Goofing and teasing is definitely a fun way to distract from the pain and shock that they've both been through! It beats dwelling on things, they can unpack that stuff in therapy later.

"Oh, good call! We can grab some shopping carts too, those are always handy, and some art supplies to make signs. Do you think they'll have Halloween stuff out yet? I'm sure we could find a way to use some fake skeletons."

Ok, the bit about the skeletons is probably another goof, but there might be a fake skeleton in Doreen's shopping cart by the time they leave, that's all she's saying!