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Look, Molly said, pointing her grease-stained fork at the blueprint, the bounce house is the tactical epicenter. It's a birthday party, Bill whispered, rubbing his temples. A six-year-old’s birthday party. We used to steal art from the Louvre. The Louvre didn't have Lego sets worth eight hundred bucks on the black market, Molly countered. Now, pay attention. At fourteen hundred hours, the target, Timmy, blows out his candles. The target, Bill repeated flatly. Precisely. While the mother suffers an emotional breakdown over how fast he’s growing, we slip past the piñata. And the dad? Bill asked. Distracted by the grill. I paid a neighborhood kid five dollars to throw a tennis ball into his prized azalea bushes. He’ll be occupied for twenty minutes minimum. Molly, this is insane, Bill said, leaning over the picnic table. I'm thirty-eight years old. I'm wearing a tactical turtleneck to a bouncy castle. It’s slimming, she noted. That’s not the point! How do we bypass the clown? I’ve studied Bobo’s patrol routes, Molly said, sliding a photograph across the table. He’s weak. He takes a smoke break behind the shed at fourteen-fifteen. That is our window to breach the gift table. What if there’s a guard dog? Bill asked. A golden retriever named Barnaby, Molly answered instantly. Highly susceptible to bacon bits. I brought two pounds. You’re a monster, Bill muttered, though he squinted at the map. Fine. What’s the exit strategy? We dump the loot into the inflatable slide, use it as a launchpad over the fence, and land in the getaway minivan. The minivan? Bill gasped. What happened to the Aston Martin? It doesn't have cup holders or folding rear seats, Bill. Think logically. Are we really doing this? We're stealing squeezed juice pouches and remote-control cars? We are stealing high-value playthings, Molly corrected. Do you know what a mint-condition American Girl doll goes for nowadays? It’s criminal. Literally, Bill sighed. So, are you in or are you chicken? Don’t call me chicken, Bill snapped. I just have lingering doubts about our moral descent. Moral descent? They’re children, Bill! They don’t appreciate capitalism yet. We’re teaching them a valuable lesson about loss and security measures. You’re justifying grand larceny with educational philosophy? I’m a visionary, Bill. Now grab the juice boxes and put on your face paint. Face paint? Bill gasped. How else are we going to blend in? You’re a tiger, I’m a butterfly. I hate you so much, Bill said. You love the thrill, she grinned. Pass the glitter.