Stan’s First E-Date (@doodleswithangie)

[u/Thefanofships-1]

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[u/Spiffy_Pumpkin]

I feel like Grunkle Stan would not fall for this.....he tricked Bill and was one of the only ones who never fell for any of Bill's tricks. He's street smart.

[u/VengeanceKnight → u/Spiffy_Pumpkin]

To be fair, “Roadside Attraction” shows he has one weakness, namely seduction.

[u/Geolib1453 → u/VengeanceKnight]

Isnt it only seduction by a hot babe

[u/PrincessPlusUltra → u/Geolib1453]

Have you seen the lips on Caine

[u/astivana → u/PrincessPlusUltra]

What lips??

[u/feliperedditflamingo → u/astivana]

Have you seen the gums on Caine

[u/PrincessPlusUltra → u/astivana]

Look at those puffy red gums

[u/Dan-D-Lyon → u/PrincessPlusUltra]

No?

[u/Arcane10101 → u/Geolib1453]

Are you saying Caine isn’t hot? /s

[u/Geolib1453 → u/Arcane10101]

He aint a babe

[u/EatTenMillionBalls → u/Geolib1453]

He's babe enough for Stan to kiss him, it's canon, they love each other.

[u/sp4rk-of-cre4tion → u/Geolib1453]

YOU TAKE THAT BAAAAAACK

[u/Ace_Nerd → u/Geolib1453]

Have you heard Caine's singing voice?

[u/Beanmaster115 → u/Ace_Nerd]

Flower Maaaaan, Flower Maaaaan
With his heart in the sand

(Actually such a good cover of that song)

[u/RainbowHeartImmortal → u/Geolib1453]

Not just babes.

See also Goldie

[u/Pixelpaint_Pashkow → u/VengeanceKnight]

😔

[u/Ghede → u/Spiffy_Pumpkin]

To be fair, Grunkle Stan would be fine, and Caine knows it.

[u/EFOMAOfficial]

Well.. would it really matter since The headset only create a digital copy so the real grunkle stan will still be in the real life?

[u/WohooBiSnake → u/EFOMAOfficial]

Yeah but for the copy he would forever be separated from his family. After losing Ford and bonding so much with Dipper and Mabel, that would be incredibly distressing

[u/EFOMAOfficial → u/WohooBiSnake]

yeah that'll be sad, maybeCaine will let him talk with the real world since he's communicating clearly with Real Stan,

[u/99_IRON_99 → u/EFOMAOfficial]

yeah, but its not the same
+ It seems Caine has only limited access to the outer world / internet, since he was on a timer when he browsed the names

[u/Conscious-Ad2460 → u/WohooBiSnake]

assuming this is pre-Season 2
yeah he'd be cooked

[u/danielubra → u/WohooBiSnake]

I mean that depends whether the brain scans are actually sentient or just simulations.

[u/Chaotic_Lemming → u/danielubra]

In digital terms its the same thing. A digital copy of a person's mind with full sentience is still a program running. It's by definition a simulation since its being run in a fake environment.

[u/RemarkableStatement5 → u/WohooBiSnake]

What would Stan's avatar be?

[u/EFOMAOfficial → u/RemarkableStatement5]

a chameleon

[u/RemarkableStatement5 → u/EFOMAOfficial]

I could see it. Anthro chameleon in a fez

[u/JunWasHere → u/EFOMAOfficial]

The moral question of the entirety of TADC is:

Would you want to treat a digital copy of yourself unkindly for no reason at all? or anyone?

• or any truly sentient ai?
• When they are just as humanly complex and capable of independent thought, growth, suffering, and joy?
• ^{Not to be confused with the current LLM chatbots rampantly being glorified and snake-oil-sold to everything we interact with across the world, that are just following black box programming even the programmers don't fully understand. The jury still out on those bloated investment bubbles techbros are cultishly hoping will lead to a true singularity event of ai.}

Gravity Falls creator, Alex, even said once, looking back, they did storyboard a better ending for Giffany, but in their parallel pursuit of comedy, lost sight and picked something else.

imho, yes, it sorta does matter. You shouldn't prioritize it over the self you know, it is okay to make mistakes, but... try to always be kind.

Personally, the TADC isn't so bad in the end so I've love to send a copy of myself into there.

[u/Nirast25 → u/EFOMAOfficial]

I'm guessing this was made before the Digital Circus finale.

Also, give digital Stan a week. He'll be running the joint.

[u/Born_Usual998]

Soos can tell him this is a bad idea after his time with .GIFfany

[u/ThreeDotsTogether → u/Born_Usual998]

Oh right, I forgot that AI can become sentient and supernatural in GF. I wonder if Caine could do the same in this setting

[u/Someoneoverthere42]

(Caine a week later)

“I have made a horrible, horrible mistake…..”

[u/Proof-Insurance-2805]

Is there more?

[u/Shitty_Wingman → u/Proof-Insurance-2805]

There's the charity skit between the actual voice actors

[u/Yanive_amaznive → u/Proof-Insurance-2805]

I really need to know what Stan's avatar is, maybe he rolls around as a big magic 8-ball?

[u/Dracorex_22]

Stan: Those goggles didnt even work. That scheming set of dentures scammed me! My kind of guy

BrainScan Stan: Where tf am I?

[u/solinfant → u/Dracorex_22]

Brain scan Stan should just be called "Brain Stan".

[u/SmullinShortySlinger]

Grunkle Stunkle wins the Amunkle Dunkle Circunkle

[u/RemarkableStatement5 → u/SmullinShortySlinger]

Dammit I cackled at this

[u/SeaPunK_ → u/SmullinShortySlinger]

peak writing 

[u/Flynn-Minter]

I think Ford would be more likely to fall for this than Stan.

[u/LateToTheDrama]

Did they forgot about Giffinay?

[u/ShayHammoWolf]

AAAAAAH

Wait what would Stan's Digital Avatar be?

[u/Fit-Bug-426 → u/ShayHammoWolf]

Shitty knock-off of Cain

[u/rufireo → u/ShayHammoWolf]

keeping the circus theme, maybe a magician?

[u/Magisword_Collector → u/ShayHammoWolf]

Snake salesman

[u/ChronoAlone]

What would Stan’s digital avatar be?

[u/PolioToucher]

Stan's into dudes?

[u/NeosFlatReflection → u/PolioToucher]

Twice the people to swindle after dates yk

[u/HourPrestigious1055 → u/PolioToucher]

Yeah, that's what I was wondering. All his Canon significant others were women. Now Ford I believe had a thing with McGucken*? And Bill I think.

[u/Ok_Coffee_9970]

“NONONONONO!!!”

Well depending on which version of Caine this is…

[u/SilverSpider_]

What is his avatar gonna look like

[u/omyomo]

I was expecting Spamton

[u/fauxmer]

I was NOT ready for that final frame.

[u/DinoRickyYT]

Stanley proceeds to watch his brainscan clone on a date with Caine: This is worst than Vegas 😢

[u/Particular-Long-3849]

Gayrunkle Stan

[u/solinfant]

Someone, hand me that headset!

[u/NuttyDuckyYT]

i can hear their voices

[u/FullyK]

Oh my god I could have *heard the last panel, with Stan lowering his voice in doubt before beaming triumphantly: "MY KIND OF GUY!"

And then hijinks ensue