Story Arc: Welcome to Gravity Falls
Episode 1: Tourist Trap and New Relatives (II)
Chapter 1: A unique hotel for a unique family
Plot: Bruce and Luz's extended family after a two day trip finally arrives in the city of Gravity Falls.
First of all, they decide to stay in an extravagant hotel named, Hazbin Hotel.
After that half of them go to visit the Mystery Shack, a tourist attraction that promises many surprises.
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POV Narrator
It's been nearly fifty hours since Luz and Bruce's extended family had their little family reunion.
The news that for the duration of the summer vacation, their extended family will be in Gravity Falls, far from the entanglements of the moonlit world or fantasy realms that must be saved by their evil monarchs.
Currently, a rather large vehicle is driving on the main road leading to Gravity Falls.
This vehicle is a large white camper with two aesthetic traits that attract attention.
The first feature is the presence of graffiti / painting located on the sides of the camper. This painting masterpiece shows wild animals and mythical monsters.
The second stretch is the neon lettering located above the rear windows of the camper, which says: CGO (Celestial Grand Order).
This vehicle belongs to Bruce Bahamut Belmont, Eda Clawthorne's adopted son.
At the moment, the white RV is carrying 2/3 of Bruce's extended family, to their destination, Gravity Falls.
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Inside the vehicle, which managed to across 2,931.1 mi in 45 hours, lies the household of Eda and Camila.
In the driver's seat is Bruce, one of the few people in the family, capable of driving a car and in possession of a legitimate driving license.
Sitting to the driver's right is Marcy Wu, her second best friend, Bruce's first apprentice and future sister-in-law.
The nerdy girl is holding a state-of-the-art laptop on her lap, searching for information about Gravity Falls, finding a bunch of rumors and urban legends about the small town.
Not far from the future couple of brothers-in-law, sitting on a chair is Zul, the demon girl created in the laboratory by Bruce, who appears to be a 17-year-old punk version of Luz Noceda.
Zul being conceived as a mass-produced soldier, you can hardly relax or let your guard down like ordinary people.
Fortunately, the influence of the inhabitants of the Owl House allowed Zul to learn more or less healthy pastimes.
In the last few hours, Zul has managed to kill time through two activities:
Pastime number one, polishing his metal baseball bat.
Zul has been doing this for a long time, because his beloved club has been cleaned to the point where it can be used as a mirror.
Pastime number two, looking out of the window and writing down everything he sees, from the type of birds to the brand of cars.
Keeping Zul he must have been doing this for several hours, noting the smallest details, because he filled half a school notebook with his notes.
The rest of the Clawthorne / Noceda Family members find themselves scattered around the camper.
Each of them found an activity to keep their mind busy and avoid dying of boredom.
King, the baby of Titan, acting like a kind of cat / dog curled up in a small ball, going to sleep.
Vee, the calmest and quietest of all, has made herself comfortable in an armchair and is reading a fantasy book, The Lord of the Rings.
Miyu has decided to occupy her time more constructively, starting already with her summer homework.
The Magic Girl of Sapphire is one of the few people in this extended family who attends a regular school in the Human Kingdom.
The remaining members who go to school in Boston are: Illya, Chloe, Marcy, Vee.
All the others more or less attend the Ars Magsu Academy on the Boiling Isles, with one exception, Bruce.
The future Skyfather for various reasons, some good and some bad, does not attend any school.
Probably because he is one of the ten smartest people in the world or because every time he sets foot in an educational institution, a fire or some other form of imminent danger breaks out.
They return to the activities of the Noceda / Clawthorne family.
Luz has been talking to the love of her life, Amity Blight, for almost now.
The two young lovers are not only recounting their respective days, they are planning on how to divide their time between magic school, dating, Boiling Isles and Gravity Falls.
Eda and Camila find themselves in the kitchen section of the camper, drinking a glass of apple blood and a cup of coffee respectively.
The mothers of this wacky group of teenagers act just like Luz and Amity, talking endlessly about every possible subject.
Especially how they hope this vacation can improve Bruce's altitude.
After the experiences settled on the Boiling Isles and Amphibia, things like paranoia have skyrocketed for the latest Belmont.
"I love you, too, Corazón. We're almost there in Gravity Falls, once I'm done with unpacking, I'll mount my computer and we can meet up online." Luz said, in a bittersweet tone, not wanting to stop hearing the voice of her fantastic girlfriend.
