Clone Spector had never celebrated Halloween before. It just was not part of his lab raised upbringing, so this year when the Orange County Otters held a Halloween night for the local children, he was very overjoyed to learn all about it and take part.
Every year the Otters Field House and Practice Facility gets decorated by a group of local volunteers and players are encouraged to dress up as various characters. Most of the players choose kid friendly costumes like Buzz Lightyear, Batman, Mickey Mouse and SpongeBob. Some players choose classic Halloween characters like Dracula, a werewolf or a zombie.
Marc had never dressed up before and he liked the idea of it, so he went as something he was very familiar with. A Scientist. He got his biggest pair of big black rimmed glasses, a lab coat, some pens and pencils and put them in the pocket. He got a flask and filled it with orange soda and carried it around as the kids came up and took pictures with him. He carried around bags of Skittles and dropped the in kids buckets and wished them a Happy Halloween. It's not often Marc wishes he had a full childhood, but seeing the awe and joy on the children's faces as they went from player to coach to player looking for candy, and seeing all the inspiring costumes made him feel a tad bittersweet about missing out on that aspect of a childhood.
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Every year the Otters Field House and Practice Facility gets decorated by a group of local volunteers and players are encouraged to dress up as various characters. Most of the players choose kid friendly costumes like Buzz Lightyear, Batman, Mickey Mouse and SpongeBob. Some players choose classic Halloween characters like Dracula, a werewolf or a zombie.
Marc had never dressed up before and he liked the idea of it, so he went as something he was very familiar with. A Scientist. He got his biggest pair of big black rimmed glasses, a lab coat, some pens and pencils and put them in the pocket. He got a flask and filled it with orange soda and carried it around as the kids came up and took pictures with him. He carried around bags of Skittles and dropped the in kids buckets and wished them a Happy Halloween. It's not often Marc wishes he had a full childhood, but seeing the awe and joy on the children's faces as they went from player to coach to player looking for candy, and seeing all the inspiring costumes made him feel a tad bittersweet about missing out on that aspect of a childhood.
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