"So, what was it like in the Possessive Branch?"

Sci and Nightmare were standing in the kitchen together in an awkward silence before Sci asked that question, taking a sip of his grape soda. He was standing next to the fridge, while Nightmare was standing over the counter, putting away his bag of barbecue chips labeled with his name.

"Nothing compared to this pathetic dump," Nightmare spat, annoyed by the conversation already.

"Hey, that was kinda rude," Sci pointed out, setting down his purple soda.

"So?" Nightmare asked, his blue eye sending a glare at the other skeleton.

"If you're going to work here, at least try to be nice, ok?" Sci asked, starting to walk out out of the kitchen.

"Like I care," Nightmare said, his tentacles rising threateningly, "Wanna say anything else?"

"Well, nice talk, see ya!" Sci said in a hurry, rushing out in a hurry.

When running out of the kitchen, we passed by Fell's desks, which blew up a few papers form the small gust of wind from the quick speed he was going. This caused a few papers from Fell's desk to fly to the side, scattering across the ground.

"Really nerd?" Fell growled, climbing out his his chair to go pick up the papers.

"Oh, I'm sorry!" Sci said quickly, rushing over to help, "I can help you pick those up!"

Fell, however, wasn't having any of that, and scooped up the papers in one go and holding them to his chest.

"As if I'd trust a stupid nerd like you!" He growled, "You probably knocked these down on purpose, so you could get me out of my job!"

"I-"

"Just get outa here, you nerd! I don't want you near me again, or else you'll have a terrible time and I'll have a terrific time!"

Sci just sighed and trudged off, looking back once to see Fell glaring at him with the coldest glare ever given to him again.

And he knew he was going to have a bad time with this Fell guy.

Meanwhile, Lust had watched the whole thing with great interest, his head in his hands as he leaned forward. Lust really enjoyed where his desk was located, since everyday something new and fun happened that made his day, like one time, San had placed folded up ketchup packets under the Men's room toilets, and the whole day all of the guys walked out with ketchup stained bones as they frantically tried to wipe it off.

It got very fun when Cross ran out with the ketchup and tried to attack Sans with it as revenge.

Lust always got to see everything that happened, except fot the person sneaking up on him.

"Heya flirty dude," Death said, resting his elbows on the half high wall behind Lust's desk, making Lust jump from the sudden voice.

"Yeah?" Lust asked, spinning around in his chair a few times before stopping to face the cloaked male.

"Your the receptionist, so that means you know the gossip and stuff like that," Death said, tilting his head, "So tell me about some people."

Lust smiled, leaning back in his chair and crossing his legs.

"Sure thing cutie, about who?" Lust asked, crossing his arms.

"Hm..." Death muttered, looking around before pointing at Sans, "What about that blue hoodie guy?"

"That's Sans," Lust said, looking back at him for a moment, "He's the lazy one, I wake him up with an air horn every morning. So, you wanna watch out fot that. Also, he likes to pull pranks, so be careful around him. Anything else?"

"What about that guy next to him?"

"He's Cross, he's the serious type. Kinda boring in work, but he gets less serious at home and he's really fun when playing board games. Who next?"

"What about that Blue guy?" Death asked, glancing over at him.

"Oh, Blue is engaged to a guy who works in the warehouse downstairs, named Edge. Also, he's energetic, but sensitive. So don't even try to be mean to him, he'll cry," Lust said, pulling at his hoodie, "And when you realize Edge isn't right for him, don't bring it up, that's his most sensitive subject."

"What about that Dream guy, is he related to Nightmare?" Death asked next.

"We think so, but they seem to have bad blood or something, so I'd say stay away from that for now. Also, he really likes shiny things."

"And... And what's that dude with the blood stain on his chest?"

"That's Geno, he doesn't like to talk to people much. It took a long time for him to even speak to me about stuff other then work."

"Ok, thanks, I think I got it now. Thanks Lust."

"No prob Death."