But Luz can't spend the whole day glued to the phone talking to her beloved.
Especially when the changes made to Luz's phone, it allows him to communicate with the Boiling Isles for only a few hours a day.
When Luz closed the phone, putting it in the pockets of her jacket, the sound of Amity's voice was already beginning to fail.
Luz approaches the driver's seat, placing herself between the seats of Bruce and Marcy.
"If you're done talking to your future wife, you can talk to the two of us." Bruce said, in a slightly irritated tone that Luz pays so much attention to Amity.
"Amity is not my wife." She snapped Luz back, red-cheeked, starting to play with the trinkets on her bracelet, a habit she's been gaining over the years.
"Bad news means the Lumity ship has plunged into the depths of the ocean. Poor Boiling, she won't take this breakup well." Bruce said, in a dramatic tone, interpreting Luz's words as he wishes.
"No, I love Amity. I want to marry her someday. But I'm only 15, it's too early to think about that." Luz responds quickly, letting Bruce have the upper hand in this discussion.
"Does that mean you never think of Blight dressed in an immaculate wedding dress?" Bruce asks, with a stoic face, raising an eyebrow, knowing full well which button to press to play with Luz's mind.
The brain of Azura's biggest fan was assaulted by stunning images of Amity, dressed like a fairytale princess, standing on the altar, her lips coming towards her ...
"No, I hardly ever think like that, I'm not a clingy or exaggerated girl." Luz said, shaking her head in denial, lying very badly.
"Does that mean you don't like wedding dresses?
It's no big surprise, taking into account your internet history, Blight should be dressed up as a catgirl. "Bruce said, keeping a stoic face, having gotten where he wanted.
"Did you read my history !?" Luz asks, looking ashamed / horrible, having done certain research ... on certain couple activities ...
"No, but thanks for confirming what kind of fantasies you have about Amity." Bruce said, starting to smile amused by Luz's expression.
"For your next anniversary, I'll show Blight what kind of gifts her Luz wants: a tight leather dress, a collar, a leash and handcuffs." Bruce said with a grin, listing rather peculiar fetish objects.
Luz's face went red as a chilli, her huge imagination and 15 year old hormones created some pretty ... explicit scenes.
"Stop taking me for a ride!" Luz said, punching "friendly" in Bruce's shoulder.
Normally doing something similar to the person driving the RV could lead to a bad accident.
Luckily for everyone, Bruce has pretty tough skin, having felt nothing from Luz's blow.
"We're about to officially become brothers or cousins. I'm practicing teasing you like a good Onii-Sama." Bruce explains why here lately teases Luz about her relationship with Amity.
"It's not fair that I can't laugh at you." Luz comments, pouting adorable, knowing full well that she can't give Bruce a taste of her own medicine.
Bruce is a shameless, embarrassed, modest and self-confident person.
Practicing jokes to make him embarrassed doesn't work. The only things that can make him uncomfortable are sensitive / forbidden topics that can hurt him emotionally and / or trigger his anger.
Angering a Future Skyfather can set off pretty bad events for everyone who lives nearby.
For example, the last time Bruce had a fight with one of the Trinity Seven, Boston was hit by nine days of snow to the point of closing schools, all in the middle of spring.
Luz putting aside her unnecessary thoughts about joking with Bruce, she shifts her attention to Marcy who is trying to pretend she hasn't heard anything.
"Mar-Mar, how did you persuade your parents to let you come with you?" Question Luz, pretty sure that Marcy's parents would send her to summer school or put her in an overseas boarding school.
"I'm not actually sure how I got the permit. Bruce took care of talking to my parents." Marcy confesses, slightly embarrassed that she didn't speak directly to her parents and that she sent Bruce to do the dirty work.
Luz's head turns in Bruce's direction, knowing full well that she must have done something to persuade Marcy's parents to give her permission to spend the entire summer with them.
"Marcy, in short, your parents think you're in a summer camp for gifted young people to sharpen your brain." Bruce said, having used the summer camp excuse for the second time to take a friend of him on an adventure-filled journey.
"Are you sure such an excuse can work?" Marcy question, not too convinced what to say: I'm going to the camp for three months, we'll talk when I get back. May it work with her parents.
