Oblina has always been the Teacher's Pet; a model monster. So it was only natural she be selected to test Dr. Buzz Kott's prototype human suit so that she could spy on humankind. Yet she found herself woefully underprepared for all she would experience... and even after seemingly being cured of her newfound attachment to humanity, there is still unfinished business to attend to...
The Games Tent
explores the events and the aftermath of Aaahh!!! Real Monsters episode "The Monster Who Came in From the Cold". In particular, it expands upon her relationship — or rather, the initial lack thereof — with Ickis' Secret-Keeper Bradley. All the while, it builds towards a massive scare Oblina was planning to pull off on Halloween...
This Aaahh!!! Real Monsters Fan Fic contains examples of:
- Adaptation Expansion: Takes the original episode and adds in events leading up to it, as well as dealing with the aftermath.
- Becoming the Mask: Oblina went through this during her undercover mission, as she began to believe that she really was human. In the aftermath, she struggles to reconcile her experiences with what she's always been taught to believe about humanity.
- Foil: Oblina and Bradley become this to one another as the story explores the parallels between them and they try to find common ground.
- Food Fight: One breaks out in the human's cafeteria; The Gromble expresses surprise at this, and Oblina comments on how the humans have picked up on monsterly habits.
- Great Big Book of Everything: Played With: Oblina holds her Monster Manual in high regard; when she wishes to learn more about humanity, she seeks out the Human Manual, because surely they must have an exact analogue, right...?
- Nothing Is Scarier: Invoked, considered and exploited by Exposa, who briefly weighs the pros and cons of investigating what's causing a commotion before deciding it'd be scarier to leave it up to her audiences' imagination.
- Paparazzi: Exposa Vertoy, who is also given shades of Intrepid Reporter. According to the epilogue, she eventually becomes a genuine Intrepid Reporter.
- Sequel Hook: Though parts of the afterword hint at the possibility for another story, it never surfaced.
- This Is Reality:Exposa: Why can't life be timed more like cinema?
- "Where Are They Now?" Epilogue: The afterword briefly sums up what became of most of the major players, along with a "But that's another story" tease for the main trio.
- Written by the Winners: When Oblina comes looking for the Human Manual, Bradley gives her his history book. Later, after being broken down by Professor Henley's "The Reason You Suck" Speech, he gives her a paperback filled with the darker side of history.
