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Molly adjusted her black beret and peered through binoculars at balloons and screaming toddlers. The target was a living room fortified by juice boxes and regret. "The cake is a fortress with sprinkles," she whispered. Bill leaned against a tree in a burglar suit that looked like a disgraced clown costume. He checked a watch made of repurposed snack coins. "And the gifts are shiny and terrifying," he agreed, adjusting a mask that smelled like cheap rubber and broken dreams. They surveyed the driveway where an angry balloon dog stood guard. Molly sketched a plan on a napkin using yogurt as ink. "We strike at seven exactly," she declared, though neither had agreed on a time zone. Bill produced a grappling hook fashioned from a bent party streamer and a paperclip. "I'll bring the rope and hope," he said, sounding more confident than his trembling hands deserved. The rope was actually a sweet-and-salty twist, but desperation made strange heroes. Together they crept toward the pastel fortress, stepping over juice boxes and the occasional crying child with amazing stealth. Molly whispered about not waking the parents, though the real danger was a finger-painting station smelling of existential dread. By the time they reached the patio sliding door, both had forgotten which one was supposed to disable the piñata alarm, which was unfortunate because the piñata was already on fire.