You hop back on the bus and ride back to your neighborhood. Upon reaching your stop, a sudden impulse rushes over you. You find yourself walking towards Papyrus and Sans's House.
The house looks like a hand crafted club house. Small essences of their old place in Snowdin probably inspired it.
You knock on the door.
No answer…
You reach to knock again, but…
"Hey, kid, c'mon… what're you missin'?" Sans voice comes from the other side of the door.
Oh right… You say 'knock knock.'
"Who's there…?"
You think for a moment…. But you can't think of one simple knock knock joke… So you say… 'Papyrus.'
"….Papyrus who?"
You respond with a very awkward and quiet 'Nyeh heh heh!'
Sans slowly opens the door and stares at you with disappointment…
"That was probably your weakest one yet…."
You shrug sheepishly. You feel self-conscious already that your face is blushed.
Sans suddenly notices your battle girl getup. He looks you up and down and chuckles. "Uh… wow. Kid. This new look… makes you look like a total dork."
You begin to scold him for judging your outfit choices on your own birthday, but then you dismiss it. It's not worth trying to get his approval.
"So what's up, kid? By the way… Happy Birthday… swell of you to stop by before your party tonight." Sans grins with a challenging shine in his left eye. "Care to get your butt kicked in some button masher games?"
You shake your head, apologizing to decline the offer. You ask if Papyrus is home.
"Ah… yeah, 'course he is. He went to the store this morning. He's been in the kitchen the entire time ever since he got back. I think he's making you something special for your b-day." He gives you a wink.
You feel your skin getting hot. You hope to god Sans won't notice and tease you…
"Look, kid… he told me I'm not suppose to let you in if you happen to come over… he doesn't want you to see the surprise before hand… buuuuut…" His voice trails off and he gives you a mischievous look. "I've always been pretty bad at giving any kind of care if a human sneaks past me…"
You smile. Sans is subtly offering to let you sneak into the house.
(What do you do?)
Go Inside! (Ch. 28)
Don't… (Ch. 30)