"It worked with my mom, although Vee's unexpected arrival may have made it more believable." Luz said, having used the same excuse last year to be with Eda on the Boiling Isles.
"My parents will want proof that they are in that field, they are not satisfied with a few phone calls and letters." Marcy said, already starting to worry about seeing her name on the news as missing or kidnapped.
"Here are three magical words that can allay your doubts: hypnosis and puppets." Bruce declares, in a confident tone, as if he has exposed the universal solution to thousands of problems.
"Bruce I don't read minds, can you tell me the details on hypnosis and puppets?" Marcy asks, wanting to know exactly what Bruce has been up to with her parents and if she could ever do it alone.
"Hypnosis is used to make your parents believe you had the brilliant idea of the summer camp.
The puppet built in your image and looked like, serves to produce evidence and testimony of your presence at the summer camp. "Bruce said, giving a brief overview of his actions to allow Marcy to be with them for the summer.
"A puppet, you mean you have built a machine with my features, programmed to imitate my behavior and send it to a real summer camp?" Marcy asks, hoping she has understood what Bruce's plan is all about.
"Stay calm, Mar-Mar. Bruce's puppets are almost indistinguishable from the original.
My mom lived all summer with a Bruce puppet and found nothing, until Vee showed his true likeness. "Luz said, reassuring that no one will find out about Marcy's Doppelgänger.
"When did you have time to build a puppet / robot with my face?" Marcy asks, sure that not even Bruce can build such a thing in a few hours, at least without having several days to gather all the materials and tools necessary for the construction.
"I have a puppet in the likeness of all my acquaintances. You never know when you need a Doppelgänger, a false corpse or a decoy." Bruce declares, in a light tone, not knowing how badly this sentence can be interpreted.
"This is disturbing. Definitely useful, but it remains disturbing." Marcy said, with a confrontational expression.
Surely the nerdy girl would have reacted much worse if the creator of these puppets were not Bruce.
The Ultimo Belmont is a lot of things, some of them are a few nice ones. But he is not a stalker or a sex maniac.
Therefore Marcy cannot say anything bad to him, especially when thanks to the existence of these puppets, he can be with his friends and girlfriends.
"I'm slightly against Mar-Mar. Making your friends' dolls can be seen as creepy or very sweet, it depends on the taste and size of the dolls." Luz said, not feeling so much contrary feelings to this discovery.
Not just because Luz is considering asking for an Amity Action Figurine dressed as Hecate.
But because Luz understands that Bruce rarely wants to do anything bad to people.
Many of his more eccentric or weird actions are aimed at helping his friends and / or family.
"Do you know where we are going to stay out of curiosity?
Searching the internet, I found that Gravity Falls doesn't have any hotel or vacation home that can accommodate all of us for the whole summer. "Marcy said, wanting to know more about where they will live for the summer and how she can get a room. all to himself.
So he can continue his scientific / magical experiments with peace of mind.
Bonus, if Adeline, Anne or Sasha ever want to start a kissing session, no roommate can ruin the moment.
"From what I heard. Eda, Camila and Lilith have not found a place capable of accommodating all thirteen of us.
Instead of this they rented three vacation homes, each for their own mother and brats. "Bruce recounts the three mothers' housing plan.
And staying in a nearby cabin you have woods with Bruce, King, Miyu and Marcy.
Camila lives in a traditional house in a nice neighborhood with her three daughters: Luz, Vee, Zul.
Lilith would stay in a city apartment with Hunter, Illya and Chloe.
In the next Adeline, Anne and Sasha will come too, dividing she has chosen the three houses.
Too bad that any plan involving Bruce will never go through without his explicit permission.
"It will be strange to wake up, go down the stairs, go to the kitchen and not sell the storm of breakfast." Luz said, in a bitter tone, having gotten used to living in a huge penthouse with about twelve people.
"Don't worry Luz, you don't run away from me that easily. You will have to wait until your wedding day, only then will I give you your space to breathe." Bruce declares, in a serious tone as he turns the wheel, passing by a sign that says: Welcome to Gravity Falls.
"Bruce, what did you do?" Luz asks, in a curious tone, knowing full well that Bruce is always having an ongoing project or something she is cooking up.
Sometimes it can be something cool like a new technicolor potion or an old car turned into something futuristic.
Other times they are experiments that have gone very badly that cause exchanges of covers, changes of mood or the birth of an abomination that breaks the laws of nature.
