Art Museum

"We are headed to the art museum my dear."

"Art museum! We all could have used more forewarning before taking on such a commitment!" I was outraged. If I had gotten a message about this earlier I wouldn't have had to walk around campus in my underwear today.

"I'm so sorry Professor Finn, the whole thing was strung together at the last minute. But when a chance like this just falls into your lap, how could I possibly say no? My students will benefit greatly from a free trip to an art museum and Carlene had to pull so many strings just to make this miracle work."

My head shot up, "Wait, what!? Professor Suther is behind this!?"

"Why yes, Carlene has a friend who works security around there. She informed her they were conducting a free tour for students and educators today. Carlene even went through all the trouble of arranging transportation for the students on such short notice."

Blast that woman. This was clearly another Machiavellian scheme to humiliate me. That being said...

"Hold on, if the students are going on a field trip, then I don't have to be here right?" I allowed myself a moment of hope before it was all stomped in the dirt.

"Actually professor, you will be coming with us."

My face paled, "...What?"

"Throughout the museum, there are rooms where staff members and contributors hold presentations, auctions, and charity events. Suther has informed us that you can do your modelling there in one of those rooms after the students have finished their tour. We only get you for a short time Professor, Carlene knows this, so she checked if there was an auditorium that was free by the end of our field trip and she snatched up a time slot for us."

Of course she would. It wasn't enough for Suther to humiliate me on campus. She took this opportunity to make sure I would be naked in some foreign location as well. Expanding my embarrassment to new areas. Yet there was no way I could protest this upcoming humiliation. Even if I told Sands about Suther's intentions I doubt she would believe me, and even if she did, I don't think she would care. She was deeply committed to her class and would still take full advantage of this situation. Besides, I already proclaimed I was going to do this for a week and I never go back on my word. Saying anything to Sands would change nothing so why even bother?

"So what are you doing here Delia?" Bridget asked.

"Ah yes, I was rounding up the last of our students when I realized some of them may have come here in case they didn't see the email in time either. So glad I did because I found you two. Now come along, we are pressed for time enough as it is. I can answer any other questions you may have on our way."

"Hold on! Can I at least get dressed first? If we are going to another location, I should at least be wearing clothes until we arrive!"

"Ordinarily Professor Finn, I wouldn't mind. But like I mentioned before, this was all very short notice. The museum is expecting us to turn up at a certain time and if we are too late they will cancel our tour. We have to leave now if we hope to get there in the nick of time Professor. I am so sorry for the inconvenience but you should have read my email and we can't keep the students waiting so long that they will miss out on this experience. That wouldn't be fair to them."

I groaned. I didn't exactly have as big of an appreciation for the arts as Sands but how could I turn down such a passionate teacher? This whole thing was just a giant inconvenience at my expense but I could tell that Sands had a very good reason for acting the way she did (unlike Suther). She cared about her students and her field of study greatly. Of course she would do everything she could to make the most out of this opportunity. Still, I didn't like this one bit.

Sands placed a comforting hand on my shoulder, "Don't worry Professor Finn. It is more than okay to come as you are. The students just adore seeing you naked and I will personally take responsibility for getting you to the museum safely. No one but the students, the faculty involved, and the staff at the museum will see you in the nude. And if you do get caught by some unwelcome outside party I will sort things out myself. That, I promise you."

Though I understood that Sands had good intentions, I didn't believe she could actually help me. She failed to realize that the students wanting to see me naked was part of the problem. Not to mention I was not looking forward to having anyone at this museum see me either. If I were to be seen by someone outside this wide circle people, what could she do to help me? I'm the one taking the big risk here. Before I could voice any of my concerns, Sands already grabbed Bridget and led her away from the field.

"Come along Professor, we can't dilly dally any longer." As Sands and Bridget walked off, I stood there for a moment wondering if there was anything I could do to enforce damage control over this situation. But as I saw the two women walk further and further away, I knew I couldn't just stand there by myself, stark naked, outside on the football field, in broad daylight, waiting for some magical solution that would never come. There were no other options. So I ran after them.