Oz heard Matthew's voice at his door so he poked his head out of his hiding place. Due to not really being around anyone who wasn't family, Oz's resort was always to hide. And he was rather good at it too. This time, he was completely covered by a lot of his stuffed toys in a pile that didn't even remotely look likea person. He grabbed Mr Bear out from the pile and held him close, slipping out of the pile.
"Y-yeah, I'm in here... Hey, Matthew, when you oil the stairs, shouldn't you oil some of the banister too? Then, even Darius will slip and fall, and if he doesn't, it will just look like he'd peed himself.." Oz suggested quietly, taking his brother's arm and walking down the hallway. He spotted Darius, and he was about to say hi, but he noticed Dusk. I can do this! He thought.
"H-h-h-h-hello and w-welcome!" he said hurriedly, quickly scanning the place for a hiding place. After he found none, Oz took refuge behind his twin, bright red, clutching Mr Bear & smiling a bit. He was sort of glad he could actually say something to that girl.