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Before the sun was up early in the morning, Robin strode out of her house towards the nearby dock of the lake, spotting one of her family’s jon boats perfect for a relaxing fishing venture before the tourists and locals poured in. She tossed in her trusty fishing gear, examining her tackles and bait one last time before hopping aboard, untying the boat from the dock and soon driving off. From the smell of the lakewater and the stillness of the lake itself, she knew it was gonna be an awesome day. Or at the very least, a relaxing one.

She stopped the boat far enough that her family's lodge had shrunk considerably in the distance, but still close enough to one of the edges of the lake so that if she needed to, she could confidently swim back to shore if the boat had run out of gas, something she didn't even check or worry about. She just shrugged the matter off, kicked back, and began the long process of waiting for a bite.

So long was it, that by the time the sun finally rose she had fallen fast asleep in the boat with her line still in the water.[hr]
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The Reed family had deep roots in the history of Gravity Falls that often found itself entangled in the web of obscenity that was cast over the mysterious small town. 

Nathaniel hadn't known that kind of reputation back in Portland where his grandfather Gus had raised him since the disappearance of his mother, and it was only last week that Gus dropped the bombshell that he had decided it was time to return to their home. 

In truth it was obvious his grandfather missed his hometown very much after slowly coming to terms with the death of his wife after years of dwelling on her loss, which was what made him leave in the first place. However it was the other information that Nathan learnt about which had been bothering him since they had left the relative comfort of the city to a place he barely knew with no friends and shoddy social skills to boot.

Nathan hadn't slept very much as too much was on his mind, and so he took his trusty sketchbook and left the house at the crack of dawn on foot. Gravity Falls was a new place with new sights to see and quiet places to hide.
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It was fortunate that his grandfather used to live nearby the lake as it would have been way too much effort for the boy to make a longer trek this early in the morning, thankfully he arrived without delay although a couple of times Nathan could have sworn he was being watched but simply shrugged off as he was just too tired to care.

The sun had was only on the horizon and the lake was still dark, yet in his eyes it was a magnificent vista full of splendor yet to be defined by the light of day. Quietly Nathan crept to the peer shortly after he arrived, his footsteps light upon the wooden boards stopping at it's very edge to sit cross-legged as he took out a pencil from the pocket of his hoodie.

He furiously scribbled at the blank page as the sun began to light the surface of the lake, it was absolutely beautiful with it's multitude of colors going from the deepest of red to the bright yellow that shone like gold off the surface of the tranquil waters, however Nathan paused as he looked in the distance at a lone boat floating adrift. He stared out at it curious as to how it got all the way out there.

Meanwhile, Robin was slowly coming to on the boat in the distance, stretching just a bit to fully wake herself back up. She wasn't sure when she had fallen asleep, but waking up to the sight of the sun's rays hugging the water was the best surprise so far. After she took a few seconds to get her bearings Robin reeled in her fishing rod, taking a quick look around at the beautiful scene painted before her. 

Nothing was out of the ordinary until she looked landside, spotting an unfamiliar face on a nearby dock in the distance. It was weird anyone was out and about around the lake instead of on it without fishing gear, but with Gravity Falls weird things like that aren't really all that weird. So naturally she waved at him, starting up her boat's motor so that she can see what this stranger was up to.

He nearly had a heart attack as someone just appeared from the boat from nowhere, at least in his perspective but it seemed he couldn't stand as his legs had fallen asleep so he waved timidly trying to get up in his haste to retreat with no avail. Getting to the dock he was on was the easy part, the hard part was parking the boat close enough without someone to catch you. It took her a couple minutes, but once she managed that, she tied it down and casually walked over to the guy. [i][color=39b54a]'Oh god it's a girl,'[/color][/i] he thought instantly grabbing his sketchbook and holding it tightly to himself [i][color=39b54a]'Please don't ask what I was doing, please don't ask what I was doing...'[/color][/i] Nathan silently pleaded.

