[And that flippant attitude was one of the things that always bothered Tieria about Lyle... and sometimes Neil when he would pull the same thing. There were some similarities between the two other than just their looks.
He lowered his head in frustration, staring at the water gun on the ground as the brim of the hat hid his face from Lyle's point of view. It was sorely tempting, and the fact that he was even thinking about it surprised Tieria. That wasn't normally his way of doing things.
In the back of his mind, he could almost hear a chorus of Neil and Lyle telling him to lighten up and just do it.
He stepped forward, almost like he was going to leave, but then he reached down and quickly scooped up the weapon, giving it a quick pump or two mid-swing as he turned back, and blasted Lyle from the other side.