"Have you changed the housing arrangements? Are we going to spend the summer in a big mansion or something?" Marcy asks, very sure that Bruce is not happy about dividing his extended family into three distant locations.
"Before leaving I made some phone calls, sent some messages, made a payment. In short I managed to get an accommodation worthy of the presence of a Skyfather." Says Bruce, they don't go into detail about what he's been up to.
Luz and Marcy having heard enough and knowing Bruce's style of going big, exchange a glance.
"Mysterious castle in the woods?" Marcy proposes, guessing what Bruce means by a home worthy of a Skyfather.
"Century-old manor with an underground dungeon?" Luz said, betting on a more "modern" building that belonged to some disgraced noble / wealthy family.
As the RV starts walking the streets of Gravity Falls, Luz and Marcy have seen a small and seemingly normal town, with a single anomalous building that shouldn't be in this place.
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The white Camper stopped in front of a rather bizarre hotel.
Once the motorhome has stopped, Bruce gets up from the driver's seat.
"I don't know about you, but I've arrived at my destination. If you want to live in small houses, I'll let Camila take you there." Bruce said, throwing the keys of the Camper straight into Camila's hands.
"Whoever wants to live in a more luxurious and magical environment, follow me!" He declares Bruce, grabbing a black-red backpack and getting out of the vehicle.
For a moment, the girls exchanged silent glances, wondering if Bruce has worked too hard and returns to behaving erratically.
"Maybe we shouldn't have let Bruce drive the RV the whole time." Camila comments, worried that Bruce might have suffered a nervous breakdown.
"I'm going to see what happens with Bruce." Luz said, having the best experience of all on dealing with an unpredictable Bruce.
Luz chased after Bruce, exiting the camper.
"I am Onii-Sama's younger sister, where he goes, I go too." Miyu said, stopping her summer homework to be with her older brother.
The Magic Girl of Sapphire in less than ten seconds, puts all the school supplies in her school bag, then exits the camper.
"I came with you to make beautiful memories, learn new magic, create new inventions, see my girlfriends in the flesh. So I'm going with Bruce." Marcy said, taking her gold-colored shoulder strap and exiting the vehicle.
"At this point he stays in the camper makes no sense. Let's get out first and see for ourselves what Bruce is up to." Zul said, in an indifferent tone, doing as the girls before and going after Bruce.
Inside the camper there are only Eda, Camila, Vee and a sleeping King.
"Aren't you going to chase Bruce like all the others?" Eda asks, raising an eyebrow.
So far Vee is the only one who stays inside the Camper with the adults, instead of going with the sorcerer who attracts adventures and misfortunes in ridiculous ways.
"I love Bruce and my sisters. But I prefer quiet, plus I like spending time with you, Camila." Said Vee, the quiet girl who has no problem with doing puzzles on Saturday nights with Camila.
'Some of our chicks have to be chained to stay inside the nest, others have to be forcibly pulled out.' Think Eda, seeing that Vee's problem is the opposite of Bruce and Luz.
The Ultimate Belmont and Azura Fan are natural magnets for every sort of supernatural disaster or danger imaginable.
If they are not kept indoors, he will surely end up spending the night chasing ghosts or vampires.
Vee on the other hand prefers to stay at home surrounded by books and avoid conflicts of all kinds, appreciating peace and quiet more than anyone.
"Camila, Vee, let's go down too, surely Bruce has prepared something for us." Eda said, used to seeing how her adopted son pull all kinds of surprises out of nowhere.
"I have a feeling this vacation won't be what I imagined." Camila murmurs, adjusting her glasses, not knowing when she is right.
This vacation will be anything but peaceful, especially when the Pines twins are involved.
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Once everyone got out of the RV, with the exception of King who is still sleeping in an armchair, Bruce made a small announcement.
"Mothers, sisters and future sister-in-law, here is my new residence, the Hazbin Hotel!" Bruce declares, making a theatrical bow, showing his surprise more recent than him.
The exterior of the Hazbin Hotel is a tall, elaborate amalgamation of arched windows and turrets, one of which appears broken.
It appears to be at least seven floors high, of which at least five are floors for guests.
The remains of an airship, an ocean liner, a sailing ship and a carousel protrude on both sides and appear to have been incorporated into the structure of the building itself; there is also a train with some tracks connecting the first and second floors outside.
