Hypnosis Stories

Musical Therapy and Conditioning

"ASRIEL JUST CAME HOME FROM COLLEGE!" Papyrus announced to Sans at breakfast one morning.

"toriel and asgore's kid?" Sans asked, glancing up from his oatmeal.

"INDEED! HE'S BACK FOR SUMMER VACATION AND I'M SO EXCITED TO MEET HIM!" Papyrus' eye sockets shone as he spoke.

"heh, i guess some things never change huh? you always went to meet him back underground when he was, well, not himself. and even now, you're still excited to meet him."

"HE DOESN'T LIKE TO BE REMINDED OF THOSE DAYS," Papyrus shook his head with a sigh, “SO I TRY MY BEST NOT TO BRING IT UP WHEN TALKING TO HIM. BESIDES, WHAT’S WRONG WITH ME GOING TO MEET HIM? YOU DON'T SEEM VERY HAPPY ABOUT IT."

"i'm just sayin' that you gotta be a little careful of him, that's all." Sans shrugged, and continued to scoop spoonfuls of oatmeal into his mouth.

"OH, SANS, HE'S NOT THE SAME AS HE WAS BACK UNDERGROUND! HE HAS IMPROVED A LOT SINCE HIS "FLOWEY" DAYS! BESIDES, THAT WAS MANY YEARS AGO, HE HAS GROWN UP SINCE THEN AND IS A MUCH BETTER PERSON!"

Sans glanced away, still looking doubtful, “okay then, i guess. i'll take your word for it. frisk was the one who restored him and that other kid after all-"

"CHARA?"

"-yeah, chara. i guess i can trust both you and frisk to make the right judgement about them, though i'm still a little wary of them myself. eh, at any rate, hope you have fun meeting asriel later."

"PLEASE DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME, BROTHER. I SHALL BE MEETING HIM AT MUFFET'S COFFEESHOP AFTER BREAKFAST! I'LL BE BACK TO HAVE LUNCH WITH YOU."

"oh yeah, about that. i won't be available at that time since some people wanted to meet me over lunch, but i should be around for dinner."

"OH," Papyrus' shoulders slumped, but he tried not to show his disappointment in his expression, "YOU SEEM TO BE VERY POPULAR EVER SINCE WE CAME TO THE SURFACE... WELL, OKAY, SEE YOU AFTER DINNER THEN. AT LEAST DAD WILL BE AROUND BY THEN AND WE CAN HAVE DINNER TOGETHER."

Papyrus left the house after breakfast and headed to the coffeeshop, where Asriel was already waiting for him. 

He greeted the goat monster, now grown up and almost as tall as he was, with an excited hug. Asriel, while a little embarrassed by the hug, hugged back and greeted Papyrus with a cheerful "Howdy!"

They sat down at one of the tables on the balcony of the coffeeshop, ordered desserts, and began chatting. Asriel talked about his new life in college and how he was coping with studies and living in a dorm, while Papyrus informed him about things that had happened in town while he was away.

As the conversation went on, Papyrus noted that Asriel was growing more solemn, and had been speaking less. Finally, Asriel leaned forward and said to Papyrus in a low voice, "Hey, uh, Papyrus? Can I- can I tell you something?"

"HM? OF COURSE YOU CAN, ASRIEL! YOU CAN TELL ME ANYTHING!"

"W-well, this is something I never told anyone, something not even my parents must know." Asriel glanced away from Papyrus as he spoke, looking a little ashamed, "You're the only one who will know about this. Don't tell anyone about it, okay?"