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.

to see two girls taking

so Dorothy didn't dwell on it, focusing instead on

tries, she

it a shot?" Everett

milkshake, instructing, "Drop the coin here, then move

But, to her surprise...

won the very plush Dorothy had been aiming for on his first

The machine probably just happened to have stronger grip strength this

simply smiled, "Should I win another? It'll

if you

She was skeptical.

Everett failed his second

that

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

this anymore. There's a claw machine over

"Alright, lead the way."

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