Located in the upper right of the building is a small radio broadcasting room, presumably used by someone.
Many signs are displayed outside the hotel: one at the top of the entrance reminiscent of the Hazbin Hotel logo, a large rose at the top of the building with the name of the hotel illuminated, a neon sign "HOTEL" at the bottom right and at the top of the building where the radio transmission is located, a small 'On-Air' sign is visible.
On the external façade there are also various arrows pointing to the entrance and the transmission room.
The entrance has a tent roof with a booth in the center that resembles a circus or theater ticket office. On both sides of the cabin are a series of double doors with tinted glass.
"This time no cursed castle or an ancient aristocratic manor, not even a haunted house." Commented Luz, surprised that Bruce didn't come up with a more expensive and impressive property.
"A hotel with such extravagant architecture, how was it built? Never mind I love it!" Says Marcy, finding the architect of this five-star building fantastic.
"Kid, what have you been up to this time?" Eda asks, turning to her adopted son.
"First I tried to find an abandoned castle or an ancient tower to renovate it according to my taste. But I didn't find anything." Bruce said, starting to speak from the beginning.
"I said he wanted a cursed castle, a king without a castle is like a witch without his staff, he lacks charm and power." Luz whispers, wanting to let Marcy know that she was right before.
"Then I thought about buying some land and building a Victorian or Gothic manor from scratch.
But I changed my mind, no terrain good enough, plus British or French architecture doesn't work with this forest. "Says Bruce, acting like he's some kind of stylist who can't get to work because the environment isn't right for him. his art.
"Then I thought of something smaller like a two story terraced house with a green painted exterior, second floor balcony and blue roof.
But it wouldn't have enough space for our extended family, my hosts (Unwanted fighting harem) and the lovers of the two of them. "Bruce comments, pointing the finger at Luz and Marcy.
This statement makes much more sense than the first. Sooner or later Adeline, Anne and Sasha will come to spend their summer with Marcy.
School on the Boiling Isles may start at the same time as the summer vacation, but there are weekends and free periods on the Boiling Isles.
So Amity and her cousin Amelia can come to visit Luz and Bruce, they will surely want to stay the night to avoid meeting Odalia, the most obnoxious witch of all the demon realm.
Not to mention the Trinity Seven who will surely pass through here for whatever reason or the Servants who won't be in the Class Cards all summer.
Surely a two-storey house is not enough to accommodate so many people, especially when each of them has magical powers.
"It would have been nice to have a little house to ourselves." Camila said, in a dreamy tone, wanting to have a garden back in which to plant flowers.
The Boston penthouse where they currently live is a very nice place, but Camila feels comfortable with a smaller building and courtyard.
"Castle, no; manor, no; cottage, no. How did you get to a five-star hotel that looks like something out of a Lovecraft book?" Question Vee, curious why Bruce chose this type of building.
"I needed a space and class building. I was thinking of a skyscraper comparable to the Avengers Tower.
But such a building cannot fit in such a small city and construction would have taken too long. So I limited myself to this hotel. "Bruce explained why he chose to get a luxury hotel here.
"Onii-Sama, I understand you didn't have time to build a skyscraper makes a billionaire superhero. But fifty hours is enough to build this hotel?" Miyu asks, tilting his head slightly not understanding how such a building, obviously magical in some form and way, can be built in less than two days.
"Let's say I have my contacts who are willing to see me at the Hazbin Hotel and relocate it to Gravity Falls, all at a reasonable price." Bruce said, not going into too much detail about who bought the hotel or where it came from.
'Eda, Camila and Lilith don't have to know that I bought the Hazbin Hotel from Alastor, the radio demon, an Overlord-level infernal creature.' Bruce thinks, knowing full well that Camila and Vee may be very reluctant to live in a building that belonged to someone like Alastor.
"Isn't it a little too big and luxurious for all of us?" Camila asks, not knowing what she thinks about living in a hotel, preferring something more modest and simple.
Feeling that Camila is not too open to this new deal,
Bruce decided to make the deal sweeter.
The last Belmont smiled kindly as he walked over to Camila.
'The progenitor has already won.' Think Zul, having nothing to see here, knowing that Bruce would convince Camila.
'That too sweet smile is a bad sign for Camila.' Eda, Marcy and Miyu think simultaneously, knowing full well that Bruce only smiles when the victory is in his pocket.
