A Very Odd Halloween

Four

Walking over to the edge of the dance floor, Otis paused. Looking around for a flash of black and purple, he spotted Oona sitting on a chair in the back of the dance floor. Maybe she'd know where Olympia had gone.

Walking over without succumbing to the urge to dance to the thumping beat of the music (okay, maybe just once), he greeted her with a quiet "Hey, Oona." Oona looked up from her book she was reading, smiling. "Oh, hey, Otis! What's up?" She was wearing an elaborate forest-fairy themed costume, complete with two shimmery wings that fluttered when she moved.

"You look nice," Otis said, sitting down next to her. Oona grinned, flattered. "Oh, heh, thanks! You look nice too! I used Oscar's Costume-inator. I think it turned out well, don't you?" Otis nodded. "What are you reading?"

The two discussed books in length for a while. Suddenly they were interrupted by a shout. "I swear I'm gonna kill you when we get back to headquarters, Olive!" Olive raced through the field, giggling. "Sorry! You had given it to me and didn't expect it back, so what's the difference?" Ducking behind the chairs, she held a finger to her lips, winking at the two. Otis smiled, deciding to play along. After all, it was Halloween. 

Standing up, he walked over to where Otto was standing. "Otto? I may or may not have seen Olive run off... that way." He pointed off in the opposite direction of the chairs. Otto glanced at him, and he kept a straight face, as he always did. Deciding that he was telling the truth, he dashed off, yelling, "OLIVE! I'LL FIND YOU EVEN IF I HAVE TO PLAY SOUNDCHECK THROUGH THE MUSIC SYSTEM!" 

Sighing, Otis made his way back over to the two, eyes twinkling. "That should keep him busy."

Olive smiled, standing up. "Thanks, Otis. Remind me to send a letter of recommendation to Oprah. Oh yeah, Olympia was looking for you. Last I saw her, she was over at the carnival." Otis grinned. "Thanks. Nice talking to you, Oona."

"Nice talking to you, too!" Oona chirped. "Most people don't understand a word I'm saying when I go on about Tip's transformation, but you actually gave an educated answer! See you tomorrow, Otis!" Otis smiled, then headed off to the carnival.