[color=37FDFC]"Hey there man! Whatcha doing?" [/color]Robin asked as she got closer, crouching down next to him as she brushed the hair out of her face.[color=37FDFC]"Hope I'm not interrupting, you just don't see people around the lake this early."[/color] Nathan was silent for a couple seconds as he was panicking and nervous being so close to someone, and especially on edge since this girl was a stranger who also more importantly was a girl. [color=39b54a]"Drawing."[/color] he said timidly while he avoided her gaze as he stared at his shoe lace.

After his comment, Robin glanced between him and the lake a couple times, nodding her head at the idea. [color=37FDFC][i]I could get behind that, the sun seemed to dance on the water's edge a lot more than it usually does right now.[/i][/color] [color=37FDFC]"Nice man, this area is pretty when it wants to be. I'm Robin Alwood by the way, I take it you have a name too?"[/color] 

Without thinking he blurted out [color=39b54a]"No,"[/color] to which the boy cringed hard at and sighed as he silently died on the inside [color=39b54a]"Nathaniel Reed"[/color] he introduced himself with a lopsided smile.

Robin laughed a little at his initial denial of having a name, giving him time to recollect himself and nodding when she heard the real deal. She gave him a warm smile back when she noticed him smiling too, shifting from crouching to sitting down on the docks with her legs dangling now. The name sounded familiar, but it took her a second to figure out exactly why.

[color=37FDFC]"Reed... Huh... You know, I swear I heard the adults gossiping of some sort of famous artists moving to Gravity Falls. Pretty sure they have your last name dude."[/color] If that were the case, it explained the drawing to her. Nathan relaxed slightly but only [i]slightly[/i] as she was relatively close to him. [color=39b54a]"In the past my family was famous,"[/color] Nathan looked out at the lake and the woods surrounding it quietly thinking [color=39b54a]"Now not so much."[/color] he shrugged.

Robing winced for a bit at the hint of his family's fall from fame, but if there was any place to escape back to, she supposed Gravity Falls was as good as any. [color=37FDFC]"Well hey, no sense in dwelling on that sorta stuff anyway."[/color] She told him, her stomach grumbling just as she finished the sentence. She laughed for a bit at the sound it made, trying to not sound embarrassed.

[color=37FDFC]"Sorry, I haven't really had anything to eat today... Actually, now that I think about it, wanna go to this diner in town? I could show you around afterward if you haven't had the chance to explore. You know, introduce you to some people and all that."[/color] Frowning, Nathan glanced at Robin, he didn't like the idea of people [i]but[/i] food made it sound better. Hesitantly he nodded although he was more interested in the food he also began to like at least talking to someone. Robin wasn't like the girls he went to school with in Portland, as she seemed like a genuine person. 

[color=37FDFC]"Cool, sounds like a plan then. We can take the bus stop near my family's lodge since I'm pretty sure it's the only one around the lake."[/color] She said, getting up and hopping into her boat. She motioned for him to follow after moving her fishing gear aside. [color=37FDFC]"Come on man, it'll be faster on my boat than walking."[/color] at this point there was no going back, and Nathan didn't want to be rude so he slowly stood still holding his sketchbook close to his chest. But the most difficult part was getting into her boat, which rocked back and forth slightly as he stepped off the dock. And he nearly lost his balance, had Robin not extended her fishing rod out for him to hold onto when he left the dock. It came in handy, as she felt he probably would have faceplanted the moment he touched the boat. Once he was seated, she untied the boat from the dock and started the motor, speeding off towards the lodge.

 It didn't take them too long to get back, and any minute now she felt the tourists and locals alike would start pouring into the area. She parked the boat exactly where she took it, helping Nathan back out of it this time and snagging her fishing gear. She led the way to the bus stop, where just as they arrived a bus full of tourists from the Gravity Fall's Inn parked and the passengers were disembarking. Talk about a lucky break! All they had to do was wait for the bus to empty out before getting on themselves, and once that was done, Robin told the bus driver to take them back to town. Seeing as they were the only ones on the bus at the moment, the driver didn't have an issue.