Third wheeling Dess's & Azzy's date!

Dess is a Anthropomorphic deer, has black hair with brownish fur/skin, she wears a black tank top, red flannel jacket, olive green cargo pants and combat boots.

Asriel is a Anthropomorphic Goat, with white fur and tan horns, he wears a green and yellow striped sweater with black pants with formal shoes

Dess was very protective of Noelle, and had low tolerance for Kris's mischief if they pulled pranks on her sister. Many of the objects in Dess's room in Noelle's House indicate that she was rebellious and brash, and her untidy room clashes aesthetically with the uniform and organized winter-themed appearance of the other rooms in the mansion. She enjoyed athletic activities, with athletic gear ranging from roller skates, a baseball bat, a wiffle bat, and paintball gear. Dess also owns various survival-related gear, such as multitool knives and expired rations.

Dess is described as a "musical prodigy" by Tenna, and often sang along to crude songs from a certain music video channel.[2] Much of her room indicates she is an avid fan of music; several musical instruments and band posters can be found within, with some posters being custom-made for "shows that may or may not have ever happened", implying that she may have played in a band. Pizzapants later confirms she played alongside Asriel and Kris for the Festival. Specifically, there is a violin, a flute, and a microphone, as well as the guitar directly stated to belong to Dess. Additionally, under her bed are many CDs, mostly consisting of punk rock.

Dess also has an interest in comic books and video games, as she has a large stack of games on her computer shelf. Most of them are a mix of holiday-themed, with horror genre games underneath them.

In stark contrast to his younger sibling, Asriel was a more open and friendly to the other townspeople. He is very popular in Hometown, as many of Kris's neighbors exclusively talk about him to praise him, or reminisce on him fondly. However it is indicated that Asriel was overly sensitive in his youth, as Alvin Boom recalls him begging for forgiveness for "sacrificing a green lizard" into pit in a video game.[2] He seemingly was also afraid of horror movies and would pretend to get popcorn to skip watching.[3] Asriel also has many trophies on his shelf, and appeared to be a part of the cross country team when he was a highschooler. He likes music, including religious ska. Despite the differences between him and Kris, he does care a lot about them, when the two played games Asriel would exclusively use the ugly pink and yellow bootleg controller and gave the regular one to Kris.[4] Asriel would also carry Kris to school whenever they overslept.[5] He is noted to be particularly polite as he wrote Catty a formal letter upon going to the prom.[6] It is indicated that he was in love with December Holiday, with various unsent love letters directed at her being found in his dresser, additionally his sweater and retainer could be found within her room. According to his father, Asriel appeared to be fond of skateboarding.[7]

December Holiday and Asriel Dreemurr are both monsters that inhabit the same town, Hometown. December is the daughter of Rudolph "Rudy" and Carol Holiday; Carol also serves as the town's mayor. Asriel is the son of Asgore and Toriel Dreemurr. They are stated to have known each other since childhood, presumably due to their parents knowing each other and being friends in college; December's father Rudy is also implied to have been the best man at Asgore's wedding. They are implied to be around the same age.

Dess and Asriel both have younger siblings; December has a little sister named Noelle and Asriel a younger human sibling named Kris. This duo of sibling pairs formed part of the same friend group, but Asriel and Dess are implied to be particularly close probably due to their age and role as older siblings. In Dess' room, we can find multiple clues of this:

Dess seems to have largely an interest in rock and punk rock. However, we can also find a ska CD in her room, a genre of music Asriel has been shown to like and possess CDs of. Their rooms share similar star stickers. Certain items such as Asriel's striped shirt that he wears in Undertale as well as his retainer can be found in Dess' room. A drawing of a dragon is found drawn in Dess' closet, which is implied to be drawn from a book which Asriel borrowed from the Library and refused to return. Alternatively, it's possible Dess borrowed the book to Asriel and he refuses to give it up. However, it's implied Dess appeared in Kris and Noelle's childhood. The game regularly makes references to her not being present, such as Noelle failing at spelling bee with the word December, her guitar being untouched and her mother disapproving of people touching it, Noelle constantly googling the word December, a website with her name with a teaser to Chapter 4 with her guitar featuring the track "findher.ogg" and various other ominous allusions to her absence. Shortly after this, the Dreemurr family would divorce for reasons currently unknown.

