"If we find a gaggle of ducks, or whatever they call them, then we can absolutely test this theory of yours - except that I'll be the one not pushing you into them, just like I won't push you in the pond," he joked, quirking his eyebrows playfully at her.
Tommy then glanced back over to the group of younger kids he was planning on rallying into a group to play freeze tag with. "Yeah, that one looks like a real beast. He gets to be on my team. You can have ... that one," he indicated a smallish girl who looked like a strong wind would blow her over, "because girls need to stick together."