Verity balanced on Liam, one knee resting on his shoulder, and tacked the sheet to their ceiling. "Okay, this'll give us some height, but tacks aren't exactly load-bearing, so we've gotta be careful about tugging on it," she said. "Otherwise, everything will fall and also there will be tacks on the ground."

All of this wisdom she was sharing with you, Liam. You were saved from learning it the hard way.