Two: Who are you?

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Olive sighed. It was an ordinary day at the squad. Well, ordinary for Odd Squad, that is. She and her partner Otto had solved several cases this morning, ranging from floating people to a woman that cried glitter tears.
"Olive!" Otto came bouncing up, full of energy. Olive chuckled. "Hey, Otto."
Otto smiled. "Wanna go out for lunch? My treat." Olive's stomach rumbled, and she grinned. "Great idea!"
Otto held out a hand. "The Confalone's okay?" Smiling, Olive took it. "Always." They walked towards the tube lobby, smiling. As they walked in, they heard the familiar cry of "Incoming!" As usual, a red ball unsquishinated and someone stepped out. Olive gasped. It was her- or at least someone who looked exactly like her. Simultaneously, they gasped, "Who are you?"
Neither of them spoke for some time, each silently assessing the other. Finally, Olive broke the silence. "I suppose I should introduce myself. My name is Agent Olive. I work for an organization run by kids that investigates anything strange, weird-"
The girl cut her off. "And especially odd, your job is to put things right again, I know, I know. I'm Dalila Bela, and I'm an actor. I play Agent Olive on the hit TV show Odd Squad-"
It was Olive's turn to interrupt. "Wait, WHAT?"
Dalila shrugged. "Believe me, I'm just as confused as you are. I thought Odd Squad was fictional, and-"
"How could you think that? Have you never had an odd problem and had it fixed, or saw someone with an odd problem-"
"Never! Look. I'm confused, I don't know where I am, and I've discovered that the person I've been playing is real. Can we focus on briefing me on where I am?" Dalila looked frustrated.
Olive thought a minute, then tugged on her arm. "Come on, we're going to see Ms. O."

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