It's currently unknown how Dess felt about Asriel, but it's implied the two were very close. In Chapter 3, the Rabbick enemy has lines that are implied to be about Asriel and Dess. "A lost and lost and lost girl" and "A crying and crying and crying boy" imply Dess' disappearance had a heavy impact on Asriel.

In Chapter 5, Kris can find unsent love letters addressed to Dess in Asriel's drawer, confirming he has feelings towards her. In the same chapter, during their conversation with Pizzapants, the latter says that Asriel and Dess wouldst practice their instruments, stating they were "practicing something else" with a disgusted expression. Furthermore, Noelle makes mention of how Asriel and Dess won Hometown King and Queen on multiple occasions

Dessriel was initially completely nonexistent following the release of Chapter 1, as Dess hadn't been given any plot importance and was only mentioned twice with zero implication she was someone Asriel knew and was close to. By Chapter 2, Dessriel started gaining popularity in the fandom with Dess becoming more important to the game's mysteries and story and with her being confirmed to have interacted with Asriel, however the ship still wasn't very popular due to it featuring two unseen backstory-only characters and having to compete with various other minor Asriel ships, especially since he was confirmed to have been briefly romanced both Catty and Bratty.

After the release of Chapter 3-4 in June 2025 the ship has skyrocketed in popularity, due to all the ship fuel found in Dess' room and with Dess' personality and importance to the plot being further magnified. Fanwork of the ship mostly includes unseen interactions between the two before the games' events. The fandom likes to portray their relationship as that of a softboy/tomboy due to Asriel being implied to be highly religious and very kind and caring (traits he shared as a child in Undertale) while Dess is implied to be way more rough with her listening to punk-rock, playing sports, being protective to the point of beating Kris with a wiffle bat for scaring Noelle, playing guitar and presumably being in a band, having roller skates, playing paintball and other activities often more associated with masculinity. The fanwork also often portrays the tragic brevity of the relationship due to Dess' later sudden absence, with the fanworks feeling very nostalgic and being an idealized teenage love.

Fans also theorized that some events, such as the Dreemurrs' divorce, the lack of interaction between them and the Holidays, as well as Asriel leaving the Hometown for college prior to the start of the game might be related to Dess' disappearance. The game starts after this series of events, with both Asriel and Dess currently not appearing physically only being referred to in dialogue and a single flashback where their shadows can be seen.

Much fanwork has also been focused in the parallels of the two, with much of the fandom believing the theory that Dess is the antagonistic Roaring Knight after presumably disappearing and going through some tragic circumstances which left her as this evil being, people have made parallels between the Roaring Knight Dess theory and Asriel's Flowey and God of Hyperdeath forms in Undertale, both being dead/missing children turned into powerful antagonistic entities who seem to want to destroy or make worlds. Another parallel between two include their absence breaking up a familial relationship in both universes.

According to Noelle, Dess used to be in the same friend group as her, Asriel and Kris; and, on at least one occasion, they all hung out in the forest by Hometown's graveyard together. They were also mentioned to have hung out by the lake, where they often wondered what was on the other side. Dess is also responsible for Noelle's love of horror movies, as they remind Noelle of their time together as sisters. Despite the Holiday siblings' relationship being described as close, Dess is conspicuously absent from Hometown, with no mention of her presence in the family's life any longer. It is heavily implied, through the game's dialogue and comments regarding the Holiday family, that Dess had either died or went missing prior to the events of Deltarune.

Chapter 1 In Chapter 1, Dess is first alluded to by name when inspecting the faceless angel doll in Rudy's hospital room. Rudy explains it was made by Dess and Noelle in their youth group, and that he keeps it as a good luck charm.

If Kris tells Noelle that Susie "eats chalk" while visiting her outside of her house, Noelle at first believes that Kris is joking, similar to the time when Kris told Noelle that ICE-E was real and ate children. Noelle recalls that Dess responded to this by smacking Kris with a wiffle bat until they stopped lying.[3]

Chapter 2 In Chapter 2, if Kris repeatedly frightens Noelle by releasing Cyber City mice into her path, Noelle remarks that Kris is lucky that Dess is not around to protect her.

