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Bill held up the oversized oven mitt like a gauntlet. "Molly, this is ridiculous. We’re cat burglars. Not cookie monsters." Molly adjusted her balaclava, pulling it down over her nose. "Bill, we’re not cat burglars. We’re present pirates. And mitts are essential for handling sticky, glitter-covered loot without leaving prints. Now, did you get the 'tickle ray'?" Bill patted a suspiciously bulky backpack. "Got the tickle ray. Supposed to make kids giggle uncontrollably for five minutes, giving us a window. But the instructions are in Klingon. Or maybe it’s just bad handwriting." "Bill, we tested it on your neighbor’s poodle." "Fluffy *loved* it! He rolled over and everything. Point is, it works." Bill cracked his knuckles. "So, the plan: I deploy the tickle ray near the piñata. Chaos ensues. You scoop presents from under the table. I grab the big ones near the cake. Meet at the getaway van in ninety seconds. Easy." "Easy? Bill, it’s a five-year-old’s birthday party. There are napkins shaped like dinosaurs. We’re stealing wrapped boxes with sparkly ribbons, not diamonds." "Boxes are just containers, Molly! And sparkly ribbons mean distracted parents. Less security." Bill peered through a dusty window showing a brightly colored bouncy castle. "Plus, the cake. We grab the cake, too. That’s a bonus prize." Molly sighed, checking a small toolkit. "Bill, we agreed: presents only. No cake. The cake is a red flag. Literally, it’s probably red. And frosting is a fingerprint nightmare." "Fine, no cake. But the tickle ray is key. Precision chaos, Molly. Remember the museum? That was messy." "That was because you tripped over a velvet rope and set off the silent alarm. This is different. Controlled giggles." "Controlled giggles. Right." Bill hefted the backpack. "Alright, Captain. Let’s go make some small children laugh while we liberate their loot. For science." Molly pushed open the squeaky warehouse door. "For science. And maybe slightly for the thrill. But mostly science. Move like shadows, Bill. Shadows that really, really like wrapping paper." They slipped into the blinding sunlight towards the distant sound of children's music and shrieks of joy.