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.

see two

so Dorothy didn't dwell on

after three unsuccessful tries, she felt a tad

it

the coin

But, to her surprise...

Dorothy had been aiming for on his first

The machine probably just happened to have stronger

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

try if

She was skeptical.

good news was, Everett failed his second

that

utterly useless. As a "teacher," she hadn't managed

not play this anymore. There's a claw

"Alright, lead the way."

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