Dipper stared at the girl, feeling like a complete idiot for not realizing it sooner. The blond hair, the rainbow braces, the bedazzled hot pink jacket? It was so obvious. Dipper held out his hand, offering for her to take it, but she didn't. The girl stood up from off the ground, patting herself down to break away from any dirt, causing clouds of dust to float around. Dipper coughed, fanning the clouds away from his face with his hand. Pacifica laughed at his action, nudging him on the shoulder. "Ha... Sorry about the dust." She said, tilting her head to the side, letting her hair fall out of place. Dipper stared at her, not saying anything. This fazed Pacifica, making her question herself for a moment. Was there something on her face? Pacifica lifted up her right eyebrow, staring nervously at the handsome brunet. But he didn't say anything. He just stood there, staring at her emotionlessly. He was definitely a very confusing person. "A-ha-ha.... Why are you staring at me?" Pacifica asked nervously. She didn't have to wait long for a response, almost as if he was just waiting for her to ask him that question. "Why are you in the forest? You could have gotten hurt." He said coldly, shaming her for what seemed to be a stupid thing to do. Pacifica seemed to be taken back by his comment. He seemed less kind than before, when she first met him. She scoffed at his words though, rolling her eyes in annoyance.

"I'm no damsel, bud. I don't need your help to tell me what to do, k?" She said, trying to sound as sassy and uncaring as she could. She sounded convincing, but not enough for Dipper to believe her. "You didn't seem quite so confident in yourself a couple of moments ago when you were being pulled to the ground by a bunch of gnomes." Dipper retaliated, keeping his face in the same form as before. Pacifica turned to him with a shocked face, giving out a slight gasp in surprise. "Excuse me?! They caught me off guard! And- I-You- Ugh!" She said, not knowing what to say. "Hm. I see. Well, since you seem to have it all figured out, why not explain why you're here in the first place?" He asked, giving off a slight smirk. "It's none of your business!" Dipper looked at her, now with a full on grin. He secretly enjoyed seeing people get annoyed with him. Toying with people's emotions could be fun at times, especially since his grunkle was usually the one to do it to HIM. It was nice to see it happen to someone else once in a while. "Why are you being so rude all of the sudden?! You're so- Gggrrrr! Annoying!" She spat out, taking Dipper by surprise. Him? Annoying? On what planet? Dipper looked into her eyes. She wasn't joking about what she was saying about him, and it made him feel bad for saying what he did to her.

"Oh." He said, giving a genuinely innocent look. His eyes were wide and his face showed nothing but surprise and slight remorse. "I'm sorry." He said, walking close to her. This took her off guard for a moment, not knowing what to do. But she didn't move. She didn't need to move. She wasn't a damsel in destress and she was going to stand tall against him... Even though he was taller than her. Once he walked up to her, he reached out his hand, waiting for her to take it. "We got off on the wrong foot, didn't we?" He asked, already knowing the answer. Pacifica's once hard face seemed to then soften, showing a more curious face. She looked to the hand... Then back to Dipper... Then back to the hand... And finally back at Dipper. He wasn't joking? Or was he? She couldn't tell. She could never really tell with him. She barely even knew him. But... His face. It was genuine. Every smile he had given her. Real. She then, for the last time, looked at the hand. Her fingers seemed to shake, as her hand made its way to his. It was a slow process, her hand pulling back several times. But, as if the moment was building up to this, her hand slapped against his, giving him a firm squeeze as she shook his hand up and down with energy. He chuckled at her action, seeing how childish she was being. "Hi. I'm Dipper Pines. What's your name?" He said, almost as a re-due for their original meeting. Pacifica smiled, deciding to play along. "Pacifica Southeast." She beamed, letting go of his hand finally. "My word young maiden." He began. "It appears you are lost in these woods." He joked, giving a slight bow at her. Pacifica blushed, not realizing he was still playing around at first. But she chuckled, soon realizing he was messing with her. "Oh, why yes indeed. Could I, perhaps, be escorted out, my knight?" She said, making a curtsy motion as she did. "Yes. Indeed. And, while you're at it, you can explain how you came to be so deep in the woods?" He said, almost glaring. Pacifica wasn't surprised though, she expected him to want answers. And, to be honest, she wanted answers from him too. "Indeed I shall. But, only if you include your tale as well... My lord."