[Spooks!]

"Aaww, that sounds like a lot of fun! It must be great having sisters and brothers and a mom who does stuff with you," Jan replies a little glumly.

But hey who cares it is Spooktober!

Time for spooking!

"So I'm scary, right? Who do you think I should try spooking next?" the yeth hound asks, glancing around at the various party-goers. "I could maybe SUPER-SPOOK one of the grownups! I don't do that to kids since then they cry and that isn't any fun."

Scaring someone so bad they cry is the worst.

Getting spooked it supposed to be fun, right?

Jan sure thinks so.


[Pre-Teen Girl Squad!]

See, you would think Khannie would be nervous getting called out like that.

But she isn't!

She had already thought about what she would say if anyone asked since she's really clever.

"My daddy's a sorcerer and I've been learning to do illusions!" she says. "Watch this!"

And then? She wiggles her claws and mutters some arcane sounding words and-!

There comes a little swirl of ghostly purple flame that resolves into... a pumpkin! It sure LOOKS like a real pumpkin. Nice and round and orange with a little stem sticking off the top.

Khannie looks really proud of her illusionary pumpkin.

The implication here is clear enough. Khannie is using ILLUSIONS to make her costume look real! But she didn't actually say that so it isn't a lie and therefore okay.