Run: 2026-04-24-01KQ0MVHPJRNEN2SAD36RNF5YB

“Bill, stop drawing the floor plan in frosting.” “It’s not frosting, Molly. It’s tactical icing.” “It’s a napkin from the bakery.” “Exactly. Perfect camouflage.” “We are not calling it Operation Cupcake Thunder.” “Fine. Operation Responsible Redistribution of Wrapped Goods.” “Bill.” “What?” “It’s a children’s party.” “So?” “So we need subtlety. Balloons, face paint, maybe a fake pony.” “I can be the pony.” “You cannot be the pony. You panic near apples.” “That was one time, and the apple looked judgmental.” “Listen. We enter as entertainers.” “I’ll juggle.” “You dropped three oranges into a soup tureen yesterday.” “The soup applauded.” “Molly, what about presents?” “We locate the gift table, create a distraction, and roll everything out in the magician’s trunk.” “Do we have a magician’s trunk?” “No, we have your laundry hamper.” “It has wheels.” “It smells like betrayal.” “Children won’t notice.” “Children notice everything. One of them once asked if my eyebrows were cousins.” “Harsh crowd.” “Exactly. We need charm.” “I’ll make balloon animals.” “You only know balloon snakes.” “Snakes are animals.” “Make them festive snakes.” “Can they wear tiny hats?” “Perfect. While they admire hats, I grab the parcels.” “And if the parents intervene?” “We smile.” “That’s your whole plan?” “No, Bill. Then we run.”