Chapter 12: Hanging out with Papyrus
After the battle against Papyrus, Minnie and Victor decide to walk about into town. They soon walk in front of a house to see Papyrus there.
Papyrus notices them and says, "So you came back I see."
"Um yeah. We did," Minnie shyly says.
"Yeah. Thought we just drop by and say hi," Victor says.
"Hmm, your friend must be really serious about this… I'll have to take you someplace really special… a place I like to spend a lot of time!" Papyrus says.
"Oh you don't need to do that," Minnie says.
"Come come, I insist," Papyrus says, and walks ahead.
Minnie and Victor follow. They continue to head towards the direction, but soon turn back the way they came. Soon, they arrive at the same house.
"My house!" Papyrus says.
Victor groans, "Papyrus, you could just show us the door."
"Oh, that doesn't matter. Come on in," Papyrus says, and opens the door.
He walks inside the house with Minnie and Victor behind him. Minnie sees a televisions on a brown furniture, a brown table, a green couch, a small brown table with a red book, and some strange device next to the TV.
"Welcome to scenic my house! Enjoy and take your time!" Papyrus says, excited.
Minnie turns to Victor, "Do you live here too, Victor?"
"Yeah. I kind of did, but I mostly stayed in Sans room," Victor says.
Minnie says, "I see."
Minnie then begins to look around and notices the book is actually a joke book. Curious, Minnie opens the book to see what kind of jokes the book has. In the book, it has a quantum physics book. Minnie then turns the page to see another quantum physic book. She then finds another, and another, and another for each page. Minnie decides to stop and close the book.
Minnie then walks to the Tv and then turns it on to see rainbow color stripes on it.
Papyrus notices, "Oih, it's my favorite game-show!"
She looks at the TV and it says, '"Stay tuned for a new program-MTT."
Papyrus says, "What! It's usually better than this! This is just a bad episode! Don't judge me!"
Victor whispers, "Just agree with him."
"I suppose," Minnie says with a sheepish grin.
Minnie looks to turn to notice a dirty sock with a series of sticky notes on it.
"Why there's a sock on the floor. The notes say 'Sans! Please pick up your sock!' 'Ok' 'Don't put it back down!' 'Ok' 'Move it!' 'Ok' 'You move it two inches! Move it to your room!' 'Ok' 'And don't bring it back!' 'Ok' 'It's still here!' Didn't you just say not to bring it back to my room?' 'Forget it!'" Minnie replies, reading the notes.
Minnie becomes confused by the notes and they seem to be from different two people. She believes they come from the two brothers; Sans and Papyrus. Minnie then walks to the table to notice a gray rock on the table.
"What's this?" Minnie asks.
Victor answers, "That belongs to Sans."
"Yeah. This is my brother's pet rock. He always forgets to feed it. As usual, I have to take responsibility," Papyrus complains.
Minnie looks at the rock to notice it's covered in sprinkles. She then walks inside the other room that is actually the kitchen. There's a fridge, a trashcan, a sink that has a high draw, a stove, and a table next to it. Victor and Papyrus walk inside to see Minnie looking at the fridge
"Ah-ha! Interested in my food museum?" Papyrus says.
"Food museum?" Minnie says, confused.
"Please. Peruse my culinary art show," Papyrus says.
Curious, Minnie opens the fridge to see half of them are filled containers and all labeled 'spaghetti.' The other half contains nothing but an empty bag of chips. Minnie then closes the fridge and walks to the sink and sees how tall it is.
"Impressed? I increased the height of my sink," Papyrus says.
"Big sink," Minnie comments.
"And about his height," Victor replies.
"Now I can fit more bones under it! Take a looky!" Papyrus says.
Minnie opens the door and to her surprise, she sees a dog and it's eating the bone.
Minnie happily says, "Aww, what a cute doggy."
"What?!" Papyrus exclaims.
Then the dog runs out of the cabinet under the sink as Papyrus shouts, "Catch that meddling canine!"
Minnie and Victor begin to chase the dog, but the dog quickly runs out of the house and runs in the snow with the bone in its mouth.
