Dipper Owlister

"Love makes the world taste good."

- Dipper Strix

Dipper Owlister is a 2016-introduced and fiction-only character. He is the son of The Owl and The Pussycat from the poem of the same name, but due to his incompatibility to his father’s role Dipper has been assigned to join his owl relatives in another Lear poem of choice.

How it goes
Main article:The Owl and The Pussycat

Its unfinished sequel The Children of The Owl and The Pussycat was nearly forgotten ever since a certain rule was passed, resulting in it having not being repeated for many generations until recently. The rule was that each Pussycat was to never climb a tree after her marriage but it was broken in the most recent edition of the story.

How does Dipper come into it
After they have been wed and moved to Cosenza,Calabria, the owl and the pussycat had kids. Unsurpisingly, they had twins, Dipper being the older one. All was well until a certain accident caused everything to fall apart. It is rather instinctive for the little furry to attempt to scale a tree as both cats and owls are known to seemingly defy gravity. But once he succeed, Dipper couldn’t get down when his foot was stuck between the branches. His mother had no choice but to go up there to rescue him, breaking her role’s informal rule of never climbing a tree.

The pain did not leave Nebulus and his children alone. Nebulus himself fell into a deep dpression which affected his performance at work, ultimately resulting in his being sacked from his job.

Because he felt he was no longer capable of raising them on his own in current financial circumstances, Nebulus decided to send Dipper and Carina to Dumbree, where they were taken care of by his relatives. Once the pair became of age for destiny, Carina was chosen as the next Pussycat and consequently, Dipper was a non-legacy. He was however given the opportunity to choose to have a appearance in Lear’s other works featuring owls and hence he managed to join his sister and attend Ever After High.

Thoughts on destiny
Dipper was severely scarred by the incident. Even though he now knows destiny had played a part in that event, he still feels he’s majorly responsible for it. If it weren’t for his foolishness, his family wouldn’t have had to suffer the consequences.

As for his new destiny placement, he doesn’t really care whichever story he ends up in. Whether it’s babysitting owl Tarzan or befriending the town drunk, he wouldn’t mind any of that.

Appearance
As strange as it is, Dipper is a cross between a silver savannah and a horned owl. Dipper has a striped coat that is a mix of fur and feathers. He has a tail that is nearly as long as he is tall at around 6’5”. As a cat, he becomes only a feet shorter, making his height nearly equal to that of his human roomie. As a human, Dipper is a dark chubby guy with salt and pepper sideburns, its coloration is not due to age but his coat color. His nose is pretty straight and pointy and his large eyes are very expressive. His pupils can shrink into sharp slits or dilate into wide, watery abysses when he tries to look cute. Sometimes he tries too hard and it just turns out gross.

Personality
‘bad traits’ ‘good traits’
 * basically a manchild of sorts
 * Stingy, doesn’t remember to leave tips, counts every penny in his little money pouch to ensure no cash is missing from his refunds. Sometimes he takes too long doing so when making payments. Fear of getting scammed.
 * Absent-minded, doesn’t care for politics of the day-> neutral in the destiny conflict, probably doesn't watch elections (if ever after has them anyway)
 * Nit picky, doesn’t like mistakes.
 * Enjoys being babyed
 * Not inept, just lazy
 * honey-tongued, likes to please his friends and make them feel happy about themselves, even if it may turn out cheesy. Articulate and gentlemanly most of the time until he loses his cool.
 * very grateful of any assistance, buys presents to show appreciation.

Hobbies and Interests
He normally resorts to putting capsules into his custom Dolce Gusto coffee machine but it doesn’t mean Dipper can’t mix his own blend when he wants to. The same can’t be said for cooking as the only dish he can whip up is canned tomato spaghetti. Dipper has a heightened sense of smell and taste (compared to humans at least) which means he can easily detect the subtle hints of a dish’s more elusive contents. This is just as effective in tasting for hidden flavors as it is for poisons. Dipper helps Bane out with his recipes by tasting and giving feedback. Dipper runs a food blog on the Mirrornet. So far, he has covered the services offered in the school cafeteria, Mad Hatter’s haberdashery and tea shoppe and the Beanstalk Cafe.
 * Food and drinks: A taste for good food pretty much runs in his family, considering his relatives are running a large tea company.
 * Music: Dipper’s love for music has been bred within him as a youngster, as his childhood was filled with it. From a young age, Nebulus has taught his son to play the guitar and Dipper still strums a few chords every now and then to remind himself of his parents. He has begun to listen and admire He has a few Elf-vis, Jiminy Crixket, Flash and Carlos Sandtana cds lying in his dorm.

Bane O’Rouge(roomie)
"“I’m from Limerick.” “Which one?”"

- Extract from Bane and Dipper’s first encounter.

"He’s my date but we’re not dating"

They are more than just friends. The pair are truly very close friends who share many things with each other. Row boat picnics on the river, weekend jam sessions for their Wootube channel, knibbling on the scraps from Bane’s Cooking Class-ic while watching Netflix and chilling in a book fort.

Basic
Dipper wears a simple tie and a canvas waistcoat with a colorful owl print fastened with short handle-less sporks. It is covered by a dinner jacket with honeycomb cell shaped buttons. He also wears a enamel quince fruit pin and a bee pin.

Theme songs

 * Candyman by Aloe Black and Zedd
 * While My Guitar Gently Weeps by the Beatles.

Trivia

 * Dipper’s birthday is May 12th, aka International Owl and Pussycat day. And that’s also Edward Lear’s birthday. This makes Dipper a Taurus.
 * As can be inferred from the story, the owl seemed to be quite fond of stars, hence the star-themed names that his kids have been given. Dipper’s name is obviously referencing the Big Dipper and Little Dipper constellations but it is also a ref to the runcible spoon mentioned in the original poem and a honey dipper, because of the presence of the honey in that poem.
 * Dipper was originally created simply to be Bane's roommate and was supposed to only be mentioned but Sola wanted to explore his story more and sees just as much potential in him. Before this version, he was the son of the Old Man from Dumbree, a different character from another one of Lear's poems who taught owls to drink tea. He had the name "Eerin Lehrer" which was created by WootdorfFilmCo and the idea was that he and Bane bonded over tea. This was later scrapped for his current story. Suggestions by EtherealNyx greatly contributed to his current version.
 * Dipper has a British accent with small hints of an Italian accent due to his early upbringing in Italy. He is bilingual and is equally fluent in English and Italian.
 * Dipper’s dad is English, while his mother is South African.
 * Dipper owns three guitars: his father's acoustic guitar, a star-shaped electric guitar that he recently bought and a small star-printed ukulele.
 * He has a sweet tooth and can't help but have a spoonful of honey every morning. Plus, that's also why his roomie always brings him the scraps from Cooking Class-ic.
 * Dipper chews his tail when he’s nervous, but only in his animal form.