I follow the route to a set of stairs leading downwards. They go on for ages so I slide down the banister. It leads outside of the school and onto the grass. I walk along the path to a small cottage on the edge of the forest. I never knew what it was for, I always nicknamed it the Hagrid House, after the one in Harry Potter. I walk in through a door on the side and sit down with the small group of students. We wait for the last few people and then a lady with a foreign accent steps out.
"Greetings students, I am Miss Kusuka, please listen carefully so not to make a fool of yourself. Concealment is an understatement, this class'll have you able to live in someone's house for a month without them suspecting a thing by the end of the year. Do not attempt to use your skills in order to wander the halls at night, here at Dystopian Prep, we know all the tricks. In today's lesson, we will be attempting a simple exercise. First, get into partners."
Undyne walks over to me and I see Mettaton pairing up with a tall skeleton wearing a red scarf.
"Label yourselves A and B."
"I'll be B!" Undyne whispers. "It stands for boulder! Something which I love to suplex!"
"Now," Miss Kusuka's eyes twinkle. "A's get into pairs amongst yourselves and B's do the same."
"But-" a few people protest.
"Don't argue," she frowns.
Undyne and Mettaton reluctantly go together and the tall skeleton bounds over to me.
"These are your pairs for today. Follow me."
She begins to walk and we follow her down a staircase and into a room with many doorways.
"In each room is three cupboards," she explains. "Your partner will hide in one of them and you'll get one chance to guess which one. I'm looking for you to listen out for their breathing and bodily sounds. Ready?"
Everyone nods.
"Quietly find a room."
The skeleton takes me into one of the rooms.
"HELLO!" He exclaims. "I AM THE GREAT PAPYRUS! THIS MIGHT BE DIFFICULT FOR YOU AS I DON'T HAVE A BODY!"
I can't help but smile.
"YOU CAN HIDE FIRST!"
He skips out of the room and I pick the cupboard on the far right. I slip inside of it and press my ears against my head to stop them from twitching. I hold my tail and stroke it for reassurance. The sound of footsteps makes my blood run cold, even though it's just Papyrus.
"HM," I hear him pondering.
I hold my breath and let go of my tail. It swishes silently through the air, brushing quietly against the wall to the left of me.
"OHO!" He declares.
He pulls open a cupboard door. It's the one next to mine. I sigh with relief and open my door.
"I WAS EXTREMELY CLOSE," he announces. "BUT ALAS, TO NO AVAIL."
I step out of the room and wait until I hear the sound of shutting doors. I walk in and ponder about how I'm going to figure this out. He doesn't need to breathe or yawn or anything like that. A smile tugs its way onto my lips as I get my answer. One cupboard is emitting little 'nyeh heh heh's of concentration. I give it a tug and it swings open.
"NICE ONE!" He congratulates me. "NYOO HOO HOO! YOU SLIPPERY SNAIL! THE GREAT PAPYRUS WILL SUCCEED NEXT TIME! NYEH HEH HEH!"
The rest of the lesson is full of nothing but dusty cupboards and energetic skeletons. I like Papyrus, he's adorable.
