#i just decided he's taller than hiram for comedic effect. he's 183cm

[esteemed-excellency]

The Disgruntled Butler was the first character I came up with for the party story. I don't know when I'll be able to keep writing it, so here's the first character art and some info

He worked for the Cheery Man back in the day, and after his death he tried to find an honest job because the henchmen scene became saturated by all the people who attempted to fill the power vacuum. Finding an honest job was harder than he thought, because his main character trait is not giving a single fuck about anything ever, which is great if you're a villainous crook, but it can prove difficult to pass off as a charming trait in a job interview.

No one wanted to hire him so he went to the only person who could easily get him solid fake credentials: that creep who was present at the Cheery Man's death. He was ready to ask for a favour, but he found out that Hiram needed a butler. No one really wants to work for a person who regularly sets his study on fire (Hiram was still in the process of moving his correspondence texts to the laboratory), and who might come home smeared in blood at any given moment. No one from an honest background at least.

He was a little skeptical at first because the pay was too good, and he asked Hiram what exact services were needed, with the experienced insight of someone used to cover up murders for a living. But no extra shady services were needed. After a week spent carefully moving correspondence plates from desk to desk, trying to understand why he began to get so many deja-vus all of a sudden, organising a ridiculous amount of parties, having his soul complimented on by multiple devils, and almost ending up lost in a mirror and possessed, he understood why the pay was so good. But he also knew that no matter what happened, as long as the house was running smoothly, nothing else was his problem. Exceedingly chaotic soirées? Not his problem, as long as the catering is on time. The constables storming in to arrest his employer? It happenes to the best of us. All that scandal? He couldn't care less. A bloodied knife on the floor? Business as usual. He silently judges everything and everyone, though.

He seems permanently annoyed and disgruntled, but that's just his resting face. His blunt manners prompted multiple people to ask him if he's soulless too, but no, he's just unfazed by chaos. He ended up befriending all the urchins who regularly visit the attic, and he considers them family. The only real problem he has to deal with is Hiram, who always manages to bring home all kinds of hazardous items, but he's used to it. The pay is so good for a reason. And he's very good at his job.