Prologue
In the 6th Century B.C. it was believed that the spirits of the dead would speak through the stomach region of the living. From the Latin VENTER for "belly" and LOQUI "to speak".
Hence the word VENTRILOQUIST.
A small speck of fire was lit up to burn a red candle that looked like it was bleeding in that small light. Old, wrinkly hands spread out what seemed to be a blueprint, along with a photo book. The pages were opened and skimmed through. A block of wood was laid on the table, surrounded by drawings and tools. The old hands traced a circle on the block over and over again. The hands stopped and suddenly wrote, "PERFECT DESIGN". The hands grabbed one of the tools and began to carve the block. Pieces of the wood fell one by one and became a wooden head with two holes and a nose. A jaw was placed on this wooden item alone with two fake eyes. "EXPRESSION?" was written on the journal.
These hands started to sew and it was written in the journal, "PERFECT DOLL". The lip of the wooden head was painted a dark red, identical to that of blood. On the side of the blueprint was a note written, "TO MAKE THE PERFECT DOLL".
The eyebrow was painted black. Wooden hands and feet were made. The hands tested the jaws by opening it and closing it, along with moving the eyes side to side. The body was attached. A tiny tuxedo was put on this wooden body, with a red bow to complete the outfit.
And there, sat the puppet, Billy, on the shelf...