[1351] October Surprise, part 1

Here it is, the start of the final Halloween House short story. This is the third year I've written one of these, and this time I'm hoping to bring the entire tale to a satisfying conclusion.

For anyone who wants to read the previous two stories, here they are:

The Halloween House

The Halloween House: Bitter September

Here's part one of the new story, in which Nick finally lets Aunt Greta know exactly what he's been up to over at Larry's place....

Tell me what you think. Any and all criticism/Gdoc comments welcome.

Story: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1s005C43NchnlrNj9dlht0vq0vUIPHphRByq9euBhb9o/edit?usp=sharing

Crit: https://www.reddit.com/r/DestructiveReaders/comments/wr0kkz/1997_the_northern_auk_part_1_of_3/ikv9hs1/