[Dipper can't help but raise an eyebrow at that and tease him.]
So, you're saying they make you absolutely nuts, then.
[Because for Varian to have to rule something in such a way, it can only be a point of unimaginable frustration.]
[But Dipper listens, that small teasing grin of his fading as the seriousness of this story takes hold. There is a lot going on here. A terrible situation on both sides, it sounds like. He has a suspicion where this might be going- Varian desperate to help his family after being turned away could only lead to something drastic. Dipper is sure of that because if something had happened to his family, he'd tear the entire city apart until he could help them.]
So, you got desperate and did something crazy, right?
returns after ...a hundred years...
So, you're saying they make you absolutely nuts, then.
[Because for Varian to have to rule something in such a way, it can only be a point of unimaginable frustration.]
[But Dipper listens, that small teasing grin of his fading as the seriousness of this story takes hold. There is a lot going on here. A terrible situation on both sides, it sounds like. He has a suspicion where this might be going- Varian desperate to help his family after being turned away could only lead to something drastic. Dipper is sure of that because if something had happened to his family, he'd tear the entire city apart until he could help them.]
So, you got desperate and did something crazy, right?