The Lovely Consequences

Chapter No.1 - A Theory

"Hey Bill... How have you been?..."

I say as I look directly at the statue, knowing it's not going to reply. I can see moss in all different shades of green covering the statue's edges, slowly creeping in to fully take it over, as if it's fighting for territory and it's determined to win.

"... I know it's weird, me, Mason Pines, talking to you, the almighty dream demon, Bill Cipher... Or, I guess, talking to a statue of you if my theory is incorrect..."

I take a slow deep breath, looking down as I think about how many ways this could go wrong if my theory is correct. I know it's a stupid idea, it's the stupidest idea I've ever had... But right now... I don't know I guess I just... Want to be right about this.

"Listen, Bill... If you're even in there... It's been fourteen years since that summer, I'm now twenty-seven years old and, as of right now, I don't know what I'm doing. Mabel has changed, we don't hang out often, if at all, and I've been in multiple bad relationships, both romantic and platonic... I know that right now it probably sounds like I'm just here to rant to a possibly lifeless statue about my life... Alone... In the woods,"

I laugh ever so slightly under my breath as I walk towards the statue and lean my back against it, before sliding down into a sitting position. I look up at the outstretched hand, it looks so... Inviting? I don't know how it just...

"But that's not what I came here for. I came here because there's been something in the back of my mind, nagging me every chance it gets, telling me- no, pulling me towards this place, Gravity Falls. I tried to ignore it but as you can see, I gave up, and that 'something' in the back of my mind that seems to have successfully pulled me back here? Well, believe it or not...
That something was you, Bill Cipher. Ever since we 'defeated' you all those years ago and we found this statue in the middle of the woods, I've had this inkling feeling that somehow you were still around. After about two months of trying to convince my parents to let me stay with Soos, I gave up, and now, fourteen years later, I've finally been able to come back."

I stand up and walk in front of the extended hand, looking at the statue with a warm, but cautious, expression on my face... Aaaaaaaand ok, yeah, this is definitely the worst, and probably the most irresponsible idea I've ever had... I take a breath and sigh at all the things I could be about to get myself into. Oh well, there's no backing down now... Ok technically I could, I could just walk away and never look ba-

Y'know what, no. I'm doing this, the thought has been nagging at me and I've ignored it for too long. If I'm right, which I think I am, then this could be a good thing...

"Or it could be a great, big, massive, destructive mistake..."

I don't want to cause trouble, really I don't... But right now I need a win, I haven't been right about anything for a long time now and I... I need to be right about something for once, even if it's this. I have this feeling that Bill is still alive, that he's trapped inside this statue. No one knows I'm doing this, and no one needs to know because it's none of their business what I do... I just... I'm in a bad place in my life right now, and maybe a win will make me feel better.

"Ok Bill, you ready? Let's do this... Let's make a deal."