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Molly paced the cramped apartment, her boots scuffing the worn linoleum as she eyed the crumpled invitation Bill had snatched from a mailbox. It was for little Timmy's sixth birthday bash, complete with a bouncy castle and enough wrapped boxes to fund their next three heists. Bill lounged on the sagging couch, twirling a fake mustache he'd bought at the dollar store, already lost in visions of glittering loot. "We dress as the catering crew," Molly said, tossing a stained apron at him. "Nobody questions the people hauling in the cake." Bill caught it and grinned. "Or we crash as balloon animals. I can twist a wiener dog that looks like a getaway car." She snorted, unfolding a napkin sketch of the backyard. Parents would be distracted by the magician, kids hyped on sugar, presents piled high like a dragon's hoard. The fence was low, the gate unlocked during peak chaos. Their van waited two blocks over, engine rumbling with impatience. Molly imagined scooping armfuls of gifts—action figures, video games, that oversized teddy that could hide smaller treasures. Bill's idea of stuffing them into hollowed-out piñatas made her laugh despite the risk. "Timing's everything," she muttered, more to herself. "Hit during the cake smash, when frosting flies and cameras flash." "And if the clown rats us out?" Bill asked, adjusting his mustache. "We bribe him with extra confetti. Or trip him into the punch bowl." They mapped escape routes over lukewarm coffee, Bill suggesting they roll under the bouncy castle like ninjas, Molly countering with a fake emergency call about a lost puppy to scatter the adults. The comedy of it all—two grown thieves tiptoeing around juice boxes and party hats—kept the tension from snapping. Molly pictured Bill's lanky frame squeezed into a unicorn costume, tripping over streamers while she pocketed the biggest boxes. He envisioned her as the stern face painter, distracting kids with lopsided rainbows while he loaded the van. Hours slipped by in bursts of planning and punches of humor. Bill practiced a magician's flourish that ended with him knocking over the lamp. Molly rehearsed a waitress smile that looked more like a snarl. They argued over the getaway: zip ties on the gate or just a polite "oops, wrong party" if spotted. The presents promised payday enough for a real vacation, not another motel flop. Molly's pulse quickened at the thought of unwrapping the haul later, laughing at the irony of grown crooks raiding a kid's joy. "Remember, no actual kids get hurt," she said firmly. "Just the wrapping paper." Bill nodded, mock-saluting. "Scout's honor. We'll leave the cake." As dawn crept in, their scheme solidified into a ridiculous masterpiece of misdirection and mayhem, two thieves ready to turn a birthday into their biggest score yet, all while dodging flying frosting and tiny accusations.