And Death walked off.

~~~~~~

During Lunch time, things were the most tense. They all sat at the tables in their little friend groups, awkwardly glancing at the other branch members. At one round table sat Geno, Ink, and Blue, Geno and Blue trading a tuna fish sandwich for a chicken wrap.

At a table over was Lust, Dream, Alphys, and Sci, who were all whispering to each other quietly, sometimes glancing at the other table.

The Possessive Branch mergers were all sitting at one table, glaring at the other two. Horror was using his sharp teeth to bite into a large steak, flooding his plate in steak sauce, not diverting his attention from his food. Nightmare was eating a few dry crackers, glaring at the other two tables. Error, who was next to him, was eating some rice with a fork, who didn't divert his stare from Ink and Ink alone. No one could tell what kind of look it was, his face was completely blank. Death was floating above the table, hands on the back of his head as he drifted around, sipping on a Hi-C fruit punch, sometimes saying a few words to his friends before going silent again. Killer was eating a large salad, but not at a normal pace, like the others. He was wolfing it down like it was his last meal. Then there was Fell, who wasn't eating anything, he was just playing a game on his phone with a bored expression on his face.

Then there was Sans, who wasn't even in the Office, since he went out to lunch with his boyfriend, Grillby.

"I think this is really awkward."Sci muttered to Alphys.

"I-I think so t-too," She agreed, pushing up her glasses with shaking hands.

"Stupid bird..." Fell muttered at his phone when the yellow bird ran into a green pipe.

Sci looked up at him when he heard the mutter, stating at Fell for awhile before looking back down at his food.

"Are you eating lunch with Edge today?" Ink asked Blue.

"Not today, he had to make up for a person who's out sick today," Blue said sadly, "And I was going to make my famous tacos for him too."

"Oh, that's very nice if you," Ink said, trying not to bring up the fact Edge threw away the last tacos Blue had made.

"You all are being so great at bonding with your new coworkers, great job guys!" Death said rather loudly, snickering at his own comment.

"Oh shut it," Cross and Nightmare said at the same time, glancing up at each other from how they both said the same line.

"Actually he's right," Ink spoke up, standing up, "As your new boss, we have to learn how to cooperate together and not hate each other, so this behavior is unacceptable."

"Go Ink!" Geno whispered, pumping his fist slightly and earning a giggle from Dream.

"It's not like you can force a friendship," Fell said, rolling his eyes.

"Well, I'm your Boss, so I can force you to places!" Ink said, putting his hands on his hips, "That's it, tomorrow we're going on a team building exercise!"

"Maybe we can all dress as pretty pink princesses and gallop around daisy fields, make some flower crowns and eat cupcakes," Nightmare mocked.

However, Blue didn't know he was mocking his Boss. His blue eyes sparkled with stars as he hopped up, squealing with excitement.

"Can we? Can we?" He asked Ink, jumping up and down with overflowing joy.

"Is he serious?" Killer leaned in and asked Fell, who nodded in response.

"Not tomorrow Blue, sorry..." Ink said, patting Blue's shoulder.

"Aw man, I got so happy for a moment..." Blue said sadly, sitting back down.

"Lust," Ink said, turning towards him, "I'm going to need you to print out some copies of a list I'll be sending you after lunch, ok?"

"Aye aye boss man sir!" Lust said, saluting him while propping his feet up on the table.

"Oh, a shiny quarter!" Dream suddenly said, reaching over to pick up the object from the floor and stashing it into his pocket.

The rest of the day went by quickly, awkward glances and harsh glares being sent between the two groups. There was a funny moments, such as when Ink spilled the rest if his apple cider and screeched like a "dying pig", as Cross put it, or when Lust fell out of his chair laughing so hard.

But, in the end, they were all still cautious and untrusting of the other branch they were forced to merge with, so the day passed by slowly with the sounds of phone calls and glares bouncing around the room. However, like every other day, it came to an end, and they all left for home.

Except for Ink, who stayed after to discuss import matters to Corporate.

"Hello, this is Ink, is Tainted there at all? Or is she in a meeting?" Ink asked onto the phone, resting his head on the back of the chair.

"She just got out of the meeting," A male voice said through the phone, "I'll transfer you to her. Hold on for a moment."

There was a click before Tainted replied with a gruff and tired, "Hello?"

"Hi Tainted, it's Ink, and I'm calling about the merging of the two branches."

"I'm not undoing it, Ink. You and Error have to talk eventually about how he-"

"No, no, it's not that!" Ink quickly interrupted, "I really want this whole merging thing to work out, but today wasn't good. They don't trust each other, and everyone thinks the other branch is out to get them. I was thinking we could have a fun day tomorrow for team building exercises so they can trust each other more. If they continue in a hostile work environment like this the new branch will collapse, and I sent you a email about where I want to go earlier, but you never returned it. Is it possible to go there?"

There was silence on the other end for a moment before she replied with a quick and simple, "Yes Ink, we'll get her to do it."