Author's note: So, tomorrow (July 28th) i'll be posting my last chapter for a while as i'll be busy with my last few preparations for the big surgery i'll be undergoing on the 31st, after which i'll be on a short hiatus.

I honestly am not sure when i'll be back, could be earlier, could be a little later, but i WILL be back eventually and pick this story back up from there.

But until i take my break, y'all still have a chapter for tomorrow to look forward to, so, enjoy y'all

Chapter 22:

The new guest

Hazbin hotel, pride ring, hell:

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Sitting in the lobby of the hazbin hotel, Charlie was staring at the clock, as their latest guest, Lute, should have been back by now.

"Still not back?" Vaggie would ask, approaching her girlfriend.

With a deep sigh, Charlie responded "No, she isn't picking up her phone either" as she once again returned her attention to the clock "You think something happened?"

"Come on, Charlie, it's Lute we're talking about. She's a tough bitch, I'm sure she'll be fine."

Sighing, Charlie leabed her head on Vaggie's shoulder "I hope you're right, honey….i hope you're right" when suddenly, the doorbell rang, causing the 2 women to jolt up in surprise as Vaggie grumbled "Oh yea, we have a doorbell" to which Charlie joked "Yea, people knock so often, I sometimes forget we have one too"

But as the princess wanted to get up, Vaggie pushed her back into her chair "Don't worry babe, I'll get this one, ok?" as she planted a peck on the demon belle's forehead before strutting towards the door.

"Hello and welcome to the hazbin hotel" Vaggie spoke as she opened the door, trying to sound as friendly as she could.

Before her stoop what she guessed was a fairly human looking sinner, sporting wolf ears, tho also an impressive feathery plumage, resembling the tail of a rooster hanging from his backside, as well as snake eyes.

The rest of him however looked fairly human, resembling a man who seemed to be in his 40's, sporting a short bob of luscious brown hair, having a slight curl to it, and a little goatee like beard.

He had a timid posture about him as he fidgeted with his hands, constantly averting his gaze as he looked at the ground.

"Uhm….hello…..i heard you….h-help people….who want to repent…I'm…Pablo….."

Vaggie took a step aside as she gestured for the man to come inside "Well Pablo, the hazbin hotel is open to anyone who wants to make a positive change, right babe?" she spoke as she addressed her girlfriend, who eagerly jumped up "YES, correct, we here at the hazbin hotel are a FIRM believer that every soul can change" as she approached the timid man and grabbed his hand into a firm handshake "I'm Charlie by the way, Charlie Morningstar"

Upon the mentioning of her angelic heritage, the man's eyes went wide as he took a step back "M-morningstar?!"

Wincing and mentally hitting herself in the head, Charlie spoke "Well yes, but don't worry about that, i…WE…are here to help, I promise" as she gestured for the sinner to look around.

"As you can see, we have all different sorts of people here, but they all have one thing in common" the princess spoke cheerfully, to which Vaggie would add "Yes, they all want to try and redeem themselves, and we have been more and more successful as of late" as she gave Charlie a smile "Say babe, how about you give our new patron a tour while I go check if there's any more activities planned today? Maybe once you 2 are done, we can give sir here an example of what we do"

Charlie would grab the fallen angel into a hug as she planted a kiss on her cheek "OOH great idea Vaggie" before she returned her attention to the new sinner "Sir…"Pablo" was it, right?"

"Uhm…y-yes….miss Morningstar" He nervously muttered, to which Charlie gave a chipper "Oh no need for formalities, just call me Charlie" as she gestured forwards "Now if you'd follow me please? I can show you all that the hazbin hotel has to offer"

Charlie wasted no time in showing Pablo all the accommodations of the hotel, from the newly installed lecture halls, to the other guest rooms.

"Aaaaaaand this over here is the currently assigned "Office" for out resident seraphim and our therapist, Emily" As Charlie gave a subtle knock on the door, which was followed by a cheerful "Come iiiin"

Opening the door, they were greeted by the seraphim of joy, currently behind a desk, going through some paperwork "Oh hi Charlie"

"Hey Emmy, hope we're not interrupting anything?"

Emily just smiled as she put the stack of papers into one of the drawers of her desk as she answered "Not at all, was just about to wrap up my work" as her eyes set on the sinner "Ooh, a new arrival?" she excitedly blurted out as she spread her wings and quickly flew towards the man, who flinched as he took a step back.

