Wormwood lied on a couch in the lobby of Hazbin Hotel. Vaggie had gone off to find where Charlie currently was.

Ok Wormwood, you got in the front door. That was farther than you thought you were going to get. But now you have to convince Charlie to let you help if you want to help with the Hot-

…

If I Want to help with the hotel.

Wait a minute.

"Holy shit I actually want to do something" Wormwood suddenly sat up straight on the couch, his eyes going wide.

"What was that?" Vaggie called from down the hall.

"O-oh, nothing! Just…thinking aloud!" Wormwood…Wormwood is a lot more nervous now, beads of sweat forming on his forehead.

I want to do something. I want to do something. When was the last time I actually wanted to do something!? Other than, you know, sit around on my ass and watch TV. It… it had to be before I moved to the Penthouse in the sloth ring. It was more than…than 200 years ago then?

No no even before I moved I didn't want to do anything but sit around and feel sorry for myself why the heaven does Uncle Lucifer's task for me actually make me want to do…

Oh.

Oh no.

No no no wait.

I…I don't want to help with the Hotel because my Uncle wants me to make sure this doesn't destroy Charlie.

I…I want to help because…

Because I want this hotel to work?!

…I thought I came up with a convincing lie for Vaggie at the front desk but…It would…hah.

"Heh. Ha…" And at this point Wormwood has doubled over laughing. "T-that would actually be fucking hysterical! I can just imagine the look on dad's face! Well. No I cant actually because I don't remember his face bu-"

"What's so funny?" Oh! Vaggie found Charlie! And suddenly Wormwood is standing up again, still laughing a bit as he holds out a hand for Charlie to shake.

"What we're going to pull off, Charlie! It's going to annoy him so much I just know it! It will drive him crazy! I'll finally prove I was right if we manage to pull this off!"

"...Drive who crazy?" Charlie looks at Wormwood's hand suspiciously. She had never seen her cousin…what was the word…ah, right. Happy.

"Who do you think, Cousin! My father! We're going to absolutely HUMILIATE him together when we manage to get one of these Sorry sinners up to Heaven's standards together and it might just drive the old bastard crazy when we do!"

"See. I told you, he's only here out of spite. I'm not sure involving him with this would be a good-" Vaggie's concern is cut off by Charlie

"You actually think it will work?!" Charlie is now also beaming at her younger cousin as she eagerly shakes his hand.

"Oh I have no idea if it will actually work but I know if I miss out on a chance to pull this kind of thing off I'm going to hate myself even more than I do already!"

"Wait, wha-"

"Show me what you got setup already! I'm sure I can find a way to help!" Just gonna try and slide past the fact that he definitely tipped his hand there for a minute. "And I'd like to meet the people who signed up alrea-"

"Charlie. Come on he's not doing this because he wants to help you. He's doing this because he wants to spite heaven."

The smile on Wormwood's face falters. "W-well I still want to help at leas-"

"How, huh? What can you do to help with this"

"...I mean I've run a hotel for 200 yea-"

"No Wormwood." Charlie has apparently caught herself before running away with the scenario thanks to Vaggie. "No you haven't. Dad got Leviathan to put you as the operator of one of their hotels on paper. We both know you don't actually do anything there."

"B-but I…"

"Look, I'm glad you think it might work but I don't want the hotel to go awry because of you being more interested in annoying your dad than helping people. It's good to see you bu-"

"I can get in contact with heaven!"

"...What?" Charlie sounds surprised

"WHAT?!" Vaggie sounds like she suspects something.

What? No I can't? Why the hell did I…

"Y-yea, yea um…Its uh…its an angel thing. Even when your kicked out you can contact them!"

"That…that would be really helpful actually" Charlie is smiling wide at her cousin again, who's nervousness she is yet to clock.

"...I just…it will take a bit to set up a meeting unfortunately. I'll get on it tonight. After you show me around the hotel! Assuming you'll uh…you'll let me help"

"You got yourself a Deal, Wormwood!"