So I edited my last few posts, bringing them in line with the current timeline, rather than making them CaHristmas posts. TL;DR, Olab was taking the form of Santa, the Easter Bunny, Tooth Fairy, etc, which allowed him to gain the trust of his "victims" (I use that word lightly, as he had no ill intentions). His race can gleam thoughts from others, which allowed him to find forms kids would trust.

So now all my posts aren't wildly out of time continuity.

Working on another post now (I'm on a creative roll and work is slow) and I'm also considering another character that can interact with others a bit more freely, but I want to finish reading the entire IC thread before doing that.