 They said, "ok, ok, take it easy, here we go..." as  it were just some fun for them, "nothing serious!"
<fluency>  They said, "ok, ok, take it easy, here we go..." as  it were just some fun for them, "nothing serious!"
 They said, "ok, ok, take it easy, here we go..." as if it were just some fun for them, "nothing serious!"