While exploring the city, Noelle and Kris come across paths intermittently blocked by forcefields. These can only be disabled when each of them steps onto a separate pressure plate. Each of Noelle's pressure plates has a letter on it, and together the letters spell out the name "DECEMBER". As they travel, Noelle recalls the time she spent with Dess, including an incident where she, Kris, and Asriel hung out in the forest by the graveyard. Dess comforted Noelle, who was terrified at the time.

Noelle and Berdly screenshot spelling bee.png Noelle unable to spell the word "DECEMBER" In Queen's Mansion, when Berdly is recounting how he defeated Noelle in the school spelling bee, the word Noelle lost to was "DECEMBER". Noelle's silhouette is shown to not even attempt to answer the word, instead seemingly falling to her knees.

During Susie's rescue attempt in Noelle's room, Noelle looks up at the moon in the Cyber World's sky and remarks that she wishes she could show it to Dess.[4] Later, while riding the Ferris wheel with Susie, Noelle remembers watching horror movies with Dess when she was little.

If Kris inspects the angel doll in Rudy's hospital room, Susie begins to tease Rudy for keeping it, until she hears that Noelle made it with her sister. Susie is visibly perturbed at the mention of Dess and opts not to say anything more on the subject.

Chapter 3 Tenna screenshot backstory.png Tenna's memory of the Dreemurr and Holiday families watching TV together Dess is mentioned or alluded to several times throughout Chapter 3. While introducing the Rock Video minigame, Tenna reminisces about Dess to Kris, describing her as a "musical prodigy" and recalling how she would change the TV to a music video channel that Toriel forbid Kris from watching, as well as sing along to the songs while playing her guitar.[2] Tenna then asks if Kris could get Dess to come back to watch TV again, which is followed by a pause before he says he was just kidding. The song used in the following minigame, Raise Up Your Bat, prominently uses the Lost Girl leitmotif, and is heavily implied to be associated with Dess.

As Tenna talks about how he misses people watching him before the party battles him at the end of the Chapter, a flashback scene is shown where Dess, her family, and the Dreemurr family are seen watching TV. All of them slowly disappear one by one, with Dess being the first one to do so.

Chapter 4 SOUL screenshot Dess's closet.png Kris attempts to deter the SOUL in Dess's closet During the study session at Noelle's House, Dess's room is shown to be closed-off to guests, and Kris can only enter once Susie and Noelle are distracted in the living room. Dess's room has a layout akin to Noelle's, with a walk-in closet replacing the couch and a guitar standing against the closet door. Upon inspecting the guitar, Kris discovers a pass code labeled "SHELTER". They read the first 3 numbers of the code taped to the inner chamber, "122", but remove their SOUL and leave before the code can be fully read. It is heavily implied that the fourth number is 5.

Later, the SOUL returns to Dess's room, before being forced into the walk-in closet by Kris when Susie and Noelle enter. The SOUL plays the guitar to bring attention to the closet, at which point Susie finds Kris and takes the guitar; using the guitar is considered taboo by the Holidays — or, at least, by Carol — as Susie playing it in the living room gets her ejected from the house upon Carol's return.

While exploring Noelle's House alone, Kris can inspect her computer in her room and find two pictures of Dess at random through the cycling wallpaper; one features Dess holding a cracked baseball bat, and the other features Dess and Noelle at the pageant as kids.[5]

Chapter 5 When inspecting Asriel's drawer at the Dreemurr residence, Kris can look at an unsent love letter written by Asriel and addressed to Dess. Inspecting the bookshelf in the hallway leads Kris to find a photo album with three pictures of Dess at random; one features Dess and Asriel with matching rocker face paint, the other features Kris, Dess, Asriel, and Noelle performing on stage, and the last features Dess, Asriel, and their dads doing a "square dance".

If Pizzapants is spoken with as the Festival is being set up, he references Dess without mentioning her by name, stating that while Kris's "brother and her" did not practice their instruments much, they did practice "something else", implied to have been romantic in nature by his grossed-out reactions.

Writing Noelle and Kris's names at the ballot at the Festival reveals that Asriel and Dess were once voted Festival King and Queen. Additionally, if Kris thinks about other things while Susie and Noelle ride the ferris wheel, they will reminisce about trying to throw dirt at Dess while she and Asriel were riding the ferris wheel together.

