The newly rebuilt Hazbin Hotel gleamed like a crimson-trimmed castle, sunlight streaming through tall stained-glass windows onto polished floors. Charlie bustled across the grand lobby, humming as the patrons went about their usual chaos Angel Dust filing his nails, Husk wiping glasses, Lucifer pretending to read by the piano.
Then she froze mid-step, her eyes brightening as inspiration struck.
"I've got it!" she squealed, startling everyone.
With a grin as wide as her idea, she announced, "Let's hold a Talent Show right here in our new castle-sized lobby!"
Her words rippled through the room, turning an ordinary afternoon into the start of something unexpected.