Firmament

Just wear obscuring clothes, like a hoodie and sweatpants, that way no one can recognize you.

Man, you're glad you thought to cover up before sneaking downstairs. These bright feathers would've been a dead giveaway, for sure. Now you don't have to worry about being seen skipping class!

The Roomie shouldn't mind that you're borrowing her poncho, either. Heck, she probably won't even notice it's gone.

no fancy schemes or crazy capers... your roommate catching you skipping is not really something to care about

Hmm. Now that you think about it...

Maybe it wouldn't be a big deal, if your roommate saw you skipping? She'd definitely be judging you silently. And you don't want her to think poorly of you. But at least she wouldn't give you a hard time about it, or tell your professors...

...Okay. Maybe take a step back. You already have a good excuse for not being there-- being late. If you simply walked out and said you woke up after the lecture already ended, the lengths people would have to go to in order to be accusatory are pretty extreme.

Dang, this is a really good point too.

You could just tell her that you're late, and that class is over. I mean, class is technically only halfway over yet. But it's just a little lie. She'd still judge you for oversleeping... but at least she wouldn't be suspicious.

just tell your roommate you need to take a mental health day. that's a thing you can do

Yeah, yeah...

You suppose you could just go up to her, and tell her the truth. That you had a hard time dealing with some unexpected social drama last night, and one of your classes is really stressing you out. She probably already knows something tired you out, since you went to sleep way earlier than usual.

You bet she wouldn't think too poorly of you, if you admitted you needed a day off to recharge.

>If you start a fire, you might burn your stuff. The whole dorm might smell like fire for a while. And, if you're unlucky and the fire gets too big before before its put out, maybe a person will get burned too. That's not worth the distraction, is it?

Man, this is an awfully good point too.

Too bad you didn't think of all that earlier...Show

Well... you could set off a fire alarm.

It would be really disruptive and you'd get in way more trouble if anyone figured out you did it... but it would get everyone out of the building and you'd be able to slip out in the confusion.

It would be especially irresponsible to set off a fire alarm in a building without a fire.

I mean, you could start a fire, but arson is worse than a false alarm pull. So setting a fire intentionally is totally not cool, even if it was a safe one.

But what if it was a safe fire that you started accidentally! Say... if you were to cook some food and accidentally set off a smoke alarm and panic and pull a fire alarm, that feels like a totally reasonable thing to happen. Does it?! Doesn't it?!!

Welp.

It's a bit late for second thoughts now.

An unfortunate Noodle Cup is already burning in the Dorm Kitchenette. It's crime? Having poorly written cooking instructions, probably.

That's what you'll say if you get caught leaving this room, anyway.

Speaking of, you think you hear people in the hall shouting, and a few pairs of footsteps heading down the stairs in a hurry? It's kinda hard to be sure that's what you're hearing, with this Fire Alarm blaring in your ears. Regardless, you're gonna want to get out of here fast. And ideally unseen.

In hindsight, this probably made the consequences of getting caught a lot worse? But hey, at least you won't have to tell your roommate you're skipping class!