Heads snapped in the direction of the window. Normally, there would have been laughter at Chad's expense. Barrel blinked at the box that landed in his arms. He didn't even notice Agatha's compliment on catching it. Lock and Shock stopped dancing and stared in silence for a few seconds as Chad hit the floor. Sobki watched the box land in Barrel's hands, then followed the logical trail to Chad, before he slowly reached up to rub his temples. Shock looked at her brothers. "Who invited [i]him[/i]?" she asked. Lock frowned. "Wasn't me." Both of them looked at the youngest trickster. "Barrel?" they said together. Barrel, still clutching the box of Halloween Town's cheapest beer, quickly went into defensive mode. "[i]I[/i] didn't!" he cried. Sobki slowly lifted his hand. "I can vouch for that," he said. Lillith quietly took a sip of her punch to hide her displeasure at Chad's arrival and made sure to be away from the trio when they inevitably handled this intruder. Carmilla glared from across the room and turned away in disgust. Carver lowered themself down closer to the drama and reached a few vines over to the snack table to grab a large handful of popcorn. The entire room went silent save for the music still playing in the speakers overhead. The trio looked at each other and mentally deliberated for a few seconds. Lock's tail twitched as a smile formed on his face. The three of them shared a nod, before Barrel set the box down. Finally, Shock looked down at Chad. One corner of her mouth lifted up into a smirk as she shared the decision they made. "He can stay," she said simply. Sobki nearly dropped his cup of punch.