10th Short - [Action]

[kingofwaste]

[Luceti was almost destroyed. Almost. It turned out to be just another prank by the Malnosso, or whatever, but for a while Oswald was convinced that his new home would be crushed by a creepy moon. Then, just like a cartoon short, it all ended and everything was reset to normal. But unlike a cartoon short, this story didn't have a happy ending. None

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[bemyused]

[Pommy notices Oswald looking all sad-like on the bridge. He doesn't know Oswald well at all (the only time they really talked was during Oswald Day), but he's in a generous mood and he feels like trying to help out.

So here he comes with a fresh box of pastries from the bakery.]

Hi, Oswald!

[kingofwaste]

[They may have only met once, but Oswald still considers Pommy a good fan- friend. ... Fan friend. And are those pastries?]

Hey! Uh... Pommy, right?

[bemyused]

Yep! [He holds out the box of baked goods.] You want some?

[kingofwaste]

[Oooo] Well, if you insist.

[He'll just take a donut, then. It's going to be shoved into his mouth whole.]

[bemyused]

[Pommy sets the box of donuts between himself and Oswald before sitting down. He takes a donut and noms into it a little less boldly than Oswald.]

Oswald can take as many donuts as he wants! Pommy doesn't mind.

[kingofwaste]

Oh, really? Well, in that case... [He'll just take two more, then. But that's it. ... For now.]

So, how've ya been, Pommy?

[bemyused]

Pommy's been okay! [His voice lowers.] Even with that moon falling on Luceti and all...

[kingofwaste]

[Oswald's ears droop a little, but he'll just occupy himself with another donut.]

Yeah, that... That was pretty weird. But it's over now, so... No harm done, I guess?

[bemyused]

Yep! Everything seems to be okay now, and we even got to have a fun party afterwards!

[Yeah. Not much gets this critter down for long.]

[kingofwaste]

Yeah, that's true. So the next time the Malnosso do somethin' crazy like that, I guess we've just gotta remember that things'll work out okay.

[bemyused]

Mm-hmm! [Pommy takes another bite of his donut.] That was really mean of the Malnosso to do something like that to us, though. [Gee, critter, what was your first clue that the Malnosso weren't the nicest people in the 'hood?]

[kingofwaste]

No kiddin'! They pretty much ruined Halloween for us. [Oswald was really looking forward to it, too.]

[bemyused]

Do they have Halloween in Oswald's world? They don't have it in Pommy's. [Well, not on the planets he's visited, anyway.]

[kingofwaste]

Yup, we sure do! And we go all out for it! Halloween's one of the best holidays there is.

[bemyused]

What do you usually do for Halloween? Is it just dressing up and eating lots of candy?

[kingofwaste]

And trick or treatin'! To get candy, you have to dress up in a costume and visit houses. When someone answers the door, you say "Trick or treat!", and then those people give ya candy! ... Unless they're jerks who give ya fruit. Those are the kinda people who end up with toilet paper all over their house in the morning.