Not long after, Dorothy jogged back with a handful of quarters, flaunting them in front of him with a shake.

"Pick any plush you want, and I'll win it for you!"

Everett scanned the lineup seriously before pointing at a strawberry bear plush, "That one."

"Got it!"

Dorothy immediately started feeding quarters into the machine, sliding the joystick around while explaining with focus, "I used to work at an arcade, you know. After closing, we'd play with the leftover quarters. There's a knack to it, you gotta shake it a bit, then-then, ah!"

She let out a yelp.

It was because she had almost won the plush, only to watch it fall back down!

"This machine's definitely rigged! I would've had it otherwise! Let me try again."

Everett nodded, quietly watching from the side.

Before Dorothy could insert another quarter, the sound of a camera shutter caught her attention.

over to see two girls taking snapshots of

stealthily photographed wasn't unusual, so Dorothy didn't dwell

tries, she

if I give it a shot?"

quarters and took over his milkshake, instructing, "Drop the coin here, then move this

But, to her surprise...

won the very plush Dorothy had

luck. The machine probably just happened to have stronger grip strength this time around,"

smiled, "Should I win another? It'll be lonely

try if

She was skeptical.

good news was, Everett

however, was that

Dorothy's "tutorial" seem utterly useless. As a "teacher," she hadn't managed

play this anymore. There's

"Alright, lead the way."

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