A/N: Requested anonymously on tumblr.

Andy was very busy staring at a store that fit neatly into a cubbyhole recess in a wall, looking more like a stall, where the most delicious golden brown soft pretzels were being sold. Too busy, in fact, to notice that April was practically heaving children on every limb.

"Andy," she groaned and the spell was broken. When he caught her furious gaze, he quickly took some of the load from her. "We're only here for, like, another week and we still haven't gotten anything for anyone."

"Because you said that buying presents for Ben would be lame," Andy repeated word-for-word. "I mean, I think so. That sounds right."

"Yeah! No presents for uncle Nerd," Robbie exclaims.

"I didn't… well, Leslie might mad if we only get her presents. Which, by the way–" she flops down where Andy was on a shopping mall bench. "We still haven't done that, either."

"Oh, right," Andy felt some weight leave his arms and he couldn't have been more thankful.

"Andy…"

"Okay, I'm sorry. I thought you guys were still in–"

"Andy!" This time April's eyes were huge and she leapt from her spot.

Looking behind, Jack and Robbie were leading the gaggle of siblings inside of the nearest crappy, Pawnee-based toy store. When April and Andy caught up with them, they had pushed an employee out of the way – simply trying to do his job, but they wanted no part of it – and pulled down a rack of toys.

Which, frankly, was funny for a moment. Then April got a little upset, and if there was anything that kept the kids quiet it was when Mom was angry at their poor behavior.

If they had pushed over, say, any of the number of creepy people that still lived in Pawnee, then it would have been funny. Instead, this was just being cruel to someone they didn't even know. Half the fun was knowing the target. She never had time to say anything about it, Andy certainly couldn't scold them for something he'd do likely on accident, because they slipped from their grasp as Andy laughed and gave a half-apology.

"Look, they're super crazy," Andy managed to finally say, biting back a laugh at the very serious manager with Play-Doh somehow uncorked and previously stuck to his face now flaking off already. "Sorry… I mean, uh… yeah, sorry."

"It was funny when you fell," April deadpanned.

"And when you got Play-Doh on your face," Andy finished before coughing awkwardly and leaving the store.

"Okay, now they're over at that stupid store.."

"Babe, they're f–"

"Andy…"

Andy was looking at April, who was looking at the direction of that delicious-smelling store. Who just so happened to run over to the pretzel shop Andy's mouth was watering over earlier. Andy watched from afar as they schemed and as April shoved him lightly to help. Sam stuck close by Robbie, who was trying to use one of the twins to go and beg for a pretzel, pretending to be homeless.

Later, when they learned of it, April thought that was hilarious but still had to keep her parental game face on for the talk. It was a double punishment, because Andy wasn't allowed to eat one of those pretzels when they explicitly said no pretzels for the kids either.