"Us, too," came the muttered, hands-wringing response of a little fellow in blue with pointy ears as he edged through the stalks out of the grasses nearby and stepped into view.

Another in green behind him scrambled up behind him, gave him a pat on the back, and saluted. Yet another, in more of a blue-green, decided to make his appearance closer to the man with green hair - for good measure, he clapped his hands.