(Oh wow, it's been a really really long time since I last posted. Sorry about that. Here's a short first chapter as an example of what this series is going to be like. I'll try to set up a schedule so that there will be a new chapter every week or so, but until then, I hope you enjoy this short thing over here. Critiques are very much appreciated.)
And so today was the day Chell started her new job as janitor at famous Science-making, test-subject-harming company, Aperture Science. She swung the lightweight mop in her hand with gusto as she swaggered down the corridor to the janitor's closet. The elevator ride down there had been stuffy and claustrophobic, but she knew it would all be worth it to pay for her college fees.
"Why don't you just be a waitress, or a librarian or heck- you could flip burgers!" Her friend had told her, but she would have none of that! Chell wanted adventure, she wanted excitement, she wanted to dance around and splatter water all over the floor! (In truth, Aperture just paid more. And with a little anxiety weighing her down, she began to wonder why.)
When she finally arrived at the janitor's closet, Chell jammed the key in, turned it around, feeling a jump in her heart as she heard the click that would officially begin her day at work.
Her eyes widened at the glorious sight before her. Spare mops of all shapes and sizes! Bottles of a glowing green substance labeled "DEETERGEHNT"! As she was immersed in this new world of cleaning supplies, she heard a small voice behind her. "Um, hello? Ca-can you hear me from in there? Well of course you can- I mean, if you're not deaf . . . Are you deaf?" The voice paused for a moment before continuing. "Sorry, that was a silly thing to ask- gosh, darn it! If she were deaf how exactly would she even hear that question-"
"Wow, you are quite the talkative one, aren't ya?"
With that sentence uttered, Chell turned around with a hand on her hip, and saw the bluest eyes she had ever seen.
"Sorry! I'm sorry. Didn't mean to interrupt your, uh . . . what exactly are you doing?"
(Just a quick note: The misspelling of the word "detergent" was intentional.)