Redhawk Caldera You gotta know your limits with a boombox

Ruenna's little ploy met with more success than she had anticipated. The child shrieked, and they both startled at nearly the same time. 

Rue cast her gaze around sheepishly, positive that a sound like that would have alerted someone.. particularly the boy's mother. Everyone in the Caldera had probably heard him (everyone except Towhee, of course). 

Boo!  He yelled, resuming Ruenna's attention. His calculated attempt to scare her back was not nearly as startling as the involuntary shriek he had produced, and it took Rue half a beat to realized that she was supposed to be "scared." 

"Yikes!" Rue emitted, dramatically scrambling backwards. She wasn't much of an actress, but hopefully she was convincing enough to win over the small child. 

"You make some big noises kiddo," she commented, doing her best to sound impressed and little bit scared.