Seeing this, Emily slowly lowered herself onto the ground as she held out her hands "Oh golly, I'm so sorry, sometimes I get a little too excited" as she held out a gentle hand "HI, I'm Emily…or Emmy, or Em…E…you can call me whatever, I don't mind" as she gave a smile that lit up the room.

Slowly accepting the handshake, the sinner gave a modest smile "Uhm….h-hi…..i'm Pablo…."

"Will you be staying?" Emily asked "Cuz if so, I'll have to open a new file to keep track of your progress"

Tripping a bit over his words, Pablo answered "Y-yea….that's the p-plan anyway…." As Emily would nod, snapping her fingers as with a flash of angelic, golden light, a golden manila folder materialized on her desk and she scooted herself back around it and sat down, manifesting a golden quil "Name?"

"Uhm…P-pablo…"

"Alright…age of death?"

"44 I think…I don't know exactly….it's…been a while"

"Alright….44…noted….and what do you think your main sin in life was?"

To this final question, Pablo froze as he looked at his feet…..

"…..greed….."

Emily would note this down, but once she looked back up, her face took on a worried expression once she saw the man's state as she exchanged a look with Charlie, who gently put a hand on his back "Hey it's ok Pablo, you took the first step already, you came to the hotel, now your rehabilitation can begin"

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It took a little while but eventually, Charlie once again re-appeared in the lobby, the new sinner, Pablo in tow as Vaggie approached the 2 "Well I have bad news and good news" as she held up a clipboard "The bad news is, there's no scheduled activities out new guest can join"

Pablo drooped his ears, before Charlie chimed in "And the good news?"

Vaggie gave them a big smile "Good news is, I gathered a few other guests for a bit of an introduction round….you could see it as a bit of a welcome to the hotel" as she gestured to the sinner "So if you'd follow me please, we'll have you officially checked in, assign you your room and we can get started"

The sinner man's mood would once again brighten as his rooster like fail ruffled up "Oh….that sounds…w-wonderful…that's the best news I've had in…well….ages!"

The check-in progress went rather smooth as shortly after, Pablo found himself surrounded by several different sinners of varying shapes and sizes.

"Alright everyone" Charlie cheerfully spoke up "Let's get started with a lovely introduction round" as she gestured to some of the sinners "We'll go around clockwise and tell everyone our names, a fun little thingy about ourselves and possibly why YOU think you're here"

As the princess said this, Vaggie added "Now, everyone here is here for the same reason, so keep an open mind and don't be an ass, ok?" with a stern tone.

"I'll go first" Charlie spoke "My name is Charlie, I LOVE singing aaaaand why I'm here? Well I was born and raised here, my dad "kinda" is the ruler of hell so….yea" as she gestured to a new face that had arrived not long before Lute had, a hammerhead-shark like sinner.

"I'm Rosko…..i uhm….like woodcarving….and I THINK I'm here because well…." As he gestured to his sinner appearance "I was a literal lone-shark" as he gave a little chuckle.

Next, a thin, skeletal looking woman with black, empty sockets for eyes in old timey clothes gave a wide, toothy smile "I'm Jessebell, I LOVE dogs…..and I'm here because I ate my ex-husband" she spoke with a cute giggle.

Next, a large, boar like demon chuckled "Name's Hudson…ah used teh play the saxophone, tho It's been a bit, might be a bit rusty….and ah guess ah'm here cuz I was a greedy jackass and a bigot" giving a nod towards the princess, as if tipping his hat "That last part's fixed tho"

Eventually, they had gone all the way around and had reached the new face of the group.

The wolf eared sinner swallowed a lump in his throat as he timidly spoke up "I uhm….I'm Pablo…..i….i like to paint….and….i think….no….i KNOW I', here because…..i murdered someone…..to inherit their fortune…..but I almost immediately regretted it…and killed myself out of guilt….." as he drooped his ears down and averted his gaze, looking down to his shoes. "I've…..been down here for….a long time…."

This caused some curious murmurs among the other guests as they began to whisper to each other.

Jessebell was first to pipe up "How long do you think, darling?"

Pablo winced at the nickname "I'm not sure….but I remember a time before the radio demon….before miss Carmine….."

Causing a few gasps and wide eyes.

"Oh wow" Charlie mumbled "You….have been here for a long time…haven't you?"

Pablo didn't raise his head, he just sat there as he wordlessly nodded.

The demon belle gently sat next to the man as she put a hand on his shoulder "You made the right choice coming here, Pablo….."

The wolf eared sinner would look up "R-really?"

Charlie smiled….

"Of course….your road to rehabilitation and redemption starts today"