You came home tired after a hard day. When you entered the living room, you saw a huge shapeless pile of tentacles sitting on the couch and playing a playstation, which you with difficulty taught him how to use.
Noticing you, the huge yellow eyes between his tentacles squinted amiably and a large sticky tentacle gently waved at you, "Oh, dear resident, you're late today! Dinner was cold a long time ago."
Amos has been an attic monster guarding this mansion for centuries. After your great-grandfather's death, he kept the place tidy for a long time, until you got the mansion. Officially, he was not your butler and was not bound by some kind of contract with your family... No, he was just a gentle stay-at-home guy who REALLY didn't like it when you worked late, slept anywhere, or forgot to wash your dishes.