Papyrus angrily shouts, "Curses!"
Suddenly, Sans comes out of his bedroom upstairs and plays a trombone. The sound that happens when you fail at something. 'Blah blah blaaaaaah.'
Recognizing the sound, Papyrus angrily says, "Sans! Stop Plaguing my life with incidental music!"
The two then leave the kitchen and then head upstairs.
Victor points the door down the hall, "This room is Sans room."
Then Victor shows the room that has a stop sign, caution signs, and a keep out sign.
Papyrus says, "That's my room. If you've finished looking around… we could go in and… hang out like a group of very cool friends!"
"Um sure, we can go in there," Minnie says.
"You might like it. Papyrus has interesting stuff," Victor says.
Soon, the two humans and the skeleton are in the room belonging to Papyrus. There is a race car bed, a bookshelf, a computer on a desk, a table of action figures and more.
"This is my room. In that boys, those are all the attacks I used on you. I remembered it like it was yesterday… even though it basically just happened," Papyrus says.
Minnie looks at the computer as Papyrus says, "The internet! I'm quite popular there. I'm just a dozen away… From a Double Digit Follower Count! Of course, fame has a steep price. A jealous troll has besieged my online persona. Always sending me bad puns in a goofy font… "
Minnie then looks at the books and Papyrus says, "That book's one of my favorites. 'Advanced Puzzle Construction For Critical Mind' That next book is another one of my favorites 'Peek-A-Boo with Fluffy Bunny.' The Ending always gets me."
"Sounds interesting," Minnie says.
She walks to the closet and asks, "What's in there?"
"There are no skeletons inside my closet! Except me sometimes," Papyrus says.
Minnie and Victor chuckle in reply.
Minnie looks at the flag and asks, "What's that?"
"Isn't that Flat Neato? Undyne found it at the bay… I think it's from the human world? Now I know what you're thinking. Why would a human flag… have a cool skeleton on it? Well… I have a theory. I think humans… must have descended from skeletons! Nyh heh heh!"
Minnie and Victor look at the table that has action figures on it..
"Ah, yes, action figures. A great reference for theoretical battle scenarios. How do I have so many?" Well, let's just say they're from… a chubby, smiling man who loves to surprise people. Yeah! That's right! Santa!"
The three then turn to see the bed.
"That's my bed. If I ever get to the surface… I'd like to drive down a long highway. Wind in my hair… Sun on my skin… of course, that's just a dream," Papyrus says.
"Your hair? But you don't have hair," Minnie says.
"It's kind of a metaphor," Victor says.
"Yep. So instead I cruise while I snooze," Papyrus says.
Then asks, "So, um… if you've seen everything… Do you want to start hanging out?"
"Sure," Minnie says.
"I don't see why not," Victor says.
"Okay! Let's hang ten!" Papyrus says.
Minnie giggles and turns to Victor, "Hang ten!"
"Oh brother," Victor says, rolling his eyes.
Soon, they begin to hang out with Papyrus.
Papyrus says, "Here we go! Hanging out! I've actually never done this before. But don't worry! You can't spell prepared without several letters from my name! I snagged an official hangout guidebook from the library! We're ready to have a great time!"
Papyrus opens his book, "Let's see… Step one… press the © key on your keyboard for 'Friendship Hud.'"
"Hud?" Minnie says confused.
Papyrus says, "Okay, forget it. I think we're ready for step two!"
He continues to read his book, "Step two… asked them to hang out."
Minnie giggles while Victor rolls his eyes, seeing they have already done that part.
Papyrus says determinedly, "Human girl Minnie! And of course Victor! I, the Great Papyrus… will hang out with you!"
Minnie simply selects yes.
Papyrs places his hands on his cheek bones and sparkles with glee, "R-really? Wowie! I guess that means it's time for part three!"
He then reads his book again, "Step three… put on nice clothes to show you care."
Suddenly, Papyrus realizes, "Wait a minute… wear clothes that have bandages hanging off of you… you're wearing clothing right now! Not only that… earlier today, you were also wearing clothing!"
