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For your consideration, imagine if Stan got the same idea that Dipper did, with the copier?
"If only I could be two places at once? Hmmm..."
It would definitely not end well, but I think in the beginning it'd be semi-functional? Like copy Stan would run the shack, while "Stan Classic" would work on the portal. And judging by Stan's reaction to wax Stan, I think they'd get on swimmingly right up until Copy Stan gets too comfortable "running things" in the shack and Stan Classic wants a day of being Mr Mystery to get his mind on other things.
Also the whole thing with his copy having the same stubbornness, pride and self loathing that Stan Classic has, it's inevitable they'll come to a head.
Very fun to consider, also both Stans initially wincing at seeing each other before squinting into each other's faces with skepticism like: "Yeesh, I'm getting old." And "Hey, who're you calling old?"
Followed by both of them staring, then laughing. "This guy!"
It could be literally any time during his stay in the shack too, and imagine if it was when he was still in his 30's?? Like the 30's are where the eksistential dread and crazy ideas start comin', that'd be prime time for Stan to make a copy of himself to be more places at once.
Neil banging out the tunes in Kid Pix Deluxe 4??
Head canon: Stan and Ford have bunk beds, like on the ship as well as in the shack.
When they come back from sailing at sea for almost a year, they've gotten used to their sleeping arrangements; it reminds them a lot of when they were kids. It's comforting to know their brother is just above/below them.
So when they come back for the summer and they are in different rooms, it doesn't bother them at first; they actually think it's good not to listen to 'Stan's snoring' or 'Ford's scribbling' for once... but after they get everything set up and it's time for bed, neither of them can sleep; they just stare blankly at the ceiling.
At first both of them don't know why; they both toss and turn. Ford starts reading to see if that could tire him out, but it doesn't work. Stan starts counting smuggled pugs over the border; that doesn't work either...
"What if he has a nightmare?" Stan thinks to himself.
"Is Stanley having a hard time sleeping too?"
"What if he needs me?" They both think in unison.
Ford gets out of bed right away and grabs his pillow to go to Stan's room.
Stans was a bit hesitant at first till he heard a knock on his door, so he opened it, and it was Ford standing there like a kid who had just come to pester his parents after a bad dream.
"Having trouble sleeping too, eh, Sixer?"
"Yeah, I can't get to sleep. Is... is it ok if I sleep with you tonight, Stanley?"
Stan has a big dopey smile on his face. "No problem at all, Pointdexter."
For the rest of that night, Stan and Ford sleep peacefully, hugging each other (platonically!).
The next day Ford buys a bunk bed for the shack and builds it with his brother.
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In my heart Caryn Pines is still alive and got to see her boys together and hug them after 40 years.❤️🩹
does he know i love him