The Honeycomb Archives

Chapter 1; the original

First days, familiar and not-so-familiar faces, and tasty treats. Also, the sky is nice.

The warm September sun greeted me as I made my way to the apartment car park. Sliding into the black seat of my silver Audi, I checked my rear view mirror and gave myself a reassuring smile. I started the engine and smoothly drove out of the area and down the road to Ebott City Police Station.

Upon arrival, I got out of the car and the shadow of the two storey building loomed over me, causing me to shiver—both with anticipation and the sudden cold. I walked through the double doors of the entrance and headed to the desk of the secretary. He was young—probably early twenties, like myself—and was very engrossed in what he was typing. I waited patiently by his desk as he pushed his glasses further up his freckled nose, the bangs of his dark hair brushing over his forehead.

I looked around the room. The white tiled floor reflected the fluorescent lights of above making it seem brighter than it actually was. The navy blue chairs at the edges of the room stood as silent sentinels as the green of the potted plants brought more life to the room. The dim lighting of the corridors that lead to other parts of the station silently threatened anyone that looked at them not to go through, lest something bad were to happen to them.

Someone cleared their throat and my attention was diverted back to the secretary. His dark blue eyes sparkled with youth and his speckled face adorned a soft smile.

"Yes?" He asked expectantly.

"Oh! Um, I'm supposed to be starting my field training today?" I asked in return. It was supposed to come out as a statement, but the too-quiet atmosphere and nervousness got the better of me and it came out as a questionable whisper.

"Name?" He asked again.

"Kateleen Villin."

He immediately turned back to the computer and started typing something into it. Making sure of something, he turned back to me and told me to go through the next set of double doors. I nodded and thanked him before following his instructions, him going back to his secretary duties.

Walking through those doors was—as cliche as it might sound—like walking into another world. Various types of monsters and humans moved around the room, talking, reading and working. They were all working together in harmony, a friendly atmosphere filling the noisy room. Laughter could be heard from various desks as the two species talked warmly amongst each other.

I was so astounded at the sight that I almost didn't notice a huge monster lumbering in my direction. I quickly moved out of the way before it could possibly crush me and watched as it went through the doors I had just come from. I swallowed thickly and tried looking for an indication of where I was supposed to be. I looked around the room in hopes of finding a friendly face that might help and a skeletal monster locked eyes with me. He gave me a large grin as his eye sockets flashed with blue stars.

He got out of his desk area and walked up to me, a noticeable bounce in his step. I smiled in relief as he approached and greeted him once he was in hearing distance. "Good morning officer."

"As to you, human!" He replied.

I was a bit startled at the volume of his voice, but quickly gained composure as he stood next to me. He gave me another large grin and I returned it with my own smaller one.

"You must be one of the Academy recruits." He stated, returning his gaze to the commotion of the room.

"Was I that obvious?" I smiled.

"Oh yes! Your lost and overwhelmed face gave it away. It was the same one I had when I was welcomed here. Albeit more excited than nervous." He glanced at me again before continuing, "So I, the magnificent Sans, victim advocate of all citizens—humans and monsters alike—took it upon myself to take your nerves away!" He puffed out his chest at his title and I couldn't help but chuckle.