Papyrus squeals, "No… could it be? You've wanted to hang out with me from the very beginning?"
"Um yes," Minnie answers.
Soon Papyrus becomes petrified, "No. You planned it all! You're way better at hanging out than I am! N-NOOOOOO! Your Friendship Power!"
Minnie soon becomes a bit dumbfounded. Suddenly,a friendship meter begins to go up.
Papyrus chuckles and says, "Don't think you've bested me yet! I, the Great Papyrus… have never been beaten at hanging out, and I never will!"
"I didn't think this was supposed to be a contest," Minnie says, confused.
"I can easily keep up with you! You see, I, too, can wear clothing!"
Minnie soon becomes more confused.
"In fact, I always wear my special clothes underneath my regular clothes. Just in case someone wants to hang out! Behold!" Papyrus announces.
He then leaves for a minute and comes back wearing sneakers, shocks, shorts, a t-shirt, and a hat backwards.
Papyrus laughs and says, "What do you think of my secret style!?"
"I think it looks nice," Minnie says.
"No! A genuine compliment!" Papyrus panics.
Suddenly, the friendship meter goes up more.
"However… you don't truly understand the hidden power of this outfit! Therefore… what you just said is invalid! This hangout won't escalate any further!" Papyrus says.
Minnie is even more confused.
Papyrus continues, "Unless you find my secret! But that won't happen!"
Minnie is confused and wonders what kind of secret he is talking about. Minnie begins to look around at the outfits, like the shoes, biscope, shorts, and stuff.
When she asks about the hat, "Papyrus asks, "My hat… my hat… My hat!"
Suddenly, his hat lifts up to reveal something inside.
"W-well then… you found my secret. I suppose I have no choice. It's a present… a present j-just for you!" Papyrus says, and gives Minnie the present.
Minnie looks at the present and decides to open it. Minnie opens the box to see something inside, and it's familiar
Papyrus asks, "Do you know what this is?"
Minnie nods her head.
"It's spaghetti. That's what you're thinking, isn't it," Papyrus questions.
Then nods his head, "Right… but oh-so wrong! This isn't any plan ol' pasta! This is an artisan's work! Silken spaghetti, finely aged in an oaken cask… Then cooked by me, Master Chef Papyrus."
Then turns to Minnie, "Girl! It's time to end this! There's no way this can go any further."
Minnie looks at the pasta and decides to eat it. She takes a bite and her face reflexively scrunches up. The taste of the pasta is indescribable.
Papyrus happily says, "What a passionate expression! You must really love my cooking! And by extension, me! Maybe even more than I do!"
He then begins to scream and shout as the friendship meter then goes past the limits, he screams, "NOOOOOOOO!"
Papyrus says, "Human. It's clear now. You're completely obsessed with me. Everything you do. Everything you say. It's all been for my sake. Girl. I want you to be happy, too. It's time for me to express my feelings. It's time that I told you. I, Papyrus…"
He then thinks a bit and says, "Hmm, well, I'm flattered you care so much, but maybe cool it a little bit…? You are a very nice person. I'm glad we're friends. But, I think you can reach your max potential… if you live more for your own sake, rather than just mine. Hmmm…"
Then has an idea, "Hey, I know the solution! You should hang out with my boss, Undyne!"
"Your boss?" Minnie says, confused.
"Yeah. I think if you spread your friend energy out more… you'll have a more healthy lifestyle. Yeah! Let's be friends with Undyne!" Papyrus says.
He laughs and leaves the scene.
Suddenly comes back, "Oh, and if you ever need to reach me. Here's my phone number. You can call me anytime! Platonically.
Papyrus then gives Minnie a piece of paper and takes it to see the number.
"Well, gotta go!" Papyrus says.
He laughs and leaves the scene.
Minnie and Victor turn to each other and decide to leave the house. They soon arrive at the INN and decide to stay there for the night, since it's late. After gaining a room, and head to the beds. They both sleep for the night.