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The plan was spread across the kitchen table, not on blueprints, but on a brightly colored invitation featuring a cartoon dinosaur. A half-eaten toast sat forgotten beside it. “Alright, Bill,” Molly said, tapping the RSVP section. “This is it. The Pickering residence. Saturday, 2 PM. The target is the gift table. We go in, we go out. Simple.” “Simple,” Bill agreed, nodding so vigorously his oversized glasses slid down his nose. He pushed them up. “What’s the haul look like?” “Unknown, but guaranteed. It’s a fifth birthday party for Timothy Pickering. Expect high-yield, low-security items. Stuffed animals, LEGO sets, maybe a scooter if we’re lucky. The parents will be too busy with cake and chaos to notice.” “Chaos is good,” Bill said, rubbing his hands together. “I blend with chaos. What’s my role?” “You’re the distraction. I need you to engage the children. Draw their focus. I was thinking a highly visible, non-threatening character. Maybe you could wear the giant bunny costume from your uncle’s failed Easter promotion.” Bill’s face fell. “It smells faintly of despair and old chocolate. Also, it’s got one working eye. The other’s just a button dangling by a thread. It’s unsettling.” “Perfect,” Molly said, without a hint of irony. “You’ll be a monstrous, half-blind rabbit. They’ll be terrified and fascinated. That buys me sixty seconds at the gift table. I’ll be the caterer’s assistant. Neutral. Invisible.” “What’s the exit strategy?” “Once the goods are secured in the catering van, you cause a final, larger distraction. I recommend triggering the piñata early. A rain of candy will create a stampede for the door. We slip out in the confusion.” “Brilliant,” Bill breathed. Then he frowned. “One question. The invitation says ‘Timmy’s Dino-Mite Adventure.’ Do I… do I need to roar? To stay in character as a terrifying, button-eyed rabbit in a dinosaur-themed party?” Molly considered this. “A low, confused growl might be more authentic. Sell the existential crisis of the costume. But focus. The timeline is critical. We arrive at 1:50. You deploy at 1:55. I move at 1:56. We’re gone by 2:05. Not a second later. Understood?” “Understood,” Bill said, then added, “Do you think they’ll have those little juice boxes? The ones with the character straws?” “This is a heist, Bill, not a catering job. Focus on the presents.” “Right. The presents. But if a juice box presents itself during the distraction phase…” “Fine,” Molly sighed. “One juice box. Now, repeat the plan back to me.” Bill stood, puffing out his chest. “Infiltrate as a psychologically damaged rabbit. Cause a diversion. Allow you to pilfer the goods. Create a candy-based evacuation. Exit. And… one juice box. Optional.” “And the most important rule?” “Don’t get attached to the loot. Especially the stuffed animals. They have eyes, Molly. They watch you.” “Precisely. Now go iron your rabbit fur. We’ve got a party to crash.”