper is making his plea to Zahliya about how his family might have gone to stop the caravan, so there's a chance they're in there. After some convincing Zahliya finally concedes and they head towards the temple. Real Dipper heads towards the steps but he pauses.]

What's inside isn't pretty, I know we've seen worse than this from Deerington, but I just ...wanted to warn you.