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Molly slapped a brightly colored blueprint onto the folding table, rattling their cheap plastic coffee cups. Bill squinted at the paper, which was actually a laminated birthday invitation shaped like a dinosaur. "Tell me this is a joke, Molly. We are professional thieves. We cracked the vault in Antwerp. We do not rob six-year-olds." "Antwerp was a fluke, and this six-year-old is Barnaby Sterling, heir to the Sterling Toilet Paper fortune. Have you seen the registry for this kid's party? We are talking limited-edition Japanese robotics, vintage collectibles, and an actual solid gold scooter. Plus, Rich Uncle Pennybags just RSVP'd. He only gives untraceable bearer bonds and Lego sets worth more than my car." Bill rubbed his temples, sighing deeply. "Okay, fine. Suppose I agree to this madness. What is the security detail looking like? Lasers? Motion sensors? Armed guards?" "Worse. Overcaffeinated suburban mothers and a guy in a knockoff Spider-Man costume. If we trip the perimeter, they won't shoot us, Bill. They will passive-aggressively shame us until we die of embarrassment." "Brutal. How do we bypass the moms?" Molly tapped the dinosaur's tail with a red marker. "We blend in. I have secured two elite disguises. You are going in as Bozo the Balloon Maestro, and I am Princess Sparklepants. While I distract the ankle-biters with a poorly rehearsed song about sharing, you slip into the sunroom where the gift table is located." "I am not wearing a red nose, Molly. It clashes with my aura. And I do not know how to twist balloons. Last time I tried, it looked like a diseased intestine." "Just hand them uninflated ones and call it a deconstructed DIY sensory experience. These parents eat that pretentious garbage up. Now, focus. The extraction window is precisely fourteen minutes." Bill leaned in, his professional instincts finally overriding his dignity. He pointed to a crudely drawn castle on the map. "Why fourteen minutes? What happens at fifteen?" "They cut the cake. Once the buttercream hits their bloodstream, those kids will go feral. It will be like the fall of Rome, only stickier. If we are still in the target zone when the sugar rush peaks, we will never make it out alive. We grab the loot, stuff it into the hollowed-out bassinet I stole from a maternity ward, and walk right out the patio doors." "Wait a second. What about the piñata? Every high-end party has a piñata. That is a swinging kinetic hazard right in our extraction path." "I already bribed the Spider-Man impersonator twenty bucks to rig the rope. It drops early, creating a localized candy frenzy. While the adults are diving in to prevent dental emergencies, we vanish into the minivan." Bill stared at her for a long moment, then slowly grinned. He reached into his leather jacket and pulled out a pair of heavy-duty lockpicks. "All right, Princess Sparklepants. I am in. One condition, though. If there is a Bop It in the pile, I get to keep it." "Deal. Now go put on your oversized shoes. We ride at noon."