"Camila, let me talk about the benefits of the Hazbin Hotel." Bruce said, putting his arm on Camila's shoulder, pulling her close to him.
"The top two floors of the tree belong exclusively to me, they have been remodeled so that each of us had our own room." Bruce said, hinting that space is not a problem in the least, it is enough and advances for a group three times larger.
"Each room has a bed large enough to accommodate three people, a spacious private bathroom and superhuman hearing-proof soundproof walls." Whispers Bruce thinning into Camila's ear, knowing what she desires.
"The hotel also has a private swimming pool, a spa section, a restaurant and much more.
Think about what you can do with your witches when we would be out exploring the city.
A hotel full of every conceivable luxury, without someone to see and judge you. "Bruce continues to whisper sweet words, hitting Camila in her sweet spot, her heart filled with romantic love.
Bruce then walks away from Camila, leaving her to think about what this hotel offers.
Camila just like her daughter, her one mind travels to a great number of rather beautiful scenery.
'I've never seen Eda or Lilith in bathing suits; a larger bed would be welcome; finding us a few meters away is so convenient ... 'Camila's mind, continued to reflect on the opportunities this hotel offers.
"Girls, Bruce went to great lengths to give us a better place, it would be unfair to refuse his efforts." Says Camila, having agreed to live in this whimsical tree for the summer, all for the common good of her family and also for her fling with two witches.
"Kid, you should give up the hunt for creatures of the night and become a lawyer, you would make a killing in court." Eda comments, impressed how a few chosen words can change a person's opinion.
"I am a King, having the charisma and a silver tongue is part of the job." Bruce comments, accepting the compliment without too much trouble.
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Luz and Bruce's extended family plus Marcy entered the Hazbin Hotel.
The overall theme of the building is ornate and regal, with stained glass windows, sumptuous furniture, and a generous use of gold.
Like the exterior, the hotel has a red color scheme.
There are many apple, snake and circus motifs in the hotel's interior.
Eyes are also a recurring theme throughout the building, appearing in the frame of nearly every single painting and several vases and jars.
The extended family received a welcome from a handsome gentleman.
A charming man in his early thirties. Physically slim and dapper, with pale skin and a broad, permanently fixed smile full of white teeth.
This individual is very tall, discreetly surpassing Eda in terms of height.
She sports a short bob cut and two large wisps of hair extending from the crown of her head. Her hair is a reddish color.
His eyes are dark red.
He also wears a dark red oval-shaped monocle, bordered in black, above his right eye.
The rest of her attire consists of a pinstripe red coat with dark red cuffs edged in white, which is irregular along the bottom hem.
Underneath this he wears a bright red shirt with a black cross across the chest and black long pants with matching bright red cuffs.
Accessory with a black knotted bow tie with a bright red center, black gloves with red on the fingertips and black pointed boots with red deer hoof prints emblazoned on the soles.
"Bruce you never told me you have such a lovely family." Said the gentleman dressed in red, with a big smile on his lips.
Zul's nose twitches, revealing an unpleasant smell from this individual.
"You stink of swamp and blood, are you a friend or foe?" Zul asks, raising his metal club
ball towards the man in red, preparing to beat him.
Vee sensed something too, being able to feel magic as second nature.
Luz's False Twin has moved, placing herself in front of Camila, ready to take her monstrous form and use her magic-devouring abilities.
'Zul and Vee are so similar and so different at the same time.
Zul is hyper-aggressive, always ready to fight anyone who might be harmful.
Vee is overprotective, especially towards Camila and her younger cousins. ' Think Bruce, not being able to help but analyze the personalities of his future sisters.
"Zul and Vee, you don't need to bring out your monstrous side." Bruce said, gesturing to the two girls created in the lab to calm down.
With this gesture, a futile conflict was avoided that would have devastated the reception room of the tree.
The Last Belmont approaches the man in red, standing in front of him.
"Family, my business partner, Mister Al, is currently the manager of the Hazbin Hotel until I find qualified staff." Bruce said, giving Al's name and hierarchy position to his extended family.
"I've never heard you mention this Al. Who is he really?" Eda asks, with a raised eyebrow, feeling a feeling of caution towards this Al.
"Officially Mister Al is an eccentric wealthy man from New Orleans, one of my main investors in my business inherited from the Morgans and Belmontis." Bruce tells Al's cover story which is to stop ordinary people from asking intrusive questions.