On the Weird Route, Noelle describes Dess's disappearance as her having "left".

Dess's room contains a number of objects belonging to Asriel that have been left behind, indicating that the two were friends. Asriel's retainer can be found in one of the boxes, and a larger green-and-yellow striped shirt can be found in her closet. There is also a "badly traced" drawing of a dragon underneath her bed, likely drawn via the How to Draw Dragons book which Asriel checked out from the library. In addition, she has an unopened ska CD, likely given to her by Asriel.

Kris can find unsent love letters addressed to Dess in Asriel's drawer, heavily implying he has feelings towards her. They were crowned together as the Festival's King and Queen, and Pizzapants makes a comment regarding them "practicing" something else that "had nothing to do with the instruments", strongly implying a potential romantic relationship.

Noelle For Noelle's perspective, see Noelle § Dess. Dess was Noelle's older sister. She seems to have been very protective of her, supposedly hitting Kris whenever they scared her, and burning a box of ICE-E's pizza that Noelle thought was possessed.[6]

The two shared various interests, such as music and video games.

Kris For Kris's perspective, see Kris § Dess. Before Dess disappeared, she and Noelle spent a lot of time with the Dreemurr siblings. They all watched TV together, and Tenna notes that Dess often showed Kris the music video channel that Toriel didn't allow them to watch.[7] The group also enjoyed exploring outdoors, trying to find "anything interesting" in places like the forest surrounding Hometown.[8]

Independently of their siblings, Kris and Dess appear to have been friends before the latter's disappearance, though she had a closer, potentially romantic, relationship with Asriel. They have been noted to perform music together and both are proficient in at least one instrument. During the Festival, Kris can reminisce on a time when they, Dess, and their siblings performed on stage in front of the Holidays' home.[9] They also had a band along with Asriel, though Pizzapants notes that Kris seemed to have taken it more seriously than the other two.[10] It seems the trio had plans to become a popular band, as Dess's room contains posters for "shows that may or may not have ever happened".

Asriel is the oldest child of Asgore Dreemurr and Toriel, and shared Kris's bedroom at Toriel's house before leaving for university. Asriel used to be in the local church choir, which sounded "thinner" after he went away. Growing up he and Kris were close friends with Noelle and Dess Holiday, making snowmen in the shape of a deer to match them,[8] and on one occasion hanging out in the forest by Hometown's Cemetery . He was also friends with Pizzapants, who nicknamed him "Azzy," along with Catty and Bratty, who both remember him fondly. It is implied Asriel played Cat Petters RPG with Catty as her name can be found on a its cartridge underneath his bed.[9] Bratty convinced Asriel to give her his first kiss while playing truth or dare, and the Dreemurr family went to church almost every day for a week when Toriel found out. In the youth group, Asriel and Kris tried to make an angel doll like the one Noelle made for her father, but never finished because they spent the entire time on its giant wings. During this period, Asriel and Dess formed a band with Dess, Noelle, and Kris his families attended Hometown's festivals over the years, it is indicated by Pizzapants that Asriel and Dess were romantically involved, with the two even winning Festival's King and Queen. Asriel would also write what appeared to be unsent love letters toward Dess that went unsent. According to Noelle, Asriel and the four of them would occasionally hang out by the lake and ponder what lied on the other side of it.[10] 7 years and 4 weeks before Deltarune Asriel had rented How to Draw Dragons from the library and has kept it in the Dreemurr house ever since.[11]

Asriel also once tossed tasty cornflakes to Onion, who remembers him as friendly. One of the few people with something negative to say about Asriel is Catty's father, who refers to Asriel as "Doug" and "Douglas" and complains that Asriel didn't like his wife's cooking. Asriel would also take Catty to Hometown's junior dance though it is indicated that it did not go well as the police had escorted her out of the dance.

Asriel used to go to QC's Diner with his family on Sundays after service. After Toriel and Asgore separated, Asriel still took Kris there every Sunday to buy them hot chocolate, after which the two would sit in a corner booth and draw on the window with their breath.[12] He also used to carry Kris to school when Kris woke up late. Prior to Hometown's internet outage, Asriel would move out of Hometown to attend college where he kept in contact with Kris about his time attending university.[13]

Despite their friendship, Dess seems to not have tolerated Kris's torment of her younger sister, as she smacked Kris with a wiffle bat when they were lying to Noelle on at least one occasion.[11] It appears that Dess has done this multiple times, as hinted at by Noelle's dialogue,[12] as well as Kris's reaction to some of the things in Dess's room.

