It's a good strategy. With a rock, or something heavy, it would work great.

As it is, the water balloon just bursts against her knee and soaks her left leg as she rocks a little against the impact and glares at the tiny redhead, while the bola wraps around her ankles, leaves her still standing there, rolling her eyes. "What? Look, just, hold it, okay? Jeez, everybody just, PAUSE."

The last word gets bellowed into the air, and she shifts, talks over her shoulder to the little boy.

"Fine. Kid, you want to stay here and play with the girls, or what? Because it is really easy to just say so and we'll leave you here with your girlfriends and go back to the bar to find something dry to wear."

And something strong to drink, if she can get Bar to look the other way.