"I don't care about the official story." Eda said, having learned that many times the official history in the human world is just a cover for shady government business or some secret organization like the Clock Tower.
"My sisters reacted to his presence, it means that Al is a Magus or a magical creature." Luz said, easily making connections, living with a Detective Occult slowly turns into a Sherlock Holmes or a Miss Marple.
"My relationship with Mister Al is quite complicated." Bruce said, making a small face, not finding the right words to define his controversial relationship with Al.
'Al is actually Alastor, the Radio Demon. Before you die, go to hell and become an Overlord-class demon.
Alastor was a human being, precisely a Dexter-style Serial Killer in the Moonlit World.
He somehow made a sort of "friendship" with my maternal great-great-grandmother's twin sister, making him something of an honorary uncle / friend of the family. ' Bruce thinks, mentally recapping his bond with Alastor who obviously can't tell his extended family.
Living in a hotel with an ex-serial killer of magus now a demon is not easy news.
"Onii-Sama, don't tell me that you and he are ... that kind of partner." Miyu asks, in a shaky tone, imagining the worst when she heard the word complicated.
An eerie silence filled the room and several glances shifted
"I'm Asexual Aromantic." Alastor declares, with a dry tone, almost losing his broad smile, for Miyu's insinuations.
"Gracias a Dios, todo lo que faltaba was a novio secreto que le doblaba la edad. (Thank goodness, only a secret boyfriend who was twice his age was missing)." Camila murmurs, putting a hand over her heart, incredibly relieved that she doesn't have to face such a scenario.
'Mrs. Noceda has forgotten that Bruce associates with three Heroic Spirits: Altera, Nero and Tamamo-no-Mae.
Each of them, born and dead miles of years ago? ' Thinks Marcy, knowing full well that she doesn't have to bring out this little detail, especially right now.
"Mister Al is an old ally of the Morgan dynasty. He currently collaborates with me on several issues.
He advises me on Voodoo cases, provides me with hard-to-find materials, and takes care of representing me on certain tours when I can't leave Boston. "Bruce said, giving a brief presentation of his professional relationship with Alastor.
For the moment this explains pleases Bruce's extended family.
But a number of wary eyes remain alert, ready to ask far more questions about this Al.
"You've traveled a long way, why don't you go and rest in your rooms." Al said in a gentle tone, trying to be friendly to his business partner's family.
"I think it's a good idea." Luz said, wanting to unpack and make a quick phone call to Amity.
"I'm going to get the suitcases." She declares Miyu, wanting to stay away from Bruce and Al, feeling embarrassed for jumping to improper conclusions.
"Once you are settled, I can recommend you to visit the Mystery Shack, one of the best tourist attractions in Gravity Falls." Al said, with a big smile on his face, suggesting the first stop on this extended family's journey.
"Why not, what better do we have to do." Marcy said, don't sell anything bad about visiting the Gravity Falls tourist attractions.
'Alastor is planning something, doubt he wants to hurt us, but he will surely have a good laugh at our expense.' Bruce thinks, knowing full well that Alastor does nothing without a real reason.
'I have a feeling that my youthful adventures may come back to bite me.' Eda thinks, feeling a strange feeling of anxiety in her stomach.
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A few hours later.
Eda, Luz, Vee, Bruce and Marcy have exited the Hazbin Hotel, ready to explore Gravity Falls while Miyu stays with Camila, Zul and King has to do more.
Al watches from the window as the white camper leaves and runs towards the Mystery Shack, not knowing they are about to get a nice surprise, especially Eda.
"Now ... stay tuned." Alastor said, as his eyes glow red and his teeth turn yellow and pointed.
Keep on ...
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The Happy Hotel (It's in the Blood) (600): Congratulations you are now the owner of the Happy Hotel also called the Hazbin Hotel or a similar business. This building has a number of powers that can assist you. First it tends to attract beings especially those that fit specific profiles you target. Second the building has a passive aura that can influence others so that they behave the way you want. For example the Happy Hotel Charlie owns would attract people seeking redemption and remove "evil" behavior over time making the inhabitants good people. Over time anyone can be changed though the length of time depends on how big the change is. For example a minor crook could become a good person in a few hours, but someone truly evil could take a few weeks to become a paragon of justice.