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THE RISE OF THE HOMUNCULI

Episode 1 The Butler

A gentle knock was heard from the other side of the oaken door. The man sitting on a large, almost intimidating, desk stopped writing some invitation letters to some guests that will attend to a ball the following month.

"Come in" the man said in a tone that was only used by him when he was very busy or very occupied. The large, decorated door opened and a young man, sharply dressed in a black and white tuxedo entered the room.

He had long brown hair that reached his shoulders, a blank expression was plastered on his face that made him look. . . dead inside. The young man approached the desk and bowed to the man sitting behind it.

"May I help you, young man?" He rose from his bow and cleared his throat "I am the new butler sir, I am here to inform you that lunch has been served, your car has been polished with the special wax your ordered and the schedule for this weeks main gala has been altered sir. Madam Northwest said and, I quote "I don't want last times incident to occur again"

The man raised an eyebrow and rose up from his seat "I. . . see, well then, I'm glad that we at least have someone useful in this house" the man, for the first time in the meeting smiled as both left the room.

"If you're going to be a butler of this house, I must know your name" the young man bowed once more at the master of the house "I am truly sorry sir, my name is Dipper, I am very grateful to have the honor of working for the Northwest Family sir, I promise you won't regret hiring me"

Mr. Northwest looked at him with disgust at hearing his name. His family would most likely be nothing but commoners, brutes and animals that were unworthy of living near the powerful and rich. But meantime Dipper knows his place as a mere servant of his glorious house he will tolerate him. Nothing more.

"Very well Dipper, follow me and pay attention, I'm not going to repeat myself" Dipper nodded and followed him without questioning nor hesitating "this is the Northwest Family mansion, we are the most powerful and influential family in Gravity Falls" as Dipper followed the man they walked in a large corridor that was filled with many different paintings and drawings of the predecessors of the Northwest Family "I am Preston Northwest and this wonderful woman is my wife, Olivia Northwest" both stopped at a huge painting of an elegant woman, she had large brown hair that was tied up and groomed to perfection as well as a necklace made out of gold and diamonds.

The only thing that Dipper didn't understand was the smile she had, it looked strained. . . like if she was sitting there for hours with that smile "excuse me sir, but I've noticed something in the painting" Preston glared at Dipper "what have you noticed, boy?" Preston almost snapped at him for insinuating something about his wife.

"I didn't mean to insult the natural beauty of your wife sir, but if I may" Dipper approached the painting and looked with squinted eyes "at the borders of her lips I can't see any lines on her cheeks, this indicates that it's a fake smile. Also look at her eyes, they are perfectly round, no imperfections on them, no eyes can be that round, it seems that the painter exaggerated a little. And the final thing I've noticed are her hands, it's hard to see clearly but it's easy to tell that she was either stressed or bothered at the painter for taking to long, her hands are gripping each other, it almost looks painful to imagine the amount of stress she went through for this painting"

Mr. Northwest was very surprised at the statements of the new butler, it seems that what he said regarding the painting was true. His wife's has no smiling lines between the end of the lips and the cheeks, her eyes looked perfectly round, giving her the appearance of a doll and her fingers were indeed strained "Dipper, how did you noticed this?"

For the first time under Mr. Northwest's presence Dipper smiled, but it was barely noticeable "unlike most people of my socioeconomic status, I like to read a lot, especially about a persons physical language. What the tongue doesn't say, the body speaks volumes instead"

He eyed Dipper in interest "maybe he'll be useful after all" Mr. Northwest humphed and continued walking with Dipper right behind him.

"I have a very important job for you Dipper, today is my daughter's twenty first birthday. You will now work for her, do everything she says and never question her authority. She is a Northwest and you are a commoner living in my house. If I feel any type of insubordination from you, I will personally fire you and make sure you never set a foot inside this house. Have I made myself clear?"

The look of disdain and superiority was plastered on Mr. Northwest's face. It reminded Dipper of a cobra snake eyeing its prey before striking, or a great white shark ready to dismember a seal in order to feed on the animal as it struggled helplessly in its powerful jaw.

Dipper bowed even lower at him before speaking "I give you my word as a loyal servant of this house and it's masters that I will never be a hindrance to anyone. I thank you for giving me this opportunity to prove my loyalty to you and your family"

Mr. Northwest smiled at hearing Dippers dedication towards him and his family "you may drop the 'sir' title Dipper, call me Preston" Dipper nodded "if that's what you want sir Preston, then I'll obey"

Both entered the dining hall and there, Dipper saw the most beautiful girl, no, the most beautiful angel his eyes have ever seen.

Preston cleared his throat, gaining the attention of the angel in front of Dipper "Pacifica dear, this is Dipper and he will be serving as the new butler"

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