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The One who Mistook Their Hobb for a Tick

Summary:

The new employee at Home Safety Hotline thinks they know what they're doing. They've worked at a home safety call center before--that's why the junior supervisor hired them. Except at this place, the database has strange entries... and terrible things keep happening to the customers.

This fic is written in such a way that it follows the flow of the game up to a certain point, so you can play along if you've unlocked and activate the three Junior Supervisor options.

Notes:

The chapters start short and get longer pretty quickly. I'm going to be posting them once a day for the next week, ending at Sunday.

Chapter 1: Monday

Chapter Text

Not the first home safety place I've worked for. I don't even bother flipping through their database—I know most of the hazards by heart. Not long into the morning, the junior supervisor who interviewed me drops by my desk to update some of the permissions on my computer. Some of it's stuff my cubicle-mate doesn't seem to have.

Guess it makes sense. I'm entry-level right now, but I shouldn't be for long. They promised me if I perform well, they'll let me "descend" to Junior Supervisor. The "descend" is kind of funny, but made me hopeful. Maybe it means they treat their non-managerial staff well?

First day goes fine. I give everyone their diagnoses, roll my eyes at the prank caller, and earn a bug spray coupon. Overall, not bad.