The story of Deltarune takes place in an alternate version of the Undertale universe. Its world consists of two distinct realms: The Light World and the Dark World. The Light World serves as a hub area where creatures of all types coexist and interact in a modern-era society.

The Dark World is where most of the adventure takes place, a world of darkness where locations, objects, and characters assume new forms. Entrances to the Dark World can appear anywhere, as long as a Fountain of Darkness has been created to sustain it.

Anyone has the potential to create a Fountain as long as they can focus on the world they want and why.

The main character is Kris, a non-binary human teen being cared for by Toriel. Susie, a rough and tough monster girl, and Ralsei, a magic-user Prince of the Dark World, join them.

The trio is drawn into a prophecy stating that they must save both worlds by sealing the emerging Fountains of Darkness, which threaten to upset the balance between Light

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The Story Of Deltarune, Explained The Heroes Of The Deltarune Prophecy.

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Jump Links The Premise Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 After the unexpected massive success of Undertale, Toby Fox took a few steps back to reflect and start work on a worthwhile sequel, Deltarune. Following its launch, it quickly rose to the top of the charts, both financially and critically. It retains all the charm and flair of the original game while presenting a familiar universe in an entirely new light.

Did You Know Deltarune Has All These References To Homestuck? Related Did You Know Deltarune Has All These References To Homestuck? By Alexander Pinera Its story follows a new cast of characters (with some familiar faces) and a different combat system. The game is divided into chapters, with four included in the base game, and additional ones promised as free updates. That being said, there are several key points you should be aware of regarding Deltarune as it currently stands.

SPOILER WARNING!

The Premise The Who, What, And Where The heroes of prophecy in Deltarune. The story of Deltarune takes place in an alternate version of the Undertale universe. Its world consists of two distinct realms: The Light World and the Dark World. The Light World serves as a hub area where creatures of all types coexist and interact in a modern-era society.

The Dark World is where most of the adventure takes place, a world of darkness where locations, objects, and characters assume new forms. Entrances to the Dark World can appear anywhere, as long as a Fountain of Darkness has been created to sustain it.

Anyone has the potential to create a Fountain as long as they can focus on the world they want and why.

The main character is Kris, a non-binary human teen being cared for by Toriel. Susie, a rough and tough monster girl, and Ralsei, a magic-user Prince of the Dark World, join them.

The trio is drawn into a prophecy stating that they must save both worlds by sealing the emerging Fountains of Darkness, which threaten to upset the balance between Light and Dark and cause untold destruction.

The main key art for Undertale with Sans and Frisk's sprites alongside the main key art for Deltarune with Ralsei and Kris' sprites with a big VS in the middle. Related

Chapter 1 Into The Closet Kris and Susie arrive in Castle Town in Deltarune. Kris wakes up in their room and Toriel offers to drive them to school. After arriving and heading to class, Kris is asked to pick a partner and ends up choosing Susie, who arrives late to class.

The teacher, Alphys, asks Susie to retrieve some extra chalk from the storage closet and asks Kris to accompany her. Alone in the hallway, Susie threatens Kris before heading to the closet. Upon entering, they realize it's unnaturally dark and are pulled into the Dark World.

First Steps Into Darkness After finding each other, Kris and Susie make their way to a nearby town, being attacked en route by a Darkner named Lancer. Lancer is the son of the King, who is attempting to spread the darkness by creating another Fountain.

After chasing off Lancer, the duo make their way to Castle Town, where Ralsei greets them. He explains the prophecy and joins them on their quest to stop the King and seal his Fountain.

The heroes meet for the first time in Deltarune. While on the way, Ralsei convinces Kris to use actions to spare the opponents they encounter, but Susie resolves to use violence. After more time together and more encounters with Lancer, Susie decides to become a bad guy and partners with Lancer.

Kris and Ralsei continue onward, repeatedly thwarting Lancer and Susie's efforts to be 'evil,' eventually culminating in a battle. Kris and Ralsei convince Lancer of their kindness, which results in both he and Susie joining the hero team. However, as they approach the King's castle, Lancer suddenly defects and imprisons the trio.

