He heard the sound of the balloon flying through the air, and the thought that it might be directed at him came just a little too late.

After it hit, Nick froze, all of his fur standing up, holding up his arms, and then slowly turned to see who had thrown the balloon, his expression pure outrage.

When he saw it was Judy instead of one of the kids, his eyes narrowed.

Then sat back in his chair, ignored his wet Hawaiian shirt, and went back to messing with his omnicom.

"No," he said. "And before you ask 'no what?'" He shook his head. "Just no."

He refused to rise to the bait. Refused!

Clearly, this was going to take more water balloons.