AP: (sheepish) Well, you wanted childhood. Thought you should go full throttle.

(Lynn looks at him, then at the mouse ears, then back at him. Then she gives a sweet little smile and puts the mouse ears on.)

Lynn: Well ... maybe just for today.

Another lurch, and this time, AP's thrown forward and Lynn's thrown back, and their faces do collide in a kiss-like way. AP hauls his head back and they look at each other with identical expressions of "eep".

Lynn has got to her feet and advanced on Merritt, who's whimpering on the floor.

AP gives him a look, one of the kind that suggests the looker is planning the demise and entombment of the lookee - and possibly not in that order - and tightens his arm around Lynn protectively.