Trapped For The First Time After arriving in the dungeon, Susie manages to escape and, with Kris' help, can reach the main dungeon hall. There, she encounters a resistant but somber Lancer who refuses to release them.

After a brief battle, during which Lancer refuses to attack Susie, she realizes that she doesn't want to kill him. Lancer explains that he imprisoned them so that neither he nor his father, the King, would have to fight.

Realizing that she and Lancer are friends, Susie convinces Lancer that she will try to resolve things peacefully, and a happy Lancer goes off to talk to his father.

Susie threatens Lancer in front of Kris and Ralsei in Deltarune. Reuniting with Kris and Ralsei, Susie informs them of their change of heart and asks for their help in learning how to act instead of fighting.

The trio then make their way through the castle when they eventually confront the King. Lancer attempts to sway the King and refuses when his father asks him to turn on the trio. The King then threatens Lancer's life, and the trio engage in battle while Lancer escapes.

After a battle where the group has no choice but to attack, the King tricks them to gain the upper hand, but is thwarted when Lancer arrives with an army of all the characters the trio had spared along their journey. With the King defeated, Kris and Susie leave to seal the Fountain and say goodbye to Ralsei, who says they'll meet again.

In future chapters, you can visit Castle Town to see all the characters you've spared in battle.

Once the Fountain is sealed, Susie and Kris awaken in an unused classroom in school, wondering if what happened was real. Despite their doubts, Susie maintains her friendship with Kris and vows to see them tomorrow.

Kris returns home, where Toriel greets them, and they go off to bed. In the middle of the night, Kris begins to violently shake until they rise from their bed and walk, seemingly possessed, to the center of the room.

They suddenly rip out their soul and toss it into a nearby cage. Kris then walks to the center of the room, pulls out a knife, and turns their face to the screen, showing red eyes and a malicious grin

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The Story Of Deltarune, Explained The Heroes Of The Deltarune Prophecy.

Like Follow Thread Add Us Link copied to clipboard 4 By William Quick Jul 15, 2025, 12:00 PM EDT

Jump Links The Premise Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 After the unexpected massive success of Undertale, Toby Fox took a few steps back to reflect and start work on a worthwhile sequel, Deltarune. Following its launch, it quickly rose to the top of the charts, both financially and critically. It retains all the charm and flair of the original game while presenting a familiar universe in an entirely new light.

Did You Know Deltarune Has All These References To Homestuck? Related Did You Know Deltarune Has All These References To Homestuck? By Alexander Pinera Its story follows a new cast of characters (with some familiar faces) and a different combat system. The game is divided into chapters, with four included in the base game, and additional ones promised as free updates. That being said, there are several key points you should be aware of regarding Deltarune as it currently stands.

SPOILER WARNING!

The Premise The Who, What, And Where The heroes of prophecy in Deltarune. The story of Deltarune takes place in an alternate version of the Undertale universe. Its world consists of two distinct realms: The Light World and the Dark World. The Light World serves as a hub area where creatures of all types coexist and interact in a modern-era society.

The Dark World is where most of the adventure takes place, a world of darkness where locations, objects, and characters assume new forms. Entrances to the Dark World can appear anywhere, as long as a Fountain of Darkness has been created to sustain it.

Anyone has the potential to create a Fountain as long as they can focus on the world they want and why.

The main character is Kris, a non-binary human teen being cared for by Toriel. Susie, a rough and tough monster girl, and Ralsei, a magic-user Prince of the Dark World, join them.

The trio is drawn into a prophecy stating that they must save both worlds by sealing the emerging Fountains of Darkness, which threaten to upset the balance between Light and Dark and cause untold destruction.

The main key art for Undertale with Sans and Frisk's sprites alongside the main key art for Deltarune with Ralsei and Kris' sprites with a big VS in the middle. Related Deltarune Is Great, But Is It Better Than Undertale? By Sacha Boast Chapter 1 Into The Closet Kris and Susie arrive in Castle Town in Deltarune. Kris wakes up in their room and Toriel offers to drive them to school. After arriving and heading to class, Kris is asked to pick a partner and ends up choosing Susie, who arrives late to class.