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In reaction to seeing the speedy form of Ilyrosa as she passed by, Ephron found himself reaching a hand out briefly as if to catch the child. No, he didn't exactly expect to, as she was a number of aisles away before he realized what he was seeing, but the reaction still manifested. He halted in his tracks, still astounded by the quickness with which she moved. At this rate, things could quite quickly take a turn for the worse, and he didn't exactly have all the money in the world to pay for damages. With this thought in mind, he took Damon's advice and hustled his step.

Nina swiftly hopped out of the way of the large mass of new merchandise Ilyrosa brought back to try out, broad smile unable to decrease in size due to her excitement. She couldn't help as a giggle escaped her mouth at the strange amalgamation of sounds that arose from the pile, which only managed to increase her curiosity further into finding out what she could find. Crouching down, her eyes followed some fake dentures that hopped, chattering, around the tile floor. Snorting, she started reaching her taloned hand down, "What is--"

She fell backwards just then, surprised by the loud POP! as the paper snakes jumped from the pile. Her eyes were wide, her throat clenched silent, before she inhaled a series of laughs. Maybe she should have expected something like that to happen, after the incident with the silly string, but it didn't really matter -- she was still having a great time.

Just then, Nina caught the sound of their guardians closing in on them. They weren't exactly being the quietest they could be -- after all, it was hard to be when the floor amplified sound -- but it really put a damper on things. Furrowing her brow, she scanned the pile before picking up a pair of mismatched plastic guns. Hmm, these look familiar... she mused as she stared at them. She remembered seeing a likeness in some book, or perhaps it was television, but she couldn't quite put her finger on what exactly happened to the people on the other end of these contraptions.

She shrugged, clearing her throat to get Ilyrosa's attention before indicating with a sharp nod of her head the direction in which Damon and Ephron were coming. Winking, she smirked, "I'll head them off!" Television, corrupting her mind? Never!

Her back clung to the outside of the nearest shelf as she readied herself. Taking a deep breath, like she had seen in drama and horror media, she twirled into the aisle and pulled the triggers simultaneously. One of them only shot a flag out, decorated in gaudy "Bang!" text, while the other let off a loud sound, similar to an actual gun going off, but only shooting a bit of smoke. Making a dash back to the pile of gags, she laughed, "Always wanted to do that." But now, close to being cornered, was there anything else they could utilize to lengthen the time they could play?

Although he was still amused by the whole thing, Ephron was beginning to feel flustered. "There's no way the owner's going to let us out of here without paying for the damages," he muttered, sighing. Hopefully the two kids hadn't gone too overboard when it came to opening and using the props, but he honestly didn't know what to expect. He had flinched when Nina had appeared with the plastic guns, but that was mainly due to the fact that he hadn't expected the toys to make such a loud sound. "Nina, get b--" he started, but cut himself off when she disappeared back behind the shelves. Well, at the very least, the two guardians knew they weren't too much farther...

Nina watched Ilyrosa lay down the traps on the ground, a silent but huge grin on her face. She fidgeted slightly, her hands still latched onto both of the fake guns, before she asked quietly, "Need any help with those?" She wasn't exactly sure how she could help with them, but she wasn't above trying her hand at it. Maybe she could grab those fake teeth and set something up with them..? She also would have loved to set up the stink bombs that she saw in the pile of merchandise, but she didn't have a lighter.

She jumped when she heard Damon's voice come roaring from the aisle. "Rosa, he sounds really mad..." she cringed. She didn't want her friend to get in more trouble than they were already in, and now that she thought about it, she wasn't really sure what Ephron would do for her own punishment. "Do you think that we should stop?"

Ephron hesitated a moment at Damon's conclusion, but cut himself short before the other man went after the two children running amok. There was no way that Ephron was going to let him pay for this; maybe fifty-fifty, but it wasn't just Ilyrosa that was causing the damage. Despite it probably taking a hefty chunk out of his own wallet, he wasn't about to let that happen. He sighed, feeling a little embarrassed, before following suit down the aisle way.

Nina cringed as she watched Damon set off some of the traps, fingering the hilt of one of the toy guns in anxiety. She nodded quickly to Ilyrosa's suggestion, silently following to gather up the toys in the pile. She wasn't exactly frightened of the man, but rather something else that she held off voicing. Taking the plastic guns in her hand, she started one pile of "used" toys and started sorting them from there.

As Ephron finally caught up, he couldn't help but be a little surprised -- the high energy in the air suddenly seemed to have dissipated. "Well... you really know what you're doing, don't you?" he commended. Strange... Nina didn't usually react to anger like this. She usually just countered it with more anger. At least, that's what he had observed in the short time with her.

Dashing back from helping put the last of the unused toys away, Nina stood next to the shelves that they had used the silly string on, fiddling with the fabric on her skirt. She couldn't help but to voice her worry, at least now that most of the objects that were irritating the men were gone from sight. "I-I'll still be able to see Rosa again, won't I?" she stuttered slightly, pleading. She was the first real friend Nina had ever made, and she didn't want to lose that.

Ephron could almost feel Nina's relief, tenseness immediately evaporated, once she heard Damon say that Ilyrosa and her could stay friends. This fact was probably enhanced further once she noticed that Ilyrosa was as outwardly excited about this turn of events as Nina wanted to display. Still unsure about showing her feelings so openly, she opted for balling up her hands to her chest and hopping in glee. "Thank you!" she echoed, as big of a smile as she could muster plastering her face.

As much as the thought didn't even seem to pass by Nina's mind, Ephron grew slightly concerned. Would they act this way every[/t] time they were together, or would they keep hold of their common sense? He alternated his weight on either foot slightly before looking back down on Nina's smile, and brushed the thought aside. As long as they weren't in another store with so much stimulation, it could all be just fine. Either way, they'd cross that bridge when they got there; it wasn't really fair to keep friends apart just because they shot off some paper snakes and silly string.

Speaking of which... he picked up some of the used canisters to take with him to the front. Yep, no way someone could pass some of these off as 'unused.' He frowned slightly, mentally sighing, before his mind came back to the here-and-now with a soft tugging at his cloak. Nina appeared a little anxious, pausing to make sure she had Ephron's full attention before stating, "What about the address?"

He had to think a moment before he understood what she was trying to say, "Oh!" Jerking a little, he handed the used props to Nina as he took out a piece of paper and a pen to scribble down their home phone number and address. Switching hands, Ephron then took back the toys and handed Nina the paper, "Good thinking."

Holding back the urge to squeal in delight, she hastily latched onto the sheet and darted over to Ilyrosa. "This is for you!" she chirped, holding the paper with her contact information on it out to her friend, "This way, we can see each other again!"