Your Afterlife (Alastor x reader) Hazbin Hotel

Chapter 2: in the hotel

I'm nervous. I was completely new here. What if I messed up and nobody would help me figuring out life in Hell? What if I wouldn't find any friends and remain lonely for the rest of... Wait... is Hell... forever? I guess Hell is the end of the line. No second death teleporting me anywhere else. Another reason to not screw up this chance.

So I rang the door bell. Very soon, the door opened. I looked into the cheerful face of a young blonde woman. Before I could even explain myself, she just started rambling in sheer excitement and joy: "HELLO I'M CHARLIE! PLEASE JOIN OUR HOTEL. HERE YOU GET A CHANCE OF REDEEMING YOURSELF AND ASCENDING INTO HEAVEN!"

So perhaps... Hell wasn't the end of the line? If I manage to redeem myself, that is. And I guess... Charlie must be Lucifer's daugther then. Damn... she really is friendlier and nicer than one would imagine.

I told her: "I'm y/n. I'm excited to meet you, Charlie. I'm new in Hell and I would love to give the whole redemption thing at your hotel a try!"

Charlie smiles happily and squeals out of joy. Very loudly. She then proceeds to shake my hand excitedly. Suddenly, another person appeared at the doorframe.

It was a woman around Charlie's age. The woman had only one eye and where the other eye once used to be, was a cross. She was quite pretty.

She asked alarmed: "Charlie, what's going on? Are you okay? I heard loud noises."

Charlie chuckled awkwardly: "Oh sorry. I was squealing out of happiness because just now another sinner has signed up for OUR HOTEL!"
She proceeds to gesture her fingers in my direction excitedly: "This is y/n. And she's new in Hell."

The woman gave me a distrustful look.
Flustered, I asked her: "Have I done anything wrong?"
She tried looking less intimidating and replied: "Not really. I'm just not big on blindly trusting strangers. But I'm glad to make your acquaintance, y/n. I'm Vaggie."

I smiled at her carefully. Then Charlie patted my shoulder in an encouraging way: "It's time for you to make a first acquaintance with our staff and other guests!"

So I entered the doorframe and had a look around. Multiple different designs or parts of rooms were merged together to form small parts of the huge lobby.

The first thing that caught my eye was the bar. And the bartender behind it. He looked like a grumpy cat... but humanoid.

Shyly, I introduced myself: "I'm y/n. I'm new in Hell and I intend on becoming a guest here."
The cat man hummed coldly: "New, huh?' How did ya hear of this place?"

Nervously, I replied: "Do you happen to know a demon called Alastor? He recommended this fine establishment to me."

He sighed: "Ya better stay away from him. He is big trouble. Also, he's not as nice as he purports. He's a wolf in sheep's clothing."

Concerned, I ask: "Can you maybe exactly say what his deal is?"
He groans: "The less ya know, the better, kiddo."

Taken aback by the nickname, I say: "I'm not... a kid."
He whispers: "You might be an adult but you are still fairly young though."
I say: "Thank you for the warning. Tell me tho, what's your name?"
He grunts: "I'm Husk."

I ask: "If you won't tell me what Alastor's deal is... can you at least tell me about you?"
He chuckles softly: "What is there to tell, kid? I'm only working here as a bartender because Alastor forced me to. Most of the time, I'm drunk and I lost all the power I once had in Hell because I was too much of a gambler."

I gave him a sad look: "I'm sorry."
Husk shrugs: "Thanks but I don't need your pity, kid. Now, leave me alone and annoy someone else."

Now feeling like an annoying mess, I quickly just turned away from Husk. And walked somewhere else. That went great, y/n. Absolutely great. You surely have super awesome people skills wow, y/n. Ugh.

Suddenly, a small female demon with red hair and only one yet huge eye crossed my way.
She gave me a weird look. I felt uncomfortable.

She suddenly yells: "I'm Nifty!" She then chuckles while whispering: "I clean!" I forced a little smile on my face, saying: "I'm y/n. I'm gonna be a new guest here."

In a disappointed tone she said: "Ugh, you're a woman. Where are the BAD BOYS? Nghh."

Okay, I'm even more confused now. Well one thing is for sure... Nifty definitely isn't sane.

Then, I suddenly heard a new voice interrupting my thinking: "Hey toots, you a new guest here?"

I smiled at the sinner... who looked surprisingly fluffy.

I replied: "Yup! My name is y/n. I'm not only a new guest but I also just spawned in Hell like... 3 hours ago!"
He smiled at me too: "Holy shit! You are a newbie. I guess you have dozens of questions about Hell and stuff?"

My smile widened: "Yes I have so many questions! Can you answer like a few of them if you don't mind?! Also, what's your name?"

Angel: "Totally! Someone has to tell you how things are working down here! And my name is Angel."

I shake one of his four hands: "I'm delighted to meet you, Angel."
Angel: "Me too. Say, what have your first 3 hours in Hell been like? What have you experienced?"

Me: "So I spawned somewhere being completely disoriented and when I opened my eyes, first thing I saw was a terrifying-looking demon. He looked like the stuff of nightmares, I'm telling you! So I was scared as fuck. But personality-wise, he seemed quite nice and polite. He recommended this hotel to me. On the doorframe, I met Charlie the nicest and most-cheerful being I've ever encountered and the mistrustful Vaggie. I entered the hotel and met Husk. He was kinda nice and interesting but he didn't really wanted to be bothered by some newbie. He also seems pretty grumpy. And then I came across Nifty. Is she okay? She seemed kinda weird. And well then I met you."

Angel chuckled: "Sounds like a very confusing day for a newbie. Say, that scary demon at the start... was his name Alastor?"
I nod.

Angel: "Better stay away from him, girl. He is bad news. Very bad news. And even tho he has been helping out the hotel a while now, he is still a big creepy mystery."

I stuttered: "Husk also warned me about Alastor."
At the mention of Husk's name, Angel smiled fondly.
Awkwardly I asked: "Excuse me if this question is too personal but... do you like Husk?"
Angel blushed: "Don't tell anyone, toots."
I gave him a warm smile: "Aww cute! And no worries, I won't."
Angel pinched me playfully: "Now tell me gal, what questions do you have about Hell?"