Chapter 7: The Mad Hatter
Wow, this place is surprisingly warm despite it being around snow. You wonder if it's the lanterns you walked under, however, your ears caught attention of someone humming. You stopped in front of the long dining table seeing a variety of cute and beautiful tea sets, wow how unique. You brought your eyes up to a person, wait…a skeleton? He is wearing an oddly colored gentleman's suit, an oddly colored top hat, and oddly colored shoes. How odd. He's lounged on a chair with his legs relaxing on the table while he's humming and nodding with his eyes closed, he's even holding a tea cup. What he's humming was so merry and cheerful you couldn't help but hum along the best way you can. *Hums*
"Hmm…HEY YOU!", The-the skeleton shouted to you getting off his chair.
Y-y-yes?
"Don't you know it's rude to come into a person's house without being uninvited and unannounced!", The skeleton said folding his arms in anger.
He's right, you did walk in here without telling him(). You immediately apologized for your rudeness.
"Yes it was very very rude indeed", The skeleton said with his head up high and his arms still folded.
"Very very rude indeed", you heard a random soft and quiet voice said.
You quick saw something appear in one of the seats, it's the ghost mouse from before! It picks up one of the tea cups and sips the tea from in it. You questioned why the ghost mouse wasn't scolded from showing up unannounced and uninvited?
"Oh the door mouse? He's always invited", the skeleton said looking at the uh door mouse putting his hands on his waist…if he has one?
Nonetheless, you should introduced yourself to them both. You give them the kindest greeting you could give with a proper bow.
"Greetings little one, I am Papyrus", Papyrus greeted with a gentleman's bow, "But you may call me, the Grrreat Mad Hatter!", he said standing properly with his hand placed on the chest and his other behind his back.
You should have known earlier that this was the Mad Hatter, however, he doesn't seem so upset. Well besides a moment ago, he looks quite nice.
"Now I must ask, where in blazes did you get that coat?", The Hatter asked with both hands behind his back while leaning forward to you and raising an…eye…socket?
Oh yes the coat, you quickly took it off and fold it nice then explained- HUH?!
"I'll be taking that back, thank you~", Ah! A mysterious invisible figure said taking the cat's coat out your hands.
The mysterious figure was the Cheshire Cat who reappeared putting his coat back on, his appearance frightens the door mouse away.
"Darn it Sans, you scared the door mouse away AGAIN!", The Hatter complains to the cat.
"What? I didn't do anything", Sans said shrugging while levitating calmly.
"*Disgusted Sigh* I hope you haven't frighten this guest with any of your shenanigans", The Hatter said putting his hand on his face and folding one arm.
Sans looks at you with his hand in his coat pockets, "You mean the human?"
"WHAT?! That's…THAT'S A HUMAN?!", The Hatter questioned pointing and slamming his other hand on the table in shock.
"…No that's a tea pot", Sans…replied.
"Oh darn, it is", The Hatter pouted folding his arms and looks down().
"Now, what's that behind the tea pot?", Sans asked pointing to you while he levitates on his back with one arm behind his head.
The Hatter looks to you, "Oh my gosh, that's…is that a human?", The Hatter said surprised then whispers to Sans.
"Yes", Sans replied with a nod.
"OH SWEET GOODNESS IT IS!", The Hatter shouted with joy, "Ahem…listen here human! I, The Grrreat Mad Hatter shall capture you and take you to the kingdom! But not before going through a numerous puzzles, Sans detract the human while I recalibrate the puzzles!", he shouted with pride then commanded running off jumping over his own fence instead of opening then closing it.
"Okay", Sans said in a laid back tone.
At this time you are very very… utterly confused, your head can barely take all this confusion. You are lucky he didn't just simply capture you now while you were defenseless.
"Well then, I see you met my owner quite properly", Sans said levitating on his belly to you slowly with both hands on his cheeks.
Wait THAT was his owner?! If the Hatter was his owner, why isn't he wearing a collar to prove so?
"No need, everyone knows", Sans responded levitating on his back putting both his arms behind his head, "Oh now that I think about it, mind doing me a favor?", he asked putting his arms on his lap.
You….guess while you shrugged?
"This is the first time my owner's ever seen a human, and he reeeeally wants one to go through his puzzles", Sans explains, "It would reeeeally make his day if you tried solving his puzzles"
You asked the cat if the Hatter's puzzles are difficult or deadly.
"Maybe, maybe not", Sans says with a shoulder shrug.
That doesn't answer your question…it was pretty vague.
"Also you should be careful when walking down the pathway leading to the Village of Spades", Sans advised pointing to the right with his thumb, "There are lots of monsters here that can hurt you"
What, why?! You didn't do anything to them, so why harm you at all?
"I would explain, buuut I'm done distracting", Sans responded with another shoulder shrug, "Bye bye", he says disappearing while lightly waving.
What?! Why couldn't he tell you now?! Are the characters here always full of nonsense? Yes, THAT'S the perfect word to describe everything here. Complete nonsense! You shake your head slowly by it all and you have no idea if it will start making ANY sense here. Now you really can't wait to go home . Oh goodness that's right! The Hatter might know the flower's location, you better find him.
